Sorry Phil, I thought you had the external handle bar weight off.
Here are the internal dampers from the VFR. The lower is assembled. The threaded hole for the bolt is in the right end. I think that you can turn the external bar weight (handlebar weight), internal damper (handlebar weight B), and the bolt that holds them together, and still have the steel keeper (handle weight snap ring) engaged. The two rubber grommets and the steel keeper will allow the internal metal piece to turn even though they may be fixed in the handle bar.
To remove the external weight, you have to keep it from turning while you loosen the bolt. To remove the internal damper, you must make sure the metal tab holding the internal damper from sliding out is not in the hole. As I recall, it is a triangular tab (red circle) punched out to catch in the hole in the handle bar. I can not remember if there was one or two. Once you have access to the hole, a punch will bend it down.
I do remember even with all of that done, it was a struggle to remove it, but it was a 1998 assembly.