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Here's the idea:
A Commando owner got tired of the isolastic "hinge in the middle" feeling. He removed his isolastics and filled the cavities with a liquid compound that solidified into solid rubber. This stuff is available from industrial suppliers and comes in various hardness’s. The bike handled noticeably better and there was some increased vibration because of the firmer rubber. The cast in rubber is more or less permanent and side slop is pretty much eliminated (no more adjusting & replacing isolastics). I can't say which hardness it was from memory but I think it was polyurathane and came from here:
http://www.bjbenterprises.com/
Now - suppose you did the same thing and added my lightweight pistons & longer rods to take care of the vibration. (Go to http://www.jsmotosport.com)
You would have the best of both worlds - better handling and a smooth ride. There would still be some vibration dampening to protect the frame because there would still be some rubber (albeit firmer) to isolate the motor. For everything to work you would have to make sure your swing arm spindle was tight.
So what would be the interest out there? Is anyone willing to pursue this as in “do this to your own Commando”?
Jim
A Commando owner got tired of the isolastic "hinge in the middle" feeling. He removed his isolastics and filled the cavities with a liquid compound that solidified into solid rubber. This stuff is available from industrial suppliers and comes in various hardness’s. The bike handled noticeably better and there was some increased vibration because of the firmer rubber. The cast in rubber is more or less permanent and side slop is pretty much eliminated (no more adjusting & replacing isolastics). I can't say which hardness it was from memory but I think it was polyurathane and came from here:
http://www.bjbenterprises.com/
Now - suppose you did the same thing and added my lightweight pistons & longer rods to take care of the vibration. (Go to http://www.jsmotosport.com)
You would have the best of both worlds - better handling and a smooth ride. There would still be some vibration dampening to protect the frame because there would still be some rubber (albeit firmer) to isolate the motor. For everything to work you would have to make sure your swing arm spindle was tight.
So what would be the interest out there? Is anyone willing to pursue this as in “do this to your own Commando”?
Jim