"lugging"
#122
Good stuff & i think it very accurate - most will ignor it & thats OK - At my age I find myself with more health issues every year - so I have been seeing a big drop in the miles I put on my bike compared to the past so maybe I'll get lucky & my Ultra will go the distance with me - If I was younger I would either go back to a Goldwing or take a good look at Victory - I really do lke my Ultra but maybe i should be looking at a Vespa - tom
#123
Here`s a thread I started in the Tech forum that talks a lot about this:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...-engine-4.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/engin...-engine-4.html
#125
Actually before my engine grenaded I bragged to a lot of people that despite the stereotypes, there is a lot of high tech stuff on modern Harleys. SEFI (I think it`s `S`EFI anyway), cast aluminum wheels, cartridge forks, Brembo anti-lock brakes, keyless ignition, high end Harmon Kardon stereo, 6 speed overdrive transmission, proximity alarm system with the fob, and air ride rear suspension. And that`s the 2008`s and prior, nevermind the 300 odd improvements made in 2009, which I was kicking myself for not getting instead. Other stereotypes disspelled were that they leaked oil, mine didn`t though yes it burned oil, and that it was unreliable....which mine wasn`t for that 19,000 km trip. Maybe even now I can`t say it was unreliable since I was riding it at inadequate rpm`s. I could blame the manual but that was meant as a guideline and I took it too literally. Had I ridden it that entire time in 5th gear and 2500+ rpm I`d probably still be saying that reliability stereotype is unfounded in modern Harleys. So though there are well known low technology on these things, like 2 valves, pushrods, air cooling, low specific output, and chain primary drive as those videos state, there`s also significant technology too considering they`re intended to be retro bikes.
Last edited by LastHalf; 06-24-2012 at 05:16 PM.
#126
That shift pattern of shifting to 6th at 60 mph though gives 2150-2200 rpm for me (not closer to 2500 rpm than 2300 rpm so say 2400 rpm).....but I heard 09`s and later have different ratios including for 6th which is now lower to cruise more comfortably - i.e. not lugging or damaging anything - at 60 mph. So maybe the 09 and later bikes rev about 3000 rpm higher in 6th than mine does. They must have changed ratios for a reason and I think that`s it. It may be proof right there that they knew there was a problem with the pre-09 ratios.
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