Alloy things on end of handlebars?

[cheshirecat]

OK folks.
Having got back into bikes after some two million years things have changed, like stopping in the wet.
Question. What are those alloy bits which extend beyond the handle bar grips seen virtually on everything these days?
Having got a relatively recent bike and needing only two fingers instead of an armful to stop it seems one can get better feel by moving the hand over the extension so using less finger power (sounds very interesting nightclub stuff!)

[sAsLEX]

Handle bar sliders for when you get some decent lean on ! :whistle:

[Bren]

they are there as a counterweight that reduces vibration, and also to protect your handlebars in event of a drop

[gammaguy]

they provide a certain amount of vibration damping,but much better than that they protect your levers and throttle assembly in the event of a fall.

they can be the difference between limping home and waiting for a towtruck.

we fit them to ALL our rentals.:done:

[sinfull]

Thought they were summin to do wit anti vibration thingees...

Nah they there for us piss heads who dont want to carry a glass whiskey bottle ! Ya use them like a bath plug to stop the piss running out when ya go round corners !

[James Deuce]

They are called "Bar Ends".

They don't provide a "certain amount" of vibration damping, they provide a crap load of vibration damping. Check out the relative sizes on different manufacturers. Kawasaki ones are typically huge. We like it rough.

MV have practically no bar end weights on the Brutale 750 because that engine is smoother than Jessica Biel's thighs.

[gammaguy]

They are called "Bar Ends".

They don't provide a "certain amount" of vibration damping, they provide a crap load of vibration damping. Check out the relative sizes on ndifferent manufacturers. Kawasaki ones are typically huge. We like it rough.

MV have practically no bar end weights on the Brutale 750 because that engine is smoother than Jessica Biel's thighs.

i own a diagonal firing four cylinder two stroke.its smoother than both of her thighs and her cat:msn-wink: after it was shaved.my bar end weights are microscopic,which is inversely proportional to the power and performance of the bike.

What?me exaggerate??:shifty:

[sinfull]

They are called "Bar Ends".

They don't provide a "certain amount" of vibration damping, they provide a crap load of vibration damping. Check out the relative sizes on ndifferent manufacturers. Kawasaki ones are typically huge. We like it rough.

MV have practically no bar end weights on the Brutale 750 because that engine is smoother than Jessica Biel's thighs.

Ok so i knew this (in theory) but your post just slapped me up side of the head !
I replaced mine when i purchased the bike (insurance job) as one was munched !
Have noticed a deadening of the pinkies on long rides ! My pretty little bling bar ends are prob way to light for the triple !

[quickbuck]

Ok so i knew this (in theory) but your post just slapped me up side of the head !
I replaced mine when i purchased the bike (insurance job) as one was munched !
Have noticed a deadening of the pinkies on long rides ! My pretty little bling bar ends are prob way to light for the triple !

Well, yes, if you are getting numb hands, it could be the vibration... Or, the riding position.
Highly likely the end weights though, especially if they are smaller than the factory ones.
I would have thought a triple would be pretty smooth though. But it depends on a lot really.

I wondered why my CBR was really smooth, then I checked out the amount of lead in the bars!
That's how Honda made the 1993 one lighter... They removed some of the lead on board...

[sinfull]

Well, yes, if you are getting numb hands, it could be the vibration... Or, the riding position.
.
Yeah it would be the vibes, the bar ends aint so much smaller but the originals are i nice little chunk of lead where the new ones are larger but prolly have zero lead in em and pretty (pretty bloody useless) ! Will experiment with putting the old ones back in for the next ride !

[vifferman]

Lead. Yeah. FTW.
VFR800s have some vibes in the left-hand footpeg, so they have a metal bracket bolted to 'em with no purpose other than to increase the mass and dampen vibes. Not quite as well though as the lead I poured into the gap between the rubber cap and the footpeg itself.
Yup. I made the bike heavier.
And smootherer. :yes:

[quickbuck]

Yup. I made the bike heavier.
And smootherer. :yes:

I didn't have a centre stand on my bike when I got it. Then the previous owner found it in his shed and sent it to me so i could use it to clean my chain etc.
My mate, bless him, fitted the stand when he was putting my bike back together for me..... Heck, you have any idea how much those things weigh?

A little bit of lead for comfort is nothing really......

Actually it is surprising how much the weight sitting on the seat effects the performance of the machine.....

[Conquiztador]

In the old days... (here we go again I hear U moan...) when fitting wide back wheels on rigid frames we had 2 options: move wheel to opposite side of chain or to move motor sideways so that chain would go past tyre (when backwheel left in middle of frame).

As a result the bike would then fall to one side (the side the chain was on). So the solution was to pour led in the opposite side frame tubes to try and get balance. If not, then you get a rider that has his azz hanging over to one side when riding.

[Moki]

They're called bar-ends and are primarily for vibration damping