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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Default New poly riser bushings......

It's unfreaking believable what new riser bushings will do when yours are WAY past being toast. I could move my bars a BUNCH before swapping them. I've been pulling my hair out trying to make this thing ride better. It's been "twitchy" at high speeds, and almost unnerving at times in the twisties. I've been tweaking tire pressures and shock pressures trying to overcome all this. The bushings fixed about 80% of the problem. Now I'm gonna have to go back and retweak everything else I've been messing with. I never would have thought they'd make such a difference.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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They do take the play outta the front end.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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I did mine some time back, and it really did make a positive difference.
 
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