Glide Pro anyone?
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Road Master
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From: Sacramento
Glide Pro anyone?
I've got the Progressive Suspension Touring Link, and it definately tightened the bike up. The added vibration is not a plus. I added the velva ride front engine mount which helped. It's not real bad, but it still vibrates more than stock. Does anyone have experience with the Glide Pro system and how is it with the added vibration. It's not that I can't handle it, but I plan on keeping this bike a while and don't want it shaking itself apart more than it has to.
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There are at least a dozen brands of these stabilizers available to us now. Some are very similar, but a few take a different approach. IMHO the Progressive solution uses too short a link, which is likely to conflict with the other two stock longer links. I have a TrueTrack Trackula kit on my Glide and am very pleased with it. It uses the same length link as the other two. No vibration problem and I have deliberately ridden the bike with and without the link.
As well as the Glide Pro there is StaBo, but while they replace the cleve blocks in early swingarms I am not convinced they are the complete solution. TrueTrack started all this and their Trackula kit includes stabilizer link plus new swingarm bushes. That seems to me to be the complete solution. Original is often the best!
As well as the Glide Pro there is StaBo, but while they replace the cleve blocks in early swingarms I am not convinced they are the complete solution. TrueTrack started all this and their Trackula kit includes stabilizer link plus new swingarm bushes. That seems to me to be the complete solution. Original is often the best!
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Road Master
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From: Sacramento
Yeah, I never considered the link length. It makes sense that as the engine oscillates, without all links being the same length, it would bind just off center, bind and convey more vibration into the frame. With the Glide Pro setup, you replace the pivot shaft with a longer shaft that is shouldered further out where the polymer bushings are on the outer part of the shaft. I guess the theory is the leverage point is wider not allowing as much deflection while still benefiting from the isolaters. It's advertised the vibration isn't compromised like other setups
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After reading all the replys, on the various brands, I'm gonna follow your advice and go with the Trackula kit, I bought a rear pulley from an 05 and 1 1/8" belt, going with a 150 metzler rear tire on my 02FLHTCI(35,000 miles), and figure since the rim has to come off anyway's might as well instsall the kit at the same time.
Will post results afterwards.
Thanks again, this site is great.....
Will post results afterwards.
Thanks again, this site is great.....
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From: Salt Lake City, UT. Dushore, Pa.
I have the glide-pro system, it has a break-in period where you do notice a buzz for the first 500 miles but then it's smooth. I really didn't have much of a handling issue but the bike does feel more stable. I'm a sucker for buying stuff if I like the design concept as he shows in his videos.
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From: Wichita but from Tulsa
I had a 99 police electra glide that had the wobble. Loaded for road trips it felt like you were in a washing machine and took some ***** to stay in it through the sweeper curves. I installed the Glide pro system and the wobble disappeared. Sold it to my brother. I insisted on installing the system before selling it to him due to the wobble. I told him about the wobble and to watch for it and he has never mentioned wobble or vibes.
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Glide Pro looks good to me too, but the installation does not look real simple or rather it looks fairly time consuming. I like how it is more like the original.
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I installed a elcheapo Drag Specialties front motor mount and rear isolators over the winter when I did my 06 swingarm swap on my 99 FLHRCI.....OMFG these things are horrible!!! Idle is fine, highway speed is fine.......well.....my highway speed of 65 to 75 is fine. everything in between i get a nasty vibe. I can feel it in my passenger back rest. The rubber is rock hard. My stock mount and isolators were totally shot. Front was ripped in half and isolators were deteriorating pretty bad. Im hoping after some break in they mellow out but its a very very slight hope.
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