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New 2019 Tri Glide!
Why? I don’t know. It just seemed to be the thing to do, but I am glad I did.
I went from a 2016 to 2019. Bought it at Bakersfield Harley Davidson. Good people to deal with. I live about an hour and forty-five minutes away on truck infested Highway 99 down the California Central Valley. I wanted to buy it locally but couldn’t find one in the area.
Unfortunately, after buying it, I was called out of town on business. I got back a couple of days ago and have been able to put only about 25 miles on it.
Initial impressions:
1) More grunt, pull and power. I’ll know more after completing the break-in process.
2) The rear shocks appear to be somewhat better than the 2016 shocks, but not much. I need more time to search for the “sweet spot” setting.
3) It is a pain in the posterior orifice to change the rear shock setting. The seat has to be removed to get to the adjustment knob. It is not difficult, but it’s a PIA to remove the seat every time.
4) While adjusting the shocks, the knob feels like it is turning a cable. Based on what I’ve seen so far, the lines from the adjustment unit to the shocks unit appear to be hydraulic. The lines also appear to be connected to the shocks via banjo bolts.
5) Front suspension seems stiff.
6) The Boom Box GTS is fantastic. Much easier to see and use.
7) The brakes appear to have more stopping power than the 2016 brakes. I like the linked brakes. You still have to use both the front and rear brakes’ but the linking appears to give it better and smoother stopping power.
8) The traction control button is in a weird place and seems like a waste of space on the handlebars. I keep hitting it while trying to get into reverse.
9) I don’t like the new reverse on the started button, but it works!
I haven’t decide if I’m going to give the new trike a nickname, but if I do, “Big Dawg” or Trike-a-Saurus” are at the top of the list.
The trike goes in next week for a new $eat, $tage 1 kit and wheel$ & rim$.
Originally Posted by Marcus
On your new Tri Glide!
