I am looking at getting a set of vibranator bar weights as my hands are still going numb after only 15-20klm. They are going to cost me $130 delivered to Oz. I have read a few testimonials that are all praising them, but they could be employees of the company as far as I know, so, has anyone here actually had them and do they work?
(I already have foam over grips fitted and wear anti vibe gel gloves)

 

Whet angle are your wrists at when you ride? That can dramatically affect your hands. You should strive to have a straight hand to forearm line. No bend at the wrists. Before you pop for the bar weights, try rotating your controls to achieve a more ergonomic line to your hands if they aren't straight. See if that helps first. It might save you a few quid. (ya'll use quid/pounds, right?).

Ern

 

I would rather barter in wallaby skins but u can't send them thru paypal so I will just use Aussie dollars!
I will check out my ergonomics tomorrow.

 

I know how this whole deal goes and would have to concur with the straight hand to
forearm line. Both my bikes are setup this way with different bars , foam grips but
stock weights.

Other thing to keep in mind is to adjust your counterbalancer to be exact as this will
aid less vibes.

I'd start by changing the bars tuning the balancer and then if desired buy the
vibranators ( tho' imo stock bar end weights have always been enough for me)

Hope you find a good combo to resolve the issue man

 

+1
I have not had to adjust mine and I have no vibration issues but if I did the balancer would be my first step.

Just did 3,099 miles trip w/o a single buzz and stock bars (GenMar risers).

 

My bike has totally stock bars and weights, no vibration at all.

The vibration may have a different cause, just don't want you to waste money barking up the wrong tree

 

I have already done the balancer, with no result, it seems to have been in the right place anyway. I will try rotating the brake lever forward a bit as it seems further up than the clutch(Throttle hand gets number quicker)

 

Bringing levers down helps forsure man

Went with a ThrottleLock on both bikes to deal with that throttle ache issue on
long hauls used it quite a lot on a recent trip for great relief and success actually.

 

I can't rotate the brake lever forward as the hyd hose coming off the reservoir is already hitting on the tripple clamp. I will have to cut off the locater tab on the reservoir so I can spin the banjo fitting on the end of the hose forward a bit to clear the clamps...doh!

 

I run Bike It heavy weights BEWH001 bar ends they have taken 99.9% of vibrations away for me. http://www.fastbikebits.com/product/...eight-bar-ends