Hey Tracy! I worked late last night so I did get to even see the unit till 11am this morning. At 11:25 I decided to put my bike up on the stand not knowing if I was going to be able to complete it before I had to leave for work! Being that I have a fully loaded tool box and garage with a motorcycle lift I flew the install and completed it in 28 minutes! It took longer to gather up all the tools needed then to do the job! So the first half of my test ride so far was a success ! I got on the highway and accelerated up to 70mph. being little apprehensive until I hit the first series of bumps then realized that I was riding a totally different motorcycle! So I wacked it up to 95mph the rest of the way to work! Lucky for me the state police must have been out to lunch! LoL! I have to say this has got to be the best upgrade I have done to my bike next to the big bore kit and cams! Your unit seem to fix so many issues with the handling of my bike! I can't tell you how happy I am with this upgrade the bike should have never left the factory without something like this.
I cant wait to get out of work tonight and crack my throttle into those turns with the full confidence that this amazing unit that you made is on the job doing what you intended it to do!
I'll let you know what that's like for me later! Thank you for the best Experience purchasing your unit
I will let everybody I come across with a bagger know that you product is the best out there. Talk to you soon!
Your new friend in N.Y. Marvin
Just got back yesterday from the forum Pacific rally in Shasta, California. I just wanted to post that the TWR Missing Link stabilizer allowed me to ride 2 up on some of the most incredible twisty roads in the world. Highway 3 from the 299 to Shasta was absolutely incredible. I was riding 4th in the lead group and I was able to keep up easily. THEY WERE ALL RIDING 1 UP!
Tracy, if there is any way that you can distribute this kit to indy shops, you should do it.
Steve
Hi Tracy, I wanted to wait until I'd had a few rides to see how much difference your stabiliser
had made to the handling of my 03 road king before sending you a note. The first few short rides were very promising,
last weekend I went on a longer ride to the south coast (England), it's like a different bike,
it feels much safer, much more solid, before fitting I was worried about getting around a corner, now I'm scraping the foot boards, it's great to ride now.
I've been recommending you and your brace to my mates, (one has ordered already) and will continue too. my bike now rides as good as it looks.
Thanks for making such a great product, the delivery to England was fast and hitch free.
Yours sincerely
Andy
I grew tired of the gouging at HD. I own a 03 FLH Ultra classic. I met
Tracy and was drawn to his no nonsense manner of business. I was only
calling him because I wanted the trunk lid hinges but after speaking with
him, I decided to try the suspension stabilizer bracket although I had not
experienced any major wobbles with this bike or the previous Ultra Classic,
just thought it was normal. I also purchased a set of true duals from him.
I was first real impressed with the manner in which we did business,
including a prompt delivery of ALL items purchased. He has also been right
there to answer all questions or concerns EVEN after he received all
payments.
Further, the parts I purchased from him have absolutely transformed my bike.
The exhaust is remarkable - compliment to V&H. The stabilizer bracket
however, has made that bike a new pleasure to ride. It is solid on the
straight road even with the squiggles in the asphalt but very noticeable in
cornering and taking curves with greater ease and comfort. There is even a
noticeable change and security when one coasts to a stop. What a difference
for practically the same cost one would expect for simply walking into an HD
dealership-:)"
Take care Tracy!!
Tracy,
I have to say that this inexpensive unit that I bought from you is worth 10 times what I paid for it. Wow..I went out tonight and put it thru some tests to see how much of a difference it would make. Bike handles like a new 2010 I test rode. It was so easy for me to install this item...it was like 15 minutes and it was on. Even provided Loctite in a small tube for me to use on all the hardware....I am a Harley owner and a previous Shovelhead owner for 30 years so I know about loctite and shake proof nuts..
I will provide information to all my bagger friends and trust me I have tons...
Thanks again for the e-mail help, the great product and the feeling I have of being much safer on my scoot..
Bill
York Pa...USA
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Tracy,
As luck would have it, I wound up with a sprained neck and didn't install this myself. I had the local Harley dealership install it for me. I was feeling better today and went on a 150 mile ride to test it. It felt different immediately when picking it up from the dealership. It's hard to describe, but it just felt "solid" even at slow speeds in traffic.
