True-Track Steering Stabilizer
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From: Bedford UK
This maybe a question asked before but....what conclusively is the best stabilizer for the tourers?I know True Track claims to be the best and that one should not go for the cheap imitations but really,I 've seen some cheaper alternatives on Ebay,are they any good or should I subscribe to True Track's claims?
True-Track claim to have introduced the rear stabilizer and have been awarded a US Patent, which seems to prove it! All the other brands using the same concept are copies, simply jumping on the band-wagon. It's up to each of us to decide which brand we reward with our custom!
There is a lot of misunderstanding over what the source of the problem is, hence how best to solve it, which is why I wrote the thread I referred to earlier.
Last edited by grbrown; Jul 30, 2013 at 08:19 AM.
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From: NW Arkansas
There is no easy way of answering your question! I don't know of anyone who has done a survey of the various devices that claim to solve the problem, but there were at least a dozen brands when I studied the options, a few years ago. There may be even more now.
True-Track claim to have introduced the rear stabilizer and have been awarded a US Patent, which seems to prove it! All the other brands using the same concept are copies, simply jumping on the band-wagon. It's up to each of us to decide which brand we reward with our custom!
There is a lot of misunderstanding over what the source of the problem is, hence how best to solve it, which is why I wrote the thread I referred to earlier.
True-Track claim to have introduced the rear stabilizer and have been awarded a US Patent, which seems to prove it! All the other brands using the same concept are copies, simply jumping on the band-wagon. It's up to each of us to decide which brand we reward with our custom!
There is a lot of misunderstanding over what the source of the problem is, hence how best to solve it, which is why I wrote the thread I referred to earlier.
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: North West PA
My Ultra doesn't wobble, wiggle, shimmy or shake. I don't need a steering or rear stabilizer.
I had one bike that wobbled out of control when the down tube cracked in half. Luckily i was only going 25 mph and it put me down with a cracked collar bone and broken thumb.
It was a Euro-brand with little or no dealer support. Euro bikes are always better (in case you didn't know) until they break. And they sure do !!! It makes me laugh how people are so drawn to them until they get a repair bill for 4K from the Euro dealer. OMG, the parts come from Germany, Italy, France….this is pure quality…it is expensive....bla..bla…blah.
Buy an American brand with American Quality. Let's take America back !
I had one bike that wobbled out of control when the down tube cracked in half. Luckily i was only going 25 mph and it put me down with a cracked collar bone and broken thumb.
It was a Euro-brand with little or no dealer support. Euro bikes are always better (in case you didn't know) until they break. And they sure do !!! It makes me laugh how people are so drawn to them until they get a repair bill for 4K from the Euro dealer. OMG, the parts come from Germany, Italy, France….this is pure quality…it is expensive....bla..bla…blah.
Buy an American brand with American Quality. Let's take America back !
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From: Bedford UK
My Ultra doesn't wobble, wiggle, shimmy or shake. I don't need a steering or rear stabilizer.
I had one bike that wobbled out of control when the down tube cracked in half. Luckily i was only going 25 mph and it put me down with a cracked collar bone and broken thumb.
It was a Euro-brand with little or no dealer support. Euro bikes are always better (in case you didn't know) until they break. And they sure do !!! It makes me laugh how people are so drawn to them until they get a repair bill for 4K from the Euro dealer. OMG, the parts come from Germany, Italy, France .this is pure quality it is expensive....bla..bla blah.
Buy an American brand with American Quality. Let's take America back !
I had one bike that wobbled out of control when the down tube cracked in half. Luckily i was only going 25 mph and it put me down with a cracked collar bone and broken thumb.
It was a Euro-brand with little or no dealer support. Euro bikes are always better (in case you didn't know) until they break. And they sure do !!! It makes me laugh how people are so drawn to them until they get a repair bill for 4K from the Euro dealer. OMG, the parts come from Germany, Italy, France .this is pure quality it is expensive....bla..bla blah.
Buy an American brand with American Quality. Let's take America back !
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Malaysia
Very well said. allow me to give you an idea of how much.Price of a brand new Street Glide=$61,000(yes,you read that right)
Rear tyre=$600
Front tyre=$480
SEST=$765
aftermarket air filter say like PM=$800
routine service(oil change)=$300
I could go on and on.If I lived in the USA,I could probably afford to even change my whole exhaust system every other month.Then we have Ebay,wonderful site but the shipping cost to Malaysia would just put you off.Price of an item maybe $50 but the shipping could cost $65.There is only 1(one) authorized dealer for the whole country and they are having a ball of a time fleecing us Harley owners.Prices quoted above is in US dollar and the exchange rate is USD1 to RM3.30.And it's like you guys paying $3.30 for the stuffs that you usually pay $1.
There are no dealers from the USA who'd want to send OEM stuffs coz that's Harley's rule to their ADs..So buddy,you wanna come over?we've got great sunshine all year round
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