2000 Ultra running an injected TC 88 with SE cam plate assembly (incl high volume oil pump and hydraulic tensioners), Big Sucker air filter, and Vance & Hines turn-down slip-ons.

This bike really is a pig, performance wise, and I'd like to wake it up some.

I ride mostly one-up, and I ride more aggressively than the average bagger driver, but I'm not a maniac. Day-to-day riding is mostly around town in Silicon Valley (I'm in the construction trades, not the tech sector), but I do get up into the Santa Cruz mountains several times a year for some fun on the twisties. I also use this bike for summer camping trips in the Sierras, and will be riding this summer round-trip to Alaska, loaded down with camping supplies but not with another person on the bike. My lady lost her previous man to a solo crash on the freeway, so she's no longer interested in riding.

I am *totally* open to any and all suggestions on how to wake this bike up, and have in general been thinking a 97" kit, a cam to match my riding needs, head work and throttle body as necessary to take advantage of the increased displacement and a better-breathing cam.

And like so many of us, my budget isn't what I'd like it to be, so I'm happy going with quality 2nd tier products if necessary to save some cash, as long as I'm not going to sacrifice longevity or performance for doing so.

So... what do you think? Thanks in advance!

EDIT: About 50k miles on the clock, and crank run-out is around .003.

 

>>I am *totally* open to any and all suggestions on how to wake this bike up, and have in general been thinking a 97" kit, a cam to match my riding needs, head work and throttle body as necessary to take advantage of the increased displacement and a better-breathing cam.<<

Posted at 4:07am. Up all night thinking about this? LOL
You answered your own question with the statement above. Big bore kit & cam. Browse Andrews or S&S sites for a cam that suits your riding style. There is lots of them available.

 

 

I went with a 98" Muscle kit from Zippers on my 01 TC. Couldn't be happier.

 

 

This is what I'd recommend based on my experience with Fuel Moto. The challenge will be where to have it installed here in the Bay Area if you chose to outsource the work.

I'm still trying to figure out a shop to do my 107 install.

 

 

 

 

There are a couple places in the Bay Area that do good work. RE Engineering in San Jose (close to the Airport) does excellent work. He is a pretty small shop but does everything. Recently had him rebuild a bottom end for a 06 RK and install a TImken conversion). Got it back with just about exactly .001 run out on the crank ... good work. He has a dyno in his shop but currently has no one to run it.

RC Cycle Hayward has been around forever and also has a good reputation. I have not use them since around 2008 but I live very close driving by there several times a week. There are always a dozen bikes in the lot. If anyone can get a MM set up to perform Dyno Bob at RC Cycle can do it.

With respect to the set up I'm running an S&S 98" kit in my son's 06 RK with TW 555-6R cams, D&D Fat Cat 2 into 1 exhaust and head work by Hannon,s in Hayward CA. Compression is set at about 10.3:1. This set up runs circles around my buddies 110" CVO Street Glides and can keep up with me on my 107 build pretty well (he's about 100 lbs lighter, I'm sure that helps)

Fuel Moto also has a 98" Big Bore kit as well but I'm not sure they set up the compression individually for different cam selections. The set of heads I had were previously decked and only 81CC (vs 85CC stock). I believe the FM 98" kit is based on stock head volume, A .030 head gasket and 10:1 compression. I could be mistaken but this is what was explained to me on the phone when I inquired. Some cams, my TW555-6R for example, perform better with a little more compression which is why I went with the S&S option and worked with Hannon's to get the compression set correctly. They actually machined the piston domes slightly to get the compression correct.