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Originally Posted by claydbal
allen sputhe designed the original, theb rest are take offs of his idea. just like most jims and other marketable items, allen drew the original plans.
IMHO, true track with bronze bushings is the ultimate for launching (as we tested with the AMRA bagger) if you want a less harse ride, go with poly bushings. even smoother? go with the rubber .
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But if you want to cure the wobbles, you got to firm up the pivot point laterally like glide pro and other products attempt to do. I have not noticed a reduction in "smoothness" in my ride, on the contrary the bike tracks like it should with no noticable firmness increase in shock damping because the shocks dampen inputs along the radius of travel allowed by the piviot point between the frame and the swing arm. The lateral movement due to weak shaft and rubber uninforced bushings causes the bike to wobble some in turns due to inperfections in the road surface and/or wind force inputs. Alignment of the engine, frame, swing arm etc. can contribute along with engine vibration from worn mounts.
I'm not saying that other "cures" don't work as well as the one I chose to use, I'm just saying that it does work and if you watch the guys videos he does a good job of explaining why the stock bikes feel mushy and wobble at times during high speed turns. Anyone who is looking to understand why his pre 2009 touring bike does this would benefit from going to this guys web site. What if anything you choose to try to correct this problem or condition is your business.
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