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Old Jan 22, 2018 | 12:50 PM
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Rubber mount or no?
Pros,cons???
I know of the weight difference,of course.
 

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Rubber mount or no?
100% your call
 
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You will probably get a 50/50 response to this one - be decisive!
 
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If you wanna know what Parkinson's tremors are like, go for the hard mount!
 
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If you would like to know what it was like to ride Nortons and Triumphs and BSAs etc. over a half century ago get a rigid mount. Don't ever remember complaining about engine vibration then and it doesn't bother me now with my hard mount. They still make beautiful 6 cylinder Honda Goldwings if this is a problem for you.
 
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I've never ridden a rigid. A friend who had one told me, "you could see something in the mirrors, but you couldn't tell what it was." I have a rubber mount, I can see what's in the mirror just fine. But it is vibratey.


Oh, and my friend now has a Road Glide.
 
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