What are motorcycle bar ends for?

Those two things at the end of your handlebars are nothing but Bar End Weights or weight balancers (yes, they are heavyish). What they actually do is that they make sure the bike’s handlebar does not vibrate due to the resonance that occurs right from the moment when the engine of motorbike starts.

What are bar ends for?

Bar ends add stability to the bike while you change the tire, helping prevent the bike from tipping while you work. Bar ends keep cables, hand grips and the handlebars themselves from getting beat up or scratched on rough ground or pavement.

Do bar ends weights reduce vibration?

Keep in mind that adding weight to the handlebars does not dampen out vibration — it only changes the vibration resonance frequency. In general, adding weight lowers the frequency, and may lower the amplitude somewhat — and for some riders, this may help to reduce numbness.

Do mountain bikers use bar ends anymore?

Since the widespread acceptance and adoption of riser handlebars, bar ends have slowly faded from favor and into the “spares box” of most rider’s garages. We recently came upon a set of LP Composite Bicycle Components’ Anatomic bar ends that were in our spares box and bolted them on for this morning’s ride.

Why do motorcycle bar end weights?

The bar end weights provide the steadying effect onto the handles to counter these effects. Hence, they not only increase the counterweight but also increase the damping. It means you do not need to push the handle hard for a steady drive if the bar end weights are good.

How do I lower my motorcycle vibration?

5 ways to reduce motorcycle vibration

  1. Engine oil change. The first and most important thing you can do to reduce vibrations is to replace your engine oil with new oil.
  2. Valve adjustments.
  3. Carburetor and EFI cleaning.
  4. Chain lubrication.
  5. Anti-vibration accessories.

Does anyone use bar ends anymore?

There are still a handful of bar end fans out there. You may know of someone who still has cattle prongs on their bike. But they are very much in the microscopic minority. Even XC racers ditched bar ends sometime around the millennium.