solid motor sprocket VS. SE compensator
Road Captain
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From: Richardson, Tx
That's what I did to an 07 Ultra Classic I had and it worked great. The 07 and 08 have different gear ratios than previous years. They changed it back in 09. The gearing made first gear too tall and lots of compensator issues. The solid gear fixed mine. Never had a problem.
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Joined: Jan 2015
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From: Live Oak
There is the BDL version, a few on here have been using,so far so good, waiting for long term endurance evaluations, Also GMR the Compensaver maker is testing a PEEK thrust washer to replace the needle bearings in the 14a version SE comp, Which I ended up with at the time I needed to replace mine. I've been watching and waiting patiently. So far no Issues with the new SE comp, I installed with the compensaver and Hayden tensioner.
I don't know much but your primary chain looks too tight. I installed the Hayden M6 on my 09 heritage and replaced it with the Attitude Adjuster within a month because it made chain too tight and I started hearing **** I wasn't comfortable with. Been a few months now and no problems with the manual adjuster and no new noises. Compensator is stock and has 15k on it and still ok...
Road Warrior
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From: Minden LA
Riders complain about a solid drivetrain ( knuck, pan, shovel) as they get driveline shocks with changes in throttle position.
the comp gives some cush, esp as the TC 103 makes almost twice the power and 1/2 the flywheel weight of my '53 74".
the comp seems to be the next weak link in the chain we find when doing performance work.
I've been ok with my evo comps for many many miles ( and my FXRP is a hipo motor).
My 09 is staying at stage 1 and so far, so good.
I think the comp works harder in the TC because of the lighter bottom end
But...
You could certainly try a solid drive but I don't know how streetable you'd find it
the belt drive primaries are usually solid drive
mike
the comp gives some cush, esp as the TC 103 makes almost twice the power and 1/2 the flywheel weight of my '53 74".
the comp seems to be the next weak link in the chain we find when doing performance work.
I've been ok with my evo comps for many many miles ( and my FXRP is a hipo motor).
My 09 is staying at stage 1 and so far, so good.
I think the comp works harder in the TC because of the lighter bottom end
But...
You could certainly try a solid drive but I don't know how streetable you'd find it
the belt drive primaries are usually solid drive
mike
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From: Live Oak
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From: RVA
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at 130hp 130tq, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the op has done the bottom end,if so no worries,it will feel a little harsh unless your still running the ids.
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From: Rockwall,TX
This is almost as bad as peoples opinions as which oil is better. My 49 pan with a stroked and cammed SS motor would feel pretty harsh if you lugged it down with low rpm and rpm was low enough that the cam would try and lope. I would just drop a gear and all was good again. no drama. If you cant handle chain slap then run a comp sprocket and keep the rpm up. problem solved.