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Manic Salamander Bar Weights

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I got the Stainless ones and fitted them.

They are very good quality & easy to fit, the bolts included aren't stainless though which is a P*ss take at 70 bucks....

They work ok, they certainly damp some vibration unfortunately they make my brake lever "ring" at around 3-4k.

All in I'll keep them cause they look nice & seem to even out the high speed vibration.

Anyone tried putting a felt washer or Nylon or something into their brake lever to take out the slack?

Anyone know if the lever just comes right out if you take out the pivot bolt or is there more to it than that?

I have about 0.5mm of slack, not excessive. "nipping" the bolt up does nothing to change it.

I guess changing the weight or maybe the position of the lever would probably stop the vibe or make it vibrate at a diff rpm too.

Dan :)
 
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salty_monk said:
I got the Stainless ones and fitted them.

They are very good quality & easy to fit, the bolts included aren't stainless though which is a P*ss take at 70 bucks....

They work ok, they certainly damp some vibration unfortunately they make my brake lever "ring" at around 3-4k.

All in I'll keep them cause they look nice & seem to even out the high speed vibration.

Anyone tried putting a felt washer or Nylon or something into their brake lever to take out the slack?
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Regular washer, or nylon will work. Hard to find just the right thickness.
 
Thanks! I'm seriously considering a set of these for my VX800, which has a good amount of v-twin shaking.

That's pretty crappy that they couldn't be arsed to supply a stainless bolt. I ride in bad weather a lot, so anything that's not stainless or cadmium coated starts looking bad quickly.

You could just sand down a nylon washer to tighten up the pivot just the right amount. Might cost you 10 cents or so.

This pivot needs to be fairly loose for obvious reasons, so be vewwy vewwy careful...

You might also add a "lever skin" to alter the weight of the lever a bit and change the resonant frequency. I've seen these in a durable foam and in rubber. I didn't like the feel of these, personally.

Or maybe some leather lever covers, with a couple of feet of fringe for maximum flap factor. No?
 
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