True-Track: What the hell?
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Northern California
That is a strange design. I talked to a buddy who told me even the baggers have the same design. He installed the TT on his Ultra and he loves it. The Dyna kit is like $300, which seems a lot to me. Also, it looks like those brackets will be very visible on the bike. Is there another company making something similar? TT's website sucks so bad that I don't want to give them any business.
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From: Marysville, OH
group buy
FWIW, the group buy is still going. I ordered mine for my street bob yesterday. The guy I spoke with (Ron [easy name for me to remember]) was very easy to work with. Yes, it's expensive for what you get, but with the group buy, it's no more than anybody else's -- and it's in stock now.
-Ron
-Ron
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From: Augusta, GA
I have to be honest, I bought my Wide Glide also not realizing the swingarm was mounted to the transmission case. I didn't realize it until I was at the York PA. assembly plant during open house a few years back and witnessed the assembly station where the swingarm was FIRST attached to the transmission case.....then the swingarm/transmission assembly was attached to the engine which was already in the frame at this point. I think HD owes Dyna owners free stabilizers as a retro fit, to cure this rubber band handling characteristic we have all learned how to ride around. Don't believe you have learned to ride around this handling trait, get off your Dyna and ride a rigid (engine) mounted Softail one time.
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Road Master
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From: Northern California
FWIW, the group buy is still going. I ordered mine for my street bob yesterday. The guy I spoke with (Ron [easy name for me to remember]) was very easy to work with. Yes, it's expensive for what you get, but with the group buy, it's no more than anybody else's -- and it's in stock now.
-Ron
-Ron
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From: Colorado Sprgs, CO
Group buy price is 339.95, a savings of about 60.00
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From: Solvang, Ca
I just got the TT and installed it. I havn't been able to ride it yet as it is part of a larger build project. I do know I wasn't all that happy with the qaulity of the finish. The anodizing was uneven and not there in a couple spots. the machining was ok but it looked like most of the attention to detail went to the engraved true track name on the front bracket. For that money, purpose and the fact that it is so visible I want mine to look like it came of the space shuttle. I figure it is worth about $150 in it's current config.
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From: Northern California
I just got the TT and installed it. I havn't been able to ride it yet as it is part of a larger build project. I do know I wasn't all that happy with the qaulity of the finish. The anodizing was uneven and not there in a couple spots. the machining was ok but it looked like most of the attention to detail went to the engraved true track name on the front bracket. For that money, purpose and the fact that it is so visible I want mine to look like it came of the space shuttle. I figure it is worth about $150 in it's current config.
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Road Warrior
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From: Upstate, SC
The front one. I don't think the rear one would be unless you go looking for it. The front one definitely has that "What the hell is that?" look, however.
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Road Warrior
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From: Upstate, SC
The more I look at how the TT is designed to do what it does, I think you could get most of the benefit by just installing the front stabilizer. The OEM top stabilizer already prevents lateral movement of the engine on a vertical axis, which would change the camber of the rear wheel in a turn. All you would need to prevent lateral movement of the engine on a horizontal axis would be one more stabilizer mounted on the long axis of the motor/transmission unit, and this could be either at the rear of the unit, or the front. Obviously, two stabilizers mounted on the long axis would fix the transmission/engine at two points, but you only need one to prevent it from moving.