BAR SNAKE

[v10ole]

Hey anyone tried Bar Snake in the handle bars to reduce vibs? I am running 1 1/4 apes and after 50 miles the old hands start getting numb.

[pappyfreebird]

nevar tried it,,,but have ridin two that had 12 shot lead dumped in em n the cats swore by it..dint feel to bad ,,but dint go long er wind em up..so in udda werds ill shut up,,cause i dont know cheeyut..have heard the lead shot werks fer many yrs..nevo used any though in bars that is

[Dennman]

Hell,I think if I held my arms up for 1 hr.,my hands would go numb.

[pappyfreebird]

well i personnally fuggan hate it bayud when i hafta hold my arms up,,unless i knowd i dint do it  wahahahaa

[76shuvlinoff]

 pappy you know your rights? right?   

My original flh would turn my hands numb after 80 miles, forget the mirrors. I stopped and bought a set of gel palm gloves the first time I left home with her. I don't know about bar snakes but I have heard of guys driving brass or steel slugs  into the ends.
Vibration is tricky to track down but true and balanced rims and tires make a big difference. Also consider chain tensions, both of em, clutch hub wobble and playing with sprockets to gear around it.

[pappyfreebird]

a big ten fer on that chain tension n wear...a stretched chain primary er final drive kin cause vibes n loose motor mounts too  ... a front break user (me most any stop is front) causes cuppin in front tire that kin evin be felt er dont help any

[Lew]

have heard the lead shot werks fer many yrs..nevo used any though in bars that is


LMAO

[Hazy]

I used the liquid bar snake in the bars on my shoveltrike and it did make some difference. Shot or lead weights would prolly do just as much and be a lot cheaper. The liquid stuff is also messy to deal with. I've put the solid snakes in a few customers bars and they swear it cuts down on the vibration. Be aware though, you can't run the wiring thru the bars or use bars with a wiring dimple (the indentations under the controls) with the solid snake - that's why I used the liquid.

[fulldress79]

 I had to read this because I used to hang around with some bar snakes

[randallwhitman]

METAL handlebar weights work better than the bar snake.  Tried both.  I have the ones that stick out about an inch from the end of the bar.  They are solid mounted in the end with an allen bolt.  Work great.

[rockjerry]

tryed it last summer made a great inprovement not sorry i spent the $$$