Niece, actually...and we don't talk about my sister.

 

Not disagreeing, just thinking more.
Sometimes things are meant to move a little because of torque variables and the strength of the supporting structure (aka:frame and mountings)
Could it be that the continued stress of a "stiff" mounting could fatigue the mounting studs and their space in the frame?
Point is much of motorcycle frames, nut's and bolts are not "hardened" metal,, they are indeed made of/at the brinnel hardness they have on purpose.
Sure, adding a stiff connection will fix the wear we see now,, and in at least the short term future(a few years) we'd find a solution to the worn part,, but what happens after 50K miles?
Aren't some things on vehicles made to relieve stress "because of movement" in certain areas and be part of a normal replacement routine and not be designed to be stiff?

 

Build your own. You can get all the parts from here..

https://www.midwestcontrol.com/

 

Ha... I'm on that exact site right now!

 

Great. Something else I need to add to my to-do list.

 

This actually looks pretty close: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1-2-Adjust...38.m2548.l4275

 

So with that idea,, should I replace my shocks with Heim Joints because the old ones have rubber mountings?

 

Nah, but rubber bushings instead of wheel bearings would probably be a good idea.

 

I understand the point you were making earlier, although I don't know whether it applies in the case of the top mount or not. But the shock analogy isn't really applicable (I don't think), because the shock mount isn't maintaining a critical point of alignment for half of the bike. With the exception of ride height, the shocks aren't really locating the rear wheel precisely within a plane. That's being done by the swingarm, which is located by the transmission case, which is located by the engine, which is located (in one axis) by this little link. I think the top mount actually plays a significant role in how the whole bike tracks on the road...

Or, I might be completely wrong... But it seems logical to me...

 

Well I'll give ya that,,
I was just trying to help those that can't grasp it,, "grasp it",,
It seem's to me folks will read this thread and simply think that must change HD engineers/designers format because some guy off the street doesn't think that it's a good place for rubber mounts
I'm saying there may be a reason it's not already solid.
Do you think they saved money, by using a rubber bushing type mount instead of a solid heim?