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So having ridden my new YZ250 and being on 4 strokes for so many years I forgot how much this bike vibrates through the handlebars. What is if any products will help reduce the vibration the most. Best bike ever but man my hands are beat. Course I'm old as dirt...thanks
The Shop
DeCal Works Huge Plastic Inventory of UFO and Polisport kits.
Luxon 4-Post Bar Mounts
$189.95 - $239.95
I have one of these, and it makes a noticeable difference.
Loosen your engine mounts and look to see if there is any gap between engine and mounts with tension off the bolts. If so, shim the gaps.
But, things like a PHDS system ( I've WP forks on my 500),
That final point, is the key on any bike, with a bit of vibes to it..
Last year I picked up this set of Ride Engineering 23.5mm offset triple clamps and bar mount with the yellow poly cones on a Black Friday sale. Noticeable reduction in vibration through the bars and not to mention this bike corners great now. Besides a head mod for this bike, this was the next best thing I’ve done to it
Anyway, replace the triple clamps with pretty much any brand that uses rubber mounted bars and the vibration will be dramatically reduced. If this is for motocross, then look at going to a 22mm offset while you're at it.
Pit Row
More expensive options: Find a way to go rubber mounted on the bar mounts or complete triple clamp assembly, with X-trigs' PHDS system and Luxon's offerings being the most high tech...
A. Throw some money at it, get some fancy parts and cut down on vibration by about 20 percent. The outcome is you having a super sweet trick looking bike that vibrates almost just as much as it did before.
B. Get used to it Over the next two months and save your money to spend on entry fees, tires and gas money for going to those sweet tracks that are a few hours away without your wallet squawking like a mashed cat.
Either option is acceptable
Another bike I occasionally ride at vintage mx events is an 85 RM250. When I get on the old RM, the ergos feel pretty funky for a few laps but right from the get go ...it's apparent the old RM steers so much better in tight corners than the the modern YZ, even thought it sets up just has high as a modern bike.
Called Lexon with a few questions and Billy picked up. Nice guy...answered a few questions and confirmed they have the clamps I need in stock! Looking forward to checking them out!
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