Posted by sleazy on March 26, 2008, 9:43 am
You know who you are and so do I. ;) RGD, Tim and a few others here.
Tis the season for new bike fever. After I move the three bikes in my
garage on to new owners, I'm tossing the idea around of going back to a
full on touring bike, either 1800 Wing or HD FLHTCUI. I'm quite
familiar with the maintenance and tire life on newer Wings, but would
like some input on HD's UltraGlide stuff. I'm thinking a used UG
that's 7-8 years old just because of the pricing on them. I can swing
$12-13k cash, no financing for this dude.
While touring, what kind of tire life do you get? 15k? 20k?
Valve and tuneup intervals?
Anything else I should know relevant to actually riding them?
Tom
(No, I'm not smoking crack) ;)
Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on March 26, 2008, 1:38 pm
On Mar 26, 9:43 am, sleazy wrote:
> While touring, what kind of tire life do you get? 15k? 20k?
10k rear 20k front.
> Valve and tuneup intervals?
5k service interval. Valves are hydraulic.
> Anything else I should know relevant to actually riding them?
Suspension, brakes, engine, ground clearance were all issues for me,
and would be, I expect, to anyone else wanting to ride the bike
enthusiastically around corners.
I would *NOT* recommend a stock motor FLH or FLT if you are going to
buy used. I would look for a good (aftermarket) 95" upgrade (like Bob
Mann's) or an oem (Screamin' Eagle) 103" upgrade (like mine).
Springs, shocks, fork oil, brake rotors will - all combined - cost
lest than the necessary motor upgrade.
Of course if performance is NOT an issue, never mind!
Posted by Sean on March 26, 2008, 3:53 pm
tomorrow@erols.com wrote:
> I would *NOT* recommend a stock motor FLH or FLT if you are going to
> buy used. I would look for a good (aftermarket) 95" upgrade (like Bob
> Mann's) or an oem (Screamin' Eagle) 103" upgrade (like mine).
FWIW my '99 Ultra has:
* gear-driven Woods cams (cam chains on the stock twin cam motor have
a fairly predictable lifetime of 30,000 miles.)
* True-Track suspension stabilizer
(See: http://www.true-track.com/1_2006_003.htm )
* Power Commander III fuel injection control
* 95" upgrade
* longer handlebars so I can sit more upright (makes a big
difference in comfort)
* moderately aggressive pipes -- Cycle Shack staggered duals
SQ
Posted by Calgary on March 26, 2008, 7:59 pm
>tomorrow@erols.com wrote:
>> I would *NOT* recommend a stock motor FLH or FLT if you are going to
>> buy used. I would look for a good (aftermarket) 95" upgrade (like Bob
>> Mann's) or an oem (Screamin' Eagle) 103" upgrade (like mine).
>FWIW my '99 Ultra has:
>* gear-driven Woods cams (cam chains on the stock twin cam motor have
>a fairly predictable lifetime of 30,000 miles.)
I think you mean the cam chain tensioners have a 30K mile shelf life
before imploding.
>* True-Track suspension stabilizer
>(See: http://www.true-track.com/1_2006_003.htm )
>* Power Commander III fuel injection control
>* 95" upgrade
>* longer handlebars so I can sit more upright (makes a big
>difference in comfort)
>* moderately aggressive pipes -- Cycle Shack staggered duals
>SQ
--
See Ya On The Road
2000 Yamaha Venture Millennium
2004 HD Road King
Posted by Bob Mann on March 26, 2008, 8:09 pm
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:38:17 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow@erols.com"
>Suspension, brakes, engine, ground clearance were all issues for me,
>and would be, I expect, to anyone else wanting to ride the bike
>enthusiastically around corners.
Keeping in mind that your Street Glide now has the same ground
clearance as a stock Ultra.
Far less mushy though.
--
Bob Mann
It may be that your sole purpose in life
is to serve as a warning to others.
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