sidepanel and tank vibration

[2htleads]

Hi, this may have been covered before, but if anyone is interested. I was getting loads of vibration noise from the side panels as the top rubbers were missing, the nl club have replacements. As an electrician I thought grommets and maplins sell 6mm internal diameter open grommets that fit perfectly, £1.38ish for ten. The tank is another problem and at the moment I am using foam pipe lagging with a couple of cable ties to stop the tank rattling against the frame, it works but after a while the foam compresses, so not permanent, but you get to hear the engine and exhaust note without loads of vibration noise.

[George 350]

The original factory rear mount was a rectangular piece of grey foam rubber about 150 x 100mm, and about 10mm thick, casually draped across the frame in the area where the tank was most likely to contact the frame.
This disintegrated with time and left a sticky grey mess on the frame tubes and underside of the tank.
I replaced it with 'proper' tank-frame rubbers, similar to the ones shown in catalogue from Unuty Equipe. (http://www.unityequipe.com/CatalogueMarch2008.pdf) - The mount is shown at the bottom of page 2, part number UNA7A.

I have no idea whether these particular ones are large/solid enough to give frame-tank clearance with a full tank or not, but since fitting this type I haven't had any issues with the tank vibrating.

[moriniuk]

They are the ones I use too. They have worked perfectly.

[2htleads]

Hi, thanks for that they look similar to the ones fitted to centre bolt tank mount beezers. I will them a ring, they must have moved from Rochdale, but then its about 20 years since I went there last. Todmorden is just over a couple of hills from me. nlm next for swinging arm bushes, cheers, tony.