My Raptor seems to vibrate pretty bad throught the handlebars. does everyone elses to it and will it always to it and if it stops, when? thanx

 

It stops when you turn the key counter-clockwise. Just kidding. I noticed that when I rode my buddies Raptor. My Sport did it really bad, then I put on some quality aluminum bars, and it cut it by 90%. With all those ponies, you gotta expect a little vibration.

 

The common fast-cure for vibration is to take a grip off and fill the bars with a quality non-hardening silicone. It seems like it would help, but I have never tried it.

 

The cure is to go fir a spin on a KX 500 and you realize just how little anything else vibrates. Seriously, some good aluminum bars will help, just remember to lightly file the sharp edges of the clamps.(just round off a very little bit) That will do 3 things, reduce vibration a little more, Allow the bars to 'flex' just a little(this will help reduce rider fatigue and arm pump) and it will keep your bars from snapping off in a crash, although it has been a while since I have seen that happen. Good luck.

 

My Raptor has minimal vibration which makes for good handling. It much better then the rattling banshee and even less then my old 400ex. I like how yamaha redesigned the steering column which all the magazines and critics overlooked. It now is a two piece so when it bends you only have to pay 35 bucks versus 100-150 $$$. I'm sure I'll need to buy that piece sooner or later!