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Handguards?...vibrations?

I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in both hands, its a condition which means that with exposure to vibration (like thumpers) my hands go numb and i cant grip things.....like handlebars.

on my old 'R' i had a set of Yam handguards, which meant removing the stock bar end weights, therefore losing the tiny damping effect they had. this meant i had quite a problem with numbness on that bike.

On the new Tenere i don't have a numbness problem at all, i think this may be down to the fact that the bar end weights weigh about a stone each!

My point, and my question is - have any of you who have fitted handguards noticed a diffrence in bar/grip vibration as a result?? I'd like to fit some to protect the levers in the event of an off - and to keep the weather off my mitts. however i'll never fit them if it means i'll be going back to vibe-numb hands- I'll just carry a spare set of levers instead.

thanks in advance for any advice.
Pete.

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Originally Posted by Peatbog (Post 80515)

As a background, I always rode twins bike, so adjusting to vibrations from singles was necessary. I have fitted Acerbis handguards (the ones with alu bar on the sides) and Magura handlebars (because I heard it was much stronger than OEM and it transfers less vibration) but without the barend weights. Immediately after the modifications, I felt that the vibration was about the same. Then I added back the crossbar on the Magura handlebar, and it seemed less vibrations. Then the more I ride the bike, it gets smoother, especially after 10000km. Now I notice much less vibrations than the beginning. You can also find in other threads that people fit bar-end weights to the handguards. It's not my cup of tea in terms of aesthetics, but whatever it works for you works for you then.

A couple of years ago I also had CTS in my left wrist, had it operated and it's gone. What also might help(it did on my XT600E) are handlebar risers. I also got handguards on my Tenere, first the original guards&deflectors and now the Touratech setup. Although the bar endweights in both options are lighter, the difference in vibes is minimal, in my experience.
Greetz, Hans.

I also noticed the difference when i fitted hanguards and removed the weights,but bought a set of acerbis multiplo e guards and that allows me to fit the bar end wights back on back to normal now with no vibration

The only downside is the price on the handguards ,but as they say yuo get what you pay for and these are far superior to anything else on the market

Yamaha OEM Handguards

I have the stock Yamaha handguards fitted, with the small spoiler (which is remarkably effective considering it's size). There is no issue with vibration at all, probably because these guards keep the bar end weights. There are a good piece of engineering, designed for the bike, fit and work with the bike - but expensive.

I think the guards are something like �50-�60, and the spoiler another �50 (the spoiler is a complete rip off realy)

I have fitted the KTM handguards which allowed me to keep the original bar end weights. These guards seem to be the only ones around that have a hole for the bar end that is big enough to mod to allow the bar end to be replaced.
PS at the moment I have totally butchered them, taking off the lower and upper deflector parts to make them thinner so that they are basically a bar which in turn supports my MUFFS to keep them in shape.
The only downside is that I've had to buy another pair of thinner gloves because my hands get soooooooo warm and comfy and I don't need thick gloves anymore when it's so cold!!!!!!!:024:

I replaced my bars with renthal - which reduce vibration over the stock bars (without bar ends).
Then added KTM handguards.
I then had the original barends machined to fit the KTM handguards - fitting these results in almost zero vibration.

I recently rode 3 Teneres back-to-back
1) Renthal 916 (Dakar High Rise) + KTM handguards + end weights
2) Standard bars + Yamaha handguards
3) Renthal 966 (I think) + KTM Handguards

1 was the smoothest
2 and 3 felt about the same.

Russ

Thanks for all the replies folks, i've a few options to look at now. :023:

You could try different grips ??

I know you can get foam ones which could be another option if all else fails.

Don't know if they're any good mind.

Tip for getting rid of any Vib's you may feel through the Bar's.

I drill a 4mm hole in the centre of the Bar's Then I get a tube of silicon and pump it into the hole ...Keep going till it starts to come out of each end of the bar's.
Once the Bar's are full leave them a day to set .

You should find that this get's rid of any Vib's you may have had. :001:

Dazzer