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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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do they all have a sleeve like this set, or is this a little different?

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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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Some have a 2 piece sleeve. The stock HD rubber bushings have a 1 piece sleeve like the ones in your pic. I changed mine out and put in the HD urethane bushings which have a 2 piece sleeve and they made no diff. at all. My goal was to prevent my bars from tweaking if I jerked them to hard, but again, I repeat, they made no diff. 07' Train with 6" stock risers.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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so maybe urethane with a 1 piece would be a little better then.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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i just put in hd's ureathane
we'll see if theres a difference hope so if not
another 30 bucks down the drain
 
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That is the question I've been asking myself since I installed them.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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I figure since I'm switching risers, I might as well replace them while I'm at it.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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I just replaced mine on my 2000 Heritage. I went back with the stock rubber bushings after getting advice that the poly bushings transmitted too much vibration. The stock rubber bushings cost $8 and they firmed up my handlebar to as new.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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Absolutely!!! Urethane is always better then rubber.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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I don't know on a 00' Heritage, but on my bike no diff.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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I'm not really worried about vibration, just wanna get the best bang for my buck. If I was worried about vibration, I'd buy a Honda
 
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