Hello All, I have been riding Harleys for about 20 years. I started with a Road King, then an Ultra, and then a Street Glide when my wife began to feel a bit unsafe and I was riding mostly alone. I also owned a Ducati Multistrada at the same time as the Street Glide. I did not realize how rough the HD's road until I got the Ducati. Bottom line here is that my knees and my wife don't work on a 2 wheel bike any more. I am going to buy a 2018 Tri Glide here shortly and have a question for you experts out there. Does the TG ride rougher than the 2008 Ultra that my wife and I put 50K on? If so will I need to do the suspension upgrades that I have seen on this Forum? Thank you in advance for your advise.

 

I don't know if you will NEED the suspension upgrades from DK Customs, but I do know you will WANT the upgrade. Have it set up for plush ride. The difference is huge, and adding the lift to the rear makes it steer like a whole nuther bike. I don't have empirical data, all I've got is what it feels like to me, and it feels like the effort required to steer through tight corners is reduced by half......

Lon

 

I'm not on "Three" yet but my riding partner just bought his (a '16) this season.
After the first ride on it he was regretting the decision (he's got a lot of metal in his body) to give up his Ultra Classic and go to a Tri-Glide.
I kept telling him about DK Products and the need for him to "personalize" his trike to his needs.

Once he talked with the folks at DK and did as they recommended, he is a thoroughly satisfied customer as well as a Tri-Glide owner.

 

 

I am to the point that I am no longer doing my own work. The dealership charged me 1 hr. to install the shocks and lift brackets. That tells me that it took about 20 minutes to do. Easy-Peasy.......the shocks are already adjusted, just install and ride.....

Lon

P.S. Audi's SUCK to work on.........

 

What he said. About an hour but they needed to remove the body. DK Customs have a lot of information on their Web site. Good guys to deal with. Made a world of difference on our '16 TG.

 

The body doesn't need to come off to do the shocks and lift brackets. If they charged you for doing so, I'm afraid that's a "gotcha".......

YMMV

Lon

 

Do not put an air ratchet on the top shock bolt, it will pin the ratchet against the body behind the fender and you have hell getting it off.

 

Only charged me an hour with a couple misc, requested check items. Wasn't something I was about to try and over the years I've been well satisfied with the service my dealer has provided . And like you said, your dealer charged you for an hour.

 

Rough to one is smooth to another just as what is the best seat. I am just fine with the stock ride on mine for the last 23K. I did notice an improvement when my wife was with me. That isn't often so I noticed the difference.