What did you do to your Trike this week?

[Lucky]

Lucky, are you running synthetic in your trike? 10,000+ miles before oil changes.
But, I never run that long. My Mini says every 15,000 between oil changes with Mobil 1.

Rosy

Rosy
No I do not run synthetic in anything. Never have. That is not to say That there is anything is wrong with it just that I do not use it. Just old school and hard headed I guess. I still do the 3000 mile deal.

[desertclassic]

1K service, syn fluids, and stage 1. Highly impressed with the stage 1 with Rinehart mufflers. Opened up the tike. Jim

[Rosy]

Dessert classic,
Been to your area, when visiting relatives. I see at some points this winter you have been colder than the Frozen Tundra in NH! LOL
So, did it improve your sound and speed on your trike, how about you MPG, did it go up or down?
How many miles do you have on the trike for your fluid tuneup? I believe Honda says 30,000 for fluid tuneup.
Ride till the pavement stops!

Rosy

[Tumbleweed]

Put the trike in the trailer and tied it down for the trip to Florida this February.
Put gas stabilizer in the 88 800 Shadow, filled the tank and took it for a ride. Put it in the cellar for the winter.
Phew, way too much work!
Rosy

What kind of trailer do you have Rosy?

My trike conversion is supposed to be done by Dec 5. Wanted to ride it to FL, leave it there for the winter and fly back to Mi to button up some business before we drive the truck back down. If the weather is bad, I'd put the trike in a trailer and pull it down but U Haul said they don't have trailers (open or enclosed) that will accommodate a trike and I don't know other national rental firms that do. Hate to buy a trailer since storing it in MI and FL is a problem. I don't seem to have good options besides leaving it in my MI garage while we're gone and that is so distasteful. I seem to have an enigma wrapped up in a conundrum.

Suggestions from anyone would be appreciated.

[Rosy]

It's a Freedom trailer 7x12, dual axel.
here are a couple of pictures.

Rosy

[desertclassic]

Rosy, it has been cool here this winter. Last weekend I rode to Albq on sat then on Sunday morning we had rain, sleet, snow and heavy wind. Made for a 220 mile trip interesting.

I only have 1K on the trike. Harley wants a 1K service to make sure it is ok. Break in goes like this: first 50 miles no more than 3k rpm and no more than 50 mph. Then until 500 miles no more than 3k rpm, no speed restriction. Over 500 no restrictions. 1st service at 1k, second at 5k then 5k increments.

This is my second new Harley. My last was an Ultra Classic with a modified 103 cubic inch. Had lots of umph. This big guy was a little under the gun. Weight with me is about 1300 lbs and it has a high output 103 cubic inch with water cooled heads. Taking off and high end lacked the punch I thought I needed. Not looking to get run over because of lack of power. I had a stage 1 installed which included Rinehart high flow mufflers, screaming eagle high flow breather and a fuel management download. Not sure about MPH yet, but this trike sure has the torque now. I am impressed with the sound, no longer the sewing machine.

I did go to Harley syn3 oil in all locations. I used amsoil in the last bike and it cooled the engine down by 20 degrees. I am sure I will change to amsoil at the 5k service. Jim

[Rosy]

Desert classic,
WOW, that's impressive work. I thought the 20 degrees difference was very noteworthy. Did your back cylinder ever cut out because it overheated? Last year at the Laconia bike week, we had a huge line of traffic and a few of the Harleys had to be pushed off the road because of overheating.

Rosy

[1pfdcaptain]

21" front wheel by RC Components and steel front fender by Paul Yaffe

[Rosy]

Manny, you and Rocket are riding in style! Sure looks good!
See you this Fall in VT!

Rosy

[1pfdcaptain]

Manny, you and Rocket are riding in style! Sure looks good!
See you this Fall in VT!

Rosy

Thanks Rosy !!

[dirtdobber]

I use ward's fans for my HD's. Really helps a bunch. Got caught in stop and go traffic getting home from OK.... 22 miles of red light every block. Got caught at them close to 70% of the time. Took 2 hours to get through it. Never hit heat mode or did the heat cause me any discomfort. I was shocked. My wife did not complain, which was the shock.

