too much handlebar vibrations

hi there, so with stock grips and bar, cruising at 65mph my throttle hand gets a lot of vibrations. sometimes i had to hold the throttle with just my fingers and not my palm to relieve the discomfort. what can dampen the vibrations a bit? better grips (what brand)?

Try removing the throttle grip/plastic throttle tube, smear some regular ol' motor oil on the handlebar, and put it back together.
This helps damp the tingly vibes as well as lubricate the throttle grip.

I put on a set of vibronators, new grips, and added aluminum bars

Then I found out I had Carpol tunnel

I did a lot of dualsport test rides even a BMW 800GS
the WR250R was the smoothest of the bunch...

So you might want to get your hands tested
mine was diagnosed with a "nerve condution test".

Six8

Rebound grips, baby!

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=rebound+grips&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=7747645631084323561&sa=X&ei=5SEBTp6HF8L4qQGGstHVDw&ved=0CCcQ8wIwAw

Didn't think they'd make that much difference, but rode 2 hours last Saturday, with no tingling afterwards. A month earlier, I felt the vibes all day long.

And they match the bike...

I was having my hands go to sleep frequently when I first started riding my WRR and then I started balancing my own tires. Magic. No more tingling here either. Huge difference.

I've been having a fair bit of issue with vibrations on the WR. In the end I started using the bar-end weights from a DRZ400. Much better but the issue now is which handguards to use. I've brought my Acerbis guards but it takes a bit of 'bodging' to make them fit with the weights.

I don't remember the WR being vibey but I put it to bed last winter and by the time I'd done the spring pre-flight maintenance, it seemed to vibrate much too much. I couldn't for the life of me rememeber if I'd changed anything but the vibes are here to stay now..

What a weird topic this is. I am constantly amazed at how Yamaha managed to make such a smooth running thumper. The smoothest thumper I've ever owned.

Tttrrrrrrrryyyy riiiidddiingnggg oneeee off myyyy LLllllcccccc44444 KKKKTTTTMMMMMs andddd thheennnn wweeeelllll taaaaallllkk vvviiiibbbrrrraaaattttiiiooonnn.

If I was Bond, (James Bond), I'd go for the "Stirred" martini.

And a bikini...

While your hand is nub you could pretend it's a stranger !!!

No videos or pictures

ddvorak wrote:

I was having my hands go to sleep frequently when I first started riding my WRR and then I started balancing my own tires. Magic. No more tingling here either. Huge difference.

Maybe that's the difference. I've never felt vibrations on my WR or my DRZ, but I balance my own tires as well.

SheWolf wrote:

And a bikini...

Yes... ...but I like my bikinis "shaken". * thinking I could mount the tini-bikini on the KTM and do both shaking and stirring *

Look ma no hands !

Oury road grips are the best, I hated the stock grips

mordicai wrote:

What a weird topic this is. I am constantly amazed at how Yamaha managed to make such a smooth running thumper. The smoothest thumper I've ever owned.

If you read my post I think that something has caused this, I just don't know what. I must make a point of replying to all the breakdown threads with "nope, mine's still fine". That would be really helpful.

I also balance all my tyres properly.