What did you do to Your Tri-Glide Today?

[Halfnormal]

Installed my 1 1/2 inch tank lift.



Installed my floorboard extenders





Leather brake & clutch covers



I bought my son an 1 1/2 tank lift for his Road King. He put the inch spacer from my foot board on the rear and lifted it too. Seeing how nice his turned out. I think I'll add a lift to the rear tank as well.

[PosseRider]

we got in a little over 100 miles

[Fearless]

Beautiful day nice ride bride and I had a great ride. The old trike is giving us 32 miles per gallon back here in PA. I am satisfied with that. Running strong, handling outstanding and riding great. I switched to a Low Harley seat that was gifted to me, and I'm not sure I like it the seat may be out for adoption again. I'm not sure I like the position a little low for me it was a trial. Attachment 87122

[ultrafxr]

Beautiful day nice ride bride and I had a great ride. The old trike is giving us 32 miles per gallon back here in PA. I am satisfied with that. Running strong, handling outstanding and riding great. I switched to a Low Harley seat that was gifted to me, and I'm not sure I like it the seat may be out for adoption again. I'm not sure I like the position a little low for me it was a trial. Attachment 87122

Fred I highly recommend the Mustang one-piece touring saddle. I got the heated version over two years ago for my 2018 TG and now it's on my 2020 TG. Enjoyed the Harley Hammock seats that came standard on my various CVO baggers and tried the dealer's demo seat in this version. But the Mustang is far superior in my opinion . . . and my wife's.

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Finally got my



All polished up.

Yep ... the 14" Pro Action Shocks and 14" comfort lift are installed, it was 85* when I started and close to 90* when I finished. Because of the heat, sun and finger cuts, I didn't do my normal photo documentation of the install. I also did not remove the body since I had no one to help with it. I did do a good check of stuff under the trike. Belt looks good, centered on the pulley. Reverse motor gears were greased and in really good shape. I yanked and pulled on every thing under there I could and all was tight.

I wore mechanics gloves which took the stress of the cuts. All told it took just over 2.5 hours with over a half hour trying to get the brass fitting off the first air shock. Finally gave up and just cut the air hose. Pretty sure I'll never go back to them again. I did need to heat the shock bolts a bit to get the red lock tite loose. It was definitely red lock tite on those bolts. Chased the treads before installing the new shocks.

Relatively easy install, except, torquing the top shock bolt was a little tedious. My torque wrench is just a bit too long to get more than abut an 1/8th turn on those bolts. But I did get them torqued

My initial review can be summed up in one word.

WOW



And that doesn't really say enough.

Pros:

-No More little air pump to carry

-In a "S" curve, the bike transfers weight from one shock to the other smoothly

-I took it over the worst bumps I knew. They felt like the little ones before this upgrade

-The little bumps are gone as far as my b$tt is concerned

-Handling is way better, the feeling like your gonna slide off the trike in a hard turn isn't gone, but, it's far less

-Stability is awesome, I did about 60 miles on I70 and I was one handing the curves. Never did that before. Not sure I'm up for no hands ... but maybe ...

Cons:

-I'm now aiming for bumps with the rear wheels, but, I'm sure I will get over that

-I waited way too long to do this

-I think there is only one more DK upgrade left for me ... so sad

Okay, in summary, the ride on the Tri is not like a Bentley or a Cadillac, but, I'd say it's comparable to my Jeep's, and that's saying something. I think the Tri rides and handles better than my GL1800 w/Champion Solid Axle kit. Maybe not as good as Paws' GL1800 w/Motor Trike Independent kit, but close.

I planned to do a few miles, maybe 50 so I could re torque the lug nuts, had the torque wrench in the trunk. Well, ended up doing about 145 miles ... LOL ... torqued them at 50 miles and again when I got home. The ride is way better, I think I just upped my daily milage limit to 500-600 miles. I am looking forward to seeing how much better the ride is pulling the little trailer.

I gotta say, if you are looking to improve the ride of your tri, and have the money to do this ... DO It.



Disclaimer: I am not associated with DK Custom Products in any way, except I love their products because of the quality and R&D they put into every one. Not to mention their customer service is second to none.

[Fearless]

Finally got my



All polished up.

