New Isolated Drive System for '08
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New Isolated Drive System for '08
What's everybody's take on HD new isolated drive system on the tour line? It goes for alittle over three hundred bucks and will reto to the 07 bike's. Do you think it will make a seat of the pant's diffrence in the quality of the ride? money well spent? I know this question is alittle early but I'd thought I'd ask, Putt
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RE: New Isolated Drive System for '08
I won't be converting simply because I have some pretty serious performance plans in the future and don't want to guinea pig this system with 115+ hp/tq. My '07 rides and runs pretty darn smooth, I can't imagine this does much more to improve. The concept is pretty old. I have a 1965 (I think) Honda CT 90 that uses a very similar system.
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RE: New Isolated Drive System for '08
I would say let others be the guinea pigs and wait about a year before doing it.
ORIGINAL: Puttnutt24
What's everybody's take on HD new isolated drive system on the tour line? It goes for alittle over three hundred bucks and will reto to the 07 bike's. Do you think it will make a seat of the pant's diffrence in the quality of the ride? money well spent? I know this question is alittle early but I'd thought I'd ask, Putt
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What's everybody's take on HD new isolated drive system on the tour line? It goes for alittle over three hundred bucks and will reto to the 07 bike's. Do you think it will make a seat of the pant's diffrence in the quality of the ride? money well spent? I know this question is alittle early but I'd thought I'd ask, Putt
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RE: New Isolated Drive System for '08
I'd have to agree with you Biggzed, this 07 SG is about the smoothest dressers I've owned, and I'd also agree you wouldn't want it if you were planning to run huge numbers. But for a mildly mod'd motor, it sound's like a pretty good deal. I guess we'll just have to wait and see till we can ride one. Hell, if I wanted this thing to run as smooth as a BMW, I guess I should have just bought one, NOT! Putt 
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RE: New Isolated Drive System for '08
Well the metrics have had it since the late Sixties. I've had the back wheel off several of them. They weren't captive like the Harley one looks like. The Japs were big on reducing vibration.
I won't spring for it just yet. It could help, but my IMHOit won't take care of the problem some are reporting. For myself, I don't seem to have this issue.
I won't spring for it just yet. It could help, but my IMHOit won't take care of the problem some are reporting. For myself, I don't seem to have this issue.
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mabe by the time the 2010 models come out HD will have finally overcome the overheating issue with their engines and put a radiator on them. WOW...its hard to beleive that HD is promoting this isolated drive system as some new, better than sliced bread invention that they just perfected and Honda did this way back in the 60s.
I really like my HD but i do think that HD does need to get out of the golden age of motorcycle building and get some more current engineering. Crap HS spen how many millions of $$$$ on engineering a stinking V-Rod. For God sake...get the touring bikes up to snuff.
I really like my HD but i do think that HD does need to get out of the golden age of motorcycle building and get some more current engineering. Crap HS spen how many millions of $$$$ on engineering a stinking V-Rod. For God sake...get the touring bikes up to snuff.
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RE: New Isolated Drive System for '08
Impementing change, desired or regulated, and not radically changing image/appearance of thebike(s) has no doubt been HD's biggest engineering challenge over the past 10 years.
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mabe by the time the 2010 models come out HD will have finally overcome the overheating issue with their engines and put a radiator on them. WOW...its hard to beleive that HD is promoting this isolated drive system as some new, better than sliced bread invention that they just perfected and Honda did this way back in the 60s.
I really like my HD but i do think that HD does need to get out of the golden age of motorcycle building and get some more current engineering. Crap HS spen how many millions of $$$$ on engineering a stinking V-Rod. For God sake...get the touring bikes up to snuff.
mabe by the time the 2010 models come out HD will have finally overcome the overheating issue with their engines and put a radiator on them. WOW...its hard to beleive that HD is promoting this isolated drive system as some new, better than sliced bread invention that they just perfected and Honda did this way back in the 60s.
I really like my HD but i do think that HD does need to get out of the golden age of motorcycle building and get some more current engineering. Crap HS spen how many millions of $$$$ on engineering a stinking V-Rod. For God sake...get the touring bikes up to snuff.
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Being somewhat of a newbie, how hard or involved of an install is this? Is this a DIY job or something for the dealer? I wish Harley would include installation PDFs on their site...
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RE: New Isolated Drive System for '08
ORIGINAL: toastedoat
Being somewhat of a newbie, how hard or involved of an install is this? Is this a DIY job or something for the dealer? I wish Harley would include installation PDFs on their site...
Sean
Being somewhat of a newbie, how hard or involved of an install is this? Is this a DIY job or something for the dealer? I wish Harley would include installation PDFs on their site...
Sean