117" Officially Started!!!!
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Road Warrior
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From: Houston, TX
Funny picture!!
My backrest used to stay in my saddle bag and only come out on long trips or special occasions.... Now it stays on all the time :-)
Jungle Joe,
I went with 124 because it's the same price.... Well, if you are going to replace your crankshaft anyway it is....
117 S&S crankshaft, cylinders, and Pistons...
Same price as
124 crankshaft, cylinders, and Pistons....
(I guess Pistons might even be the exact same)
But I guess the point is if you are buying a crankshaft anyway, you can get another 7 cubic inches for essentially free.....
I will work on a sound clip soon :-)
My backrest used to stay in my saddle bag and only come out on long trips or special occasions.... Now it stays on all the time :-)
Jungle Joe,
I went with 124 because it's the same price.... Well, if you are going to replace your crankshaft anyway it is....
117 S&S crankshaft, cylinders, and Pistons...
Same price as
124 crankshaft, cylinders, and Pistons....
(I guess Pistons might even be the exact same)
But I guess the point is if you are buying a crankshaft anyway, you can get another 7 cubic inches for essentially free.....
I will work on a sound clip soon :-)
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Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Houston, TX
Video Clip
Kind of crappy.....
did it in a hurry right after work.....
Regular / normal / slow take off..... then I romp on it a little....
you can hear a car honk at me - not everyone appreciates the bike :-)
did it in a hurry right after work.....
Regular / normal / slow take off..... then I romp on it a little....
you can hear a car honk at me - not everyone appreciates the bike :-)
Cruiser
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From: Arizona
That thing sounds bad a$$. Bet your neighbors love you Lol !
What do you think of the solid crank sprocket looks pretty smooth
When you take off, is it more of a bang when going into first gear.
Thank for the video.
What do you think of the solid crank sprocket looks pretty smooth
When you take off, is it more of a bang when going into first gear.
Thank for the video.
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Road Warrior
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From: Houston, TX
The solid sprocket isn't bad.... But it's noisy. I think we are going to put in a baker manual linkage tensioner to quiet it down some....
Got a little over 300 miles on it now.... I love it!!!! I haven't spun the tire or pulled the front wheel once. I'm sure it would if I beat on it in low gear.... But rolling the throttle a little in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th sends the bike off like a rocket!!!! Amazing torque!!'
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Shifting into 1st, from N is very smooth. That is probably more the thick tranny fluid than anything else.
The solid sprocket isn't bad.... But it's noisy. I think we are going to put in a baker manual linkage tensioner to quiet it down some....
Got a little over 300 miles on it now.... I love it!!!! I haven't spun the tire or pulled the front wheel once. I'm sure it would if I beat on it in low gear.... But rolling the throttle a little in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th sends the bike off like a rocket!!!! Amazing torque!!'
The solid sprocket isn't bad.... But it's noisy. I think we are going to put in a baker manual linkage tensioner to quiet it down some....
Got a little over 300 miles on it now.... I love it!!!! I haven't spun the tire or pulled the front wheel once. I'm sure it would if I beat on it in low gear.... But rolling the throttle a little in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th sends the bike off like a rocket!!!! Amazing torque!!'
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A good friend of mine has a S&S 124 that I have had the privilage of riding it a couple of times, I don't remember the dyno numbers in comparison to yours but when I grabbed a hand full of throttle in the upper gears it had serious *****. He is always screwing with the crotch rocket groups.
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A good friend of mine has a S&S 124 that I have had the privilage of riding it a couple of times, I don't remember the dyno numbers in comparison to yours but when I grabbed a hand full of throttle in the upper gears it had serious *****. He is always screwing with the crotch rocket groups.