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Predator mount just arrived, 2 days after receiving email that it had been shipped, pretty damn fast, and what a change in quality over that rubber cheap looking oem Harley mount, well tonight will be time to install it as it is pooring down with rain, so I got time to do it, will say later how ride feels.
Predator mount installed, took an hour and a half and a couple of beers to take off old mount and install new predator mount, feels a hell of a lot more quality than the rubbish oem motor mount, in a nutshell followed all instructions except, I left center bolt loose then tightened everything up, then run the engine for 10 seconds to let engine settle down, then locked down the center bolt, I will have to wait a day or 2 before I get out bad storms at the moment, pics of install below, so now I have got an obsolete brand new True track front mount sitting in the garage, I hope it was worth the change.
OK guys I was able to find a break of an hour in the weather, so here goes what my feelings are with the Predator, given I took off a stock oem motor mount with 1500 kms on clock and a true track front stabiliser, I went out in some pretty strong cross winds bike felt rock solid and never moved kept a straight line, with other setup ride still did not feel solid in the crosswinds, but with both setups no rear steer was felt, maybe because oem motor mount was fairly new, as for vibrations, no real change, but hey it is a Harley and this is why we love them, what I did notice and this may be a placebo in my head, you can really throw the ride around in the corners and it stays planted, I hit some country lanes to try and hit speeds of 120 kmh and bike was solid, this was only for testing I do not do that every day, only thing I noticed and I now know it has nothing to do with either of the setups, is when I just barely hold my hands on the bars, the front starts to wobble at a certain speed, so I reckon this is either fallaway, or front tire out of balance or not good, it is a stock Dunlop on 2013 Fatbob, so lets see after I look at fallaway first, but overall I am really happy with the quality of the build, and will not have to worry about failing front motor mount for the near future.
OK guys I was able to find a break of an hour in the weather, so here goes what my feelings are with the Predator, given I took off a stock oem motor mount with 1500 kms on clock and a true track front stabiliser, I went out in some pretty strong cross winds bike felt rock solid and never moved kept a straight line, with other setup ride still did not feel solid in the crosswinds, but with both setups no rear steer was felt, maybe because oem motor mount was fairly new, as for vibrations, no real change, but hey it is a Harley and this is why we love them, what I did notice and this may be a placebo in my head, you can really throw the ride around in the corners and it stays planted, I hit some country lanes to try and hit speeds of 120 kmh and bike was solid, this was only for testing I do not do that every day, only thing I noticed and I now know it has nothing to do with either of the setups, is when I just barely hold my hands on the bars, the front starts to wobble at a certain speed, so I reckon this is either fallaway, or front tire out of balance or not good, it is a stock Dunlop on 2013 Fatbob, so lets see after I look at fallaway first, but overall I am really happy with the quality of the build, and will not have to worry about failing front motor mount for the near future.
Regarding the wobble, that happened to me in my 2007 FXDC, change front fork oil to a heavier one plus dropped a set of front progressive springs and now the bike feels like in a rail at the road, no more wobble, at any speed
OK guys I was able to find a break of an hour in the weather, so here goes what my feelings are with the Predator, given I took off a stock oem motor mount with 1500 kms on clock and a true track front stabiliser, I went out in some pretty strong cross winds bike felt rock solid and never moved kept a straight line, with other setup ride still did not feel solid in the crosswinds, but with both setups no rear steer was felt, maybe because oem motor mount was fairly new...
Thank you for this review. I've always wondered about the difference between a new OEM mount with True Track, vs. a Predator (which I have). This is very informative. Even though you weren't aware of "rear steer" with either setup, I would guess that the difference you feel in handling is related to the rear wheel more than the front. Perhaps the the Predator does hold overall alignment during cornering better than the True Track does. Although there are SO MANY variables with a Dyna chassis that it's really difficult to tell what's repsonsible for what!
Thank you for this review. I've always wondered about the difference between a new OEM mount with True Track, vs. a Predator (which I have). This is very informative. Even though you weren't aware of "rear steer" with either setup, I would guess that the difference you feel in handling is related to the rear wheel more than the front. Perhaps the the Predator does hold overall alignment during cornering better than the True Track does. Although there are SO MANY variables with a Dyna chassis that it's really difficult to tell what's repsonsible for what!
Yep totally agree with all the different variables, I just put my gladiator windscreen a little more tilted back, that could have caused the slight wobble because it was damn windy today, it was not a bad wobble just not feeling right when ever so lightly holding the bars, but I will eventually find the gremlin.
Just a question about shipping guys. I ordered my predator yesterday and received an email today with the tracking number and saying it was shipped.
This evening I got a automated call from FedEx saying I owe duty and shipping but to ignore if it has already been paid. Did any of you get this? I thought that would be covered in the shipping I paid to the company.
I have emailed vibratechnics but now but now that it's the weekend I might not get an answer until Monday.
Just a question about shipping guys. I ordered my predator yesterday and received an email today with the tracking number and saying it was shipped.
This evening I got a automated call from FedEx saying I owe duty and shipping but to ignore if it has already been paid. Did any of you get this? I thought that would be covered in the shipping I paid to the company.
I have emailed vibratechnics but now but now that it's the weekend I might not get an answer until Monday.
I ordered from the UK as well, and definitely did not pay FedEx directly for anything.
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