Touring Steering Stabilizer

[WideBoy04]

I have a friend who is wanting to put one on a Street Glide.
Anyone have one on a Touring bike?

                                 Thanks, Jim

[JohnCA58]

I have seen couple custom made one's ,  I wonder if the trike unit will fit, dont see why not

[NETacomaFatboy]

I have been wanting one too....  Storz does not do it.   If any of you find something, please post up here.

[JohnCA58]

Well, I found this one on bkriders.  the second link is a youtube showing how to install one on a FLH.

http://www.bkrider.com/bkrider/deepsearch_v3.asp?scriteria=steering+damper&ALL=y&TP=


Installation video for our steering damper for Harley FL models

[starrider]

I have seen something like the vid on a couple of bikes recently...So my question is ...this is suppose to control the stiffness of the turn of the fork turns?...

When i first saw this on the bikes...my impression was it just looked funny having a rod come out between the forks...however if it does improve the ride...terriffic

Have a friend that rides an old  bmw...has a dampening adjustment on it too.

So from the previous posts on this thread...the 'touring bikes' have nothing to control the tension or stiffness of the turns on the front end?...

[ViennaHog]

Solution to a perceived problem. If a FLHT wobbles or misbehaves look for the basics first. Curing the symptoms with another band aid is bad practice.

[speed limit]

V Hog I could`nt agree more every wobble or weave problem  I have encountered come`s down to alignment  suspension settings tire wear or clothing worn.

[HD_04Ultra]

One more thing that can cause the wobble is worn (cracked or broken) motor mounts.  My front motor mount, under the oil filter, was cracked and it caused a wobble.  Replaced motor mount, wobble gone.

I don't know how a tire change could cause a motor mount to fail, however it could just be a coincidence.  I parked my car at my mom's place on mothers day and it was fine, left her place and the ABS actuated at every stop and the brake peddle fadded.  Turned out that the ABS ring (a metal part) cracked while the car was sitting there.  "Potty mouth" happens, I would at least inspect all the motor mounts.

HD_04Ultra

[WideBoy04]

I think his source of low speed wobble is the 3 spoke 21" front
wheel he has. He's hoping to stiffen up the feel a bit.

                              Jim

[Dennis The Menace]

The skinny front wheel/tire explains it, IMO.  I could see where a batwing could need this.  I had a 03 Ultra and it was very stable--never any steering issues, except it was slow response compared to my RoadGlides.  Not downing batwings....they just feel different.

menace

[road-dawgs1]

FWIW, Ohlin manufactures the FLHTCUG steering dampner so you could check with them.