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85/86 XJ700N/XJ700XN Handlebar Weights

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Dan Gardner, Apr 19, 2021.

  1. Dan Gardner

    Dan Gardner Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    Does anybody know why there is a weight in the right side of the handlebar on 85/86 XJ700 and XJ700X?

    If it is just vibration absorption, wouldn't it make sense to put them in both sides?
     
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    The slug is there on all the XJs. My thought is that it's there to provide a bit more stiffness for the throttle tube to move smoothly (less likely to get beaten up in a drop).
    Truth is that only Yamaha knows, and they ain't tellin'.
     
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    I guess it's one more thing to add to the list of things to do once I invent time travel - go back, infiltrate the Yamaha engineering team, and figure out what they were thinking.
     
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    It could have even been something to do with expediting part of production and nothing at all functional beyond that. I can imagine a fixture being used at that end to speed up tube bending, maybe with a hook (cut off later) or magnet to expedite plating.
     
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