The handlebar vibration almost makes the bike un-rideable..
hands go numb , can't feel the brake & clutch levers..
the bike has risers & fat bars , seems worse since I put
the bars on....
has anyone found a cure for the vibration ?..
i have read that filling the bars with sand can help ?...

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I do.

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=12164

Just fitted some to my new bike with hand guards.

http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5414

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Mods that I have done to my XTX's

My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946

Have you had this issue with other bikes? (Sorry, but I don't know your history and don't want to insult you.) I had this with my first XTR, and sold it because I couldn't live with what I thought was an unacceptable level of vibration. After as little as 20 minutes' riding, I couldn't operate the front brake, it was that bad. The XTR was my first bike after a bikeless period of 10 years, and I blamed the engine. I sold it for a big multi - same issue with numb hands. Then a V-twin. Same. Then a V-4, then a parallel twin. Then a triple. You get the picture. Turns out it was carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in both hands, mainly the right one, probably caused by excessive mouse use on PCs at home and work. So I didn't need to sell the XTR after all. I haven't had any treatment, and strangely the CTS has improved over the years and now rarely bothers me.

All I am saying is, are you sure it's the bike?

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Hi guy's same here i had a 1200 bandit and within 10mins i was shaking my hands to get what i thought was blood flow moving again, holding a newspaper for 15mins was also the same, when your hands go numb just check if it's all your fingers or just just the smaller ones,(mine was just 3 smaller fingers) it turned out i also had bi-lateral carpal tunnel syndrome, 10yrs on after both hand opps all is well and the xtx is fine to ride 2hrs at a time no probs, get off to docs to see, hope all goes well.

Been there done that, had my hands operated on for carpal tunnel & after 3 years the carpal tunnel is back, RSI, so found a way to reduce the vibration through the bars to make the feel a much smoother ride with less irritation.

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Mods that I have done to my XTX's

My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
[
My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946

I think most of us Bikers suffer with some form of muscular skeleton disfunction of some sort and anything to help is a useful addition, the bar end weight is such a device and the modification u have made Kev is a credit to your Engineer's instinct, thanks.

Thanks Kev....
I will be giving that a try for sure...

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A couple of ideas from when I was researching it. You can fill the bars with sand, as mentioned above, or silicon sealant. Not sure I would like that job

Heavier bar end weights seem to be a popular idea. I got some massively heavy ones that feel as if they weight half a kilo each, but they made no difference. As I said above, the problem wasn't the bike, it was my hands. I kept the weights when I sold the bike, and tried them on the new XTR for a week or so when I got it. No difference. I'd agree with Adioz - get them checked out by a medic.

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Another long-term CTS sufferer here, never had the op as my dad and brother both had the the op and it came back again (just like Kev's). I found that raising the bars made it a whole lot worse for me, lower seems better? Gone from a 50mm rise down to 20mm and it made a big difference (sitting down obviously!) Also found that bars with too much sweep don't help either as they twist your wrists outward.

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Fat bar, out, normal one, 22mm al, in
bar risers, out
hand guards, in
bar end weights...not so important