Damping Handlebar Vibration

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A vibrating handgrip will cause discomfort and the hand to fall asleep. Weight is usually the fix.

The aftermarket has a few examples of large bolt on weights for clip-ons to fight this. If you can find some of these, give them a try.

Stock Clip-on Modification

Stock handlebars will almost always have some sort of weight inside. This is to reduce the vibrations at the bar. A problem for the non-racing rider is that these weights are kept to a minimum to score points with magazine editors regarding overall bike weight. So our bikes are light, but they hurt to ride. Let's choose to add a little weight and make the bike far more comfortable to ride.

The stock 2005 CBR600RR handlebar weight configuration.

The planned upgrade.

Drawing of part
Tapping the bar.


The bar needs a 2mm step cut in it to work with the stock bar end.


Machining the step


Comparing the two configurations.


Stock parts. 130g. Not very heavy.


The new parts weigh 150g more than stock. Thats over 1/4 pound.