Stabilizer
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Welcome to HDF from the UK.
Good question! I researched these things a few years ago, when there were around a dozen brands. As an engineer I realised that some were clones of the rest and others were of doubtful design. The one I bought is a TrueTrack, probably the first on the market.
My reason is that their kits come closest to what Erik Buell invented and patented back in the 1980s. If you look at any Buell or rubber-mount Sportster they have a rear stabilizer similar to the other two they have, and similar to the two on our touring bikes. For some reason H-D chose not to fit the third stabilizer on the range of their products that would most benefit!
So that is my recommendation, having had one on my Glide for four years, also on my Dyna, recently sold. It is the only way to travel!
Good question! I researched these things a few years ago, when there were around a dozen brands. As an engineer I realised that some were clones of the rest and others were of doubtful design. The one I bought is a TrueTrack, probably the first on the market.
My reason is that their kits come closest to what Erik Buell invented and patented back in the 1980s. If you look at any Buell or rubber-mount Sportster they have a rear stabilizer similar to the other two they have, and similar to the two on our touring bikes. For some reason H-D chose not to fit the third stabilizer on the range of their products that would most benefit!
So that is my recommendation, having had one on my Glide for four years, also on my Dyna, recently sold. It is the only way to travel!
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Welcome to HDF from the UK.
My reason is that their kits come closest to what Erik Buell invented and patented back in the 1980s. If you look at any Buell or rubber-mount Sportster they have a rear stabilizer similar to the other two they have, and similar to the two on our touring bikes. For some reason H-D chose not to fit the third stabilizer on the range of their products that would most benefit!
My reason is that their kits come closest to what Erik Buell invented and patented back in the 1980s. If you look at any Buell or rubber-mount Sportster they have a rear stabilizer similar to the other two they have, and similar to the two on our touring bikes. For some reason H-D chose not to fit the third stabilizer on the range of their products that would most benefit!
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The patent is in Buell's name, but he designed the rubber mount system we all know and love, so the factory must have come to an arrangement. The tightwads just didn't fit the rear stabilizer!
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No, but your later bike has different brackets than my early Evo. I think there are instructions on their website, so you can see what is involved and rehearse! I recall they say leave the assembly in one piece, probably because customers forget what goes where, but I dismantled mine into the three parts I mentioned earlier. It's like fighting an animal otherwise! That will make more sense when you unpack yours.
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No, but your later bike has different brackets than my early Evo. I think there are instructions on their website, so you can see what is involved and rehearse! I recall they say leave the assembly in one piece, probably because customers forget what goes where, but I dismantled mine into the three parts I mentioned earlier. It's like fighting an animal otherwise! That will make more sense when you unpack yours.
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True-Track
I purchased a 1989 FLHS last year with almost 49k miles on it, and while I knew the history of the bike I also knew that it sat with little use and possibly some neglect for several years.
To cut to the chase, once I got the bike running and checked out I went on the road and experienced a "Sinking" feeling on curves that I thought that I approached in reasonable speeds. Graham and others reported good results with the True-Track and I opted for a suspension rebuild for this year. Complete Tracula kit from True track (Link-set, swing-arm bushing and axle, motor mounts.), replaced both Motor stabilizers, and also replaced the Rear shocks and front fork springs with Progressives, along with a rebuild of my air supply lines and connectors.
BIG Difference, I no longer approach sharp curves with apprehension.
To cut to the chase, once I got the bike running and checked out I went on the road and experienced a "Sinking" feeling on curves that I thought that I approached in reasonable speeds. Graham and others reported good results with the True-Track and I opted for a suspension rebuild for this year. Complete Tracula kit from True track (Link-set, swing-arm bushing and axle, motor mounts.), replaced both Motor stabilizers, and also replaced the Rear shocks and front fork springs with Progressives, along with a rebuild of my air supply lines and connectors.
BIG Difference, I no longer approach sharp curves with apprehension.
