I forgot to shift...
I forgot to shift...
So I am leading a group of bikes on a back road and we get stuck behind a big truck. When a passing lane comes and it is clear, I twist the throttle and accelerate rather quickly and when I look down at the speedometer the bike is coming up on 90 mph. So I figure, that should be fast enough and I start to let off the throttle and as I do that, I notice it says 5 at the bottom of the speedometer. I was in 5th and never shifted into 6th.
The bike is stock except for the V&H dual slash cut slip ons, so maybe I don't need to do the stage one and put in a cam like I was thinking!
My 13 Super Glide Custom had the 103 Stage II kit with SE255 cams, and I got rid of it because I thought I would kill myself, after realizing I was shifting into 6th at 100 mph.
I must have been out to lunch thinking the Limited with a 103 would be a slower bike.
The bike is stock except for the V&H dual slash cut slip ons, so maybe I don't need to do the stage one and put in a cam like I was thinking!
My 13 Super Glide Custom had the 103 Stage II kit with SE255 cams, and I got rid of it because I thought I would kill myself, after realizing I was shifting into 6th at 100 mph.
I must have been out to lunch thinking the Limited with a 103 would be a slower bike.
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OP, I have the 96 on my SG and last year had an Ultra loaner with the 103 for a week. WOW, what a difference - much more "response" when twisting the throttle!
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I have a 113 CI S&S motor in my "geezer glide" wanna race?
Actually I have to add a brace/bracket to keep it all from
twisting out of the frame but yeah then we can race.
Actually I have to add a brace/bracket to keep it all from
twisting out of the frame but yeah then we can race.
Last edited by Ray on the drums; Jul 15, 2015 at 11:31 AM.