Yep ... the 14" Pro Action Shocks and 14" comfort lift are installed, it was 85* when I started and close to 90* when I finished. Because of the heat, sun and finger cuts, I didn't do my normal photo documentation of the install. I also did not remove the body since I had no one to help with it. I did do a good check of stuff under the trike. Belt looks good, centered on the pulley. Reverse motor gears were greased and in really good shape. I yanked and pulled on every thing under there I could and all was tight.

I wore mechanics gloves which took the stress of the cuts. All told it took just over 2.5 hours with over a half hour trying to get the brass fitting off the first air shock. Finally gave up and just cut the air hose. Pretty sure I'll never go back to them again. I did need to heat the shock bolts a bit to get the red lock tite loose. It was definitely red lock tite on those bolts. Chased the treads before installing the new shocks.

Relatively easy install, except, torquing the top shock bolt was a little tedious. My torque wrench is just a bit too long to get more than abut an 1/8th turn on those bolts. But I did get them torqued

My initial review can be summed up in one word.

WOW



And that doesn't really say enough.

Pros:

-No More little air pump to carry

-In a "S" curve, the bike transfers weight from one shock to the other smoothly

-I took it over the worst bumps I knew. They felt like the little ones before this upgrade

-The little bumps are gone as far as my b$tt is concerned

-Handling is way better, the feeling like your gonna slide off the trike in a hard turn isn't gone, but, it's far less

-Stability is awesome, I did about 60 miles on I70 and I was one handing the curves. Never did that before. Not sure I'm up for no hands ... but maybe ...

Cons:

-I'm now aiming for bumps with the rear wheels, but, I'm sure I will get over that

-I waited way too long to do this

-I think there is only one more DK upgrade left for me ... so sad

Okay, in summary, the ride on the Tri is not like a Bentley or a Cadillac, but, I'd say it's comparable to my Jeep's, and that's saying something. I think the Tri rides and handles better than my GL1800 w/Champion Solid Axle kit. Maybe not as good as Paws' GL1800 w/Motor Trike Independent kit, but close.

I planned to do a few miles, maybe 50 so I could re torque the lug nuts, had the torque wrench in the trunk. Well, ended up doing about 145 miles ... LOL ... torqued them at 50 miles and again when I got home. The ride is way better, I think I just upped my daily mileage limit to 500-600 miles. I am looking forward to seeing how much better the ride is pulling the little trailer.

I gotta say, if you are looking to improve the ride of your tri, and have the money to do this ... DO It.



Disclaimer: I am not associated with DK Custom Products in any way, except I love their products because of the quality and R&D they put into every one. Not to mention their customer service is second to none.

Congratulations Alan those shocks are really something else, now all you have to do is complete the suspension upgrade and do the forks. Pro Action makes a spring and valve kit for 49MM forks if they work as good and mine on the 41MM legs it's like driving a true sports Trike. I still can't get over how great it handles. LOL Travel safe Fred

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Congratulations Alan those shocks are really something else, now all you have to do is complete the suspension upgrade and do the forks. Pro Action makes a spring and valve kit for 49MM forks if they work as good and mine on the 41MM legs it's like driving a true sports Trike. I still can't get over how great it handles. LOL Travel safe Fred

After seeing how it was for you to do the forks, I'll probably not be tackling them any time soon ... we are in riding season here ... so my upgrade period is done ... it's now riding time ...

[Fearless]

After see how it was for you to do the forks, I'll probably not be tackling them any time soon ... we are in riding season here ... so my upgrade period is done ... it's now riding time ...

I agree as it turned out I really needed it done the oil was horrible and not that much of it. The nose dive it had was really bad and not even clamping the front brake hard it just dropped it's head. I now know that changing fork oil is just as important as changing the other holes when recommended. It seems the forks may get neglected on somerides including mine I now know not to let it happen again. ride safe Fred

[TrainingWheels]

Fred I highly recommend the Mustang one-piece touring saddle. I got the heated version over two years ago for my 2018 TG and now it's on my 2020 TG. Enjoyed the Harley Hammock seats that came standard on my various CVO baggers and tried the dealer's demo seat in this version. But the Mustang is far superior in my opinion . . . and my wife's.

