bar end weights

[billybob]

can anyone tell me about bar end weights i want to try a heavier bar end weight as my left hand goes to sleep sometimes
how do i know if its a heavier bar end weight i have looked online and most places just say bar end weight
cheers
bob

 

[RossHarper]

I'm no expert on bar weights (so anybody can jump in and correct me), but they stop vibration felt through handlebar, so i suppose in theory a heavier one would make your hand go to sleep quicker/easier.

Plus a bar ends weight is usually calculated for optimum vibration-reducing performance for the specific bike, and i'd hope something that simple wasn't miscalculated by BMW. Aftermarket ones tend to just be same weight but look nicer.

Is your bike sitting level or ass up? when at track I have bike slightly ass up and this after 5 laps can give pins and needles from upper body weight being more on hands and wrists

 

[billybob]

i thought heavier meant less vibration
and how do you know a bar end weight is heavier

 

[RossHarper]

i thought heavier meant less vibration
and how do you know a bar end weight is heavier

Yes heavier would mean less vibration, maybe with less vibration your hand would nod off quicker :emmersed:

 

[Ducky]

You would need to buy some steel bar weights to make a decent difference, all the alloy ones weight about the same. Or you could try filling the bars with lead shot.