Touring bike. No traction off the line... LOL
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10-22-2022, 12:37 AM
Touring bike. No traction off the line... LOL
So, I've got a 2014 Ultra limited. Exhaust, catless head pipe, AC, tuned, etc. Mostly run without the tour pack with it being detachable. This bike has a bad nasty traction problem first and second for sure and sometimes gets a touch squirrely in third on occasion.
I know it's heavy and it's got torque, and it ain't a holeshot ride, but goddamn.... It's like the rear tire has ice crystals on it. My Dyna was lighter Yea, but it stuck like glue and launched damn good. This one just blows the rear loose way easy. Stock Dunny replacements front and rear. Anything I can use on the rear at least that has more stick, but will still handle the pack and wife here and there?
I know it's heavy and it's got torque, and it ain't a holeshot ride, but goddamn.... It's like the rear tire has ice crystals on it. My Dyna was lighter Yea, but it stuck like glue and launched damn good. This one just blows the rear loose way easy. Stock Dunny replacements front and rear. Anything I can use on the rear at least that has more stick, but will still handle the pack and wife here and there?
Last edited by David Herman; 10-22-2022 at 12:41 AM.
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10-22-2022, 06:32 AM
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Stage 1 and breaks the tires loose in the first three gears? Maybe stop putting Armor All on your tire? Sorry, that's all I got, lol.
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10-22-2022, 05:42 AM
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10-22-2022, 06:47 AM
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Your bike simply does not have the kind of power it takes to do what you are describing unless you are riding on ice, have covered your tires in Vaseline, or the “etc” part of your mods description includes nitrous.
This is an exaggerated bragging post. It is kind of like posts that claim a bike pulls so hard that the rider’s arms are pulled out of their shoulder’s sockets and other such claims.
But, I guess if this was examined from a serious point of view, I have encountered people that thought their back tire lacked traction when launching and shifting gears and what it ended up being was their clutch was slipping, not the back tire, and that’s why their engine revs were outpacing their forward motion. So, OP, have a look at your clutch if you are in fact serious.
This is an exaggerated bragging post. It is kind of like posts that claim a bike pulls so hard that the rider’s arms are pulled out of their shoulder’s sockets and other such claims.
But, I guess if this was examined from a serious point of view, I have encountered people that thought their back tire lacked traction when launching and shifting gears and what it ended up being was their clutch was slipping, not the back tire, and that’s why their engine revs were outpacing their forward motion. So, OP, have a look at your clutch if you are in fact serious.
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