As I left town and headed up into the mountains about 60 miles away, I tested the "tar snakes" at 60mph, 70mph, and up to 90mph. I intentionally ran right over them expecting to get some wobble or vibration. They might as well have not even been there, the Road Glide went straight as an arrow and solid with absolutely NO IMPACT. In the past, I would have felt that wobble immediately and I would have never hit them at 90mph!
Arriving in the mountains and two lane twisties with one looong right hand sweepers, (and on the return trip it became a looong left hand sweeper) I thought I had a totally different bike. The Road Glide seemed to be on tracks - literally! There was not even a hint of a wobble, even when I pushed it to 75mph through the long sweepers both times!
Although the type of riding I did today is not the norm for me, it is comforting to know that if the circumstances require it the bike is certainly up to the task! The bike is a such a real joy to ride now and so much safer and stable on the highway and turns. I have a heck of alot more confidence in my ability (and the bike's) to truly enjoy the road without the anxiety of how it will react in a turn.
I am heading out in a couple of days for a total of about 3000 miles in 10 days. I will be going up to Utah and Arizona to visit and ride with friends up there, then returning home (Albuquerque) overnight to refresh. The next day I will be heading out to Kansas City, MO to tour the Harley Plant. I feel like I am heading out on a TOTALLY NEW BIKE - thanks to your rear stabilizer kit.
Thanks Tracy for not only a great product, but for your assistance in answering all my questions and going out of the way in getting this to me in time for my trip. For those contemplating whether or not to get this product - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Of all the accessories, I have added to my Road Glide, it is without a doubt the product that has made the most difference in my bike. It has transformed the Road Glide from a twisties wobbler to a twisties gobbler - haha
I am spreading the word about this great product!
Frank
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Tracy,
I ride an '08 Street Glide and have always thought it a bit "shaky". I had the opportunity to rent an '09 Street Glide in Virginia this year for a ride, and was really impressed with the handling. When I returned from the trip, I decided to purchase your kit after "thinking about it" and reading about it for over a year. This should have been the FIRST thing I put on my bike...even before the pipes and the race tune :-) Your kit puts my bagger on par with the '09 straight across the boards, in my opinion: More stable at low speed, crosswinds, twisties and uneven pavement. The way I see it, you saved me several thousand dollars to trade up! Not to mention, my brother and I both agree that the new right side support looks WAY better than the stock :-)
Thanks! Ryan
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Not often I do this but I felt it only appropriate to let you know what a difference The MISSING LINK made to my 2006 Street Glide. This bike was in serious trouble of being advertised for sale because of its inability to track a steadfast line on a sweeper over 75 mph. With a stage two kit it has reasonable get for what it is but riding it in a “spirited” fashion was disappointing at best. No more. While it is far from perfect I can take those downhill sweepers between 75-100mph with total confidence. We just returned from a 2000 mile ride down the Oregon Coast – its brilliant. Every sweeper I encountered the Missing Link inspired more confidence. I called the guys at Trev Deely to let them know you probably saved me trading the SG for BMR or DUC!
Cheers
Mark
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Tracy Just wanted to let you know how happy I am with the TWR missing link you installed for me yesterday. I am totally impressed with the change it made to my Ultra. I was paying attention to how my bike felt on curves and on ramps and it was rock solid, a huge improvement over stock. I could pick a line a stay there. I do travel on six lane highways a lot and the trucks and buses and all the turbulence created usually had the bike wandering all over the friggin road. Going home yesterday it stayed right where I wanted it to. It also made a big difference in low speed maneuvering, something that I wasn't expecting. I have riden motorcycles for almost 30 years. When I got my HD Ultra I liked it, however seemed to be always aware that I was DRIVING it, constantly thinking about steering inputs etc... Now all I do is is look where I am going and it goes there - handles like a sportbike!!! Overall it has given WAY more confidence in the bike. Thanks again for the installation, enjoyed meeting you and having you take the time to explain how it works, showing me why things happen and how this corrects it. Great quality product and I wouldnt hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Feel free to post this on your website. Thanks again Joel
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Tracy....
For your customer feedback...
The 2002 Kit is assume Man!
It made my Bagger feel like riding a 20 year old tight ass babe again instead of a 40 year old sloppy (*@@*)
Thx Bro.....Hankb from Manitoba.
Hi Tracy,
I installed the stabilizer shortly after I got it, but only got to go for my first ride of the season today.
Very nice engineering and finishing. Everything fit perfect and the instructions were great.
