Touring Link and Sta-Bo2
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Touring Link and Sta-Bo2
Just curious if anyone out there has done this. I have the Progressive Touring Link and really like it. A buddy of mine at work has the Tru-Track and he really likes his as well. He recently added the sta-bo2 in addition to his tru-track and absolutely loves it. Said there was never anyghting wrong with his tru-track but adding the sta-bo2 tightened things up a bit more and felt like he had more stability in the long sweepers. For $100 I was thinking about adding the sta-bo2 to my touring link as well.
Is anyone using the Touring Link with the Sta-Bo2, or an alternative stabilizer with the Sta-Bo2.
Is anyone using the Touring Link with the Sta-Bo2, or an alternative stabilizer with the Sta-Bo2.
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I think anything you do to improve the proven point of origin for handling issues with these bikes is worth it.
Point is if you address the issue correctly you will not need the bolt on band aid any longer.
There are a few different ways to go.
Sta-Bo
Custom Cycle Engineering
Glide Pro
maybe others ?
I have used the Glide Pro on mine and several riding buddies and it works great. I have the whole system to install on my current bike whenever I get de-lazified !
Point is if you address the issue correctly you will not need the bolt on band aid any longer.
There are a few different ways to go.
Sta-Bo
Custom Cycle Engineering
Glide Pro
maybe others ?
I have used the Glide Pro on mine and several riding buddies and it works great. I have the whole system to install on my current bike whenever I get de-lazified !
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They are just two approaches to solving the bagger wobble problem. There were over a dozen brands vying for our cash when I first investigated them. The True-Track was the first and is copied by some of the other brands. It is the one I use as it is closest to the original excellent engineering solution conceived by Erik Buell. Using two brands at the same time doesn't seem to me to be worth the extra cost.
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Mr. Brown is pretty knowledgeable about this issue, but I differ somewhat with his take where the combination of two solutions is concerned. I guess it all comes down to experience, and I have virtually none with anything other than Progressive T. Link and Sta-Bo. I can speak about these two, however.
I used both of them on a 2005 Road King, although I installed them in the reverse that the OP was asking about. I first installed the Sta-Bo, and that removed about 55%-65% of my wobble problem. Not being satisfied with that, I then added a Progressive Touring Link, and between the two, 98% of the wobble/waggle issue that popped up in big sweeping corners was taken care of.
As that bike is long gone, I'll never know how well the Touring Link might have preformed had I installed it first, but I can tell the OP that the two combined made the older frame on that 05 Road King ride like it was on rails. I now have a 2012 Road Glide that I haven't added anything to (as far as frame stability is concerned), and it isn't nearly as stable as the 2005 Road King was with those two "band-aids" that I applied to that motorcycle. Together with one another, it was that good.
If you have the disposable income, and want to play around with frame stability a little further, you just might be overkill by adding the Sta-Bo, but you definitely won't be walking backward. And you just might be a touch happier with the results of the two together, as is your friend, and as was I. I encourage you to try it, and let us know what your feedback is; get the motor mount with the kit, however.
I used both of them on a 2005 Road King, although I installed them in the reverse that the OP was asking about. I first installed the Sta-Bo, and that removed about 55%-65% of my wobble problem. Not being satisfied with that, I then added a Progressive Touring Link, and between the two, 98% of the wobble/waggle issue that popped up in big sweeping corners was taken care of.
As that bike is long gone, I'll never know how well the Touring Link might have preformed had I installed it first, but I can tell the OP that the two combined made the older frame on that 05 Road King ride like it was on rails. I now have a 2012 Road Glide that I haven't added anything to (as far as frame stability is concerned), and it isn't nearly as stable as the 2005 Road King was with those two "band-aids" that I applied to that motorcycle. Together with one another, it was that good.
If you have the disposable income, and want to play around with frame stability a little further, you just might be overkill by adding the Sta-Bo, but you definitely won't be walking backward. And you just might be a touch happier with the results of the two together, as is your friend, and as was I. I encourage you to try it, and let us know what your feedback is; get the motor mount with the kit, however.
Last edited by gipper; Apr 5, 2014 at 12:13 PM.
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After install of the Glide Pro there was no more bad manners from the rear of the bike anymore. The wag was gone and the rear was tight.The weakness in the front end became very apparent then as well.
The Glide Pro is probably the more expensive route but in every instance I have experience with the issue was gone and the bike felt much tighter. No need for any link.
