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[Billy]

Has anyone know if the new isolated Drive on the 08 improves the ride?  It is item # 40287-07 in the book.  They say it should smooth out the ride. Not sure if it is a worth  while upgrade. Thanks Billy

[Chief]

Has anyone know if the new isolated Drive on the 08 improves the ride?  It is item # 40287-07 in the book.  They say it should smooth out the ride. Not sure if it is a worth  while upgrade. Thanks Billy

I have not ridden a bike with the IDS on it yet, but I have spoken to others who have had it installed. Without exception, they all say it mad a marked improvement on the smoothness of the bike.

[Kodiak]

Had it installed on my bike. It was a money well spent improvement. Bike has a whole new feel to it.

[Hoist!]

How does a Harley feel like a Harley w/o some vibration. Rubber mounts took most of it out. If you guys grew up on rigids or 4-speeds, you'd think all FL's are like rolling Barcoloungers! I still love my 4-speed and my SERK is smooth as silk. To me anyway. I can't see adding that Jap smoothener on a Harley!

Hoist!

[Billy]

Had it installed on my bike. It was a money well spent improvement. Bike has a whole new feel to it.

how much for the install? Billy

[djkak]

Had it installed on my bike. It was a money well spent improvement. Bike has a whole new feel to it.

I had an opportunity to take a completely stock ‘08 TC96 Road Glide for a little 120 mile hop last weekend. I must say that I was impressed with the high speed stability of the chassis and the smooth powertrain characteristics.

This machine runs as stable in low triple digits as it does at 55 mph. I can’t help but wonder if anchoring the top of the powertrain to the steering head does a better job of maintaining relative vertical alignment between the front and rear wheels. As the chassis flexes under load, the steering head seems to be a better choice for an anchor point than a location near the middle of the chassis, if maintaining relative alignment between front and rear wheels is the goal.

I haven’t run an ’07 enough to make a good comparison between the new and old sprocket, although I can say that the that the power delivery of the ’08 is remarkably smooth. I found myself cruising along in fourth gear at 3,200 rpm without realizing that I should be grabbing the next gear until I saw the tach. That isn’t something that is likely to happen with the earlier machinery. The reduced reciprocating weight in the TC96 engine must also contribute to the smooth powertrain characteristics.     

Djkak

[novazeus]

I think the isolated drive acts like a big rubber band or a capacitor for rear wheel go. It's like it stores energy without wasting it and smoothly scoots you foward sneaky fast.

I don't know how the geometry of the mounts actually work but I agree moving the link to the foward top has to be better than a middle top location.

[Billy]

How does a Harley feel like a Harley w/o some vibration. Rubber mounts took most of it out. If you guys grew up on rigids or 4-speeds, you'd think all FL's are like rolling Barcoloungers! I still love my 4-speed and my SERK is smooth as silk. To me anyway. I can't see adding that Jap smoothener on a Harley!

Hoist!

  Hoist, I would have thought that you would have been the first to improve on the ride . You  seem to be on the cutting edge of performace and ride all the time.    I think it is worth a try to make the bike ride better. Billy

[Midnight Rider]

IMO, HD could learn a few things from some of the Jap bikes...German and Italian too!!

[spydglide]

Well, I know exactly what Hoist is saying......if you rode long enough on the ole chit (hardtails/knucks/shovels,etc...) then it's hard not to think we've died and gone to heaven on these new scooters(HD's), Harley has never been at the forefront of technological engineering, but, that's not why we buy 'em, now is it?  I'm just tickled to be able  to 'ride' and not have to 'wrench' before getting home on these new and improved HD's......  I'm w/ you on this one Howie!  har!   spyder

[hard10]

I've seen this item and read the description in the catalog but can someone explain to me, in laymans terms, how it achieves a 'smoother' ride.

TIA, AJ

[djkak]

I've seen this item and read the description in the catalog but can someone explain to me, in laymans terms, how it achieves a 'smoother' ride.

TIA, AJ

Think of it as a shock absorber dampening the pulsed energy generated by the engine pushing against the road’s surface. Without the shock absorber (hard tail) more of the pulsed energy will be transmitted through the engine mounts into the chassis. The rubber isolators in the sprocket absorb energy in much the same way that lowering the rear tire pressure in a hard tail helps cushion the rider by allowing the tire to flex more.

djkak

[spydglide]

Think of it as a shock absorber dampening the pulsed energy generated by the engine pushing against the road’s surface. Without the shock absorber (hard tail) more of the pulsed energy will be transmitted through the engine mounts into the chassis. The rubber isolators in the sprocket absorb energy in much the same way that lowering the rear tire pressure in a hard tail helps cushion the rider by allowing the tire to flex more.

djkak

Ohhhhhhhhhh. That sounds like a great explanation to us ole schoolers.......(of course, I've been drinking  and anything would make sense to me right now)  har!  spyder

[hard10]

Ohhhhhhhhhh. That sounds like a great explanation to us ole schoolers.......(of course, I've been drinking  and anything would make sense to me right now)  har!  spyder

Still doesn't help this neophyte though. I'm guessing that it's gonna remove some of the vibrations? Is it really worth $300?

[Chief]

Still doesn't help this neophyte though. I'm guessing that it's gonna remove some of the vibrations? Is it really worth $300?

Free install in Mayretta.