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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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I was wondering if anyone has installed this unit and would like to tell me if this unit is worth the 398.00 price tag?
 
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Worth it. I have an 08 SG and did the front mount and swing arm bushings. Not 100 % improvement, but much, much better than before, even when I had the Bagger Brace on.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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I can tell you Friday. I'm having issues with my SG at higher speeds so I just dropped the bike off at the shop this afternoon but I can't get back to pick it up until Friday. He said they used to only use the true track but a year ago switched to using this set up and says its much better than a regular brace alone. we'll see....
 
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Are you using this with a Progressive Link or similer, or instead of?

Originally Posted by BigDaddyOC
I can tell you Friday. I'm having issues with my SG at higher speeds so I just dropped the bike off at the shop this afternoon but I can't get back to pick it up until Friday. He said they used to only use the true track but a year ago switched to using this set up and says its much better than a regular brace alone. we'll see....
 
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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I have a bagger brace on rear of my 04 electra glide classic and added a glide pro front mount, I wouldnt go back to stock mount after trying this. Bike has a much more possitive feel with this motor mount.Not as dramatic as rear stabilzer,but very noticable.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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I"m using the Glide pro all on its own. Its supposed to be the solution, not an addition to another brace.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyOC
I"m using the Glide pro all on its own. Its supposed to be the solution, not an addition to another brace.
True, but thats not quite the case with mine.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bagman1
True, but thats not quite the case with mine.
Are you saying you did the Glide Pro kit and it didn't resolve it and you had to do a bolt on brace as well? not sure I understood what your comment meant.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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It seems to ride better, but if I push it in a sweeper at about 80+ it starts to wobble more than I noticed before I did the swap, but I also installed the progressive monotube forks at the same time. Jake said I should check the alignment but I never had an alignment issue before. So now Im thinking if the brace is going to be needed to solve the wobble issue.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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interesting. Well I picked it up today but only did about 25 miles mostly freeway. I'll have it out tomorrow for more. I did notice it did feel a bit tighter overall but we'll see how the turns work. I did the Monotubes about 500 miles ago and that planted the front so much better that it almost felt like it made the issues out back worse. I'm going to ride with this for 500 or so and then its on to rear suspension, most likely an Arnott Alden set up.
 
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