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To: Niteflyr
my only complaint about the pre-rubber mount engines was your hands would get numb at highway rpms.

That my friend is why God gave us ape hangers. My latest ride is an '03 Sporty with a hopped up motor. Even with the mods the vibration is handled well at the feet with iso pegs, and the bars dampen the vibes to the point that I don't even run iso grips anymore.

91 posted on 05/12/2009 5:15:50 PM PDT by Melas
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To: Melas
That my friend is why God gave us ape hangers. My latest ride is an '03 Sporty with a hopped up motor. Even with the mods the vibration is handled well at the feet with iso pegs, and the bars dampen the vibes to the point that I don't even run iso grips anymore.

I know sometimes it has to do with the length and location of the bars and pegs due to harmonics. Keep in mind it wasn't a deal-breaker complaint just noticeable. And I didn't do anything to work around it. I got use to tightening the throttle friction lock and take my hands off and flex them once in a while. Plus I had very short bars on mine. Ape hangars would definitely be different. I still love the Sporty as I said and actually don't like the later rubber mount engine version because they changed the shape of the tank they had for years....I loved that old shape and if I had the money I'd buy another early Sporty just to have.

99 posted on 05/12/2009 5:28:31 PM PDT by Niteflyr ("If youÂ’re drawing flak, you know you're over the target".)
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