Wiz
Thanks. Was the freeway rpm difference noticable? My calcs make it more like 2.4 larger teeth on the rear, but that is splitting hairs. That sounds like what I was looking for. Forgive this newby question, but does changing the belt require removing the rear wheel?

Wiz
What size new drive belt did you end up getting, you recall? Do you just specify the size you need at the HD parts, or is it special order aftermarket?

Well freeway speeds / RPM really didn’t change all that much, maybe an extra couple of hundred but nothing like revving it’s **** off, If anything rolling on the throttle in 5th at 50-60-70 mph you do notice a sence of urgency to accelerate better than the stock front pully.
Now I achieved what I was looking for and I honestly think this is the way the bike should have been put to market as the 50-70 mph range is where pretty much most of us ride.
With both the wife and I on the bike I find 5th is a more usable gear rather than buzzing round in 4th unless I’m on a freeway then you have good overtaking response.

As far as changing out the belt , you remove the rear exhaust and support bracket, take off the front pully cover and then take out the bottom bolt and loosen the top bolt of the exhaust side rear shock.

If ta dont have one already, it’ll be a good idea to get a work shop manual.

Wiz Out 🍺

I inquired at my local HD stealership and was told that the belt I required for a 1 tooth smaller front pully was not a stock item so I had them order me one which was a drag specialties 135 T

But now if you go with getting a larger rear pully ( and that’s if you can find one that’s 3 teeth larger to fit the sporty ) and don’t jam up with ya belt guard ETC )

The stock belt will do Nicely.

A guy that I used to ride with “ said “ he knew a guy 🙄 that knew a guy that knew a guy that put a 27 front on his sporty If ya believe that 🤥 , But is was a rev munger and only good for wheelies

Hope this helps ya out





Wiz 🍻

Thanks and it does. I have to apologize as I no sooner posted that then told myself, "you have a manual, look it up". So I did. I was out cruizin today, had to make a run to town about 50 mile round trip. I was flowing with the traffic on the freeway at 80 mph and realized, this is this bikes sweet spot. Crazy smooth. Problem is that speed would surely attract unwanted company with many lights on their vehicles. Then I remembered this thread and thought I should get that smaller pully. That might bring the sweet spot down to 75 or maybe 70 right where it should be.

So this will be my next project. Kinda funny since the 883 guys want to gear up and you geared down and soon so will I. This bike is plenty fast enough for me but the low speed change will be welcomed.

Your welcome, But don’t forget the pully change will change your actual road speed as apposed to the display speed on ya Speedo.

Your going to need a tuner like the power vision to make an ECM adjustment to correct this.

Wizzing Along 🥃

Do you think the dealer could do that?