How many out there using True Track?
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
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Ditto what Romeo just said. The stabilizer limits movement to within one plane, the vertical plane.
Having said that, as a practical matter, you may actually feel a little more vibration as the TT/Sputhe constraints errant forces trying to move the engine in the horizontal plane. The vibration caused by the spinning crank/pistons can get diverted away from the vertical plane in which they originate but the TT/Sputhe stabilizers contrain it in the same way that these stabilizers constrain side-to-side movement from steering loads.
In short, you may notice a slight more vibration. I cant tell. But, then again, Ive been riding a Shovelhead for 34 years so everything else feels smooth to me. It's all relative.
Having said that, as a practical matter, you may actually feel a little more vibration as the TT/Sputhe constraints errant forces trying to move the engine in the horizontal plane. The vibration caused by the spinning crank/pistons can get diverted away from the vertical plane in which they originate but the TT/Sputhe stabilizers contrain it in the same way that these stabilizers constrain side-to-side movement from steering loads.
In short, you may notice a slight more vibration. I cant tell. But, then again, Ive been riding a Shovelhead for 34 years so everything else feels smooth to me. It's all relative.
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From: USA
I had the misfortune of the probable first airborne test of a true track last year when my bike was blown into the air and came down upside down. It passed with no bent frame parts.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2010
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Well I installed the True Track on my 2010 Fat Bob yesterday, the 15 minute install only took three hours, of course I'm old, have bad carpel tunnel and arthritus in both hands but I was able to do the install by myself. So when the snow melts, sometime in late April or early May, I will be able to give a definitive answer (to myself anyway) if the True Track is worth it and does what they say it does. At least I got tovisit with my bike for a couple hours : )
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Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Vancouver B.C. Canada
I don't really know what true track does, just watched the video, are you kidding me? I don't believe so, maybe one day it happen to me. 
http://www.kpho.com/video?autoStart=...clipId=5919166
http://www.kpho.com/video?autoStart=...clipId=5919166
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Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Southern IL
I don't really know what true track does, just watched the video, are you kidding me? I don't believe so, maybe one day it happen to me.
http://www.kpho.com/video?autoStart=...clipId=5919166
http://www.kpho.com/video?autoStart=...clipId=5919166
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Fort Myers, Fl.
Now that I finally got my new rear tire installed, the bike tracks like a different animal with the true track. Stays in line in turns and is easy to change lines without the drama it used to have. It's a bit pricey, but well worth it. The install is difficult to say the least, and I've been a mechanic for more years than most here have been alive. Looking back, I would remove the rear tire and put the bike on a lift. That would make it much easier.
My '08 FatBob felt like it had a flat rear tire in many turns. Added True Track and it feels like its running on rails. I STRONGLY recommend doing the install when you change tires; it's much easier.
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: I'm on the Central West Coast
One of the first things I noticed when I bought my '09 FXD. First I tried upgrades on the rear shocks, then I checked the motor alignment and shimmed the motor mounts. The problem persisted until I installed the Sputhe stabilizers front and rear.
They were simple to install in less than a couple hours.
Now we're talking. Dyna on rails is no joke. Had them for near 3 years now and recommend to all Dyna riders that they buy and install some type of chassis stabilizer of whatever brand.
They were simple to install in less than a couple hours.
Now we're talking. Dyna on rails is no joke. Had them for near 3 years now and recommend to all Dyna riders that they buy and install some type of chassis stabilizer of whatever brand.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 596
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From: Illinois
Just got mine last week. Also just ordered new rubber mounts, and swingarm bearing and bushing. I plan to install the TT while I have the swingarm off.
I've noticed the squishy handling of my dyna since day 1, and it only gets worse as time goes on. I actually pulled over one day, because during a quick left turn, I thought my tire went flat.
I'll know right away if the TT made a difference. There's a freeway on-ramp that always makes this bike feel like it's got most of the spokes missing, along with a flat tire.
I've noticed the squishy handling of my dyna since day 1, and it only gets worse as time goes on. I actually pulled over one day, because during a quick left turn, I thought my tire went flat.
I'll know right away if the TT made a difference. There's a freeway on-ramp that always makes this bike feel like it's got most of the spokes missing, along with a flat tire.