OK, just had a computer fart so if this comes up in another version somewhere you know what is happening.
I was wondering if anyone has made a head steady with the iso rubbers at right angles to the main iso's. That is, in line with the c/l of the frame back bone?
The top iso is there to take on the lateral vibe's to a large extent.
The HEIM rod type of top steady does that, it control's the lateral shake's.
A rubber iso at right angles would do the same and a bit more buzz absorbing too.
I think that there should be an iso mount under the swing arm on the gear box plate's. This would prevent the swing arm from levering the plates during heavy cornering on crappy roads.
Draw a line between the front and rear iso. The swing arm, being under that line, has nothing to prevent the plates being twisted all over the place. That twisting is ameliorated, to some degree, by the head steady.
To prove this jack the bike up on the foot pegs, remove the tank and pull/push on the top and bottom of the rear tire laterally. Remove the head steady and see the difference. Maybe some guy's are not too strong and can't move the thing as much as others. Use a 4 x 2 in there to amplify the movement.
I guess a HEIM type rod would do the same kind of job under there but the rubber iso would add some luxury.
I could be wrong but I don't think I'm too far off the mark. When I get my 850 together I'm going to make an experimental item and see if the sucker works.
What do you reckon?
Looking forward to some hard nosed rebuke's and serious ridicule from the friendly folk on this site.
I was wondering if anyone has made a head steady with the iso rubbers at right angles to the main iso's. That is, in line with the c/l of the frame back bone?
The top iso is there to take on the lateral vibe's to a large extent.
The HEIM rod type of top steady does that, it control's the lateral shake's.
A rubber iso at right angles would do the same and a bit more buzz absorbing too.
I think that there should be an iso mount under the swing arm on the gear box plate's. This would prevent the swing arm from levering the plates during heavy cornering on crappy roads.
Draw a line between the front and rear iso. The swing arm, being under that line, has nothing to prevent the plates being twisted all over the place. That twisting is ameliorated, to some degree, by the head steady.
To prove this jack the bike up on the foot pegs, remove the tank and pull/push on the top and bottom of the rear tire laterally. Remove the head steady and see the difference. Maybe some guy's are not too strong and can't move the thing as much as others. Use a 4 x 2 in there to amplify the movement.
I guess a HEIM type rod would do the same kind of job under there but the rubber iso would add some luxury.
I could be wrong but I don't think I'm too far off the mark. When I get my 850 together I'm going to make an experimental item and see if the sucker works.
What do you reckon?
Looking forward to some hard nosed rebuke's and serious ridicule from the friendly folk on this site.
