How many out there using True Track?
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
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Ive posted earlier about this with several comments.
The late-model Dyna frame set-up works pretty good. For 90 percent of H-D riders, this is probably a non-issue.
If you like to push the bike a little, I recommend these stabilizers but they do not 100 percent remove all chassis flex. I used the Sputhe version because I think it looks more oem.
Be careful on the rear installation. It can be a beeyotch and having a helper will be an advantage. Watch out for getting wires and the brakeline pinched too.
The late-model Dyna frame set-up works pretty good. For 90 percent of H-D riders, this is probably a non-issue.
If you like to push the bike a little, I recommend these stabilizers but they do not 100 percent remove all chassis flex. I used the Sputhe version because I think it looks more oem.
Be careful on the rear installation. It can be a beeyotch and having a helper will be an advantage. Watch out for getting wires and the brakeline pinched too.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 596
Likes: 7
From: Illinois
I finally installed my True-Track yesterday. I also replaced the front and rear motor mounts. First, I have to say, the nasty vibration I had been complaining about since I bought my bike, and harley kept saying was normal, IS GONE!
Installation was a pain in the a$$, especially having a severe migraine, and on the verge of puking the whole time. I didn't like the way the rear TT went together, but it works. It didn't line up real well, and I had to lightly force the link to mate up with the brackets. I'll post a pic.
You can kind of see that the link isn't parallel to the brackets. I'm not sure if it's an issue, but it sure bugs me, and looks better in the photo, than in person.
I am amazed at the way my bike handles now. Night and day difference! the flat tire feeling in tight turns is gone, Feels much more stable, especially when dodging something like a pothole, and rides straight on my loose gravel road, instead of back and forth like a fish. I'm very pleased so far :-)
Installation was a pain in the a$$, especially having a severe migraine, and on the verge of puking the whole time. I didn't like the way the rear TT went together, but it works. It didn't line up real well, and I had to lightly force the link to mate up with the brackets. I'll post a pic.
You can kind of see that the link isn't parallel to the brackets. I'm not sure if it's an issue, but it sure bugs me, and looks better in the photo, than in person.
I am amazed at the way my bike handles now. Night and day difference! the flat tire feeling in tight turns is gone, Feels much more stable, especially when dodging something like a pothole, and rides straight on my loose gravel road, instead of back and forth like a fish. I'm very pleased so far :-)
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 508
Likes: 2
From: Idaho Panhandle
I finally installed my True-Track yesterday. I also replaced the front and rear motor mounts. First, I have to say, the nasty vibration I had been complaining about since I bought my bike, and harley kept saying was normal, IS GONE!
Installation was a pain in the a$$, especially having a severe migraine, and on the verge of puking the whole time. I didn't like the way the rear TT went together, but it works. It didn't line up real well, and I had to lightly force the link to mate up with the brackets. I'll post a pic.
You can kind of see that the link isn't parallel to the brackets. I'm not sure if it's an issue, but it sure bugs me, and looks better in the photo, than in person.
I am amazed at the way my bike handles now. Night and day difference! the flat tire feeling in tight turns is gone, Feels much more stable, especially when dodging something like a pothole, and rides straight on my loose gravel road, instead of back and forth like a fish. I'm very pleased so far :-)
Installation was a pain in the a$$, especially having a severe migraine, and on the verge of puking the whole time. I didn't like the way the rear TT went together, but it works. It didn't line up real well, and I had to lightly force the link to mate up with the brackets. I'll post a pic.
You can kind of see that the link isn't parallel to the brackets. I'm not sure if it's an issue, but it sure bugs me, and looks better in the photo, than in person.
I am amazed at the way my bike handles now. Night and day difference! the flat tire feeling in tight turns is gone, Feels much more stable, especially when dodging something like a pothole, and rides straight on my loose gravel road, instead of back and forth like a fish. I'm very pleased so far :-)
Intermediate
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 45
Likes: 1
From: NC
I've really been debating about doing this mod. I never felt like I had a handling problem until everyone said that my bike inherently had one. Now I find myself looking for any wiggle in the sweepers and have lost some confidence in the bike while cornering. I guess the saying ignorance is bliss holds some truth.
I guess the point that really sticks in my mind is if this is such a severe safety issue why no recalls? I received a recall on my truck because a sticker had the towing capacity off by 15 lbs, very minor in my mind. The fix was to replace the sticker.
Are the results of this mod that drastic or one of those things where if I believe in my mind it's better, it must be so? Keep in mind I've never experienced a serve wobble in this bike, and maybe my perspective would change if I had.
I guess the point that really sticks in my mind is if this is such a severe safety issue why no recalls? I received a recall on my truck because a sticker had the towing capacity off by 15 lbs, very minor in my mind. The fix was to replace the sticker.
Are the results of this mod that drastic or one of those things where if I believe in my mind it's better, it must be so? Keep in mind I've never experienced a serve wobble in this bike, and maybe my perspective would change if I had.
Over the past few months I thought that maybe it was just me getting used to the traits of the bike or perhaps pushing it too much. I especially noticed some uneasiness riding two up on downhill off camber curves, high speed sweepers, and quick maneuvers. I also have been less than pleased with the low speed wobble if you take both hands off the bars. Since I have been adding all the stuff to the bike I assumed I might be at least part of the cause of the issues. I had planned on addressing it with shock upgrades when I began doing some research on the True-Track. Today I did some research on the Sputhe and well their website just confused me about the specifics of their product in so much that it spent more time talking about the design short comings of the frame.
My big questions are not do I need the fix, that seems obvious. It is more which one, the True-Track or the Sputhe, and why?
The other thing is I would love to see photos of the Sputhe installed now that I have seen the True-Track.
Bob
My big questions are not do I need the fix, that seems obvious. It is more which one, the True-Track or the Sputhe, and why?
The other thing is I would love to see photos of the Sputhe installed now that I have seen the True-Track.
Bob
Last edited by HYPR; Jun 3, 2012 at 06:40 PM.
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From: Richmond, Virginia
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Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 508
Likes: 2
From: Idaho Panhandle
PosiTrac Pics
Here's sum pics of my PosiTrac. Can't say if it works better than the TT, got it instead because Sputhe sold me each half individually over time, the rear unit has pinch bolts that sit against the frame, and the heim joints have dust covers. Fundamentally they do the same thing, limit lateral movement in the isolators. My bike used to have a flat rear tire feel in sharp corners under acceleration, and difficulty holding a line in sweepers at speed; both issues pretty much gone with stabilizer install. Feels a lot more like how a rubber mount Sporty feels- solid handling.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 596
Likes: 7
From: Illinois
If you don't mind some advice, you might want to pull the brake/tailight wiring bundle down around the outside of the stabilizer bracket and zip tie it- could get pinched by the swing arm on big bumps or two up the way you have it now. Heard of some of other guys losing their brake& tail lights from this.
I was very surprised that the biggest and most noticeable improvement, was in low speed cornering. I wasn't expecting that. I actually spent 20 minutes today doing slow lock to lock figure-eights, lol. The bike always felt squishy and jiggly before.