What am I doing wrong? Take 2
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What am I doing wrong? Take 2
First, let me start by stating that I enjoy this forum and there is some good information to be found. I have had my 08 Street Glide for 9 weeks during which time I've put more than 7,600 miles on it, including a just-concluded 4,400-mile, 13-state loop around the southeastern part of the country. It's my first Harley, but not my first bike\\\\\\; I've been riding for years. In fact on this trip, I just concluded my effort to ride in the 48 continental states, and one of my riding partners has a '99 EG with 67,000 miles that has been in all 48 continental states with me. But, since he has an older bagger, he couldn’t answer all of these.
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1) I've read that you need extra tools and tap and die kit to mount a fork baffle. I bought one at a dealer on my trip and installed it in the parking lot using only the supplied hex key. What did I do wrong?
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2) I've read advice that Deal's Gap is too dangerous to ride on a Harley. Well, I just did it, along with mountain roads that are comparable, on my SG. I've alos ridden these roads previously. Here's what I found - the SG handles better than my Road Stars did. It was a lot of fun and very enjoyable to ride constantly leaning one way or the other. What did I do wrong?
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The throttle-by-wire has not tried to kill me, not once and the system works just fine. Other than not calling it fly-by-wire, what am I doing wrong?
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The cruise control unit attached to the TBW has also not tried to kill me. It disengages as advertised by using either brake, the clutch and rolling the throttle foward. What am I doing wrong?
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I'm sitting on a big, air-cooled engine and it generates heat. I don't find this to be that much more than any other air-cooled engine that I've experienced. When it's hot out and your sitting on a heat source, it's going to be hot. I've not thought my legs were burning through my jeans and I've not found the heat to be so bad that I need to "spend thousands of dollars" to fix the MoCo's "bad" design. What's wrong with me?
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On my recent trip, I averaged nearly 45 miles per gallon with a good mix of roads and speeds. The low was 38 and the high 52. It will vary depending on the speed and your right hand. The bike never felt under powered and again, I don't feel the need to spend additional thousands to "make the bike the way it should have come from Harley." What am I doing wrong?
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Fifth gear does whine a little (but not nearly as much as some posters on this forum), but I don't care because it's a straight cut gear that's going to make a little noise. And, I can't hear it over the radio, so it doesn't bother me. When the radio's not on, it fades into the background and doesn't bother me. What am I doing wrong?
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I don't believe that sixth gear is a "waste" that is only usable at very high speeds. You can cruise in sixth at speeds just above 50 and still keep the rpms around 2000 so the engine isn't lugging. Also, at highway speeds you can accelerate in sixth to pass, and don't always have to downshift to fifth. What's wrong with me?