Stock motors should be okay without one.The hard riders have cracked the inner primary,prompting the brace.The big motored Evo's should have one just for peace of mind.

 

Mine is stroked, gas-flowed, high comp pistons, etc! And peace of mind is a wonderful thing.

 

Watch out in dealing accross the pond, LOOK out for scammers ! PAYPAL ONLY ! that way you can dispute it. Look at the pic and you can see what mine looks like.

 

Hmmm....I've got a '96 WG that I'm about to upgrade witha EV27 (new bearing)andlifters. Bike currently has aftermarket exhaust, S.E. air and jet kit. I'm not a launch it off the linekind of rider. I'mjustreplacing the stockcamwhileinside there and removing thestock cambearing. With justthe upgrades listed above and "normal riding", like rolling on the throttle,would it be advisable or necessaryto install the torque arm? (trying to save $$ here)
Thanks for the help.

 

Hi 96, thanks for the pic, that's the best I have seen showing one fitted. Thanks also for the advice! I have plenty of experience buying from the internet and won my race brace on eBay at a fraction of the list price, NOS, from a Harley dealer, so I am pretty confident! Bought it using PayPal.

Hi Cosmo, my main interest is improving the handling of my bike (see also below) and from what I have read a race brace makes a small but worthwhile contribution, even to an unmodified bike. Until mine arrives, which will not be until the New Year now, I cannot say if it actually makes a difference!


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SInce discovering the world of stabilizers, just a few days ago, I have found four brands:

Alloy Art (Touring XR Stabilizer, also Front Motor Stabilizer),
Ride-Str8 (Stabilizer Bracket Kit),
Terry Components (Ultra Ride Stabilizer Bracket),
True-Track (Powertrain Bracket).

Although they all set out with the same ambition, three use a similar approach to each other, whereas Alloy Art offers a different solution to providing the vital third 'missing link'. The only company that offers a version to fit my 1990 FLHS is True-Track, so I have ordered one from them (PayPal again), plus another kit for my Dyna - you can't have too much of a good thing! They also offer the best explanation for fitting an additional stabilizer. With Christmas so close it will be a while before I receive and fit them so that I can try either bike out on the road.

I have entered an entirely new world with these discoveries, a great example of the benefit of H-D Forums!

Knowledge is power (and safer riding).

 

Got one on my 1995 Road King found it at biker swap meet in O.C. CA for $75.00 adds some chrome flash and strethens the primary win win in mybook. I am running 10.1 screamin eagle pistions and crane cam #326 252 duration .500 lift runs strong on the highway 70mph 3000 rpm.

 

Hi Speedy,

Got JIMS stroker kit in mine, with KB pistons at around 10:1, Crane cam, gas-flowed heads, big carb. With a rebore I can claim 90 cu in! I really am looking forward to riding it with these latest handling improvements.

 

I have mine in my hands now, fresh from the USA and it does indeed have a sticker inside saying "Manufactured for SE by Carlini".

I am waiting formy True-Track stabilizer kit now so I can meld the two together....

 

Hey All,

I also have been riding since the late 60's and I have heard of and seen the torque arm, however I have never been able to understand how a motor bolted to a tranny with a 3/4 steel shaft through the back of the trans , with the front secured and a primary bolted between the two can "flex". Unless, the bolts in the motor/trans was loose and the bushings in the rear swing arm was completely gone. Since I am not the smartest tool in the shed could some one explain. Dammit man, if I keep reading and buying sh*t for this ol'90 I am going to have 40 grand in her before it over.

later......................

 

Hi paco,

If you look at a recent twincam engine you will see that the join between the engine andtransmission is almost invisible. Harley has made the join between them as good as solid, almost as if they are made in one piece. So they know something! The same join onan Evo is a pair of bolts and a small flange. That is definitely nothing like as stiff as thejoinon a twincam! Why does it matter?

The swinging arm is fastened to the back of the gearbox. So any big force going into the rear wheel will be sent forwards through the engine/gearbox structure, causing flexing or twisting. On an Evo Glide, fully laden with wife and luggage, that rear wheel is going to be all over the place, which is what makes riding a heavy Glide so interesting!

Another reason why I looked into the race brace is that a highly tuned engine alsostrains that join with its much greater torque. Down the lefthand side there is the very strong primary chaincase, to stiffen things up, but nothingcomparable down the right side. So the race brace is intended to stiffen up that side of an Evo.