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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 02:17 PM
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did harley improve on the compensators on the 2012 s
 
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 02:21 PM
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did harley improve on the compensators on the 2012 s
Well, in 2011 they put the SE Comp's in, as stock... as far as improving on them, not to my knowledge.. is that your question, or?
 
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by jbmss
did harley improve on the compensators on the 2012 s
Theres a different version of the SE compensator that was released jun 2011. The old version SE compensator had a steel thrust washer. The new version of the SE compensator has a plastic thrust washer with spiral groves in it.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by lionsm13
Well, in 2011 they put the SE Comp's in, as stock... as far as improving on them, not to my knowledge.. is that your question, or?
ws wondering if harley fixed the problem with the compenstors or is the problem still there with the 2012 s?
 
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I'm still trying to figure out what the compensator problem is. Zero problems on my '08 and trust me I am not easy on the launching.
 
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