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Went on a 90 mile cruise to Tramontin Harley-Davidson. Noticed that during the ride, the head temps were pretty high, 370-380 at times. Figured it was due to going up hills, 2up in mid 80s heat. But as we got close, I noticed under load a dull metal 'cling' that wasnt inline with the sewing machine sound. bought some shirts, financed before you ask, and headed back, but noticed the sound was back. Stopped at a walmart and checked my quick tune. Somehow my Spark advance was still set, but my fuel had been reset to 0! Now im running a Crush AC instead of the impact I had when it was tuned so I added 5% to compensate. I added 6% global back, no more sound, and the temps were MUCH lower (340-350). Took some logs too, but Im sure it was running lean and pinging under load. going back to the tuner tomorrow for a top up anyway.
then my wife took some shots of me on the bike.
So are you saying you are using both at the same time ?
Seems like you would only use one (Muller) or the other (Easy Pull)
but not both at the same time...
thanks for any info
T.
For a while I did actually use both and it was great. But I found that the after-market clutch ramps + bigger ball bearings made it extremely important to have accurate clutch adjustment. Otherwise, on my bike, it starts to slip. Then I start seeing more powdery metal filings stuck to the magnetic plug of the transmission oil.
So I went back to the stock HD ramps and ball bearings and kept the Easy Pull. The Easy Pull merely increases the distance between the hook (where the clutch cable coupling attaches itself) from the center, making it easier for the cable to pull. It doesn't change how you adjust your clutch. Still very easy to operate the clutch.
Went on a 90 mile cruise to Tramontin Harley-Davidson. Noticed that during the ride, the head temps were pretty high, 370-380 at times. Figured it was due to going up hills, 2up in mid 80s heat. But as we got close, I noticed under load a dull metal 'cling' that wasnt inline with the sewing machine sound. bought some shirts, financed before you ask, and headed back, but noticed the sound was back. Stopped at a walmart and checked my quick tune. Somehow my Spark advance was still set, but my fuel had been reset to 0! Now im running a Crush AC instead of the impact I had when it was tuned so I added 5% to compensate. I added 6% global back, no more sound, and the temps were MUCH lower (340-350). Took some logs too, but Im sure it was running lean and pinging under load. going back to the tuner tomorrow for a top up anyway.
then my wife took some shots of me on the bike.
Very cool photos! Is it the photographer, the camera, or photo-shopping...they are really nice!
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