What Would You Do ???
Road Captain
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From: New Jersey
I agree with others that there's plenty of torque on tap with the HO 103, so I would skip the cams. Good call renting one first. I also think getting new exhaust, Stage 1 and a tune is a good idea. Two things not mentioned yet: if you're riding two up, then it would be worth it to include the detachable passenger backrest. And the stock grips suck. I know you're asking about performance mods, but wanted to throw these in.
Last edited by MikeZ; Sep 26, 2014 at 10:16 AM.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Lansing, MI
If your goal is to get it all on the same loan, why not just have the dealership write up the deal with a parts list and give you a store credit? That way you can decide what you want on your own time. Whether that be creature comforts (bars, seat, windshield), performance, service, or apparel.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Columbus
How loud do you like you bikes to be? If you want a good sound, swapping mufflers will help. Changing the header to get rid of the cats will definitely uncork the sound, and eliminate a lot of heat. I have demo'd several street glides and ultras. They didn't seem to get unbearably hot, but we weren't stuck in traffic. I always like to change the intake just to get rid of the big chrome dishes, but i actually don't hate the stock air cleaner on these. Just put the CVO backplate and high flow filter in it and you free up some good air flow. While these things pull great stock, more isn't a bad thing very often. So doing pipes/intake/tune can only be more fun. When people start talking about MPG on these things, I can't help but laugh. You're only gonna go as far as the person with the fastest burning tank. You can get 50 mpg while your friends get 44. And you're still gonna stop and top off with them. You'll save a couple bucks. But i'd give up a few mpg for 10 hp. Cams really really wake facotry engines up. But these run so well from the get go, I'd almost recommend you wait and do cams after a year or two when you get used to (or bored with) the stage 1 power and wanna juice it up a bit more.
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Intermediate
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Florida
If your goal is to get it all on the same loan, why not just have the dealership write up the deal with a parts list and give you a store credit? That way you can decide what you want on your own time. Whether that be creature comforts (bars, seat, windshield), performance, service, or apparel.
Well you have the right idea. I am trying to get it all rolled into one loan and out of the way at the get go. I already have the creature comforts I want on the parts list, everything for riding two up, 7" wind splitter, Daymaker headlight, etc., etc. Just wanted to make sure I got the engine the way I wanted as well and what better place to get some informed choices than from you folks here.
The more I search and read I very well may be fine with the just the Air Cleaner, Headers, Mufflers and Tuner upgrades alone for the engine. Not so concerned about loud as I am performance however a nice sounding thunder sure isn't bad and always appreciated but not going for loud just for louds sake.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: South Florida
I agree with most on here....you do not need cams and should just ride it stock for awhile before any upgrades. You should start with comfort and safety mods first...seat, bars and lighting. Make the bike fit YOU first.
As others have already said, the Rushmores have a lot of power and zip right out of the box. I came from a '12 Street Glide to a '14 SGS and was shocked at the performance improvements. Still have a great big smile on my face every time I ride, and I ride quite aggressively!
I was just going to leave the bike stock...but I plan on keeping this one for a long time. They are all very lean from the factory and need to be richened up a bit to cool things down to increase the life of the engine. So a Stage 1 is not a bad idea, but ride it for 1,000 miles first and break it in good. Then you can do the Stage 1 and will have a much better idea of what you want to do and can get some good discounts going aftermarket.
Just ride and enjoy that new bike, you're going to be very surprised on how well it performs right out of the box. JMHO
PS: if you're going with a Daymaker, I highly recommend the Reflector version over the Projectors. There are a lot of complaints regarding the Projectors and many are removing them....can't see them during the day....can't see well at night in the curves. The Reflector version is seen well in the daylight and it lights up the sides of the road much better at night. I have one and love it.
As others have already said, the Rushmores have a lot of power and zip right out of the box. I came from a '12 Street Glide to a '14 SGS and was shocked at the performance improvements. Still have a great big smile on my face every time I ride, and I ride quite aggressively!
I was just going to leave the bike stock...but I plan on keeping this one for a long time. They are all very lean from the factory and need to be richened up a bit to cool things down to increase the life of the engine. So a Stage 1 is not a bad idea, but ride it for 1,000 miles first and break it in good. Then you can do the Stage 1 and will have a much better idea of what you want to do and can get some good discounts going aftermarket.
Just ride and enjoy that new bike, you're going to be very surprised on how well it performs right out of the box. JMHO
PS: if you're going with a Daymaker, I highly recommend the Reflector version over the Projectors. There are a lot of complaints regarding the Projectors and many are removing them....can't see them during the day....can't see well at night in the curves. The Reflector version is seen well in the daylight and it lights up the sides of the road much better at night. I have one and love it.
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Road Master
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From: Earth
I did the SE air kit (not in my sig pic yet), the Street Cannons and a stage I download at about 1K. Definitely woke up an already powerful motor a bit. Since you're not sure about the upgrades at this point, I'd HIGHLY recommend color matched lowers AND saddlebag guards. The lowers give it even more of a 'slammed' look and the guards have already paid for themselves......
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Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Portland, Oregon
Like others here have said, the new 103 is quite powerful. The cams specs are similar to a SE 255 only with a little less lift. Mine runs so well stock that the PV2 install is on hold. The stage 4 kit from SE interested me before I picked up my bike,but now not so much. What I am going to do something about though is the cat heat is irritating, maybe the tuner will help, or just removing the cats. I did add a set of SE CVO 4" cans with a fullsac baffle set, more for the sound but I suppose it runs better too.
As far as power, fuel moto is demonstrating that a good set of slipons is the first major power boost. Look at their thread on the 2015 Road Glide, they document power increases starting with a stock baseline.
I am a fairly conservative rider, no burnouts or wheelies but I do cruise 85 to 90 on the freeways just fine. As Joe Minton said "there is an immediate power increase available at the tip of your left foot." I have a friend that converts that tip into wheelies and burnouts on his 88" Road King, LOL!
Your first post stated you wanted to do this because of warranty issues. If its rolling it into the purchase for payments I certainly understand that, however I don't think any stage one will present a problem with warranty after the fact, at least according to my dealer.
If and when I make a move it will be a PV2 and map from Fuel Moto.
As far as power, fuel moto is demonstrating that a good set of slipons is the first major power boost. Look at their thread on the 2015 Road Glide, they document power increases starting with a stock baseline.
I am a fairly conservative rider, no burnouts or wheelies but I do cruise 85 to 90 on the freeways just fine. As Joe Minton said "there is an immediate power increase available at the tip of your left foot." I have a friend that converts that tip into wheelies and burnouts on his 88" Road King, LOL!
Your first post stated you wanted to do this because of warranty issues. If its rolling it into the purchase for payments I certainly understand that, however I don't think any stage one will present a problem with warranty after the fact, at least according to my dealer.
If and when I make a move it will be a PV2 and map from Fuel Moto.
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Intermediate
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: Florida
PS: if you're going with a Daymaker, I highly recommend the Reflector version over the Projectors. There are a lot of complaints regarding the Projectors and many are removing them....can't see them during the day....can't see well at night in the curves. The Reflector version is seen well in the daylight and it lights up the sides of the road much better at night. I have one and love it.
I indeed will be going with the Daymaker but am confused how to tell the difference between the two you have mentioned. Is the Reflector Version like the ones coming out on the 2015 Road Glides?