MISSING LINK INSTALL AND REVIEW
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MISSING LINK INSTALL AND REVIEW
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I'm not convinced from reading your short riding review. How about a real test, approach a wide curve at high speed and then hit the rear break hard and down shift just before you enter the turn.....did your rear wobble then? If so, the wobble is not cured.
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I'm not convinced from reading your short riding review. How about a real test, approach a wide curve at high speed and then hit the rear break hard and down shift just before you enter the turn.....did your rear wobble then? If so, the wobble is not cured.
I'm not convinced from reading your short riding review. How about a real test, approach a wide curve at high speed and then hit the rear break hard and down shift just before you enter the turn.....did your rear wobble then? If so, the wobble is not cured.
I have had a Ridestr8 (essentially the same unit as "The Missing Link") on my bike for the last 10,000+ miles. Steves' write up reflects the same experience I have had.
I regularly approach "wide curves" at "high speed" (60-80 mph) and brake hard and downshift going into them, then accelerate hard thru them. Normally I do 90% of my braking in these situations with my front brakes, however, for purposes of testing the ridestr8 I have done hard braking with the rear brake (short of locking it up) while downshifting. No wallow.
Prior to the ridestr8 being installed, if I took some of these sweepers at even 30 mph slower I would get some nasty wallowing. Nothing where I ever felt like I was going to be thrown, but it certainly was not a comfortable/secure feeling and sorta interrupted the flow of my ride.
The bike just feels right now.
Note: You use the term wobble-to me, these stablizers-ridestr8, missing link, tru-track, are not designed to get rid of wobble so much as the wallow feeling one gets when the rear tire is trying to go a different direction than the front tire. (aka rear stear)
Wobble is generally referring to a front end oscillation that could be caused by a number of things including poorly adjusted neck bearings.
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Mine should be arriving today, and i'll probibly install it this weekend. I have only had this bike a month but plan on doing some long trips this year. I figure what the heck, for the piece of mind it will give me knowing that a potential problem has been givin the best possible solution, it's one less concern.
I still have not heard one bad thing about this product after being in use, only positive feedback.
I still have not heard one bad thing about this product after being in use, only positive feedback.
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I don't have the bike in front of me and I don't have the kit to look at right now.
But looking it the pictures of it and the install I am trying to determine if lets say.
You hit a sharp bump or pot hole can it put added stress of pressure on the oil pan?
And could this be a problem?
If I am totally off base just tell me to go back into my corner and shut up.
But looking it the pictures of it and the install I am trying to determine if lets say.
You hit a sharp bump or pot hole can it put added stress of pressure on the oil pan?
And could this be a problem?
If I am totally off base just tell me to go back into my corner and shut up.
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RE: MISSING LINK INSTALL AND REVIEW
ORIGINAL: Mississippi Bagger
I regularly approach "wide curves" at "high speed" (60-80 mph) and brake hard and downshift going into them, then accelerate hard thru them. Normally I do 90% of my braking in these situations with my front brakes, however, for purposes of testing the ridestr8 I have done hard braking with the rear brake (short of locking it up) while downshifting. No wallow.
I regularly approach "wide curves" at "high speed" (60-80 mph) and brake hard and downshift going into them, then accelerate hard thru them. Normally I do 90% of my braking in these situations with my front brakes, however, for purposes of testing the ridestr8 I have done hard braking with the rear brake (short of locking it up) while downshifting. No wallow.
Note: You use the term wobble-to me, these stablizers-ridestr8, missing link, tru-track, are not designed to get rid of wobble so much as the wallow feeling one gets when the rear tire is trying to go a different direction than the front tire. (aka rear stear)
Wobble is generally referring to a front end oscillation that could be caused by a number of things including poorly adjusted neck bearings.
Wobble is generally referring to a front end oscillation that could be caused by a number of things including poorly adjusted neck bearings.