Introduction
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Introduction
Hello Touring community, my name is Terry. After owning sportsters, Dyna, Softails, I have purchased my first HD touring model. It is a 2013 street glide with a whopping 2200 miles. I have put about 500 miles on it since I bought it.
First impression is I am pleasantly surprised at how nimble it is. Some of this may be based on coming from a breakout with that big fat tire. I will also say you can feel the extra weight. I do have one question. Does a touring model have the same transmission gears as a Softail? It’s probably my imagination but it feels like it has a higher speed gear set than the previous bikes. The bike is bone stock with the exception of a stage one when it was new.
Thanks,
Terry
First impression is I am pleasantly surprised at how nimble it is. Some of this may be based on coming from a breakout with that big fat tire. I will also say you can feel the extra weight. I do have one question. Does a touring model have the same transmission gears as a Softail? It’s probably my imagination but it feels like it has a higher speed gear set than the previous bikes. The bike is bone stock with the exception of a stage one when it was new.
Thanks,
Terry
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Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. The service manual should give you gear ratios......and I would suspect our gearing is a bit lower due to the extra weight. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding.
Good Luck!!
Good Luck!!
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Hi... there is a slight difference in gearing with the pulley's ....I believe the rear pulley is a 66 tooth on the newer softails an the touring is a 68. I don't know if there are any differences in the transmission gearing when comparing different models 6 speeds to 6 speeds.
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