What are motorbike bar end weights for?

These aluminium Shin Yo Marano-LS Bar End Weights are designed to allow the fitting of bar end mirrors without disrupting the rest of the handlebar – using the specially designed shoulder.

What is the purpose of bar ends?

Bar ends will extend your handlebar, and allow you to move your hands more forward, this lowers the center of gravity at the same time. When you go uphill bar will make it a little bit easier and will increase leverage.

What are those things on the end of handlebars?

Learn which tools you need for bike maintenance, and which bike parts to buy. Bar ends, also called “climbing horns,” are extensions at the end of the handlebars. They jut forward, allowing a climbing rider to put more weight on the front of the bike during a brutal grunt uphill.

Are bar ends really necessary?

On the plus side, adding bar ends gives you more hand positions to choose from (similar to using drop bars). This is very important on long rides (e.g. touring) since your hands can go numb and possibly suffer nerve damage if you keep them in one position for too long.

Do bar end weights work?

They make a big difference. The Bonneville I had before this bike had Napoleon bar ends mounted and those cut the vibration down as well. On long rides my right hand finger tips would get numb, that is no longer an issue. So yes they work very well.

What is a bar snake?

Recently, I bought a Bar Snake from http://www.barsnake.com/ . I got the 1″ version, to fit my handlebars. It’s supposed to reduce or eliminate handlebar vibration. It’s a long tube of vibration-dampening material that fits inside your handlebars.

Do bar ends reduce vibration?

The weights on the ends of bars provide more intertia to fight vibrations.

Do riders still use bar ends?

There are still a handful of bar end fans out there. You may know of someone who still has cattle prongs on their bike. But they are very much in the microscopic minority. Even XC racers ditched bar ends sometime around the millennium.

Do mountain bikers still use bar ends?

Why dont mountain bikers use bar ends anymore?

Bar ends disappeared from mountain bikes shortly after the introduction of wide riser handlebars. The extended width and height of risers provided additional leverage when climbing which duplicates one of bar ends’ main advantages – efficiency during ascents.

Do handlebar weights reduce vibration?

Keep in mind that adding weight to the handlebars does not dampen out vibration — it only changes the vibration resonance frequency. In general, adding weight lowers the frequency, and may lower the amplitude somewhat — and for some riders, this may help to reduce numbness.

Why do you need bar ends on a motorcycle?

Once installed, they’ll benefit you in three ways. First, bar ends will protect your handlebars from damage if it falls. Second, they will aid in reducing the amount of vibration transmitted to your hands from the engine. Third, bar ends will add a touch of attitude to your motorcycle.

What do the weights at the end of the handlebar do?

Those two things at the end of your handlebars are nothing but Bar End Weights or weight balancers (yes, they are heavyish). What they actually do is that they make sure the bike’s handlebar does not vibrate due to the resonance that occurs right from the moment when the engine of motorbike starts.

Why are end weights important on a motorcycle?

What they actually do is that they make sure the bike’s handlebar does not vibrate due to the resonance that occurs right from the moment when the engine of motorbike starts. The end bar weights are also equally balance at both the ends of the handle, this way the bike manages to hold its line…

How are hvmp bar ends designed to reduce vibrations?

HVMP’s high-quality motorcycle bar end weights are specially designed to reduce the handlebar vibrations felt by riders. This is done through pure mass. All HVMP bar ends are made from solid stainless steel, and their weight helps reduce the “buzziness” riders can feel at the handlebars.