View Poll Results: Is your bike Stock or have you modified her ?
Stock
43
22.87%
Stage 1
66
35.11%
Stage 2
30
15.96%
Stage 3
12
6.38%
Stage 4
20
10.64%
Not in a Stage category but I did upgrade the motor to make my bike perform better.
17
9.04%
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Is your Engine Stock or Modified ?
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Road Captain
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From: New York
Is your Engine Stock or Modified ?
Just curious. Stock was to slow for me. Did a Stage 1 and wasn't impressed so I went to a Stage 4. Much better but I confess that I could use a little more.
Then there are guys that run stock and don't need the extra power. It's a cruiser and I'm just cruising man. I can respect this.
So ... What did you do ?
Then there are guys that run stock and don't need the extra power. It's a cruiser and I'm just cruising man. I can respect this.
So ... What did you do ?
Last edited by Totally Bored; Sep 27, 2012 at 07:58 AM.
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 686
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From: Central Wisconsin
Just the Stage 1.
I am not a speed freak and I like controllable power.
Good thing my father in law is a speed freak and I have seen him dump a lot of $ into his motor and got to ride his bike. Fun, but he sure doesn't use all that power too often.
I am not a speed freak and I like controllable power.
Good thing my father in law is a speed freak and I have seen him dump a lot of $ into his motor and got to ride his bike. Fun, but he sure doesn't use all that power too often.
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Joined: Dec 2009
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From: san diego
have a 110, have balanced, trued, and welded the flywheels, H-beam rods, dave mackie heads, with bigger valves, ported and polished, flycut, 10.5 pistons, .598 cams (mackie) lefty brgs on both sides 58mm throttle body TP rocker boxes, roller rockers, and rev performance's EMS fuel system. runs pretty darn good!! not a stage kit by any means
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,109
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From: Tampa, FL
Didn't do mine as any kit, but assume it is equivalent to Stage 3.
Stage 1 HD AC
Custom bored to 103 ci
Andrew 54h cams.
I assume stage 4 would be porting the heads. And obviously new pipes for me. I'm happy with the slip-ons for now though.
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Road Captain
Joined: May 2010
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From: New York
I'm really just curious about Stock vs Modified.
Stock Harley's are to slow for me but they are fine for many people and I'm curious what the poll will eventually show. I have to admit that at 51, I tend to drive a little slower every year and its more about the cruise than the speed but I still like the awesome power.
If I list a description of what each Stage is someone is gonna come by and complain that I got it wrong. If the poster don't know what Stage they did but they modified there bike to perform better than just pick category 6. Or... Just wing it and pick a category you think you fit in. To many variables and lots of research needed to make that poll accurate. We could start a never ending thread on a poll like that ...lol
Last edited by Totally Bored; Sep 27, 2012 at 09:26 AM.
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Stage 1 - no desire to uprgrade at this time. My last bike was a TC88 and had a lot of work done but I am pretty happy with the 103. As long as I don't take anyone's bike out for a ride, I think it will remain as-is. If I don't know what I'm missing - I'm not missing anything.