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Old 04-28-2004, 03:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default What are the rubber things?

On my '81 GS450, there are small black discs that are squeezed in between the cylinder fins. They're not between every fin, only a few of them. There's 10 or 12 on each side. I think they're rubber. What are they? Are they vibration dampers?