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Ian D said:
G'day Paul,
66 this year and have similar symptoms in my hands and carpal tunnel symptoms in my wrists.
I have fitted grip puppy's to 2 of my bikes and find them easy on the hands, vibrations are still there but don't seem as intense.
I have a pair similar to the grips that Cam has without the logo on the ends for 7/8 bars and find them just as good.

They make it bearable to ride long distances.

Cheers Ian.
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Hi Ian

I wasn't kidding about having a big box full of discarded grips, I have tried everything I can find, finally settled on the Grip Puppies mostly because I can relatively easily slide them on and off the stock grips, but also because they work for me for longer rides. I also have half a dozen sets of foam grips of various materials and diameters and densities. As I currently have 9 street bikes of various makes and configurations licenced and insured I am still swapping grips in and out seeking the perfect solution for each bike..... but the Grip Puppies work fairly well on most of the bikes. They are just a bit large, would really like to find and try a slightly thinner set

Hi all

on another topic, I am meeting the wire wheel builder tomorrow morning to start the learning process of building the two wheels. I have new rims, new stainless steel spokes, hubs cleaned and polished and fitted with new bearings. I have spent a bit too much time on the internet and YouTube watching and reading wire wheel lacing instructions, there are a lot of different approaches and opinions, just managed to confuse myself. The fellow I am meeting up with tomorrow was recomended by Wolfgang Haerter, apparently Wolfgang has had a number of wire wheels built by this fellow with great results.
 
As befits a person of my age, I also have arthritis in my hands.
On all my big Laverda, I use lighter slide springs, lighter clutch pull systems and Nava Gran Turismo grips. They're thick and cushionned and work fine for me.

Paul

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My throttle hand gets burning pain on long boring stretches, but is fine if there is regular corner activity. I have taught myself to use my left hand on the right hand grip for throttle and steering so I can flex and move my right hand, or warm it up behind the engine below the carbs. It gives you a good idea of what steering inputs do. If I told my doctor here he would likely have my mc licence cancelled.
 
Tippie said:
My throttle hand gets burning pain on long boring stretches, but is fine if there is regular corner activity. I have taught myself to use my left hand on the right hand grip for throttle and steering so I can flex and move my right hand, or warm it up behind the engine below the carbs. It gives you a good idea of what steering inputs do. If I told my doctor here he would likely have my mc licence cancelled.
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I'm lucky to live in a place where long boring stretches can be avoided. Only twisties all around the country. No time to think about pain before evening.

Paul
 
Nought to do with grips, but I have a pair of Sami's stainless steel bar end weights on my Jota and RGS.
At 500g/pair, they are heavier than most off the shelf bar end weights, and they do make a noticeable difference, especially at higher revs, hardly any vibes at all. Perhaps a combination of good bar end weights and soft grips will help dampen the vibes.
 

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Paul LeClair said:
Hi Tom

I will search Sami bar end weights. For quite a long time I have been fitting 12 ounce or 17 ounce bar end weights
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I couldn't find any "Sami" branded bar end weights for sale on line, so I'm wondering if Tom got his weights our mate Sami in Finland (forum name Cape).
BTW, 17 ounce is 500g, so you may as well stop looking for Sami's 500g bar end weights and stick with what you've got.
 
Sorry folks.
Guess I incorrectly assumed that you knew that Sami is the first name of a member (user name = Cape) of our forum.
Here's the link to his post advertising bar end weights in the For Sale section:

cape’s bar end weights with cruise control

If you suffer from numbness of hands on long journeys, here’s one solution. Bar end weights to fit 22mm handlebar, with 16mm minimum internal diameter. Including knurled nut for cruise control. Cruise control is operated simply by turning the nut to lock the throttle position. The thread is...
laverdaforum.com laverdaforum.com

Tom
 
Sami in Norway only ride snow-scooters. My VFR doesn't vibrate but the problem is the same as on any other bike, nothing to do with vibration. I think it comes from holding the hand in a fixed position for too long.
 
don't know how I missed Sami's offerings here or Capes Corner...... the listing says 500 gram/pair - wondering if that is 500 grams each weight or 250 grams each, anyone know? They look beautifully made.

in other news, was with the wheel builder to day for a couple of hours, hoping to finish up tomorrow. I had read everything I could find on how to lace and true wheels and on lacing patterns, and thoroughly confused myself when trying to work the patern out on the Gilera wheels on my own. Mystery solved, apparently an unusual lacing pattern for the Gilera wheels the wheel builder had not encountered before, I just did not know what I was looking at, and it sure does not match any of the patterns I was reading about or had found instructions for. Thankfully I had taken lots of photos of the wheels and the spoke pattern before I had stripped the wheels.

also heard from the bike painter's wife today, apparently first coat of clear applied today, second coat promised for tomorrow, then buff and polish later in the week, so should have the frame and all the painted bits back later this week, fingers crossed.....:D:D:D
 
Paul LeClair said:
Capes Corner...... the listing says 500 gram/pair - wondering if that is 500 grams each weight or 250 grams each, anyone know?
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My interpretation of "500g/pair" is 250 grams each.

Just to be sure, I did a rough calculation of the volume Cape's bar end weights from the dimensions he provides in Cape's Corner, then applied the density of stainless steel to get the weight. My estimate came out pretty much spot on at 250g per side.
 
wheels are done. Two photos of the unusual rear wheel lacing pattern, one photo of the front wheel. Interesting learning process but I am not ready to add wheel building to any claimed skill set.

also interesting, the new 19 inch Raedelli wheels are slighly larger than the 19 inch original rims, enough so that getting the new tires on the new rims, and then getting the tire beads to seat, took an awful lot of air pressure, seated with a loud bang at 120 psi, doing the second wheel the tube blew up at 110 psi, good thing I had spare tubes..... and yes we were using rim lube.
 

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That pressure reminds me of Hunter S Thomson's caricatures attempts to improve the handling of The White Whale, the Caddy he drove in Fear and Loathing in Los Vagus. He stopped at from memory 90psi. Funny as hell. BTW don't try this at home, had to add that last bit
 
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