Cams for 103
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,579
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From: SC
Are you sure about this? I sat on a 2011 96" ride last weekend to check out the seat. Seat was awesome by the way. In addition, there was another RKC there with the 103 powerpak option. Curious now....
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 580
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From: Colorado
According to HD it is. The Road King standard has the 96".
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,236
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From: lancaster, pa
im going with the 259 cams this winter with 103 build.Ive been waiting for people to report back on them and made my choice,not alot of feedback.They like compression.So im going to make shure hopefully I can give them enough,so the low end still rips.I like that they are just below what would be called a high lift cam so as to avoid haveing to buy a bunch of other stuff that a build over the top would require.myself and the People i ride with all like to ride fast on the highways of central pa(pa autobaun).they are a bolt on cam but need some attention to clearances of the rocker plate thingey.cam chest should be ok and geomitry should be ok.It was like pulling teeth to find all i will need to install these but like i said its just under the raidar,no worries..ect
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,523
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From: Illinois
To the OP, many people love the 255's, and swear by them. It's not my cam of choice, but it fits many rider's style of riding. You can go with ANY SE cam and not void your warranty, so the second dealer if full of ****, other than telling you that he will only install a cam that he "believes in". Also, don't pay a lot of attention to many of the other posters here, there are a lot of them that are full of ****. Once you've been on this site for a little while you'll know who know's what they're talking about, and who doesn't know ****.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,615
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
Hi all,
I'm getting a 2011 Road King Classic, and to keep the warranty was going to have the SE 255 cams installed. My local dealer thought this was a fine idea. However, I was pricing the work out at another dealer, and they told me they wouldn't recommend the 255s, they would only do the 211s, which according to them would also require a big bore upgrade. Am I getting hosed by one or the other, or is it just more of a personal preference thing? Thanks!
I'm getting a 2011 Road King Classic, and to keep the warranty was going to have the SE 255 cams installed. My local dealer thought this was a fine idea. However, I was pricing the work out at another dealer, and they told me they wouldn't recommend the 255s, they would only do the 211s, which according to them would also require a big bore upgrade. Am I getting hosed by one or the other, or is it just more of a personal preference thing? Thanks!
There are plenty of threads on cams here and you will find much feedback if you do a search.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 6,532
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From: SoCal
im going with the 259 cams this winter with 103 build.Ive been waiting for people to report back on them and made my choice,not alot of feedback.They like compression.So im going to make shure hopefully I can give them enough,so the low end still rips.I like that they are just below what would be called a high lift cam so as to avoid haveing to buy a bunch of other stuff that a build over the top would require.myself and the People i ride with all like to ride fast on the highways of central pa(pa autobaun).they are a bolt on cam but need some attention to clearances of the rocker plate thingey.cam chest should be ok and geomitry should be ok.It was like pulling teeth to find all i will need to install these but like i said its just under the raidar,no worries..ect
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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,479
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From: SoCal
Nope, you could put cams in that you made yourself in your garage, the only thing voided would be any damage caused by the non-approved part. All the other parts would still be covered under warranty, this is federal law. Better yet, it's up to the warrantor (dealer or HD) to prove that the non-approved part caused the failure before declaring the work void under warranty.
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: SoCal
Nope, you could put cams in that you made yourself in your garage, the only thing voided would be any damage caused by the non-approved part. All the other parts would still be covered under warranty, this is federal law. Better yet, it's up to the warrantor (dealer or HD) to prove that the non-approved part caused the failure before declaring the work void under warranty.