The Glide Pro is probably the more expensive route but in every instance I have experience with the issue was gone and the bike felt much tighter. No need for any link.
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Mr. Brown is pretty knowledgeable about this issue, but I differ somewhat with his take where the combination of two solutions is concerned. I guess it all comes down to experience, and I have virtually none with anything other than Progressive T. Link and Sta-Bo. I can speak about these two, however.
I used both of them on a 2005 Road King, although I installed them in the reverse that the OP was asking about. I first installed the Sta-Bo, and that removed about 55%-65% of my wobble problem. Not being satisfied with that, I then added a Progressive Touring Link, and between the two, 98% of the wobble/waggle issue that popped up in big sweeping corners was taken care of.
As that bike is long gone, I'll never know how well the Touring Link might have preformed had I installed it first, but I can tell the OP that the two combined made the older frame on that 05 Road King ride like it was on rails. I now have a 2012 Road Glide that I haven't added anything to (as far as frame stability is concerned), and it isn't nearly as stable as the 2005 Road King was with those two "band-aids" that I applied to that motorcycle. Together with one another, it was that good.
If you have the disposable income, and want to play around with frame stability a little further, you just might be overkill by adding the Sta-Bo, but you definitely won't be walking backward. And you just might be a touch happier with the results of the two together, as is your friend, and as was I. I encourage you to try it, and let us know what your feedback is; get the motor mount with the kit, however.
I used both of them on a 2005 Road King, although I installed them in the reverse that the OP was asking about. I first installed the Sta-Bo, and that removed about 55%-65% of my wobble problem. Not being satisfied with that, I then added a Progressive Touring Link, and between the two, 98% of the wobble/waggle issue that popped up in big sweeping corners was taken care of.
As that bike is long gone, I'll never know how well the Touring Link might have preformed had I installed it first, but I can tell the OP that the two combined made the older frame on that 05 Road King ride like it was on rails. I now have a 2012 Road Glide that I haven't added anything to (as far as frame stability is concerned), and it isn't nearly as stable as the 2005 Road King was with those two "band-aids" that I applied to that motorcycle. Together with one another, it was that good.
If you have the disposable income, and want to play around with frame stability a little further, you just might be overkill by adding the Sta-Bo, but you definitely won't be walking backward. And you just might be a touch happier with the results of the two together, as is your friend, and as was I. I encourage you to try it, and let us know what your feedback is; get the motor mount with the kit, however.
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My pleasure, Mike.
It's true, there are a lot of guys that think that the newer frame was the answer to all the wobble/waggle issues that seem to be inherent in a H.D. bagger, especially prior to 2009. There are also plenty of folks that have observations that line up with mine on the flip side of that same coin. Prior to beginning the mod process of my current 2012, I thought it might have been the end all of wobble. While it's much better, it's far from perfect. I now have enough performance mods that I'm getting "plenty" of torque exerted on the back end when I twist the throttle, and if I do that in a sweeper I am going to end up feeling pronounced waggle. It's not death defying, and it doesn't really bother me too much for the short term; the truth is that I really need to go "only so fast". I suspect that I'll be addressing it within the next 12 months though as I don't like it. I never liked a throttle governor on a car for a lot of the same reasons; I want to be governed by common sense not mechanical limitations imposed upon me for whatever reason!
Ride safe!
It's true, there are a lot of guys that think that the newer frame was the answer to all the wobble/waggle issues that seem to be inherent in a H.D. bagger, especially prior to 2009. There are also plenty of folks that have observations that line up with mine on the flip side of that same coin. Prior to beginning the mod process of my current 2012, I thought it might have been the end all of wobble. While it's much better, it's far from perfect. I now have enough performance mods that I'm getting "plenty" of torque exerted on the back end when I twist the throttle, and if I do that in a sweeper I am going to end up feeling pronounced waggle. It's not death defying, and it doesn't really bother me too much for the short term; the truth is that I really need to go "only so fast". I suspect that I'll be addressing it within the next 12 months though as I don't like it. I never liked a throttle governor on a car for a lot of the same reasons; I want to be governed by common sense not mechanical limitations imposed upon me for whatever reason!
Ride safe!
Last edited by gipper; Apr 5, 2014 at 01:54 PM.
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Look at your front end as well. I understand the much needed and improved 2014 front end has really made these turds feel solid.Prior 2014 the top tree setup is a terrible flexy thing.
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It's in the hopper as well, ted. Solid reminder though.
