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Hughlysses
Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 08:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Very interested to see what you come up with on this. Just realize many XB's have gone at least 40,000 miles with NO problems with this mount.

Froggy- do you know if this part has been upgraded over the life of the XB platform?
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 11:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)


quote:

No need for froggy to inspect his. He'll have a new bike before then.




I will just ride my fleet of 1125's instead : )



L0502.02A8 ISOLATOR, REAR, XB Retail Price:$64.00

Same part number dating back to 2003. It is possible they changed it and used a different number instead of a revision code, but I did not find one with my search. I don't even see a service kit like the front has.
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New12r
Posted on Friday, December 18, 2009 - 09:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have never broken a rear mount, and I will bet money I ride harder than(sorry abuse) 90% of the riding population.

Even if it did break how did the OTHER 3 Crossbars and front mount allow the engine to move far enough forward to hit the tire??
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Rob_c
Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 03:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The rear of the engine drops a couple of inches pivoting the engine around the front mount. the power on the rear wheel helps to push it forward. High preload on rear shock will help stop this. Our fairing has a very good tyre mark on it to show that it happened.
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Froggy
Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 03:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have gotten the tire to hit the fairing from doing wheelies. In fact, if you look at the newer style fairings they have small dent in them to give a little more clearance.
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Rob_c
Posted on Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 05:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Like this
tyre mark 2
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Froggy
Posted on Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 05:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yea thats more than a hard landing on a wheelie! : D

I got a photo that resembles that, but I hit a car : )
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Rob_c
Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 03:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

No car or any thing else. Front forks are straight and still slide up and down as they should. landing on a rock bent the wheel.
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Killroy134
Posted on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 10:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Here is a picture of my busted isolator...


Rear Motor Mount


It was a VERY bad feeling when it went. I am very glad I was on a straight road with corn fields on both sides and only going 60mph...


Bike after wreck
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Sharkytattoo
Posted on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 05:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Wheelies, stoppies and flipping your bike over a Lexus will put stress on that rear mount. At least it did on mine. My chin fairing never touched the tire, but the entire motor pivoted up and down with throttling.
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Rob_c
Posted on Monday, January 04, 2010 - 12:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It appears that the engine fairing does not always hit the front wheel when mount breaks, but bike has know longer any directionally stability, can get out of hand without warning
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Rob_c
Posted on Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 10:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hi I lost track of this thread so I re-posted I sent the photos of the mount to two experts, One said it looked like Fatigue the other said looked like stress. so no clear answer at this stage
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Rob_c
Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 07:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The three engine mounts that I now know have failed all have a common thread to them. one, had been impacted on the jack point when being remove from a trailer about a year ago and the other two had been crash some time prior to the failure. I would recommend that if your bike has been crashed or had an impact on the engine, change the mount.
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