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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 09:42 AM
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Hey guys im runnin a 2012 street glide. Se254 cams se heavy breather v&h power duals and 4" rineharts performance baffles. My issue is i had this happen once before when beatin on it and it just happened to me today. I finally got it dyno tuned so i had to beat on it a bit to make sure everything was tip top shape. Upon bangin up thru the gears i just got into maybe 4th wacked the throttle wide open and it dropped into 3rd. Is this a compensator or trans issue
 

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Hey guys im runnin a 2012 street glide. Se254 cams se heavy breather v&h power duals and 4" rineharts performance baffles. My issue is i had this happen once before when beatin on it and it just happened to me today. I finally got it dyno tuned so i had to beat on it a bit to make sure everything was tip top shape. Upon bangin up thru the gears i just got into maybe 4th wacked the throttle wide open and it dropped into 3rd. Is this a compensator or trans issue
Maybe you didn't get it all the way into 4th before you wacked it. Is it showing any other signs of a failed compensator? If you don't know what the signs are there are several threads on here that will enlighten you.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 11:54 AM
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Sounds like a rider issue to me! Banging gears isn't a very wise way of riding - be a bit more careful when making changes. It is possible that when making one gear change you are not releasing the positive-stop mechanism so it can properly reset, before you try to make the next change.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 12:30 PM
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Not the comp. Could be a trans issue but more likely pilot error.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2014 | 01:38 PM
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It also seems to be havin a hard time starting. Takes a good bit longer then usual and can really hear the compressio in it before it starts. Guess ill let it sit a day and try it on a cold start and see how it starts.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2014 | 08:39 AM
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i wouldn't think it's a comp. issue,operator error more likely. maybe the trans trap door bearing are getting bad and you have side play in the shafts.
 
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bent shifting forks from beating on it, not locking in completely before releasing clutch, if you are using the clutch.
They all do that, it is normal
 
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