Back Suspension Of A Touring In Curves

Bud White

I really felt it on the long trip this weekend.. ill save up for one or the other systems and installed it and be able to tell ya how it differed as this is a strech i will ride a lot as it is the easiest to get to my cabin that way

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salortizro

Bud, your feedback will be for sure appreciated!.

Right now, and after a deep investigation on this matter (all pros and cons), I have two finalists:

1) Art Alloy

2) Missed Link

I have to confes that I'm getting more and more attracted for the last one. Once I make my final choose, will write my experience too.

Cheers,

Bud White

Im thinking on the missing link also no loss of ground clearance and here in michigan we are know for rough roads and pot holes ..


More info i didnt add earlier as i was getting ready to eat

Today i had it Scare the heck out of me 3 times while taking a long corner on the Expressway at 70 .. My dad was following me and asked me at the first gas stop if something was loose as he could see it wobble .. in the corners ... straights 95% was fine shifting lanes she would wobble that dreaded flat tire feel ..

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joyflyin

Is this the design in all the touring bikes? Just wondering about hubbies bike, he hasn't mentioned anything like that, but I thought I would ask him about it, or pay closer attention when we ride. Thanks.

Bud White

Joy some feel it some don't but everything you read says yeah its more of a design flaw than anything else well that and harley only using 2 links instead of the 3 that supposed to be there according on the patent of how it works

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joyflyin

Thanks Bud. Sometimes I'm a little slow, I can read all this stuff, and then out of the blue, I get the 'hmmm, I wonder' thought. LOL, today, I was on the John Deere. But, you know I had hubby looking at new bikes a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't convince him to really check them out, his philosophy is that there is nothing wrong with his bike, and he doesn't need anything for his bike. I'll keep trying.

mystrgld

Like some people have said , it may be noticeable but i think my 06 has served my purpose very well. I have no problem going into a corner +20-30 over the posted speed limit and if i needed much more than that i would get a Ducati or busa.I think the Street glides are great as long as you remember you are on a 750-800 lb touring bike and not a 600 lb rocket

dmnrdn

I put the TWR on also. Love what it did to take the wag out of the tail in the turns.

1818 Desert Rat

Although I too am a skeptic like Smitty, the high speed wobble in H-D Touring bikes is real. I own two Road Kings, an 01 and an 03 and I have put over 50000 on each bike. The wobble can occur at speeds above 75 mph when leaning into a curve. Deviations in the road make it worse. A worn out front motor mount (below the voltage regulator) will make very noticable. I have lost count how many times this has happened to me. The wobble does not normally happen when going straight at high speeds. I have ridden both of my RKs over 120 mph (downhill) and as long as I was going straight, I never had a wobble. As soon as I leaned into a curve, the squirly feel would start and get worse if the road had deviations. I am currently looking for a bracket. Until then, I keep it below 75 in turns. The problem is real on touring bikes up to 07 and possibly 08. The new design of the 09 will be the real test. By the way, part of that redesign was to fix the problems with all the cracked exhaust and rear fender/saddlbag brackets. I have cracked 6 brackets and one y pipe. Keep an eye on all your exhaust and saddlebag brackets along with that front motor mount. Good Luck

Nitzo

This is my first Harley and I don't notice anything other than what I would have expected. I came off of FJR's, XX's, YZF's and RC's. 120mph on one of these????? Get real.......Ride these bikes for what the are. Get a Busa or a XX if you need more........JMO.