I am seriously adding the 120r to my 2010 Wide Glide. I have a 103 stage 4 in my bike now and have a buyer for that motor if I go through with it. What do y'all think? Should I bite the bullet or stay. I have the money now so I am not worried about that. What do yall think about the motor?

 

I haven't heard anything bad about the motor yet, but from the ones I know that have them, there not pushing out crazy hp/tq. How's your stage 4 working for ya? Maybe your looking for a bit more out of it? Why not look into swapping cams and some headwork? The 120 just doesn't do it for me and seems like a waste of $$$. Most of the posts on the forums are showing upper 120's hp/tq which seems low to me considering my 103" was pushing out 124/125 at one point. The total cost of my build is less than half of the 120.

 

The guy that dyno tuned my bike has a 2011 wide glide. He owns a porting shop and had a built 103 that really scooted. He had it for a few months and built a whole new motor that putting out over 130 hp. (he did it for bragging rights since he's one of the best tuners around) Here are two problems:

He can no longer keep the front end on the ground with any more then a slight throttle and he has trouble keeping a constant speed because any throttle goes faster then what he intended to do. In other words...it's just over the top and can no longer really even be cruised.

If it were me and I was in your shoes, I would dump the money into the best suspension money could buy.

Since you are only hours away, give him a call with any questions you have...

His name is Mike Lozano, Lozano brothers porting, 830-228-5874

 

My 103 runs well. 111 hp and 105 tq, but I got a taste of going fast and of course I want more. I have a problem. I can do a 113 for 2500, tempting, but will I want the 120 or bigger right after that? After settling for the 103 last time I am tempted to go with the biggest and best i can do, even though I want to stay with Harley. I know this is not what Harley is all about, but I say they wouldn't have made the motors if that were the case. Why can't you have the best of both worlds. It would be fun to try and do some races as well.

 

A buddy of mine just put one in his super glide and I have to say it's unbelievable. He did some other things to it as well, but it pulls away from my 96 like I'm going backwards in a hurry. If you have the means I say do it!

 

As they say there's no replacement for displacement. You may be able to get the same HP & TQ #'s from a smaller displacement motor but as already stated it may not be streetable but the larger displacement would more likely be more of a well balanced ride with assume power.
Bob

 

since you ask for opinions, here is mine:

save your money.

lol, you are always going to want more...i guess I have realized this, and decided that my money is better saved for a new bike one day.

BUT, if you must, why not go for a Jim's 131? why stop at 120?