We got the Mustang 1 piece last year and love it. The only problem is the seat bolt is almost impossible to get in, the seat sits further back. But love riding on it

[Fearless]

We got the Mustang 1 piece last year and love it. The only problem is the seat bolt is almost impossible to get in, the seat sits further back. But love riding on it

I may have to look into one my budget is just about depleted for this season. As Alan said it's riding time upgrades may have to wait, well maybe we will see. thank you for the response and recommendation. Ride safe Fred

[FuzzyWuzHe]

I agree as it turned out I really needed it done the oil was horrible and not that much of it. The nose dive it had was really bad and not even clamping the front brake hard it just dropped it's head. I now know that changing fork oil is just as important as changing the other holes when recommended. It seems the forks may get neglected on somerides including mine I now know not to let it happen again. ride safe Fred

I have to agree with you ... now that I have the shocks on, I notice the deficiencies in the front suspension. May turn out to be a winter project ... ... I have always wanted the mini apes ... and if I'm tearing the faring apart ... might be a good time to do the fork upgrade and be done.

[Fearless]

Now old Shiney has had the spacers on the floorboards since I adopted it. However reaching in to get to the toe shifter has been somewhat annoying to me. I can't leave anything alone so I purchased a 5/16" bolt 3 !/2" long and manufactured another spacer to match the floorboard spacers. Only problem is I could not find a 3 1/2" chrome button head bolt so I used a grade 8 and turned to fit. I had to slot it to make it secure. Ride safe FredAttachment 87136

[ultrafxr]

Now old Shiney has had the spacers on the floorboards since I adopted it. However reaching in to get to the toe shifter has been somewhat annoying to me. I can't leave anything alone so I purchased a 5/16" bolt 3 !/2" long and manufactured another spacer to match the floorboard spacers. Only problem is I could not find a 3 1/2" chrome button head bolt so I used a grade 8 and turned to fit. I had to slot it to make it secure. Ride safe FredAttachment 87136

Looks good Fred. BTW they do make a spacer for that for those of us who aren't as handy at innovation and modification as you.

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Okay, so it's been said, "God loves an idiot."

If that's true, he loves me most ... LOL

Last evening I rewatched the video that Kevin made on the shocks, with the body removed. I noticed something very interesting. It looked like I had installed the shocks upside down. Rut Ro.

I went out and took of picture of one of the installed shocks. I sent that to Kevin and in his usual great customer service he confirmed that I had indeed installed them upside down. He also confirmed that it wouldn't hurt the shocks at all, but, they wouldn't be as effective because the valving was upside down.

As you might imagine, I wasn't too excited about swapping them out. But, no sense spending all that $$ and not get the most out of them. Plus, I was thrilled with the shocks as they were, and was even more jazzed about them being even better. Might even rival Paws' independent suspension . So, this morning I went out, jacked the trike up again, removed both shocks, and installed them right side up. I got sooooo lucky, I was able to just remove the two shock bolts on each shock, flip them and remount and torque.

This is how not to install them, notice the adjuster on the bottom:



This is how they should be ... I hope ... LOL ... cause I don't think I'm up to doing it again ...

Right Side



Left Side:



To just do the shocks, I didn't even need to remove the Parking Brake bracket. So, I guess I need to do another test ride. Although, just as I was torquing the lugs, we started to get our 4" of rain ... not to worry ... that's what we call it here when we get 1" drops, 4" apart. There was one darkish cloud coming in from the west, in a bit it should be clear again. Thinking then it will be time to burn another tank of gas ... .

Again, I'd like to thank Kevin for his rapid response and great customer service. This allowed me to get the shocks flipped before it got too hot, not sure this old bod could deal with another overheating like I got yesterday. I was a victim of heat stroke off the coast of Africa while working on a feed pump on the Enterprise, and because of that, I don't recover from overheating like I did once, well that and I'm not 25 anymore. Good news, I know how to avoid heat stroke much better now.

PS ... I was really surprised at how clean things were under there. Guess the dry climate helps keeping the muddy stuff down.

[Fearless]

Looks good Fred. BTW they do make a spacer for that for those of us who aren't as handy at innovation and modification as you.

I used a CB antenna connector drilled it to fit the 5/16 fine thread bolt. Chucked it in the drill press and turned the head down to fit. Then I used a dremel cutting wheel to slot the grade 8 bolt head. I wish I could find a button head 3 1/2" fine thread chrome but till then this will work. Fred

[Gone2Three]

Okay, so it's been said, "God loves an idiot."

