poly handlebar bushings anyone?
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poly handlebar bushings anyone?
i just finished installing 14” carlinis and think the stock bushings might be too soft with the added leverage. anyone add longer bars and felt the need to go poly or even go solid?
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I installed Polly bushings on my 1998 Ultra 10-15 years ago. Stock handlebars, just thought they were too mushy.
Stiffer than stock, but much softer than solid.
I wouldn’t want the OEM stock rubber bushings again!
Stiffer than stock, but much softer than solid.
I wouldn’t want the OEM stock rubber bushings again!
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If you swap out the bushings, you're gonna get more high frequency vibrations in the handlebars.
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I have poly bushings and they are not too hard like solid ones, not too soft like stock ones, they are just right. Solid bushings on a harley is insane to me with the vibration you get. Going polyurethane your bars won't really move depending on the leverage their hight creates.
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My '85 FXRS has the original buckhorns with 4" risers. I went with polyurethane bushings many years ago when the factory rubbers wore out. I'm on my second set of poly now. As pointed out, they're not going to be as vibration-free as the original rubbers but the difference isn't objectionable...just noticeable. I'm still fine running 90 mph for as long as I want to ( or can get away with...).
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