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[gtmiller1001]

Well, first Duc here - 2005 S2R Dark.  Picked her up with only 2,400 miles and pretty stock (only a tail chop from what I can tell).

I have removed pegs, rearsets, exhaust, SSSA, etc for powdercoating and ceramic coating.  I got everything completely apart EXCEPT for the "vibration dampeners" inside the large holes of the rear-sets.

They are EXTREMELY dense rubber with an inner and outer metal bushing.  I pounded on them with a hammer, used a c clamp as a quasi-press and they didn't budge.

Since they're really not a bushing that serves a critical purpose I went ahead and gave them to the powder coater with them installed.  He said they bake for 6 hrs at 400* pre coating and about 30 mins after to cure.

Do you guys think this is a bad idea?  The guy said they wouldn't melt at all but the heat may "age" them.

I know others have coated the stock rear sets, anyone leave these bushings in?

TIA!

[SpikeC]

 I did this and they came out just fine, no noticable changes whatsoever.

[gtmiller1001]

Awesome!  Thanks for the reply