If that's true, he loves me most ... LOL

Last evening I rewatched the video that Kevin made on the shocks, with the body removed. I noticed something very interesting. It looked like I had installed the shocks upside down. Rut Ro.

I went out and took of picture of one of the installed shocks. I sent that to Kevin and in his usual great customer service he confirmed that I had indeed installed them upside down. He also confirmed that it wouldn't hurt the shocks at all, but, they wouldn't be as effective because the valving was upside down.

As you might imagine, I wasn't too excited about swapping them out. But, no sense spending all that $$ and not get the most out of them. Plus, I was thrilled with the shocks as they were, and was even more jazzed about them being even better. Might even rival Paws' independent suspension . So, this morning I went out, jacked the trike up again, removed both shocks, and installed them right side up. I got sooooo lucky, I was able to just remove the two shock bolts on each shock, flip them and remount and torque.

This is how not to install them, notice the adjuster on the bottom:



This is how they should be ... I hope ... LOL ... cause I don't think I'm up to doing it again ...

Right Side



Left Side:



To just do the shocks, I didn't even need to remove the Parking Brake bracket. So, I guess I need to do another test ride. Although, just as I was torquing the lugs, we started to get our 4" of rain ... not to worry ... that's what we call it here when we get 1" drops, 4" apart. There was one darkish cloud coming in from the west, in a bit it should be clear again. Thinking then it will be time to burn another tank of gas ... .

Again, I'd like to thank Kevin for his rapid response and great customer service. This allowed me to get the shocks flipped before it got too hot, not sure this old bod could deal with another overheating like I got yesterday. I was a victim of heat stroke off the coast of Africa while working on a feed pump on the Enterprise, and because of that, I don't recover from overheating like I did once, well that and I'm not 25 anymore. Good news, I know how to avoid heat stroke much better now.

PS ... I was really surprised at how clean things were under there. Guess the dry climate helps keeping the muddy stuff down.

Way to go Fuzzy!... great job on the installation

So now all you have to do is get out there and ride it...she's not going to get "dirty " sitting in the magic garage

Looking forward to those ride reports...

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Way to go Fuzzy!... great job on the installation

So now all you have to do is get out there and ride it...she's not going to get "dirty " sitting in the magic garage

Looking forward to those ride reports...

Been riding almost every day.

Review 2.0, Ya know, after getting the shocks installed right side up.

So I did a 60ish mile ride to see if there was any difference ... yep ... not as dramatic as going from air shocks to upside down mounted shocks, but, pretty significant. Everything I said in my first review is true, but more of it now. The shift of weight in a curve is really quick. It's almost like you can "feel" the axle moving, but the frame is not. Kind of a weird feeling compared to the stock tri. Nice, but, a little weird. I have quit aiming for the bumps ... LOL ... but resisting is tough. Part of my ride was on I70 again, even easier to keep her on the road, one handing curves is a breeze now. Still not up to "look ma no hands", but, the ride is far superior and the stability is awesome. One more thing I noticed today, my mirrors needed to be tweaked down a tad. I did not take before and after measurements, but, I think I gained maybe a 1/4" to 1/2" in the rear. I'm not sure why, but, I think that might account for the easier steering. Overall, I'm loving it.

When I got home, Mom wanted bagels (Mom's wish is my command). So, I put the pet palace on and Harley and I headed for Einstein's. He likes going because they all think he's cute and he gets a doggie bagel. He has to wait until we get home, they are really hard and I'm afraid he'll choke if I hit a bump. Might not be as big an issue now ... LOL, but I'm careful with the little guy. Also, he has to share it with Annabelle who barely tastes it ... LOL.

On the way home, I was able to pull over and get a pic of the stripping issue. If you remember there was a streak of about 6 ft wide for about 200 yards where the sprayer blew paint everywhere before they realized it.



If you look close, you can see the foot or so wide area where they pressure washed ... gonna be awhile before that goes away.

[DK Custom Products]

Had fun today putting on some DK Custom Product items to help with cooling.

The 1.5 inch Tank Lift Kit (with rear lift included) worked well with my TSK Mayhem Bagger handle bars. From the look of things the 2" lift would have caused interference with the tank and bars on full turns so I'm glad I guessed right on choosing the 1.5".

Installed the Cooling Deflector Wings. Had to use a flex joint on my socket to tighten the tank bolts. The wings don't allow a straight clear shot to the tank bolts.

