Padded palm gloves.

 

Loosen your grip on the bars.

 

Do you also feel it in the foot pegs and seat? It could be engine vibration and one thing to check is that the throttle body boots are not loose. Also, my 2014 Wee had vibration issues and I got it down to a manageable level by repositioning the engine in the frame cradle.

 

I don’t notice it in my seat or footpegs, but I’ll check the boots for sure. Thanks!

 

Grip Puppy's

 

Yep. I've had them on most of my bikes, not so much for vibration but a great comfort solution.

 

I got a set of upper triple tree with the rubber mounted handlebar clamps from a first gen DL1000. It helped some but not perfect. Fork tube diameters are the same. But you need the special castellated socket to undo the fork stem nuts.

 

I tell everybody and nobody listens, but I'll do it again.
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Barsnake
I thought I had mentioned these in a older thread but can't find it. Back-when we were riding BSA & Triumphs we made our own inserts starting with rubber hose. Various recipes of filling the hose with BB s, various aerosol foams and even oil. They work on muting vibrations. I'm pretty sure that the BarSnake company makes a better solution.

 

When I had ungodly vibration in the handlebars the only thing I had to do was remove the Shinko 705 from the front rim and replace it with something different. Never had any trouble since.

 

I used to own a 1985 BMW K100 RT It had a handlebar vibration at highway speed that I found really annoying. The fix was to remove one handlebar end weight and fill the handlebars with oil. It worked quite well to reduce the vibration.

 

An old dirt bike trick was to fill the bars with silicone caulk. Never head of oil .

 

Thanks, I’ll check this for sure!

I used to own a 1985 BMW K100 RT It had a handlebar vibration at highway speed that I found really annoying. The fix was to remove one handlebar end weight and fill the handlebars with oil. It worked quite well to reduce the vibration.

Interesting! What type of oil did you use?

 

Does your bike have crash bars or any other bolt-ons not listed above?
I had terrible vibes when I first fitted crash bars.

Go for a ride and touch everything you can reach while the bars are vibrating.
Does it vibrate at all rpm's?

 

It does have crash bars…I tried once to add dampeners between them and the frame but didn’t make any difference.

Gonna try the slip-on foam handgrip covers to see what that feels like.

 

Now we can debate what handlebar oil is best.... conventional\synthetic\diesel\hydraulic??😁

 

I don't recall what oil I put in the handlebars. It would have been what was available in my shop at the time so most likely engine oil.

 

2012

When I put Barkbusters on it was terrible. Took them off and put the OEM weights + brush guards back on and they are fine. (I do keep a extra clutch lever under the seat now though).

 

I have never ridden the Wee, but my 1050 is so smooth, really can’t even feel if it is running. I always just assumed the 650 was the same? I guess the ultimate cure to your 650 vibrations, would be to trade it for a 1050!

 

I have a 2011 650 with stock handlegrips and bar end weights. Over the years I’ve installed a fork stabilizer, progressive springs in the front forks and bar risers. None of these have made a significant difference in felt vibration while riding.

I don’t think I’m experiencing anything out of the ordinary, just looking to see if there’s an easy way to cut down on the vibration felt through the handlebars.

add some lead shot into bars, see if it helps