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Re: What to buy!?!?


From: Wintersdark <wintersdark@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: What to buy!?!?
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Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:01:02 -0800

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> is much nicer for highway cruising above 65mph. But be aware that with the
> rubber mount comes a slight size increase and an extra 50lbs weight. Drive
> both models before you make your decision. One is not better than the
> other, it is a tradeoff dependent on what you want in a bike.

50 lbs?!   I thought the rubbermount setup was just rubber spacers set
between the engine and mounts (never actually looked at the setup before).
50 lbs?  Is the whole frame (substantially) different?  50 lbs is a lot of
steel and rubber...






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