Got a little education

[RareSS]

Still waiting on my Tri, but I did go participate in putting a lift kit on a friend’s trike. I have watched the YouTube videos on installing them, and this gave me a hands on experience/practice of what to expect, when I do my own lift kit. Was a little puzzled at the trouble that the shocks gave us.

Adjustment was backed off all of the way and the shocks still kept the plates from lining up to the mounting holes. With a hydraulic jack placed under the shock mounting point, we finally got things lined up and bolted together. It took us around four hours to change the plates out. There was probably something wrong that we did not know or/and do.

Another lesson that we should have done ….. run the threads on the plates with a tap to clean the threads for overspray/paint/powder coating (I do not know the brand that he bought.). I will order one of the DK kits (Don’t know which one ….), when I get my new toy here. All in all, they were installed and the trike owner was happy with them.

School for the day was over.

Jim

[windsurfed]

We could all use a little schooling on a lot of things. Good job on the install..

[1dn5up]

A day without learning is a wasted day ….

[rhino 2]

A day without learning is a wasted day ….

The quest for knowledge is never ending...The more i learn' The more i know' The more i know' The more i learned how little i actually thought i knew.......

[Jack Klarich]

A day without learning is a wasted day ….

The quest for knowledge is never ending...The more i learn' The more i know' The more i know' The more i learned how little i actually thought i knew.......

Knowledge is Power even if it comes with skinned knuckles

[rhino 2]

Knowledge is Power even if it comes with skinned knuckles

No Pain-No Gain............

[woody]

Good to have someone to work with and learn with.

I have forgotten half of what I thought I knew.

[RareSS]

Learning is good; whether it is good or it is bad things that you have learned. Bad things are so you don’t do them again or they pointed you in the right direction. Goods things learned, will follow you throughout your life. I have seen some of the littlest things and they remind me of my Dad teaching me about some of them. He showed me a lot of little ‘tricks’ that I still use.

“I know a lot about a few things, I know little about a lot of things, and some things, I just don’t care to learn about!” LOL

[RareSS]

A day without learning is a wasted day ….

Not if I am taking a nap. LOL

[rhino 2]

To Paraphrase Yogi .......You can learn a lot just by Looking ...

[David792]

Some of that can depend on who made the lift kit and what type of shocks are you using. I have seen a lot of lift kits for sale online and I can't be sure of the tolerances they built into some of them. I bought my kit from DK Customs with the 14" Pro Action shocks. I had only a little trouble getting one of the shock bolts in, but it did go in without force. The DK Customs instructions said not to use a jack to compress the shock during the installation and I did not need to. Getting the matched and paired lift brackets and shocks worked well.

I don't think any TriGlide will ever ride as nicely as my BMW R1200rt with the electronically tuned suspension, but it's certainly much better than the factory air shocks that the TriGlide came with. Personally I think Harley should forget the RDRS for a bit and work on a better suspension for the trikes. They could OWN the market if they wanted to.

[RareSS]

This ‘three-wheeled-riding’ is all new to me, so I am having to learn all the lessons the hard way. I will start with the basic tri-glide and start adding, removing, and changing things to accomplish having an enjoyable machine. I am reading and I am listening to others and I with that info, have to decide on what’s good and what’s not good for me. I don’t like doing the ‘trial and error’ type stuff.

Jim

[rhino 2]

This ‘three-wheeled-riding’ is all new to me, so I am having to learn all the lessons the hard way. I will start with the basic tri-glide and start adding, removing, and changing things to accomplish having an enjoyable machine. I am reading and I am listening to others and I with that info, have to decide on what’s good and what’s not good for me. I don’t like doing the ‘trial and error’ type stuff.

Jim

There is an old saying that a wise man learns from his mistakes...''Not True!''

A wise man learns from other peoples mistakes...

[NHBAGGER]

This ‘three-wheeled-riding’ is all new to me, so I am having to learn all the lessons the hard way. I will start with the basic tri-glide and start adding, removing, and changing things to accomplish having an enjoyable machine. I am reading and I am listening to others and I with that info, have to decide on what’s good and what’s not good for me. I don’t like doing the ‘trial and error’ type stuff.Jim

Once you ride it for a while, some of the changes will become obvious.

[RareSS]

Once you ride it for a while, some of the changes will become obvious.

I ride a Goldwing and I ride a Street Glide. There are differences between the two rides. The one difference that I have not gotten fixed in my head is; Harley = six speed/Goldwing = five speed! I keep trying to upshift to sixth on the Wing and I forget to go up to sixth on the Harley. LOL

The steering is different also.

Jim

[NHBAGGER]

On my 14 trike I just traded I had a Baker 7 speed. It had a 117 motor and with that really low 1st gear you could float the front wheel at will.

[ROAD DOG]

On my 14 trike I just traded I had a Baker 7 speed. It had a 117 motor and with that really low 1st gear you could float the front wheel at will.

When did you trade and what did you trade ?

[NHBAGGER]

When did you trade and what did you trade ?

Traded my 2014 Tri Glide in October for a 21 CVO trike. Mine had a lot of mods but it was time to move on.

[headheaded]

Knowledge is Power even if it comes with skinned knuckles

I must be a genius with all the skin i have removed while wrenching.

[ROAD DOG]

Traded my 2014 Tri Glide in October for a 21 CVO trike. Mine had a lot of mods but it was time to move on.

Really what color did you get ? Were you buy from ? Good for you , Well have to meet up when we get better weather.