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Thanks!
The FLHS is indeed a touring bike, I have a 1990 version of bentparts ' 1988 bike. I also owned a Dyna, as mentioned, and have installed T-T kits on both bikes.
The FLHS is indeed a touring bike, I have a 1990 version of bentparts ' 1988 bike. I also owned a Dyna, as mentioned, and have installed T-T kits on both bikes.
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The one designed for my year is actually pretty simple: a bracket bolts to two of the lower transmission trap door bolts with a short extension to bolt one end of the adjustable link to. That in turn attaches to a plate like affair with a cast disc that fits into the large round hole in the frame cross brace just aft of the trans. This plate has the mounting ( just looks like two tangs standing straight up ) which the other end of the adjustable link bolts to. I already have the adjustable link ( spare from my bike.) Simple, as long as the link mount on the frame side does not in fact swivel. I cant imagine why it would, but want to make sure before I start cutting steel. Yes, I could just save up for one, but why if I can make it myself? Besides, that money is going into my next vacation fund. This is certainly easier than the stainless turbo manifold I built for my old truck or the suspension arms and rock sliders I built for my current one. Oh, and that one that Daedalus is building is WAY too complicated for me. So, GRBrown, think you could just take a look at yours for me?
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As already mentioned, the one Daedalus is working on is for a Dyna, not a Touring bike. It doesn't relate to your bike, so don't get distracted by it!
There are no moving parts on the brackets. The stabilizer links have ball-joints at each end, the same as the stock front and top ones, they do all the moving that is required. I can't see if the main bracket is a single piece, but it is certainly 'solid'. Hope that helps.
There are no moving parts on the brackets. The stabilizer links have ball-joints at each end, the same as the stock front and top ones, they do all the moving that is required. I can't see if the main bracket is a single piece, but it is certainly 'solid'. Hope that helps.
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As already mentioned, the one Daedalus is working on is for a Dyna, not a Touring bike. It doesn't relate to your bike, so don't get distracted by it!
There are no moving parts on the brackets. The stabilizer links have ball-joints at each end, the same as the stock front and top ones, they do all the moving that is required. I can't see if the main bracket is a single piece, but it is certainly 'solid'. Hope that helps.
There are no moving parts on the brackets. The stabilizer links have ball-joints at each end, the same as the stock front and top ones, they do all the moving that is required. I can't see if the main bracket is a single piece, but it is certainly 'solid'. Hope that helps.
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My pleasure!
As an aside, the Dyna also has a rubber-mounted engine, but uses a very different system to the Touring and FXR bikes. There are no front or rear stabilizers, so that complicated looking system that Daedalus posted supports both front and rear rubber mounts, in a similar manner to the T-T Dyna kit.
As an aside, the Dyna also has a rubber-mounted engine, but uses a very different system to the Touring and FXR bikes. There are no front or rear stabilizers, so that complicated looking system that Daedalus posted supports both front and rear rubber mounts, in a similar manner to the T-T Dyna kit.
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Time passes-
I know just about every EVO out there with a rubber swing arm unless redone recently, is in bad shape.!
I think I have to crack a book and see what the new generation swing arms use for stabilities. (and components )
I saw a newer model on a rack somewhere the other day a, TC.
We were disgusting wobble and the shop owner said look at this!
He had both shocks on hooked the front nailed dwn in the vice on the lift.
He grabbed the rear wheel and moved it all over the place !
To me it looked more like the swing arm pivot was broken.
'He said no, this is pretty much a lot of the newer bikes going dwn the road!
Anyways he had a new kit there to fix it.
Something to think about.
I know just about every EVO out there with a rubber swing arm unless redone recently, is in bad shape.!
I think I have to crack a book and see what the new generation swing arms use for stabilities. (and components )
I saw a newer model on a rack somewhere the other day a, TC.
We were disgusting wobble and the shop owner said look at this!
He had both shocks on hooked the front nailed dwn in the vice on the lift.
He grabbed the rear wheel and moved it all over the place !
To me it looked more like the swing arm pivot was broken.
'He said no, this is pretty much a lot of the newer bikes going dwn the road!
Anyways he had a new kit there to fix it.
Something to think about.
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My old 1990 Glide is already fixed! I have a T-T kit, metal swingarm bushings in later swingarm, Ohlins suspension front and rear, CCE top fork tree, etc.
That TC, if an early one, may still have cleve block swingarm bearings and no T-T kit.
That TC, if an early one, may still have cleve block swingarm bearings and no T-T kit.
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The whole design of the rubber mounted FLH series like mine and grbrowns is a recipe for poor handling at anything over 60 mph. Most people wouldn't notice the lack of stability at normal sedate riding pace but coming from a racing and sport bike background I tend to push my bike kinda hard, like floor board mount dragging hard. I'm at stock ride height and have my floor boards mounted as high as possible but the potential lean angle with good tires on these things is pretty decent. I already installed a Glide Pro swing arm and engine mount kit a few years back and it did help, but it seems like a band aid not really solving the original problem. The third link should help tighten up the " hinge " that the rubber mounted swing arm on these these things possess. Off to the metal yard today to pick up some supplies. If I only had a bridgeport mill.