My first ride always involves 5km of gravel before I hit the pavement.
This thing is amazing - the bike feels completely different and much better/more solid on the loose gravel.
Hauled a new tent trailer home in cross winds and the bike is dead straight.
Even with the tent trailer coming home on the loose gravel, it felt better than it ever did before.
Many thanks,
Mike
Tracy,
Just got my bike on the road with the Link installed. Wow.
Doin 90+ mph on a big sweeping curve, on the rain grooves, with 30-40 mph gusts, Amazing. Felt solid, connected to the road. Picked my spot in the lane and stayed there. No "floating" feeling over the grooves at speed in the curves. The bike felt more responsive at any speed. I will be tearing up the highways this summer with confidence, not having to back off the throttle when the bike starts to wander in the ass end. Thanks for an awesome product.
Derek
Well, I picked up my bike late last night. Within the first 2 miles - HOLY SH!T - WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I deceided to turn my 3-hour ride home into a 4-hour ride this afternoon, and tested some pretty good twisties and turns along the way. I can not beleive it is even the same bike! I should have had this kit installed when I bought the bike! A few times I even coasted 1/4 mile with no hands - bike stayed straight - dead nuts on. Even doing the twists and dips in the road - unbelieveable difference - no wobble - no swaying - no drifting. The bike just "hugged" the road. It has never ridden so well since the day I bought it.
I will admit I was a bit skeptical at first before buying this unit, but I had not read ANYTHING negative about this setup - It was ABSOLUTELY worth EVERY penny and then some.
And, best of all - Tracy is one hell of an AWESOME guy. It was truly a pleasure to meet someone who was so upfront, honest, sincere, and who REALLY cares about YOUR bike and how it rides. Tracy also installed my new clutch cable - made all the adjustments the Dealership initially screwed up - and didn't charge anything additional! He also fabricated and installed a clutch cable clamp for me - no charge! Tracy - you're a GREAT guy with an AWESOME product. You are the most honest and trustworthy mechanic I have ever met. A HUGE
Tracy.
And for anyone even contemplating buying the TWR - DO IT!
Ride safe everyone,
Mike
Hi installed it yesterday, fairly easy. Took her for a ride today, what a difference. My 2002 Ultra never handled so good, I think it’s better than new. 61,000 miles and the bike runs great and handles like a dream with your TWR kit. Like it’s on rails.
Happy customer
THANKS VAN
Got it installed, took about an hour and 15 mins. Had to loosen the fat cat at the head and take the bolt out of the trans bracket to get to the one bolt. I wasn't expecting much from the missing link, as I don't really fully understand how it works. But I must say that the bike rides so differently. It handles so much nicer, no more sloppiness. It is one of the better mods that I have done to the bike and would highly recommend it to anyone. Thanks Tracy, you have another satisfied customer
Tracy..........I have several hundred miles on my RG since I installed your unit. I have gotten more than my money's worth with an improved motorcycle. Can't believe the Moco did not do this. Eventually they probably will. They just can't tolerate the aftermarket improving their product and them missing out on the money.
Thank you.
TWR - Missing Link. Totally amazing part, Show quality!! Bike is like a train riding on a rail, and corners like wow. This is the single best improvement I have ever made to my bike!! Ever!! Worth every penny. highly recomend to everyone. thanks Dale
Wiggle the handle bars at 65 to 75 mph you feel that wet noodle feeling.
With the TWR installed push right it wants to lean right and turn, push left it wants to lean left and turn.
hmmm it wants to work just like it should now plus its a lot more solid
Best money I have spent.
I got my TWR and installed it today. Simple instructions. Very nice hardware. Very good finish. Well packaged and shipped fast. The bike has no extra vibration, in fact it might be a bit smother at idle. It rides very nice and feels stable. Great product. Thanks Tracy
I have to say very nice product.... being an engineer I look at all construction... Looking at these parts i have to say im impressed. There are no sharp corners... To most it doesnt matter... to me it is huge.... putting a radius in the corners reduces the stress in that area.. Very nice product thanks Tracy
I received mine today. Fast delivery and the entire kit is high quality. Good directions and a very easy install. I had everything off and ready when the UPS man got here and in less than an hour I was on the road testing it. I really wasn't having any issues with the way my SG handled but I believe anything you can do to a motorcyle that improves it's handling is well worth the money. This kit really does improve the handling. I tested it on some high speed curves on a very windy day today. Even with the cross winds it felt like it was on a rail. I went into curves 15 to 20 mph faster than I normally feel comfortable taking and there was absolutely no wobble or rear tire steer. Going straight down the highway with a 25mph side wind had a lot less effect on the bike'shandlingthan it had before.
