New Baker 6 speed?

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Jul 21, 2008 | 06:40 PM

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Lucky66

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RE: New 6 speed

Anybody have knowledge of the Baker trans? I hear Baker makes the best trans around.

Jul 21, 2008 | 09:11 PM

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shooter64

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RE: New 6 speed

I sell a bout fifty of them a year.....there is NO better transmission....and it's made in the USA....Bert Baker has it figured out on trannys.

Jul 21, 2008 | 10:48 PM

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RE: New 6 speed

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I'm just wondering which is going to be the better Trans. Screaming Eagle 6 speed v.s. Baker 6 speed. I'm assuming the Baker, but I have no personal knowledge to base that on.

I've had both. No comparison...Baker is superior.

Jul 22, 2008 | 12:54 PM

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wallyn

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RE: New 6 speed

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Same as the stock 5 speed but putting it in 6th would have a drop in RPM right?

If you install the OD6 you would get a drop in cruising RPMs.

Jul 22, 2008 | 07:29 PM

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hoofnhog

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RE: New 6 speed

Baker makes great boxes..no doubt..... there F6F, (factory six fix), is the best deal around or fixing the late model HD 6gear tranny...... I went with the S&amp\\;S 6 speed tranny on my '03 tail and it is the bomb..... shifts oh so just slightly smoother than the Baker DD6, ( at least the 3 that I have ridden), shifts much more "precise" with heavy throttle clutchless upshifts a piece of cake..... AND cruising RPMs in 6th are lower so 70-75 is vibrationless.... worth every penny!

Aug 11, 2008 | 02:38 PM

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shad1340

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When you install a DD, the countershaft sprocket on the engine needs to be larger. This is where the rpm drop in 6 comes from, even though it is 1:1. Everything I read says that the DD is far superior to the OD and when the trans in my Softail finally goes, it'll be Baker going in.