How’s your 107 doing?
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Tourer
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: British Columbia, Canada
How’s your 107 doing?
I haven’t seen any posts recently about 107 builds or projects, so I thought I would throw this out there. I guess those who have their 107’s running are out riding and having too much fun.
My 107 is running great when I can get out and ride. After an initial 50 mile ride and oil change I was able to get over 200 miles on over the Easter weekend with beautiful spring weather and temps in the high 60’s. The bike has incredible power now. It pulls like a freight train. I still haven’t taken it much over 3500 rpm and I haven’t found any need to (yet). I can only imagine what it will be like after I have it fully broken in. On the highway, passing is effortless (5th gear roll on is amazing).
I woke up this morning to 2 inches of snow so I’m just a little depressed.
I have to keep telling myself the warm weather is coming…….take a deep breath………it’s coming…….breath again.
My 107 is running great when I can get out and ride. After an initial 50 mile ride and oil change I was able to get over 200 miles on over the Easter weekend with beautiful spring weather and temps in the high 60’s. The bike has incredible power now. It pulls like a freight train. I still haven’t taken it much over 3500 rpm and I haven’t found any need to (yet). I can only imagine what it will be like after I have it fully broken in. On the highway, passing is effortless (5th gear roll on is amazing).
I woke up this morning to 2 inches of snow so I’m just a little depressed.
I have to keep telling myself the warm weather is coming…….take a deep breath………it’s coming…….breath again.
3rd Gear
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Wisconsin
Picked my street glide up a couple of weeks ago with a new 107 and have put only 150 on it due to crap weather. I was hoping to have it broken in by now so I could get a final tune and really have some fun. But with the impending 2 straight weeks of forecasted rain who knows when I'll actually be able to ride.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,096
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From: San Jose
No news is good news. People love to complain on these forums, but if there is no problem, we don't sing the praise as easily.
If your confident the motor is good, I would progressively start running it a little harder and higher in the revs, the rings are the only thing to "break in", and they are probably about there by now.
If your confident the motor is good, I would progressively start running it a little harder and higher in the revs, the rings are the only thing to "break in", and they are probably about there by now.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
Would love to do a 107, just can't justify the $3K right now for the Hell Raiser kit, as I would not do the 107 w/out dong the crank work too, which is the weak link in the scheme of things as far as I'm concerned.
I just had the Fuelmoto 107 Hellraiser build done on my Rocker (go pick it up Tuesday) and I to felt the same way and had the crank done.
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Long Island, NY
Really like my 107" build a lot. Power is real good and so is the reliability. It was broken in on the dyno at the time of the build, so I've been riding it hard since day 1.
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Joined: Mar 2007
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From: TOAK western branch
Mines doing great! Still sittin on the bench waitin for the crank to show up but it looks good.
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