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Old Sep 30, 2023 | 01:51 PM
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Question RDRS on a trike

I am converting my 2020 Road Glide to a trike. Is there anything I need to do with the RDRS?
 
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Originally Posted by BigBen
I am converting my 2020 Road Glide to a trike. Is there anything I need to do with the RDRS?
What conversion are you using.

Setting will need to be changed in BCM telling the bike it is a trike now few steps to make all you TPMS work.

This was playing with my 2020 RGL that has a sidecar. I told it that it was a trike using my Centurion.
Likely a few other setting will need changing. RDRS does not use the old ball type BAS.





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When I had my 2020 trike not all rdrs options worked. Hill control doesn’t work and DK didn’t have much luck with traction control in the snow, lol
 
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Originally Posted by Wmitz
When I had my 2020 trike not all rdrs options worked. Hill control doesn’t work and DK didn’t have much luck with traction control in the snow, lol
It should if done right. Traction control on the RDRS is not like how you car works. VHC does care long as clutch is in bike running.
For traction control to work you need Speed sensors bearings. Costly to do. That is how it wo

Just depends on how the company doing the conversion sets things up.
VSS compares front and rear wheel speed and reduces power if they are out side limits.
 

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