True-Track test ride
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10-21-2009, 02:00 PM
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Definitely less steering input needed to corner and a lot less wallow in the center of the corner. High speed stability is improved and I noticed the tires did not follow the grooves as much. I also found that very low speed maneuvering in parking lots also improved. Now you need to get a good front tire that sticks to the road! Since your sig shows the SE 180 I would recommend you match it with an SE front no matter how much tread is left on the stock pile of crap, you will be glad you did.
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Steve
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10-21-2009, 03:31 PM
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Before I installed a True Track the bike felt just like a Norton Commando with loose isolastic mounts.
For those of you too young to know what that feels like, it's a "hinge in the middle" feeling akin to really worn out swingarm bushings.
The slop never threatened to throw me on the ground or anything, but it was annoying as hell for an ex roadracer like me.
Don't worry about the parts adding weight to a Harley, they're heavy as a locomotive anyway, you'll never notice.
Money well spent.
For those of you too young to know what that feels like, it's a "hinge in the middle" feeling akin to really worn out swingarm bushings.
The slop never threatened to throw me on the ground or anything, but it was annoying as hell for an ex roadracer like me.
Don't worry about the parts adding weight to a Harley, they're heavy as a locomotive anyway, you'll never notice.
Money well spent.
#13
10-21-2009, 04:51 PM
I know many have done a ride report on True-Track, but here I go with mine anyway. I just got back from an 80 mile round-trip along the Yakima river canyon (read: lots of twisties). I pushed it as hard as my skills could take it.
My first impression was that the bike felt tight. Apparently my brain interpreted 'tight' as 'harder to turn' - which was not the case. How this played out was when I was coming into a tight corner I wanted to (and often did) corner too hard, then had to straighten up and find the right line and go from there.
The next big impression was that I didn't have to actively steer as much. The wording in my head at the time was 'not as many steering inputs were required.' I felt like I could take my hands off the handle bars most of the time. One of the ways this played out was when riding one-handed. Prior to the True-Track, I'd have to keep a pretty firm grip in the right handlebar and keep a lot of forward push on it to make it track straight. Now just a couple of fingers to keep the throttle open.
When I was able to initiate the right track on a hard corner, it was like the bike was on rails. I know that is easy to say, but for the first time I felt like steering wasn't the issue it was whether the bike was going to break sideways or not with the centrifugal force.
And it didn't seem to matter about road surface conditions. I felt all the patches, bumps, holes, and whatever as always, but they just didn't translate into steering/tracking problems.
Awesome. Well worth the $305.
Steve
My first impression was that the bike felt tight. Apparently my brain interpreted 'tight' as 'harder to turn' - which was not the case. How this played out was when I was coming into a tight corner I wanted to (and often did) corner too hard, then had to straighten up and find the right line and go from there.
The next big impression was that I didn't have to actively steer as much. The wording in my head at the time was 'not as many steering inputs were required.' I felt like I could take my hands off the handle bars most of the time. One of the ways this played out was when riding one-handed. Prior to the True-Track, I'd have to keep a pretty firm grip in the right handlebar and keep a lot of forward push on it to make it track straight. Now just a couple of fingers to keep the throttle open.
When I was able to initiate the right track on a hard corner, it was like the bike was on rails. I know that is easy to say, but for the first time I felt like steering wasn't the issue it was whether the bike was going to break sideways or not with the centrifugal force.
And it didn't seem to matter about road surface conditions. I felt all the patches, bumps, holes, and whatever as always, but they just didn't translate into steering/tracking problems.
Awesome. Well worth the $305.
Steve
George
#14
10-21-2009, 05:25 PM
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I've found my 09 FXDC to be a bit more of a wanderer at very low speeds than
the Sportster I traded in. It's very stable when braking to a stop, but if I
coast up without some dynamic load, it wanders. Would a True Track cure this?
Like Lucky Dave, I don't like the low-speed feel of the bike and although I have
pushed it a bit on high speed sweepers without noticing any problems, I have this
bit of doubt in the back of my mind about it. I've been trying to decide how much
is me and how much is the bike, itself.
the Sportster I traded in. It's very stable when braking to a stop, but if I
coast up without some dynamic load, it wanders. Would a True Track cure this?
Like Lucky Dave, I don't like the low-speed feel of the bike and although I have
pushed it a bit on high speed sweepers without noticing any problems, I have this
bit of doubt in the back of my mind about it. I've been trying to decide how much
is me and how much is the bike, itself.
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10-21-2009, 05:34 PM
#16
10-21-2009, 06:36 PM
Definitely less steering input needed to corner and a lot less wallow in the center of the corner. High speed stability is improved and I noticed the tires did not follow the grooves as much. I also found that very low speed maneuvering in parking lots also improved. Now you need to get a good front tire that sticks to the road! Since your sig shows the SE 180 I would recommend you match it with an SE front no matter how much tread is left on the stock pile of crap, you will be glad you did.
CB
CB
Greetings from Sweden
Last edited by Sumpnut; 10-21-2009 at 06:43 PM.
#19
10-21-2009, 06:56 PM
Hey there George,
The $305.00 price is the current special found at our website:
www.true-track.com for the Dyna unit and the touring 1993-2008 models.
The $305.00 price is the current special found at our website:
www.true-track.com for the Dyna unit and the touring 1993-2008 models.
#20
10-21-2009, 07:07 PM
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