Looks like that set-up would really cut back on engine vibration through the chassis. Very interesting set up. Personally I always liked the Kawasaki invaders. Ran good for back in there day. I remember the next door neighbor to my grandparents had a couple of Invaders while I was on a Johnson rotary and a scorpion stinger 3. I was trying to talk my grandparents into getting one but that didn't go anywhere.
I think you might make a good point here. This sled has a smooth feel to it and some of that may be due to improved vibration dampening.
I haven’t run into anyone that owned an Invader or knew someone that had one that doesn’t say these were very fast for the time-period. The Intruders are not in the invader’s league but they’re no slouch either. When you get on the throttle and that motor starts pulling from all three carb jets, it’s still fun (that’s right, the carbs on the Intruders used a third jet, in addition to the pilot and main).
Rear suspension is removed and even though all the chassis bolts/nuts I've encountered are SAE, the suspension mount bolts are metric. Strange.
