Got a K8 600 all stock. Before you guys tell me to use the search button and that non-sense let me tell you that i have. When i first got the bike the vibrations would kill my hands. After a few week of riding it wasnt so bad. Then the past couple times i went riding its been killing my hands like when i first got the bike. I have SEARCHED and tried different things. I have tried holding myself up with my legs to get the weight off my arms, loose grip on the bars, arms bent, ect. I cant ride with the balls of my feet on the pegs because the pegs vibrate my feet so i have to use the arches. When i try to squeeze the tank with my legs my ass and leg muscles get sore..lol. I have tried to rest my stomach on the tank but since the tank dont stand has high as the older ones im basically laying down on the tank. I went to the hardware store and got a chome spacer that had some weight to it and put it in the bar just like you would with the ebay bar end weights. It didnt help. The weird thing is when i ride without any barend weights there isnt so much vibration. That is the opposite of what everyone has been saying about barend weights. So what am i doing wrong or what can i do to the bike to make riding pleasurable again?
Bar vibrations... Please help..
DmcBlaster
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Every bike vibrates. I don't care if it's made by honda, yamaha, kawasaki, suzuki, harley, aprilia, ktm, or whatever the hell else.
Most people complain about vibrations on a message board because they have extremely poor body positioning. You really should be able to ride and operate the controls with your fingertips. The grips are NOT for securing yourself on the motorcycle. They are simply a control, not unlike the brake or clutch. If you find your hands hurting, it's most likely due to you being lazy with your body. Not only does this pressure on the grips wear your hands out.. it also provides unwanted/uncontrolled steering input - most often the bike will run wide due to the closest grip getting more pressure.
Do the elbow check. While riding, your elbow should be bent around 45 degree's, more if you're tucked. Your elbow should be able to swing freely - meaning no force is being applied through your arms to hold your torso up.
The more weight you put on the grips, the more the vibration is going to travel through you AND the bike.
Give the a shot... at first you'll be trading the sore hands for the sore back... After your back/abs get strong, you'll be fine.
Most people complain about vibrations on a message board because they have extremely poor body positioning. You really should be able to ride and operate the controls with your fingertips. The grips are NOT for securing yourself on the motorcycle. They are simply a control, not unlike the brake or clutch. If you find your hands hurting, it's most likely due to you being lazy with your body. Not only does this pressure on the grips wear your hands out.. it also provides unwanted/uncontrolled steering input - most often the bike will run wide due to the closest grip getting more pressure.
Do the elbow check. While riding, your elbow should be bent around 45 degree's, more if you're tucked. Your elbow should be able to swing freely - meaning no force is being applied through your arms to hold your torso up.
The more weight you put on the grips, the more the vibration is going to travel through you AND the bike.
Give the a shot... at first you'll be trading the sore hands for the sore back... After your back/abs get strong, you'll be fine.
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Well got some good news... I changed out the screws in the windshield with smaller ones and the window vibe is mostly gone. The screws i had in before had the same size head as the stock plastic ones. Im not sure what they were made out of. I switched them to a SS smaller hex head screws. I have been trying to change my riding position so the weight is not on my wrist... I was doing good for a while but found myself putting my weight back on my wrist the longer i rode. For some reason it didnt seem like the vibe in the bars was as bad. This may sound crazy but i think the screws in the windshield was contributing to the vibe in the bars. I talked to a guy tonight that has been riding for 10+ years and we were talking about my hands hurting. He said ill get used to it...
I've been switching out different windshield bolts and rubber mounts to eliminate that same buzz you talk about. When I get buzz from the windshield my hands feel more vibe too but I think that's just a mental thing. Just remember to not grip hard like everybody is saying, the bike will vibrate and a gorilla grip wont help that.
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Wow, thanks for enlightening all of us noobs, you must have just gotten off the pro circuit....
Because, there is just no possible way my bike (much like a lot of the newer gixxers) vibrate, none at all.
Even though I've ridden at least 5 different bikes, from different manufactures, none of which vibrated like my new bike does, I'm sure it's due to my "riding style".
Thanks for the tip.......
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I wasn't being a dick.
Your bike vibrates, so does everyone elses. We just have different expectations.
Unless the vibration is HORRIBLE, it's not something you notice immediately with a bike. It's something that as you become more used to a bike, and ride it for a long period of time, you begin to notice it.
Again, it's almost all body control. Your bars are not designed to support your upper body. The less weight/pressure you have on the bars, the less you will notice the vibration. This has nothing to do with racing.. good posture belongs on the street/track/driveway/wherever else.
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I would also suggest adjusting your brake and clutch levers so that when you are riding your wrists aren't bent seems how you are mainly commuting. This should help you with proper body position too. It's amazing how lack of blood flow makes your nerves more sensitive. As others have stated get some gel grips, and a good pair of gloves. My 600 does vibrate, but it is nothing compared to the litre bike although neither bike is bad in my opinion.
As far as foot pain... I am missing 3 toes (thanks to a woman on a cell phone), what is annoying to you is extremely painful when you have hypersensitive, mangled nerves yet it doesn't stop me from riding everyday, or keep me off the track.
As far as foot pain... I am missing 3 toes (thanks to a woman on a cell phone), what is annoying to you is extremely painful when you have hypersensitive, mangled nerves yet it doesn't stop me from riding everyday, or keep me off the track.
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