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Shame on you Streetrunner for starting something that you say you knew nothing about!! Then to add insult you give Dan the opportunity to bad mouth a superior product!! for all the group to read. Those who know and understand will still buy TWR for what it is, not a copy!!!! Ride Str8 make your product sell it and take competition as something good and fair!! Not woe is me copy copy copy!! Bad mouthing competition really does make you look bad.. SHAME ON YOU!!!!! It must be superior or you would not be so worried....... roid
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Damn, neither fit mine due to exhaust clearance. I run a combo of Alloy Art TXR, Arnott Air-Ride & 18" Metzelers. Metzelers eliminate Dunlop 402 related wobbles.
I've worked with 6061 and am not concerned with the strength of the bracket if the tolerences are set right and is thick enough, but remember this bracket does hold the swingarm to the frame, it is a critical part. The missing link bracket, in pictures, looks to be of adequet thickness, but tolerences are unknown. My concern is the passenger peg mount being made of aluminum. Its held on withone 3/8 16 bolt and a locating pin. Even a "light" passenger standing on the board or peg is putting a LOT of load on those threads. I forsee those threads failing before any other part of the system does.
well it is gettin scary now!!!! my bike could fall aprt over a single aluminum part!!!!!!OH please everyone call any one you know with a metric bike!!!!! most have aluminum frames and there lives are in grave danger!!!!!
who gives a rats ass if its a "copy"(which it aint) do you folks have problems saving money? it was a cheaper buy and structurally i see no weakness.... i ran 600hp bikes with aluminum frames in 1/4mile as sad as most probably are i still livin! but you can argue over fords and chevys just as long. did anyone notice back when the jap makers built biukes to mimic harleys??? they looked almost the same sounded close but they were different. and in the good ole USA 10% different is all it takes to beat the patent office. welded-not steel-aluminum little chainlinks machined into it...all that ads up to at LEAST 10%
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well it is gettin scary now!!!! my bike could fall aprt over a single aluminum part!!!!!!OH please everyone call any one you know with a metric bike!!!!! most have aluminum frames and there lives are in grave danger!!!!!
who gives a rats ass if its a "copy"(which it aint) do you folks have problems saving money? it was a cheaper buy and structurally i see no weakness.... i ran 600hp bikes with aluminum frames in 1/4mile as sad as most probably are i still livin! but you can argue over fords and chevys just as long. did anyone notice back when the jap makers built biukes to mimic harleys??? they looked almost the same sounded close but they were different. and in the good ole USA 10% different is all it takes to beat the patent office. welded-not steel-aluminum little chainlinks machined into it...all that ads up to at LEAST 10%
I think the point you are missing is that HD spends a lot of $$ for research and developement. They engineered a cast iron bracket on an intregal part of the bike. That bracketattaches the swingarm to the frame.This may be just me but I feel more comfortable with a stonger piece of hardware at that point. I have more trust in HD than in a piece of aluminum.That's just me. To each his own.
This thread was simply meant to be informative, nothing else.
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I loved the scare tactics too.Â* "You'll need insurance if you buy the TWR model."
I believe that statement was in reference to the maker of the part having industrial liability insurance. As in, can the company afford to re-imburse you if their product fails and your bike is damaged, or you get hurt as a result.
well it is gettin scary now!!!! my bike could fall aprt over a single aluminum part!!!!!!Â*Â*OH please everyone call any one you know with a metric bike!!!!! most have aluminum frames and there lives are in grave danger!!!!!
I think you would reach a wider audience if you maybe injected some melodrama into your opinions. In the meantime, perhaps you should ask a Goldwing rider whos frame cracked how he feels about the issue? 02, 03, and 04 model years. (so far)
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who gives a rats ass if its a "copy"(which it aint) do you folks have problems saving money? i
Well, maybe one day you'll find YOURSELF on the other side of that argument so we can find out what you think when the shoe is on the other foot. As in, when your out of work cause someone will do your job for a buck an hour less, or when the product YOU spend YOUR life savings developing, suddenly stops selling because of cheaper knockoffs.
Lemme guess, you think Walmart is the greatest thing ever?
I think the point you are missing is that HD spends a lot of $$ for research and developement. They engineered a cast iron bracket on an intregal part of the bike. That bracketÂ*attaches the swingarm to the frame.Â*This may be just me but I feel more comfortable with a stonger piece of hardware at that point. I have more trust in HD than in a piece of aluminum.Â*That's just me. To each his own.
This thread was simply meant to be informative, nothing else.
Ditto what Streetrunner posted. I contacted Dan as well and he basically told me the same thing. He's taking a stock part and adding to it. I have the Ride Str8. His work is outstanding. He's an engineer in the aerospace business and know his stuff. How do I know? I'm in the same bizz. Oh, and it's easy to install. I did mine in 30 minutes.
I'm sure the TWR works fine. But I'll bet the Ride-Str8 will last longer, not crack or have issues with stripped threads, and not corrode due to disimiliar metals.
For those who are skeptics of the wobble I keep saying: Ride solo at freeway speeds. Take your arse and move it to one side with authority. See if the bike doesn't oscillate back and forth about 3 times. If so, then you've got the wobble baby. Wanna scare the crap outta yourself? Go through a curve at 70mph and see if your bike doesn't oscillate back and forth all by itself. After you've installed the stabilizer your bike will be rock solid.
Yeah, sucks to have to mod brand new bikes, but then again, who builds the perfect bike? Everything is a compromise. If you don't do sweepers, don't spend the money. If you get our and really ride, then you're gonna want your bike to be "dialed in" as best as it can.
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RE: Ride-Str8 vs TWR
