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Dude.... lighten up..... no need to get pissy because someone didn't drop everything and jump right on your issue...
There are a lot of people on this forum who are willing and able to assist people... while on their own time..... However, you tacked a question onto a 12 year old thread.
If you want timely and current assistance with a problem, I suggest you start a new thread... specifically about your issue or question...
There are many people, myself included, who just don't bother to read old threads....
The reasons are:
The issue most times is already handled.
There are pages and pages of fluff that you have to read through to figure out what has been offered/discussed as solutions to an old problem, and/or then find a new question.
They frequently go off on a tangent that is not even related to the thread title.
Many times, someone is just commenting on something that has been asked/offered by someone that has not been on this forum in years.
As you can see, it takes a lot of time to go through old, long threads, if you want to give meaningful input.... most old threads don't need any more info...
I prefer to spend my time on new issues & questions. I always (well, almost always) look at a start date of a thread before opening it. It is rare I will choose to open a thread that is 6 months old, or older
It is just an accident that I even saw these posts....
Good luck with your issue..
Originally Posted by KrzyCollan
Yeah I see what you're saying, that totally makes sense, sorry... I guess I just got pissy cuz there's sooo many times I'm desperately looking for an answer to my problem, then read through a whole long-*** thread, and when I get to the end there's no solution. It's very frustrating that 90% of the time, the O.P. doesn't come back to report what he found, the solution to his problem, or even say that he's still looking.
Why are you apologizing man? I didn't see anything wrong with your response. @hattitude comes on here all high and mighty with his "...just don't bother to read old threads" yet writes a ****ing paragraph reply to you? And the real kicker is, he mentions how these old threads go "off on a tangent that is not even related to the thread title" and that's exactly what he has done to this thread.
I've said it a dozen times and I'll keep saying it. The issue is the Mods need to turn off the related thread feature on the forum. That is what causes these old *** threads to keep showing up as relevant and people who don't pay attention resurrect them instead of starting a new one.
Why are you apologizing man? I didn't see anything wrong with your response. @hattitude comes on here all high and mighty with his "...just don't bother to read old threads" yet writes a ****ing paragraph reply to you? And the real kicker is, he mentions how these old threads go "off on a tangent that is not even related to the thread title" and that's exactly what he has done to this thread.
I've said it a dozen times and I'll keep saying it. The issue is the Mods need to turn off the related thread feature on the forum. That is what causes these old *** threads to keep showing up as relevant and people who don't pay attention resurrect them instead of starting a new one.
You share your opinion, I share mine.... That's what forums are all about...
What people choose to do with our opinions is totally up to them....
Hey guys, I wanted to give an update for anyone interested. Since the time I posted how my 14 SGS was lowered in the rear and not the front, I've lowered the front to match the rear. I've also ordered and installed the missing screws on my True-Track system.
I still get a wobble on sweepers, although, it's not as bad.
Does anyone have a lowered street glide with the system installed?
Does it still wobble a little bit?
Are there bushings that can be replaced on the swingarm?
I bought and fitted TrueTrack kits to my 1990 Glide and my wife's 2003 Dyna, earlier in 2008, also have a Firebolt, so our household has three Harleys each with a full set of stabilizers.
There is another thread here about TrueTrack you should read:
I am not going to repeat myself, except to say that all rubber mount Harleys, except the current Sportsters and Buells, have less than perfect handling, caused by the rubber mount engines.
The rear wheel and swingarm are fastened to the back of the gearbox. On a Dyna the only things that keep the rear wheel in perfect line with the front wheel are the front and rear rubber mounts. They don't do a very good job!
Your Dyna has a stabilizer link at the cylinder heads. What the TrueTrack kit does (there are other brands) is provide a similar link at front and rear of the power unit.
The result is that the bike steers and handles in a far better way than a standard bike. If you like the backroads you will travel faster and with greater confidence. If you prefer the interstates your bike will be more precise and responsive when you change direction. You will in any case feel more at one with your bike.
Go buy a kit and treat yourself to the experience of a lifetime!
Happy Xmas to you all.
That's going to be the next upgrade on my 2019 Electra,just did the Ohlins front and rear top of the line suspension with Metzeler tires and that made a world of difference.
I can see where the true track could enhance what I've already had done,I ride fairly aggressively so any improvement is a plus in my book.
I just visited the True-Track web site. Good Lord, they make the rubber mount Big Twins sound like death on two wheels. I can't believe these bikes are as unstable as that web site portrays them to be or else we'd constantly be reading about crash after crash, Harley would be in Chapter 11, and every rubber mount Big Twin ever made would have been recalled.
Bottom line: What's the story on this True-Track? Do you need one on a Dyna to have a safe bike, or what?
I installed a True-Track stabilizer and a Custom Cycle Engineering swingarm kit on my 1998 FLHTCUI as a preventative measure. There was no problem with weave or wobble at the time. The reason that I did this was because of the age of the swingarm bushing components. I also felt an obligation to whoever purchases my bike after my death that he/she would not be getting a death trap that I could have corrected. These improvements cost (combined) about a thousand dollars plus labor.
Bottom line: What's the story on this True-Track? Do you need one on a Dyna to have a safe bike, or what?
If you have never experienced the wobble you'd be more inclined to say, NO.
If you have experienced the wobble I say, YES. If not True-Tracks then some other type of brand of stabilizer. The reason I added stabilizers is because my son just got his motorcycle license. I couldn't in good conscience let him ride my Wide Glide the way it WAS.
I installed a True-Track stabilizer and a Custom Cycle Engineering swingarm kit on my 1998 FLHTCUI as a preventative measure. There was no problem with weave or wobble at the time. The reason that I did this was because of the age of the swingarm bushing components. I also felt an obligation to whoever purchases my bike after my death that he/she would not be getting a death trap that I could have corrected. These improvements cost (combined) about a thousand dollars plus labor.
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