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Why is my Harley Road King such a slug when riding with a passenger? This sucks.? |
So, after spending well over $20k for my Road King, I've become rather annoyed at the lack of performance and torque (this, after spending a tidy sum on making it more comfortable as well with a new touring seat). After riding two-up on a pretty long trip I go back to the Harley dealer and told them that the bike is way under-powered. I was told this is normal and he suggested that I purchase a set of performance mufflers, high flow air cleaner and a remap of the EFI all for only $1,200, so I did. After the work the bike still has a lack of power but gained more noise and backfire. I went back to the dealer and explained to him that I was very disappointed with the performance after the "upgrade". I was told that "this is the way a Harley is". He suggested a Screaming Eagle 103 conversion which would deliver the performance you'd expect after spending what most Harley riders make in a year. This, of course, would only cost $6,500. I feel pretty ripped off - I spend a lot of money on a large bike with a really large engine, and it鈥檚 a dog. Why isn't it built with the performance you'd expect as opposed to having to drop another $8,000 to get it to run the way it should out of the factory? Any similar experiences? Sounds like a great deal. Ya spend $28,000 for an antiquated paint shaker and the right to dress like one of the Village People. I love it. And $28k later you've got something that still puts out less than 100 horsepower. You'll ride it a few years, putting less than 1,000 miles a year on it, spend another $3,000 maintining it/putting new HD approved accessories on it, and then sell it to some other assclown for about $20k and call it an "investment". You guys crack me up. Dude, You never should buy a Harley for performance. They are made to ride slow and with your buddies (bar hopping). Chicks digg'em. Cool? Maybe you should try putting someone lighter on the back and maybe drop a few pounds yourself well the dealer was right to get you to go with a better breather and exhaust..and remap. But What I think you really at this point is a Terry components Terminal Velocity 2. It will convert your open looped EFI to close looped(auto fuel adjusting). And a better set of cams(they suggested the SE103?...never heard of em...but the SE203 are supposed to be pretty good. I went with the Andrews TW26.) Those cams are designed to give you more low end tourque. Perfect for 2 up riding. If that still isnt enough THEN start talking about moving up to 95 or 103 inch build. Just warning...these upgrades arent cheap...but cheaper than than jumping into an engine build before your ready. Terminal Velocity 2 around $400.00 Installing bung for O2 sensor $40.00 New cams (not sure...i put my own in) Another bit of advice. Not all of Harley parts are the best out there. For a high volume breather I went with the Arlen ness big sucker(much cheaper) and installed it myself. The exhaust was one I had put on when I bought the bike. And for a long time used the Dynojet power commander to adjust the fuel. Whne I upgraded the cams I dumped the Dynojet for the Term. Vel. so far the combo works pretty good for me even when im riding 2 up. You started with a big heavy cruiser. You seem to want sport bike performance while carrying an extra 500lbs. It's possible. Consider additional cubic inches and/or forced induction. Performance is easily obtained by increasing your power to weight ratio through the input of cubic $$$. The factory engine is that way for two reasons: 1) They need it to be maintenance free for warranty purposes. 2) They want to to void that warranty trying to make a cruiser as quick as a sport bike by spending big $$$. years ago, I bought a Harley to slow me down 14 years with the same bike {evo} seems like it has plenty of power if you have the new twin cam it should be plenty, if not don't buy a bike for image buy what suits you |
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