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Aug 25, 2009 | 03:30 PM

#11

piasspj

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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74

I'd drop down to a lower gear on the hills. cost = $0
You might want to check compression before deciding what motor work you may want. cost = $0 (if you have the tools or a friend who does). Most good indy's would do it for little or next to nothing.

Might be time for a tune up.

Aug 25, 2009 | 03:42 PM

#12

Gliden

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From: NJ

Just took a jaunt from North to South Jersey yesterday on the Garden State Parkway. Me in 09 SG my buddy on a 06 103CC Ultra.

He must of had a lead foot yesterday. Average speed was 85 MPH except when he rolled it on and passed a NJ State Trooper cresting 90 MPH + with me right behind him. I'm still speachless that the troopewr never pulled out. We blew past him with him facing us with his radar gun and he just let us blow by........

My neck actually hurts today from doing 90 MPH for about 120 miles straight...
More power......nah...I'm good..LOL

Aug 25, 2009 | 03:52 PM

#13

1stGlide

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From: Colorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by piasspj

I agree. If everything is ok then go for the cams. I put a set of HD 204's in my '06 because I generally ride at 5k feet or higher and sometimes 2 up. I wanted to be able to pull hills that I had to step down a gear to do. Since the cam install I can climb hills in 5th that before I had to kick it down to 4th. No more HP, just better use of the power I have. Fuel mileage suffered some.

Aug 25, 2009 | 04:17 PM

#14

bob2002

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From: Allentown,Pa.

Power

Quote:

Originally Posted by WindDamage

Okay ,, First with 49k on the clock.

1.Check your cam chain tensioner's

2.Harley has a new replacement kit.

3. Put a set of Andrews 21 cams and find a good tuner.

4.With the bike being used and with 49k this is all I would do!!!!
I think you will be happy with the bump in power...

What he said and a TTS or SERT

Aug 25, 2009 | 05:43 PM

#15

bnagel

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6th Gear

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bob2002

What he said and a TTS or SERT

What is that? I said earlier I was new and green to the Harley talk. Thanks.

Also had the oil pump frag on it last fall and rebuilt bearings and such with new plugs. Not looking for huge power. Great info guys! Keep it coming for my simple brain.

Aug 26, 2009 | 09:46 AM

#16

1931jamesw

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bnagel

SERT (screamin eagle race tuner) has been updated and is now a SEST (screamin eagle super tuner) TTS is effectively the same thing made from a different company. Go to the search in the dark blue tool bar on this forum and type in fuel tuner or something similar (fuel management, TTS, SERT, SEST, Power Commander, Fuel Moto are some other good ideas to type in the search function). There is a plethera of information on fuel management systems. They really do help tremendously and allow your bike to run cooler too.

Aug 26, 2009 | 11:35 AM

#17

RK4ME

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From: west Michigan

With a Stage 1 setup, you're probably still running too lean. I recently installed a PC5 from Fuel Moto on my '04 Road King and it made it run like it should. You can install
that yourself. Fuel mileage may drop.

Aug 26, 2009 | 12:04 PM

#18

ucadam

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