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Never ending service and maintenance, cam tensioners, pressed crankshaft.....love the 2012 103.c.i. wide glide.....will be selling it and going with alternative choices....sad to do it
You will want the Harley factory service manual. You'll want to check wheel geometry and alignment with magnetic digital levels. Harley brake pads are expensive and have zero bite. Dyna/sportster rear caliper is incompatible with EBC FA200HH unless you take around 1mm out of the radius for the outside edge of the inner pad. Could shade tree it with a chainsaw file but a rotary tool ¼" sanding drum works best. My '99 FXDL stops, goes and handles like a sportster on steroids but it's a lot of work to keep ontop of. There's always something next and the while you're in there you'll want to replace everything. Engine and trans is an oil redistribution assembly. My '95 Evo FXDL never leaked but the lifters still failed at 25k. My '88 sportster wheel bearings failed at 12k and the tank range I couldn't live with. Not going to EFi or anything built after 2000.
I replaced lots of internal parts on my SE 110 CI engine on my 2012 CVO Street Glide FLHXSE3 that I bought new in Aug 2011. I replaced the cam support plate with a better Feuling one, the oil pump with a high flow Feuling one, the rocker supports with forged ones, the pushrods with Feuling ones, the crappy cam bearings Harley used in those years with better full complement ones that won't fall apart, the too-thick .060" composite head gaskets wirh .030" three-part metal Cometic ones, and some other things. My crank runout is around .005", so I got lucky on the crankshaft. The SE heads have good valve springs that keep the pushrods seated on the .579" lift SE-259e cams I run. I also have a Drago's Dragula 2-into-1 race pipe and a really good custom TTS tune in the bike. I run the Hayden primary chain tensioner, and it keeps the primary chain tension right and doesn't get too tight like the crappy Harley ratcheting tensioner does. I coincidentally checked it today when I was installing the second Energy One extra clutch plate kit with a 15% stronger-than-stock clutch spring. The stock Harley clutch plates and spring slip a LOT with my engine 's power, but the Energy One extra plate kit and spring have never slipped since I installed the first one during the bike's first year. I also got a new SE Compensator installed a couple of weeks ago. I thought about an aftermarket one but my very experienced and Harley-certified indy mechanic told me that in their experience the aftermarket comps don't seem to last any longer than the SE Comp. I have 20K miles on the bike, and all seems well. I do need to check the cam chain tensioner though. I haven't been into the cam chest in a long time. I frankly don't even remember what cam chain tensioner I am running in there! I use AMSOil 20W-50 or Mobil 1 V-Twin in the engine, (AMSOil is in it now), Belray primary fluid, and Red Line transmission fluid - and I have ever since I bought the bike. I also had the front fork innards totally replaced in mid-2012 with a modern Traxxion Dynamics cartridge system that doesn't dive like the Harley forks of that era did. The TD forks are basically sport bike components.
This guy sounds like he’s not sure what he’s talking about but the worst part of the video is the DISTRACTING MUSIC in the background. Thumbs down from me and have to move on.
Owner of a 2005 Dyna, originally 88, now big bored to 100ci. This has been the worst bike ever. Unreliable pieces of junk Harley’s are. I’ve spent 8k in my motor. Dark horse crankshaft (stock one had 45 THOUSANDTHS RUNOUT), S&S big bore, SE cams, fueling cam plate, pump, breathers, injectors, and so much more which I’m not going to discuss. Do not buy a Harley whoever reads this comment. They sound great, look great, but if you really want to start hating motorcycles, own a Harley for a week.
Got a deal on a 2008 FLHRCI with cams and bars and full legends suspension etc .. was great until got an inner primary leak .. that turned out to be a blown compensator that blew the clutch assembly and a tranny bearing .. not such a good deal now My 2023 RG 124 got some lifters getting old .. put 26k miles on that bike in one year .. not gentle miles .. prob gonna put up the loot to bulletproof the road glide from the bottom up. I need a 100k mi motor with the miles I ride
10 seconds into the video, I figured if you sounded bored with it, it must be boring so I didn't bother watching any further. And of course, I won't bother watching any of your other videos...
LOL you have just doubled the price of the bike. Never did anything on my Goldwing but tires and oil even at 100,000 miles. I have an Ultra as well. use the money I save on the wing to put in the Harley! safe riding..
If they turn on their KA band without you realizing it and your speeding you’re still going to get lit up same with laser gun your cooked usually. But if it detects KA BAND from ways away 3-5 miles at most because he has it on while stationary, you can slow down
@@jon5423 so if he's driving behind me and turns radar on the uniden won't give me enough of a warning before he gets my speed? I ride a motorcycle if that makes any difference
I'm 70 yrs old .I've rode Harley Davidson all my life . I must say I've been riding a twincam since 02. Of course I had to spend the money nessssary to make my 23k dollar bike Dependable. I always had much respect for HD but ever since I paid all the required fees to own my motorcycle , I had to turn right around and spend another 15hundred to get it right. That's me doing the work. The bikes aren't getting better , cheaper for them , to hell with the consumer !
That's why I don't buy new bikes. I know I'm going to be pulling and upgrading problem areas. You can find clean bikes with less than 20k miles for 5 to 6 thousand all day in my area. 20k is nothing for the basic components that don't get changed.
Hi 👋, I am 72+ years young, I have just purchased my 4th HD my 2s Deuce, from the uk , I am English retired living in France, I paid around 5K , it is in very bad condition, it has not been on the road for over a year, I am slowly going through it, stay safe ride free, France
I have an carbureted 02 Electra Glide TC-88. I had my cam chest rebuilt three years ago at 35k miles. I used Fueling cam chest and high capacity oil pump components and upgraded my cams to S&S 510’s. I also had my carb rebuilt with Ivan’s Performance jets. Three years later my bike is still running strong and I have no reason to trade it or sell. I love the old girl!
Great video, lots of good info here. One critique. The audio quality is poor. The music overrides your voice in some sections. Your voice cadence. Your voice is monotonous, somewhat difficult to follow, and almost sounds computer generated. Again, good video, thanks.
with all the upgrades my 2012 RG needs I think I should just buy a s&s motor and be done with it! Hey S&S you should start building Motorcycles put HD right outta business 😂😂
