Rubber-mounted
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Rubber-mounted
I just thought of something. Stay back 200 ft. lol
Seriously though. We have rubber-mounted engines, right? That is supposed to keep the vibes down a bit, right?
So if the motor is rubber mounted as opposed to rigid mounted like on a softy, the motor will have some play.
So, in essence, we buying rubber-mounted motors and then slapping (true track) something on there to make it act closer to a rigid mount.
Seems silly.
Seriously though. We have rubber-mounted engines, right? That is supposed to keep the vibes down a bit, right?
So if the motor is rubber mounted as opposed to rigid mounted like on a softy, the motor will have some play.
So, in essence, we buying rubber-mounted motors and then slapping (true track) something on there to make it act closer to a rigid mount.
Seems silly.
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Sort of. The True-Track limits the direction it moves. Without it, the mounts can move 360°, with the TT, the mounts can only move up/down, eliminating the side to side movement that causes the rear end to shift.
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I understand the science behind TT. I guess the setup just isn't appealing to the eye. Why not do something directly with the motor mounts themselves for a cleaner setup instead of having that hunk of stuff on the lower frame? Just thinkin out loud.
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If you used solid motor mounts (like with a car when you want all the power to go to the wheels) the vibration would be so bad the engine would have to have internal balancers...i.e softail 96B
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