What Did You Do To Your Freewheeler Today?

This followed me home today:p

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I Ain't seen one that color yet , Look's Good . Ride the Piss Out of it and enjoy ! Be safe
 
I Ain't seen one that color yet , Look's Good . Ride the Piss Out of it and enjoy ! Be safe

Thanks Dan, I am heading out in the morning to do the break in miles so I can get the oil change in @ around 500 miles then again @ the 1000 mile mark. I do not take it in for any services except recalls , but I keep very good records and have yet to be called out on it;)
 
Thanks Dan, I am heading out in the morning to do the break in miles so I can get the oil change in @ around 500 miles then again @ the 1000 mile mark. I do not take it in for any services except recalls , but I keep very good records and have yet to be called out on it;)

On my new motor , I dumped the oil at 50 miles , It did not look good , I had that reuseable filter on took that off put on the new m8 filter, did it again at 250 cut the filter open all looked really good , Did a leak down test 4 % front 2% rear . The motor is so quiet no valve train noise , no primary noise . I better shut the f up before it BLOWS UP AGAIN ! Enjoy your new Trike
 
On my new motor , I dumped the oil at 50 miles , It did not look good , I had that reuseable filter on took that off put on the new m8 filter, did it again at 250 cut the filter open all looked really good , Did a leak down test 4 % front 2% rear . The motor is so quiet no valve train noise , no primary noise . I better shut the f up before it BLOWS UP AGAIN ! Enjoy your new Trike

I hope you have good luck with your new engine after the crap you went thru.

I am big on getting the first oil out of the engines way before the called for 1k;)
 
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I'm curious if the 114 is like my 107 was, the 1st. 1,000 miles, it burned almost a quart of oil, then stopped.

I will find out when I do a first oil change. I clocked 110 miles today;)

The owners manual for the 114 says to shift from 4th to fifth gear @ 45 mph, I suspected that with the spark knock technology early on the first M8 models this would happen, I often did shift my 17 like that even shifting into 6th gear above 50 mph. Keeping the RPM up around 2100 RPM is the key IMO
 
This 114 has a lot of power. It did not take much to get back to using a cable pull clutch.

It feels good, and releases sooner than the hydraulic clutch did.

It also feels to me this 114 runs a bit cooler than my 17 107
 
This 114 has a lot of power. It did not take much to get back to using a cable pull clutch.

It feels good, and releases sooner than the hydraulic clutch did.

It also feels to me this 114 runs a bit cooler than my 17 107

Jack what do you think is a safe engine temp ? I went saturday to N Y 80 degrees, 80 mph, for about 80 miles, the highest engine temp was 272 going up a long hill about 3 miles its the highest elevation on the mass pike ? oil temp said 215 THANKS
 
Jack what do you think is a safe engine temp ? I went saturday to N Y 80 degrees, 80 mph, for about 80 miles, the highest engine temp was 272 going up a long hill about 3 miles its the highest elevation on the mass pike ? oil temp said 215 THANKS

Your oil temp looks good. The actual engine temperature seems to vary quite a bit on the Milwaukee 8 engines I have seen. My 17 Freewheeler ran right around 290 degrees most of the time according to a PV tuner.

I would like to see engine temps closer to the oil temps.

I have not checked my 21 114 yet. The PV does not at this time work with the new ECM and data port. It will need a new design cable.

I hope this answers your question.
 
This 114 has a lot of power. It did not take much to get back to using a cable pull clutch.

It feels good, and releases sooner than the hydraulic clutch did.

It also feels to me this 114 runs a bit cooler than my 17 107

That's good to hear Jack.

I'm curious about a couple things...what do you think of the new suspension as compared to the air shocks?

Also, how are you liking the new safety features?
 

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