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Old 02-07-10, 11:23
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Originally Posted by mudmatt View Post
I have TT handguards on mine, and it now handles like a bag of spanners, vibration hell over 50mph

Looks nice but the bar end is made of alloy and light as a feather compared to the originals

Going back to the original Yamaha guards until i can find something thats more suitable

I understand the Barkbusters are quite meaty???

Anyone else suggest something thats not going to affect handling/vibration

Thanks in advance
This sounds really strange to me. I replaced stock handle bar with oversize aluminium bar, removed bar end weights and replaced upper triple clamp and handlebar clamp by some new version without any rubber seatings in it. I do not find any vibrations unusual to single cyclinders and even my GPS mounted on the handlebar takes it without any problems. Just rode 2600km withing 6 days.



You may want to consider foam grips, that work perfectly for me. Note you need to use special glue to make them stick in their position.
Regards, Phil