Rear Stabilizers.....Requesting Input
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Bay Area
Guys, I do apologize for the personal lack of feedback regarding this subject. My Bagger Brace is not here yet, it is taking a little longer to finish than I had anticipated but Ron, developer of Bagger Brace, has given me a tenative ship date as early as Mon. or Tues of next week.
HOWEVER, living on the Gulf Coast and a MAJOR potential threat to this area named Gustov is going to force me and the family to possibly seek shelter elsewhere so forum visitations may very well be limited or absent till this Hurricane has declared itself and eventually becomes a time in history.
HOWEVER, living on the Gulf Coast and a MAJOR potential threat to this area named Gustov is going to force me and the family to possibly seek shelter elsewhere so forum visitations may very well be limited or absent till this Hurricane has declared itself and eventually becomes a time in history.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Way..Northern California
HOWEVER, living on the Gulf Coast and a MAJOR potential threat to this area named Gustov is going to force me and the family to possibly seek shelter elsewhere so forum visitations may very well be limited or absent till this Hurricane has declared itself and eventually becomes a time in history.
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Death Valley, Arizona
If you're riding like a 90 year old grandma drives then you will never feel the wobble (bucking) and have no need for a rear stabilizer but for those of us that ride our bikes hard this upgrade is a must.
I purchased the Alloy Art rear stabilizer in July and I have to say between the stabilizer, Meltzer tires and air ride my bike handles like its on rails. Before putting this on I had a couple scary wobbles and if I let off the gas the bike always corrected itself but now with the stabilizer on there I can drag my floorboards and brackets with confidence knowing my bike isn't gonna try to buck me off if I hit a dip half way through a curve. I can't say that any one stabilizer is better than another since I've only experienced the ride with the Alloy Art on my bike but I'm a firm believer, stabilizers are worth every penny.
BTW, mine was $400 installed at the Long Beach bike show and knowing how my bike handles the curves now I would have paid double that!
Ride safe,
nastyHD
I purchased the Alloy Art rear stabilizer in July and I have to say between the stabilizer, Meltzer tires and air ride my bike handles like its on rails. Before putting this on I had a couple scary wobbles and if I let off the gas the bike always corrected itself but now with the stabilizer on there I can drag my floorboards and brackets with confidence knowing my bike isn't gonna try to buck me off if I hit a dip half way through a curve. I can't say that any one stabilizer is better than another since I've only experienced the ride with the Alloy Art on my bike but I'm a firm believer, stabilizers are worth every penny.
BTW, mine was $400 installed at the Long Beach bike show and knowing how my bike handles the curves now I would have paid double that!
Ride safe,
nastyHD
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Bay Area
on a FL I doubt you are pushing it that hard, get on a GSXR or a Ducati these are the kind of motorcycles you can push and push HARD. The FL's ride real nice and handle decent for as big as they are, I have seen quite a few go down when they were being ridden HARD! Question where's your rev limiter set just wondering??
Harleys are like big blocks where they dont have to rev, their torque comes off idle. You can push anything to its limits whether is a riding lawn mower or a Peterbilt.
Are you saying if you push a HD you are going to go down? All the videos Ive seen of FL's going down the people were either drinking or doing something else just as dumb.
There are a lot of garage and trailer queens out there that give the real riders a bad name. :O) Next time you go to an event, look at the tires on the bikes and see how many still have the **** still there except for the chicken strip.
Last edited by bagman1; Aug 30, 2008 at 06:05 PM.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Yorba Linda
The problem is that if you start restricting too many angles of movement on a rubber-mounted engine you increase vibration, and I don't know of many riders who want this to happen. Yes, the movement is rotational, but the up-and-down motion is natural based on the road surface, and if you restrict one axis of the rotational movement you've nixed the rotation. I see no advantage to restricting either vertical or fore-aft movement.
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Minnesota
http://www.purefnperformance.com/ind.../accutrak.html
http://bitchinbaggers.com/products/bagger-brace/
http://www.ridestr8.com/
http://www.twrbaggersplus.com/
http://www.true-track.com/
http://www.terrycomp.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProdID=81
http://www.glide-pro.com/
http://www.customchrome.com/dcm/cc/view.asp?668101.html <<< this is the REV-TECH stabilizer
http://www.alloyart.com/products/txr.html
http://sta-bo.com/index.html
http://www.cdc-cycle.com/ProductDeta...roductID=20352
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Road Captain
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From: *Orange County*SoCal*
on a FL I doubt you are pushing it that hard, get on a GSXR or a Ducati these are the kind of motorcycles you can push and push HARD. The FL's ride real nice and handle decent for as big as they are, I have seen quite a few go down when they were being ridden HARD! Question where's your rev limiter set just wondering??
For your information in my past I have ridden a Ducati 999, Yamaha r1 and r6, a gsxr 750, a pro street chopper, dirt bikes and quads! I never claimed my Road King could ever compete with any of those bikes but I know for a fact I'm pushing this bike to its limits and probably harder than most....that's how I know the wobble is real and the stabilizer works!
I know these bikes are real comfortable going in a straight line on the super slab but if you ever get out and really push your bike into some good twisties you'll find the wobble eventually, and the first thing you'll need to buy is a rear stabilizer... Don't be scared it's OK to lean and accelerate
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Florida
OK, can someone correct me if I'm wrong. The TWR is a copy of the Ride Str8? Thanks. I'm in the market now for a stabilizer and am comparing these two with the new Bagger Brace and the Glide Pro system.