Knowing where the power curves are on Harley's, I never desired a 6th gear. on my 2002 Ultra Classic, I usually run 55 in 4th gear on back roads, less shifting. On interstates, 5th gear. My bike runs fine at 3200-3400 traveling all day. 1000 miles in 24 hours even.

 

Local Indy shop will be installing the Baker comp in the very near future as soon as it gets here. My stock comp lasted about 15k before it started making noise and my SE comp lasted about 6k before it made the clunking noise. I think the reason for the failure on some and not others is due to the inconsistent manufacturing of the springs. From reading about the Baker unit when it first came out there were issues with the spring and they went with a different manufacturer for their springs which seems to have resolved the issue. Mark at Baker, is this correct about the Baker springs?

 

Installed the baker comp along with the Hayden M6-BT07 primary chain adjuster. I now have a little over 500 miles after the install. The adjuster made noise for the first 150 miles but quieted down after that. My bike is now way more quiet than before all the clunking is gone and it shifts better than when it was new.

 

Sorry I didn't see your question before but yea there were some warped springs that we found. Glad it's working out for you.
Three things are needed for a healthy Baker compensator.

Chain alignment needs to be within .030"
Crank runout needs to be less then .003
Torque needs to be less then 130 foot pounds

 

My SE comp just gave it up after about 35,000 miles. It was hard to start my scoot (would make very bad crunching sounds) and would act funny at times coasting to a stop also (like it was binding up).

I replaced it with the newest SE comp (the one with the bearing and the T70 bolt) and followed the installation procedure (175 ft/pds is a lot) and now it seems like the comp is too tight. It starts the bike fine, but if the RPM dips below 1000 (seems worse on first startup of the day) you hear a clunking sound. I pulled the primary cover after about 600 miles and everything appears normal but the clunk is still there once in a while (I raised the idle RPM with the PV to closer to 1100 and this helps).

I was wondering (since Mark stated the Baker comp should be torqued to less than 130) if anyone has tried to install the SE comp and used less torque than the HD recommended spec? Also, has anyone experienced a low rpm clunk when installing the SE comp?