Insulating the handle bars?

[paramuir]

Ok so just wondering who on here has done and is it worth it? I have herd alot of people use spray foam or pink foam in the bars to help hold the heat better?? Does this work and how hard is it to do?

Also herd someone put silicone balls in the handle bars to help dampen the vibes....

thoughts?

 

[Bad Ram]

I have done it on a couple of my sleds, works great. Just dont get carried away with the foam as it does expand a lot and will come out the end of the bars and drip down on you sled. I filled mine from both ends, little bit in each and then put down a couple of rags to catch anthing that dripped out of the end of the bars to protect the sled. Let it set up overnight and you are good to go. Would not believe how much better your warmers will work.

 

[paramuir]

but are the wires run in there for the hand warmers..what if they fail..how to remove the foam to replace them...also how did you fill the bars?? did oyu remove the hand grips?

 

[ghostwhite]

but are the wires run in there for the hand warmers..what if they fail..how to remove the foam to replace them...also how did you fill the bars?? did oyu remove the hand grips?

The wires run outside the bars on 05-06 IQs.

 

[paramuir]

anyone know if there is anything run inside a 05 900 50th?

 

[donbrown]

anyone know if there is anything run inside a 05 900 50th?

There is nothing inside the bar. but air.

The silicon balls will insulate the bar and help attenuate some of the vibration.

Expanding foam will help with both.

 

[Trenchmaster]

I filled the bars on my old Edge sled with expanding foam and never noticed any improvment in the warmer funtion. The plug for the bar end hook takes up most of the space under the grip warmer anyway. I installed the RSI high power grip warmers on my 08 Dragon and now I can't turn them up past the middle setting because they get to hot!!! JMHO