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Author Message   Desertfox Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 12:54 pm:        I recently noticed one of my rear isolators has a tear in it. I looked through the archives and found a nice procedure for 1998 and earlier bikes posted in 2006. Is the 1999 X1 about the same? Anything I should know about as far as newer parts or procedures?   Buellistic Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 01:01 pm:        Desertfox: PM me so that "i" can get your e-mail address and "i" will send you ISOLATOR "INFO" Class 101 "ASAP" ...   Natexlh1000 Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 01:40 pm:        The rear isolators are crazy easy on X1 frames. Remove hugger rear fender. Unbolt rear tiebar that was under the rear fender. Use a huge pipe and breaker bar to loosen the center bolts. Finding a 1/2" allen tool is a bit tricky. Jack up the rear of the bike from above. I used my garage and a winch. Remove the right footpeg plate thing with the fancy allen screws. Remove the right isolator shift the engine over to the right and remove the left side. Reverse this dance for re-assembly and great justice! Note: new isolators have a steel "ear" that interferes with the bottom of the plastic sprocket cover. Use hacksaw on the plastic, not steel ear   Hootowl Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 02:24 pm:        You may be able to find an isolator retrofit kit, which includes the new plastic drive sprocket cover, or just get one off a later model bike. Or replace it with something shiny   Hootowl Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 02:26 pm:        Also, in addition to the instructions above, I found that the frame was easier to push over when the front lower tie bar was also removed. The one by the oil filter.   Desertfox Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 05:23 pm:        Alright, sounds good. I just need to find a source for the isolators then.   Hootowl Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 05:52 pm:        http://www.americansportbike.com/shoponline/ccp0-p rodshow/A17021.html   Desertfox Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 05:59 pm:        Woohoo! You guys rock. I'll put in an order ASAP. Now all I need to do is find a way to hoist the rear up just enough to let me do this work.   Natexlh1000 Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 06:17 pm:        Hoist the rear just enough to get the weight off. You don't need to hang it. I agree with the front tiebar observation too. Personally, I took all of them off before I found the ONE I actually needed to take off in the rear. In other words, the engine was just flopping around in the frame The only touchy-fiddly bit is lining up the little roll pins with the holes.   Hootowl Posted on Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 12:15 pm:        "Hoist the rear just enough to get the weight off. " Aye, you don't want to actually lift the frame up off the motor/swingarm, you just want to take the weight off. You want the frame to stay exactly where it is in relation to the swingarm pivot. That'll make bolting it back together easier.

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