Buell XB high performance front isolator

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Recently my Buell XB12Scg 2009 front isolator rubber insert had been broken at 12000 miles. I did some investigation and realized that the front isolator rubber failure is very common problem. At the same time it is very hard to find new front isolator, is is relatively expensive and no one sells them and it looks like motorcycle needs this part almost each second maintenance (each 10000 miles).

So today I decided to design custom front isolator with replaceable rubber damper. I carefully took measurements from my old front isolator and created CAD model.

Here is the new high performance custom front isolator.






The new isolator consists of Front Engine Mount, Rubber Tubes, Bushing, Flange and Fasteners. Front Engine Mount is CNC machined aluminum part, I simplified this part as much as possible to decrease building difficulties, cost and machining time. Rubber tubes is just 1/2 diameter silicone, rubber or polyurethane rods you can by for cheap, you can use rubber tubes with different hardness to achieve the best performance. The rubber tubes are replaceable chip parts when you need to refresh it, you can buy different rubber tubes everywhere, I would recommend mcmaster.com . Bushing is lathe machined aluminum part. Flange is lathe machined or water-jet cut aluminum part. The fasteners are zinc plated steel socket screws from mcmaster.com.







Here are the pros you will have with this front isolator:

-No need to buy expensive and hard to find new front isolator each 10000-15000 miles to replace the old one, all you need is just to replace the cheap rubber tubes to maintain the front isolator;
-No any unpredictable isolator broke in the middle of the road;
-You can choose the rubber tube hardness and abrasion resistance to achieve better damping, feeling and performance;
-No need to unscrew the front engine mount to maintain the new front isolator, no risks to damage the engine head while maintenance;
-You can anodize the front engine mount bracket to achieve fancy custom color;
-Wheelies lovers and stunt riders will love this isolator too, no need to replace the isolator after a couple hard wheelies.


So if anyone interested to produce and test these parts I'm open to share it with you, I can finish all drawings and specifications. If you have a CNC milling machine you can produce and sell these parts and I'm ready to buy one. Anyone interested, any guys with hobby CNC equipment, 5-o dro?