Installed the Floor Board Extensions which is a great improvement for the ankle comfort on the right side. The heat on the right side had me riding with my foot out on the very edge of the floorboard. Here in Florida it is not uncommon to jump on the trike with shorts on and flip flops or in low top tennis shoes for those quick runs around town and the heat was excessive. The test run today with low top tennis shoes was totally comfortable. Problem fixed.

That's great to read.

Kevin

[DK Custom Products]

Installed the DKCP Convertible Comfort Lift on my trike today. Had to use the secondary holes because the full lift holes were no where close to aligning with the bolt holes. There was a need to lower the axle to align with the full lift holes which wasn't possible. I tried lifting the axle from the gear shield but it made the alignment worse. I felt during installation that there was very little difference in the DKCP bracket and the stock bracket when you use the secondary holes and maybe I had wasted my money. However after install (which isn't easy) I noticed quite a difference in height when I put my feet down to roll the trike out of the garage. Also during my test ride I am looking way over my stock windshield now. Undecided as to if this is a more comfortable ride or not. That will come when I do a long ride to see how the comfort level has changed. I'm buying in from all the comments that this is a more comfortable riding position but time will tell. I'll report back after a few hundred miles or so on the comfort level due to the lift.

Thanks to Fearless (Fred} for the nice comments to my last post on this thread.

Yeah, the secondary mounting position is needed on the later model years, but it still provides a solid lift, and equally important a better angle for the shocks to absorb the bumps better.

Kevin

[DK Custom Products]

Finally got my



All polished up.

Yep ... the 14" Pro Action Shocks and 14" comfort lift are installed, it was 85* when I started and close to 90* when I finished. Because of the heat, sun and finger cuts, I didn't do my normal photo documentation of the install. I also did not remove the body since I had no one to help with it. I did do a good check of stuff under the trike. Belt looks good, centered on the pulley. Reverse motor gears were greased and in really good shape. I yanked and pulled on every thing under there I could and all was tight.

I wore mechanics gloves which took the stress of the cuts. All told it took just over 2.5 hours with over a half hour trying to get the brass fitting off the first air shock. Finally gave up and just cut the air hose. Pretty sure I'll never go back to them again. I did need to heat the shock bolts a bit to get the red lock tite loose. It was definitely red lock tite on those bolts. Chased the treads before installing the new shocks.

Relatively easy install, except, torquing the top shock bolt was a little tedious. My torque wrench is just a bit too long to get more than abut an 1/8th turn on those bolts. But I did get them torqued

My initial review can be summed up in one word.

WOW



And that doesn't really say enough.

Pros:

-No More little air pump to carry

-In a "S" curve, the bike transfers weight from one shock to the other smoothly

-I took it over the worst bumps I knew. They felt like the little ones before this upgrade

-The little bumps are gone as far as my b$tt is concerned

-Handling is way better, the feeling like your gonna slide off the trike in a hard turn isn't gone, but, it's far less

-Stability is awesome, I did about 60 miles on I70 and I was one handing the curves. Never did that before. Not sure I'm up for no hands ... but maybe ...

Cons:

-I'm now aiming for bumps with the rear wheels, but, I'm sure I will get over that

-I waited way too long to do this

-I think there is only one more DK upgrade left for me ... so sad

Okay, in summary, the ride on the Tri is not like a Bentley or a Cadillac, but, I'd say it's comparable to my Jeep's, and that's saying something. I think the Tri rides and handles better than my GL1800 w/Champion Solid Axle kit. Maybe not as good as Paws' GL1800 w/Motor Trike Independent kit, but close.

I planned to do a few miles, maybe 50 so I could re torque the lug nuts, had the torque wrench in the trunk. Well, ended up doing about 145 miles ... LOL ... torqued them at 50 miles and again when I got home. The ride is way better, I think I just upped my daily milage limit to 500-600 miles. I am looking forward to seeing how much better the ride is pulling the little trailer.

I gotta say, if you are looking to improve the ride of your tri, and have the money to do this ... DO It.



Disclaimer: I am not associated with DK Custom Products in any way, except I love their products because of the quality and R&D they put into every one. Not to mention their customer service is second to none.

Thanks for the review! Yeah, most of the time I try and hit the bad stuff with my rears tires instead of the front.

I really need one of those ROUND TUIT's....one that works better than the one I have!

Kevin