I haven't done anything to the goldwing lately, still riding it for now. It doesn't get serviced for storage because it is never put in storage for winter.
Been busy doing work others bikes and got to get started on my VTX due to a short in the wiring. It never ends you know.

[WindyOne]

I rode my trike to the local dealer this frigid morning and had all the fluids changed out for a complete Red line change. I had some noise in both the top end and transmission. I also didn't believe the purchasing dealer had changed the fluids as they said. Now the noise is gone and the transmission shifts much better.
Also glad I had the heated jacket liner to wear. I had that thing almost fully on and I was still cold at 70mph.

[Rosy]

WindyOne,
You got to get the rest of the heated gear, like the gloves, socks, and pants, then you wouldn't feel the cold.
Did you buy the trike used? I believe some people are not honest enough now days. To save a couple of dollars, they may loose a sale because you didn't trust them. I know if a dealer is shady, I would tell my friends to watch out for them.
Glad to hear the fluids cured your problem.

Rosy

[WindyOne]

Installed a SoCalMotoGear LED headlight (less than 1/2 the price of the H-D unit), and a Klock Werks Flare windshield, and Radiantz LED front turn signals

Is this the LED headlight bulb you have? What trike and year does it fit?

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WindyOne,
You got to get the rest of the heated gear, like the gloves, socks, and pants, then you wouldn't feel the cold.
Did you buy the trike used? I believe some people are not honest enough now days. To save a couple of dollars, they may loose a sale because you didn't trust them. I know if a dealer is shady, I would tell my friends to watch out for them.
Glad to hear the fluids cured your problem.

Rosy

Rosy I have the jacket liner and gloves. I wear Merino wool hiker socks and my feet never get cold. I am undecided about pant liners and am thinking about half chaps instead. I usually wear lined jeans and if colder layer base under them. I just don't like bulky feeling when I ride.

You asked about costs at dealers to change fluids. I paid $227 oil and labor yesterday and that was with Red Line fluids which are more expensive.

Yes I bought the trike used with 4822 miles on it.

[tom w]

Kicked it , cussed at it , begged it to start and get me home. (see trike troubles) It must have done some good because it started and got me home. Now Im probably going to have to throw more money at it. (maybe not thanks to the advise from others on here. time will tell.)

[Rosy]

Windy One,
If you don't like bulk, but expensive, try the Grebin heated stuff. We have it and love it. As long as the core is warm, the rest of the body will be warmer. We have ours on a potentiometer and this will adjust the amount of heat you get, as like most women are colder than men, so mine is not as high as hers.
tomw, what advise was giving to you about your trike? Glad you made it home!

Rosy

[nevtat]

Knowing how important chrome is to the performance of any H-D motorcycle, I added a chrome oil cooler/regulator cover (Kury # 7784).

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[QUOTE=WindyOne;262777]Is this the LED headlight bulb you have? What trike and year does it fit?

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It fits my 2012 Triglide, plug and play, quality product.

[Rosy]

Nevtat,
Chrome makes your trike go faster because of the slick chrome coating, less air resistance. That's my theory and I am sticking to it! LOL
So, Boo to the naysayers!

Rosy

[pcombe]

What did I do to my trike last week?

I cleaned the fuel system and added some gas stabilizer, checked my battery and made sure it had a battery tender hooked up, Pulled the spark plugs and put some oil on top the pistons and slowly rotated it through a cycle without starting it. pulled off my seats and all the leather, got the tires off the cement and completely wrapped it in soft tarp. oiled all my cables and cleaned electric contacts.

As a result it hit 50 degrees today without to much wind and people are out riding!

And not even one thank you!

[Rosy]

Pcome,
Your trike thanks you for all the hard work you have done to put her to sleep.
Oh well, maybe they don't put their trikes/bikes to sleep for the winter. I know some people don't, and are riding when they get a chance. Not me, when the salt goes down, my trike goes up!

Rosy