Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
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Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
Hi All
I was reading that soft tails have counter balanced (CB) engines and wondered why instead of rubber mount, or visa versa? I also wondered if CB works to smooth the vibration, why not put CB engines on a rubber mounted frame and get double the effect?
Just curious and couldn't find anything written about them.
Beary
I was reading that soft tails have counter balanced (CB) engines and wondered why instead of rubber mount, or visa versa? I also wondered if CB works to smooth the vibration, why not put CB engines on a rubber mounted frame and get double the effect?
Just curious and couldn't find anything written about them.
Beary
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RE: Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
Softails engines are rigid mounted and will shake your teeth out on 99 and earlier (hence the term "shaker") I posed the same question years ago, the reps said because the frames are different, but by now they could have redesigned everything.
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RE: Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
I posted the same question about a week ago when I got my new Electra Glide. I could not believe how much difference there was in vibration between the two.
The sales rep told me the touring models were meant to be driven at higher speeds and longer distances soit hadless moving parts to wear out or break. Seems to me having a counter balanced engine on a touring model would be a good idea.
The sales rep told me the touring models were meant to be driven at higher speeds and longer distances soit hadless moving parts to wear out or break. Seems to me having a counter balanced engine on a touring model would be a good idea.
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RE: Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
Joanne calls my 1988 softail the biggest most expensive marital aid she's ever seen. 
It's not counterbalanced and it's not rubber mounted and it does shake a bit. Objects in the mirrors do not appear to be anything regonizable.
It's not counterbalanced and it's not rubber mounted and it does shake a bit. Objects in the mirrors do not appear to be anything regonizable.
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RE: Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
counterbalanced engines have more vibration at the higher RPMs. Rubber mounted have more vibration at the lower RPMs. Pretty simple really.
at 80mph .... most touring bikes are just 'hummin along' where the counterbalanced ones (softails etc) start to get a little more vibration to 'em.
Actually ..... love sittin at the stop-light... and feel the shake-n-quake of the touring setup. give it some throttle... and it all settles right down with just a little vibration thereafter.
at 80mph .... most touring bikes are just 'hummin along' where the counterbalanced ones (softails etc) start to get a little more vibration to 'em.
Actually ..... love sittin at the stop-light... and feel the shake-n-quake of the touring setup. give it some throttle... and it all settles right down with just a little vibration thereafter.
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RE: Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
When I take my EGC in for service, the dealer gives me a Heritage Softail loaner. To me it seems that the Balanced motor vibrates much less at low speed, but is not as smooth as the rubber mounted motor at highway speeds.
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RE: Counterbalanced vs. rubbermount
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Actually ..... love sittin at the stop-light... and feel the shake-n-quake of the touring setup. give it some throttle... and it all settles right down with just a little vibration thereafter.
Actually ..... love sittin at the stop-light... and feel the shake-n-quake of the touring setup. give it some throttle... and it all settles right down with just a little vibration thereafter.
