Rubber Mounting Vs Counter-Balanced Engine
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04-05-2007, 10:17 PM
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RE: Rubber Mounting Vs Counter-Balanced Engine
I prefer the RM over the counter balance. Talk about vibration...my old evo Heritage...70 mph and you couldn't keep your feet on the floor boards due to the vibration.
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04-05-2007, 11:26 PM
RE: Rubber Mounting Vs Counter-Balanced Engine
ORIGINAL: LRonHoover
as far as I'm concerned,
disclaimer: IMHO......
H-D poosied the engine with that counterbalancing crap.
They wanted to get rid of the shake on the Softails without making them rubber glides. They should have left the engine alone, or let the consumer decide which engine they wanted. I would prefer the shake of the engine.
They should have called it a Poosie Glide.
My late wife would have hated the counter balanced 88B.
I couldn't keep her off the hard tail 62 Pan. She called it the "O-Glide"
as far as I'm concerned,
disclaimer: IMHO......
H-D poosied the engine with that counterbalancing crap.
They wanted to get rid of the shake on the Softails without making them rubber glides. They should have left the engine alone, or let the consumer decide which engine they wanted. I would prefer the shake of the engine.
They should have called it a Poosie Glide.
My late wife would have hated the counter balanced 88B.
I couldn't keep her off the hard tail 62 Pan. She called it the "O-Glide"
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04-05-2007, 11:32 PM
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RE: Rubber Mounting Vs Counter-Balanced Engine
ORIGINAL: EVOrider
I personally do not like the Twin Cam B engines at all. More things to go wrong and a little less power....but is not really noticeable. They don't shake and are crystal clear at idle....but every 2000-up Softail I rode has a little buzz when riding at highway speeds.
The EVO softails were just different. I like those softails better anyways....short trips though.
Counterbalanced....NOT me....I love the shake....
I personally do not like the Twin Cam B engines at all. More things to go wrong and a little less power....but is not really noticeable. They don't shake and are crystal clear at idle....but every 2000-up Softail I rode has a little buzz when riding at highway speeds.
The EVO softails were just different. I like those softails better anyways....short trips though.
Counterbalanced....NOT me....I love the shake....
#29
04-05-2007, 11:43 PM
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RE: Rubber Mounting Vs Counter-Balanced Engine
ORIGINAL: T 3
I've never experienced the famous Twin Cam B Engine "Buzz" at highway speed or any speed.I consideredbuying aSuperglide before deciding on aSoftail.While making my decision I saw severalposts in the Dyna forum aboutmotor mount failure.I assume it wasn't as prevalent as it may have appeared,but I saw no advantage in going with the unbalanced engine.
I've never experienced the famous Twin Cam B Engine "Buzz" at highway speed or any speed.I consideredbuying aSuperglide before deciding on aSoftail.While making my decision I saw severalposts in the Dyna forum aboutmotor mount failure.I assume it wasn't as prevalent as it may have appeared,but I saw no advantage in going with the unbalanced engine.
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04-05-2007, 11:48 PM
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RE: Rubber Mounting Vs Counter-Balanced Engine
I see we are talking about the mystery buzz of the B Motors witch is BS. You don't here a Buzz at just any speed at 75-80 you feel a vibe on the feet and it is so slight you have to think about it to feel it. So If you can here a buzz on A softtail at 75-80 MPH with those RPM's and awsome pipes, You must not sleep at night with all those flea farts in the room. I drive in town and traffic and the Heritage is smooth as sh*t and well balanced. And will go down the Highway with any bike out there. I don't get the bashing of either they are both great motors. Tom