What Did You Do To Your Freewheeler Today?

[priell3]

It was 38 degrees and sunny today. Good for a short scoot.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Had a good 50 mile ride today, colder than normal here, 52 degrees.

I should have had my chaps on

 

[Jack Klarich]

I got tired of the sloppy stock shifter joints and had an in store credit so I picked this up today

 

[JTJersey]

I got tired of the sloppy stock shifter joints and had an in store credit so I picked this up today

Excellent way to start off the new year. :birthday_smiley:

 

[priell3]

New Year Day got above 50 degrees so I took a quick ride.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Good riding today

After changing the shift linkage ( I have always used heim joints with the factory rod)

Now , after changing the entire linkage ( a first for me) the clunk is all but a thing of the past. Up shifts and down no longer clunk, I might miss that NOT

The instructions ( from HD ) are wrong, so I did it my way( H D wants the front part put on the outside), this caused a bind, also the chrome cover ( cheap at best) does not fit the arm on the transmission. Not a deal breaker as I used an in store credit

 

[Capt Jim]

That sounds great no clunking. I will want to go that route. Do you have any install tips on any thing that you did. Maybe a few pics if you could. Thanks.

CaptJim

 

[Jack Klarich]

That sounds great no clunking. I will want to go that route. Do you have any install tips on any thing that you did. Maybe a few pics if you could. Thanks.

CaptJim

No pictures yet, if you read the instructions and follow them for your year trike you will not have any problems

THere are many knock offs on the market cheaper, but IMO cheaper is just that. Chose wisely Here is a link, click on details for instruction page

https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/...p98obUlUNWvRXox5EqxoCZ24QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Jack Klarich]

https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/...p98obUlUNWvRXox5EqxoCZ24QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Hope this loads, installed HD shifter linkage on 2021 Freewheeler

 

[priell3]

I looked at the trikes today while pulling the snowblower out of the garage.

 

[Capt Jim]

Nice pic and that looks a lot better than the original and more rugged. Less Flex.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Nice pic and that looks a lot better than the original and more rugged. Less Flex.

I have always changed all my shifters to heim joint rod ends. They will last a lifetime and not leave you stranded like the cheap factory joints

This time I opted for the solid linkage seen here with heim joints. I had an in store credit to use

You can get heim joints for your stock HD rod here

https://www.bungking.com/heim-joints/

or D K Customs here

https://www.dkcustomproducts.com/pair-of-quality-heim-joints-for-harley-shift-linkage-dk-hj-pair.htm

 

[priell3]

I have always changed all my shifters to heim joint rod ends. They will last a lifetime and not leave you stranded like the cheap factory joints.

Great something else to spend money on. :laugh:

 

[Jack Klarich]

I installed a heel shift today, I dunno why I waited so long

A note, the box says parts are made in USA, China and Singapore

The lever is pretty light weight, chrome is good. Hardware is good quality, I am OK with this

Note, the pinch bolts are now thru bolts with self locking nuts, a big improvement IMO

 

[JTJersey]

Paid a chilly visit to my sleeping beauty still in hibernation for almost 6 weeks now. Did I ever mention that I hate cold weather?

 

[Jack Klarich]

I had a Dr visit today, it was colder than normal here this morning@32 degrees when I left the house

I had my chaps on so it was not too bad

It was nice to have my heel shifter on my 21 Freewheeler, it got a work out today

 

[1dn5up]

Paid a chilly visit to my sleeping beauty still in hibernation for almost 6 weeks now. Did I ever mention that I hate cold weather?

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You need more stuff in that garage john , I can help ya with that :Shrug:

 

[JTJersey]

You need more stuff in that garage john , I can help ya with that :Shrug:

LOL! I've got to get rid of some of the stuff in there. I actually do a lot of shop work out there. If I were to turn the camera around you'd see my workbench and storage cabinets where my gun stock and recoil pad work gets done. I test fire some small caliber stuff out there as well. Nothing big, don't want to upset the neighbors too much

 

[JTJersey]

I had a Dr visit today, it was colder than normal here this morning@32 degrees when I left the house I had my chaps on so it was not too bad It was nice to have my heel shifter on my 21 Freewheeler, it got a work out today

Yeah I hear y'all are getting some brisk weather down there. Talking to my buddy in Port Charlotte yesterday and it was a high of 50. Did I mention I hate winter?

 

[Jack Klarich]

Yeah I hear y'all are getting some brisk weather down there. Talking to my buddy in Port Charlotte yesterday and it was a high of 50. Did I mention I hate winter?

Yup, we almost always get a good cold snap in January, but Bike Week is coming and that means Spring time