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Old Jan 8, 2024 | 12:42 PM
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Is there an issue you're trying to solve? I have solid bushings in both my bikes. I feel more of the road with them, but no more vibration than with rubber mounts.
 
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I run solids with my 14", I like them better than the poly's. JMO
 
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I'll keep the polly bushings in for now or until the wobble in the bars gets real wonky. Right now it's tolerable. I do like the idea of solids though. All my other bikes (metric) were bolted onto the triple tree. I am not sure if the Goldwing had rubber mounted handle bars though.
Factory are not polly, plain ole rubber. Polly's are an upgrade/update.
 
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Factory are not polly, plain ole rubber. Polly's are an upgrade/update.
I know. I replaced the rubber bushings a few years ago with polyurethane bushings. I’m considering going to solids.
 
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I run solids in two of my bikes and polys in the 3rd. I don't feel any difference from any of them. Out of the 3 bikes the 2 with solids have 16" apes on one and 10" t-bars on the other. The poly bike has stock bars.
I should make a correction. My bike with the t-bars are using the Kraus risers which use solid bushings at the riser to top triple clamp mounts, but they have poly bushings at the riser to handlebar mounts. So there are actually both types of bushings on my 20RKS.
 
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Is there an issue you're trying to solve? I have solid bushings in both my bikes. I feel more of the road with them, but no more vibration than with rubber mounts.
Just exploring ideas at this point, next go around I may install solid.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2024 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Cornpipe
I should make a correction. My bike with the t-bars are using the Kraus risers which use solid bushings at the riser to top triple clamp mounts, but they have poly bushings at the riser to handlebar mounts. So there are actually both types of bushings on my 20RKS.
Pedantic much?

How are you loving the Kraus bars? I know you love them, the question is, how much? I pity everyone not running them...
 
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Old Jan 10, 2024 | 02:07 PM
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Pedantic much?

How are you loving the Kraus bars? I know you love them, the question is, how much? I pity everyone not running them...
WTH I had to look that word up before I responded to make sure it wasn't an insult, I'm still not sure. Did somebody buy you a dictionary for xmas. 😆
I love the Kraus and I too pity the fool that isn't running them. My Mr. T impression.
 
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WTH I had to look that word up before I responded to make sure it wasn't an insult, I'm still not sure. Did somebody buy you a dictionary for xmas. 😆
I love the Kraus and I too pity the fool that isn't running them. My Mr. T impression.
I don't need a dictionary to use English words.
 
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I don't need a dictionary to use English words.
Facund! 🤣
 
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