A couple of Tri-Glide wheelie pics
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10-18-2013, 12:11 PM
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Glad you guys like them. It's a lot of fun.
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10-18-2013, 04:13 PM
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10-19-2013, 10:43 AM
I have read more than a few times that some folks think the Tri-Glide won't wheelie.
I have been meaning to ask Mary to take some pictures for a month or so now.
Today I got home from the shop on the TG before it was dark.
These pics are in our driveway.
First one is a roll on throttle while barely rolling. I have gotten it much higher than this with a roll on...but not a lot of room to work with in our driveway.
This one was with some clutch work while rolling. That's as high as it goes...mufflers stop it from going any further.
These are easy to do. TG is a solid Stage 1. (stock cams)
However, I do not recommend them...never know when a belt may snap, or other undesirable effects.
That said, I have done hundreds of wheelies on it, bike is close to 50K miles, original belt.
Further disclaimer....if you do a wheelie with yours and crash or break something...remember, I said I don't recommend it...don't send me the repair bill.
I have been meaning to ask Mary to take some pictures for a month or so now.
Today I got home from the shop on the TG before it was dark.
These pics are in our driveway.
First one is a roll on throttle while barely rolling. I have gotten it much higher than this with a roll on...but not a lot of room to work with in our driveway.
This one was with some clutch work while rolling. That's as high as it goes...mufflers stop it from going any further.
These are easy to do. TG is a solid Stage 1. (stock cams)
However, I do not recommend them...never know when a belt may snap, or other undesirable effects.
That said, I have done hundreds of wheelies on it, bike is close to 50K miles, original belt.
Further disclaimer....if you do a wheelie with yours and crash or break something...remember, I said I don't recommend it...don't send me the repair bill.
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10-19-2013, 03:44 PM
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That has not been my experience. 6th at 70 mph is on the bottom end of my powerband, and is good for moderate acceleration. If I need to accelerate as quickly as possible, from 70 mph, I can drop it down to 5th and be in the middle of the powerband for max acceleration.
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10-19-2013, 03:54 PM
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10-19-2013, 03:55 PM
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I looked all thru the manuals and could not find any indication one way or another on the limited slip...I may have missed it.
I think it is an open differential. Sometimes when burning out it will leave rubber from both tires, sometimes from just one....but the reason I think it is open is because when I have one tire in loose stuff on the edge of the road and the other tire is on dry asphalt, the one in the loose stuff will spin/seems to be getting all the power. I could be wrong, but this is what it seems like. Maybe Wizard or M3 have more info?
True on both counts...but it's so much fun!
I never hit it from a stop...always rolling first...AND always fully warmed up.I actually hold back quite a bit...the belt is always in the back of my mind...being a wear item, that would all come out of my pocket. The differential, crank, etc. is under warranty.