After testing this TWR Missing Link I think I really got my moneys worth.Even a conservative rider will feel seat of the pants benefits from this stableizer.
Thanks Tracy
Now that I have put plenty more miles on since my initial review I can say without a doubt this has made a world of difference in handling. And trust me, I would be the first to call BS if this didn't work and felt I was out over 300 bucks.
There are plenty of other stabalizers out there that would do the same thing, but Tracy seems to be the most stand up guy in the compitition. Not like some others that lie about their compitition just to try to sell you theirs. thanks Tracy
This will bethe second kit I'm installing. The 1st is on my bike which I'm pleased as punch with since adding the kit and the 2nd one will be going on my Dads bike. I have to say its well worth the price and time it takes to install. I thought my bike handled pretty good with only 18,000 miles on it, wow what a difference installing the TWR kit made.
Was finally able to take my '08 EGC out, put close to 700 miles on it over the week end.Went out not expecting too much and maybe even another "snake oil" deal...8]
Well, two lane blacktop back roads, smooth and bumpy sweepers, slow to medium sharp corners, 90~95 mphsuperslab, City riding, rain, windin short quite a bitdifferent scenarios...the veredict.......AWESOME, UNFUKING BELIEVABLE,WOW AND MORE WOW!!!
It's like a totally different scoot, very solid and stable, not even wind buffeting from 18 wheelers at +80 mph upset me, bike feels under control, solid and planted in any scenario, don't know if it's just me but even at very slow u-turns and manouvering it just feels like you won't go down!! No "wooble", scoot feels like on rails.
This thing works and works great!! ....many thanks Tracy trulyappreciated
I installed the kit on my Ultra yesterday and got a chance to ride today.Just 120 mile quick freeway trip.I couldnt believe the differance(and I havent hit the twisties yet) Much more improvement then I expected.Thanks Tracy
I bought my lowering kit from this guy. Could'nt be more pleased. He really is a good craftsman.
If anyones on the fence on this one,this is one of the best mods ive done to my bike.Like a whole new bike. thanks Tracy
I put this kit on two bikes and what a world of difference! The bikes are much more stable and rain grooves no longer are felt. Twisties are a lot more fun now!The kit was easy to install and is a quality part. thanks Tracy
First off let me say Tracy's craftsmanship on his product is A-1. It installed as the instructions said it would .Tracy was great to deal with and delivers a product as described. I took a 100 mile ride today and the bike felt more stable and tracked better through the turns. Great product thanks Tracy
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Great design, transaction, packaging, all good... worked excellent. Thanks Tracy
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Amazing product! Bike handles great! Quick ship. Easy transaction!
The the quality and customer service from Tracy were outstanding.
Best harley upgrade ever! Very high quality! Fast shipping! Absolutely superb!!!
Great product, took care of that nasty wobble!!!!!!!!!!
Great product and seller, very nice craftsmanship
I really love the lowering kit. Easy to install. recomended to several friends.
nicley made parts, worth the $$,quick easy install, easy to follow instructions
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I installed your stabilizer kit last week and am letting you know how I like it. I immediately noticed a difference even at low speeds. Having gone from riding a softtail for years then purchasing my ultra I thought that the unstable feeling was just the nature of the beast. I liken it to the tail trying to wag the dog. Stopping the bike was always an iffy proposition until the kit was installed. The bike would want to wobble to one side or the other. Highway speeds in a pretty gusty wind felt a lot more secure than before. I'm not an engineer and can't tell you why the kit is such an improvement to overall handling but my seat of experience doesn't lie. I've already showed the kit to three people at my harley shop and they all wanted to know more. Thanks for making a product that has helped me fall in love with my bike all over again.
Mike
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Hi! Got your kit today, and installed it emmediately. I also made test drive and the bike is DIFFERENT. No moore looseness as I felt with my HD compared to my other bike a 94 BMW R100R, old boxer. Thank's a lot. I will spread the word here in Europe.
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