Crate motor or Upgrades
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Crate motor or Upgrades
This is my very first post on this forum, so not sure I am even posting in the correct area, but here it goes. I have a brand new 2008 105th Anniversary Heritage Classic I am getting ready to start riding. It has been in preservation since it was sold. I have spent the past year plus locating every OEM custom part that was made available at the time including all anniversary medallion labeled parts about 187 parts in all and so I am down to just one missing part I cant find, but I am keeping my fingers crossed I will find it. The motor only now has a couple miles on it and so I am not going to do anything right now, but I know I am going to want to add a lot more power to it and I want to start putting a plan together and so I am hoping I can get some input to my questions here. Should I look at getting a new Screamin Eagle crate motor like a 110 or does anyone know if SE even still makes a crate motor that will fit my bike? If they do, what is available? I have also been looking at just buying another motor off ebay for the cases and then having S&S or Revolution build a motor for me. I wouldn't mind doing upgrades on the existing motor, but I was looking at starting with increasing the stroke and so since this would be pretty invasive, I prefer not to doing it to the matching number motor. I want something with a lot more power, but also something that is bulletproof, so just looking for some ideas here. Just assume, finances are not an issue. The biggest issues would be down time and potentially ruining the motor the bike came with, but outside of that I am open to considering just about anything as long as there is nothing extreme in the way of external parts like a blower etc. Once I finish adding all the 187 parts I will post a new picture. Thank you for any input you can lend in advance.
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It was just something I wanted to do to see if it could be done as a complete OEM bike. I still don't plan on riding it that much as it will be more of a conversation piece. It was not easy finding everything, but I learned a lot going through the process. I have my other bikes that are far from OEM and I will continue to ride them often.
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JMHO and I certainly could be mistaken, but it sounds like the OP thinks 105th anniversary along with all the associated parts adds value to the motorcycle for a possible resale but sadly, that just isn't the case and thinking that way should not influence decisions with regart to performance upgrades. The money spent on those anciallary parts would be better spent on the considered performance upgrades.
Again, JMHO, but if the OP does not plan to DIY the performance upgrades, finding a competent local builder to help develop and execute a build plan would be the way to go. However, if down time is a influencing factor, replacing the OEM motor with an S&S crate motor would be the way to go. A competent shop and tuner will still be key to completing the process.
Again, JMHO, but if the OP does not plan to DIY the performance upgrades, finding a competent local builder to help develop and execute a build plan would be the way to go. However, if down time is a influencing factor, replacing the OEM motor with an S&S crate motor would be the way to go. A competent shop and tuner will still be key to completing the process.
Last edited by djl; Oct 10, 2022 at 01:12 PM.