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Harley Testimonials
I recently had the Vibranator installed on my 04 Sportster and I can actually feel my hands after a hour ride. No more tingle in my fingers, the handlbar vibrations are greatly reduced ! Comfort finally ! What a difference . Mirrors- I dont know how they do this but t highway speeds 60-70 they are clear as day. I can see perfect at those speeds. Idle vibration is also much better. Two thumbs up.
Mark Paxton-Henderson Nevada
Now for the test ride and report. I have put about 200 miles on the bike with the Vibranators. The whole time I was riding I was trying to figure out how to explain them. They knock off most of the handle bar vibration, most of the time. From idle to 3,000 rpm, I could still feel the Harley rumble come through, but barely. Actually, I liked it, more of a slight tickle than a hard pounding. At 3 to 5,000, the bars were so vibration free, I could feel more road bumps through the bars than vibration. Above 5,000 rpm, I was usually too busy to pay any attention to the bars which indicates I wasn't feeling enough of anything to think about it.
I traded rides with a buddy who traded in his Roadster for a new Fat Bob. The Fat Bob needs both the Intiminators and Vibranators, and I suspect will respond very well to them. The forks were overdamped, and the handle bar vibration was not too comfortable. After riding my bike, he said he could not feel any handle bar vibration at all compared to his Fat Bob.
I cannot really compare the Intiminators directly with using handle bar weights because I didn't have handle bar weights in my Roadster to begin with. I have ridden other bikes with regular handle bar weights. My dirt bike has internal handle bar weights. Other than saying the Vibranators seem to be more effective and work over a wider range of vibration frequency and amplitudes, I can't really figure out how to describe the difference. Keep in mind, vibration is a funny thing. If you have different different bars, the effect you feel may be different.
If you are having wrist problems, the cost of the Vibrantors will be well worth it, especially if you tend to do longer rides. In fact, adding Intiminators early in your riding career will probably reduce the likely hood of long term wrist damage. Young guys won't understand that statement, older guys will.
I will sum it up this way. Adding the Ricor Intiminators and Vibranators have transformed my bike. I can jump on any bike and start making a mental list of things to change or improve. Yesterday, I found myself just enjoying the ride. No mental lists, no achy wrists. That's pretty rare for me.
XRXL, HD ’06 Roadster
I noticed 1/2 the vibration, my hands used to go numb, after 100 miles my hands weren't numb and I could keep going.
James Burud, Harley mechanic, Mitchell's Harley Davidson, Modesto, California 2000 FXDX 6" risers pull back handlebars.
I was skeptical at first, but these things really work. My mirrors and signals used to Vibrate loose, not anymore! I can actually see out of my mirrors. I will definitely will recommend Vibranators to my customers.
Carl Smith, Folsom Harley Davidson, '98 FXSTS
"It's really a lot smoother ride. My bars used to vibrate so much everything would come loose. I've got Apes and they are even a lot smoother at idle. I feel a lot less vibration in my fingers and wrists, my hands would start to go numb after 20-30 minutes, not any more. They actually made a huge difference, more than I thought it would. I love these things!"
Scott Ewers. Harley
Testimonials:
I believe this product has improved my arm pump and numb hands considerably. I would recommend anybody with hand or arm problems to put these in their handlebars.
Eric DuCray, Nor Cal Motorsports owner, KTM dealer
On a 2 1/2 hour race, it took away allot of fatigue. The sharp pain shooting down the arm is gone. Most of the arm pump gone. First time in years my hands felt decent after the race. At first I didn't think they made much difference. At the end of the race it was like when I was a kid and my hands didn't hurt.
John Bilyeu, General manager, Modesto Yamaha
These are inserts that go into the handle bars to minimize the vibration, and in effect for me has eliminated the the majority of numbness in my hands while riding. If your having issues with numbness I recomend you try getting a set of these.
Allen Settle, '07 SV650
I tried a set of Vibranators in my '06 Triumph Speed Triple and was pleased with the results. Much less vibration was felt on idle through the RPM range. Long rides will be much more enjoyable. Very good idea.
Greg Nice, Honda Kawasasaki mechanic, Honda Kawasaki of Modesto, California
Here’s my final verdict. For $70 it was worth it. I spent $330 on Flexx bars and another $60 on anti vibration inserts that didn’t help near as much as these Vibranator inserts. I do like and I am keeping the Flexx bars because they are really nice off road.
RXV POOR, ADVrider post, 950 KTM ADV S
I figured that I would install one side at a time to test it so I installed the left, non-throttle side first to compare it to the grip side. At idle it was a night and day improvement. Amazingly there was a range where the vibrations were not noticeable on my non throttle Vibranator equipped side but I could feel them on the throttle side. That told me right there that they were doing their job. First thing that popped up in my head was "Tesla's earthquake machine".
Matt Tiede, 250 KTM
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