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Now you can have a bar-end mirror and a sharper view with our vibration control handlebar weights!

 

New design for clamp-on mirrors

Handlebar vibration doesn't just shake your hands, it also shakes your mirrors. Over the years, customers have told me many times how the image in their rear-view mirrors cleans up with our weights. Nowhere is this effect stronger than with the mirror right at the weight. Now, due to frequent specific requests for customs like this, we offer a stock weight for use with clamp-on mirrors, at a production price.

This design started out as a custom, but as the requests piled up, I had a run made. 13 oz. per side, the mirror mounts inboard of the weight, no need to move your controls or handgrip.

Available for 7/8" handlebars in:

  • 303 Stainless Steel. Bare metal look, and it never rusts, no matter how badly you spill. Same stuff the whole way through.

Are you trying to cure discomfort in your hands?

Try reading our article about hand numbness for information about factors involved including medical conditions and the setup of your bike, along with suggestions for some solutions.

Special warnings for bar-end weights:

This product is a resonant frequency reducer, not a vibration dampener. The physics of vibration reduction suggest that under extremely abnormal conditions of bar length, material, and vibration frequency, this product may not work as advertised. If you encounter such a situation, I would love to hear about it. Of course, if I can't help you make it work, you can send the product back for a full refund.

On most bikes this product has a negligible effect on steering, since steering inputs have a great deal lower frequency than engine-induced vibration.

HOWEVER! If your motorcycle tends to experience HEAD SHAKE, this product may make it BETTER, or WORSE. Always ride with great care after this product is installed, and carefully re-explore the handling behavior of your bike. If you detect any kind of shimmy or head-shake that was not there before, correct it before you wipe out! This product may yet be usable, if tire-choice, and the condition of the headset, shocks, and rear swingarm bearings are corrected. If you can't work it out, you can send this product back for a full refund.

7/8" hollow-tube weights for clamp-on mirrors

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Dragonfly Style Stainless Steel Bar-End Weight Set

7/8" Hollow-tube weights for clamp-on mirrors in Stainless Steel $69.99/pair

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7/8" Dragonfly Chrome Weights on KZ400

How the mirror mounts onto the bar-end weights. Mirror not included.

Recommended Fitments

  • Any bike with 7/8" Steel handlebars with hollow ends
  • Any bike with 1" bars that neck down to 7/8" for the controls

Features

  • 7/8" Hollow Tube fitment
  • 13 oz. each side
  • Compatible with clamp-on mirrors

Frequently Asked Questions about bar-end weights.

Q. So why ever buy these, especially since there are pretty aluminum ones for cheaper?

Q. How do they stay in?

Q. Who would want these?

Q. What bikes will they fit?

Q. What about MY bike?

Q. Why not for aluminum handlebars?

Q. Do they work? Users speak out!

Q. How do they work?

Q. How do bar-end weights change the resonant frequency?

Q. Will all that weight on the bar ends slow down the responsiveness of my bike?

Q. Can't I just tough it out and save money?

Q. Why are my hands numb?

 


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