What did you do to Your Tri-Glide Today?

First Trike, scared myself 3 times wasn't sure it would turn, decided 39 degrees is to cold to be riding

To make a right turn,keep your left arm/elbow locked in a straight-out position and use your right arm to "pull" your right handlebar. For left turns,reverse the procedure. Try that and see what you think,John.
 
Very cool! If you haven't already, I'd recommend treating them with some mink oil. That will help them straighten, plus protect the leather while riding.

Kevin

Ah Kevin, would NOT suggest mink oil (lol)....Did that to my lever fringes....the wind "flips" the fringe against the mirrors when breezy...took TG to HD dealer several times, thinking there was an oil leak somewhere on the right hand side of trike. After several "nothing leaking", took OFF the fringes and guess what, NO smearing of oil/grease on the mirrors! I don't put any leather products on my fringe....look like new (got mine at the HD dealer several years ago)!
 
Fender Bras

Put on the Harley Fender Bras this weekend. I think they look great and I won't worry so much about scuffing the fenders :pepper:.
 
Floorboard Extenders

After all the great comments I've read on this forum, I ordered the DK Customs Floorboard Extenders today :D. I hope they are as easy to install as everyone says. The most mechanical thing I've ever done is install doorknobs throughout my house :AGGHH:.
 
I figured its time to check the air in the tires haven't checked them since November,
They were just a little low...:Shrug: 28 F 22 R.....
 
External Breather

Well :xszpv: I drilled and tapped my Boyesen intake to get the nasty oil vapor off my pistons Kevin's kit worked well. I think I will look into a couple of improvements, gotta talk to Kevin. service was fast and exactly what I ordered I enjoy DK Customs way of doing business. ThumbUp ride safely fearless
 
Well :xszpv: I drilled and tapped my Boyesen intake to get the nasty oil vapor off my pistons Kevin's kit worked well. I think I will look into a couple of improvements, gotta talk to Kevin. service was fast and exactly what I ordered I enjoy DK Customs way of doing business. ThumbUp ride safely fearless

At last Pictures not many I needed to adjust rear Cylinder breather to clear intake casting was odd shaped got to hide front one well though.

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Well, I didn't do it yet, but since the news about Kevin's remote filter and Jagg cooler setups hit my inbox yesterday, I have been wringing my hands... New tuner, or filter/cooler, or both? Here in FL, where I can ride every day, I hate to miss ride time to work on it! See what you guys in the colder climates get to not worry about while you have wrench time?:gah:

Seriously, Kevin, how about a little write-up somewhere?
 
I see STARS

We all like to tinker with and personalize our rides and luckily there is a boat load of thing-a-ma-gigs, do-dads and other bolt on stuff from Harley to feed our appetites and keep our wallets nice and slim. There is and even BIGGER boat load of do-dads from the after market companies.

As a signature and to make MY rides totally unique I have been putting these Star Conchos on my builds (scooters) for a few years now and I just could not resit adding one to my Tri-Glide. I put this one on the trunk (first pic) right after I got the trike. And I just got done adding one to the new air cleaner trim that I just picked up from my local dealer. I also have one on the horn cover, AND I think they flow well with the Fat Boy tank emblems that I put on to give me more clearance for my knees.

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First ride

We took our Trike out for our first ride this evening. We bought it in late fall and hadn't ridden it yet. Only got to go about 30 miles but it was very enjoyable. I do see some opportunity for a few mods.
 
My Tri has been in my wood 10x12 shed (cement floor) all winter with the battery tender hooked up. Check on it every couple days. We got rain the last 2 days and temps hit 70. Yesterday I noticed some condensation on the trike, so I opened the door and put a fan in there, blowing on the trike. Today I got home and the floor was sweating and very slippery, so I moved the trike from the shed to the garage where it is much drier. Since I had to start it to move it, I took it for a 10 mile spin before dark. Man what a great feeling to get out again! Sometimes ya just gotta go with the flow!
 
At last Pictures not many I needed to adjust rear Cylinder breather to clear intake casting was odd shaped got to hide front one well though.

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Looking good, and your engine will like it even better!

Kevin

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Well, I didn't do it yet, but since the news about Kevin's remote filter and Jagg cooler setups hit my inbox yesterday, I have been wringing my hands... New tuner, or filter/cooler, or both? Here in FL, where I can ride every day, I hate to miss ride time to work on it! See what you guys in the colder climates get to not worry about while you have wrench time?:gah:

Seriously, Kevin, how about a little write-up somewhere?

Yeah, we have very few days in our parts that are not good for riding, and I end up putting stuff off a lot...I'd rather be riding than wrenching. :)

The install of the oil filter relo and Dual-Cool Oil cooler is a 2 hour job at a very relaxed pace.

Something to do in the evening if you have a place to work with lights.

Kevin

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My TG has been at the dealership for some warranty work this week.

One of the things they were checking out was the front fender that had developed a crack in the paint and clear coat.

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They pulled the front fender off to try and see what was going on that could have caused this.

Turns out that I must have kicked up a rock somewhere. Right before the crack is showing on the top side, it is clear that a rock (or something) hit the underside of the fender. Put a dent in it. That is apparently what started the crack in the paint.

Going to get a quote on a new fender, insurance should cover it, minus deductible. But I may use the $ for something different paint wise. We'll see.

Also, I gotta wonder if this is something that would have happened if I was running a front tire in front instead of the slightly larger rear tire up front.

Kevin
 
Starting to clean pistons

First ride this year ready to start cleaning those pistons with the oil air going else where can't wait to get going bye ride safely fearless:D:D:D
 
Back Great outing

First ride this year ready to start cleaning those pistons with the oil air going else where can't wait to get going bye ride safely fearless:D:D:D
Short shake down ride 100+ miles Bride happy Harley runs great wonderful time first time out ThumbUp

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First ride this year ready to start cleaning those pistons with the oil air going else where can't wait to get going bye ride safely fearless:D:D:D
Short shake down ride 100+ miles Bride happy Harley runs great wonderful time first time out ThumbUp

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First ride this year ready to start cleaning those pistons with the oil air going else where can't wait to get going bye ride safely fearless:D:D:D
Short shake down ride 100+ miles Bride happy Harley runs great wonderful time first time out ThumbUp
 
Crappy weather here today (did get 50 miles on yesterday) so installed the following:
Ram Claw phone mount, don't use it to take calls, only to see when the office calls (when I am on call).
Mirror stem extensions to see more than my arms, should give a better view of what is behind me.
Kury shift peg on the heal lever to match the extended Kury on the toe lever.
DK 1.5" front tank lift.

Can't wait to get a ride in to see how it all works!
 
Finally changed out the air cleaner to a SE I on the trike so it could breathe a little better. Seems to have made a difference and now I am getting ready to remove the cat from the pipe. Hopefully the tone and sound will change a bit and I wont have to install new mufflers!
 
Finally changed out the air cleaner to a SE I on the trike so it could breathe a little better. Seems to have made a difference and now I am getting ready to remove the cat from the pipe. Hopefully the tone and sound will change a bit and I wont have to install new mufflers!

Dont forget the tuner. DK has a plug and play xied . Just ask for year and model of scoot.
 
Dont forget the tuner. DK has a plug and play xied . Just ask for year and model of scoot.
Yeah, forgot to mention that I have the SE Tuner!

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DK, noticed on your starting post for this thread that you use the soft lowers. I had them for my 01 bagger and miss them on my trike. Thinking about taking the hard lowers off just because!
 
Yeah, forgot to mention that I have the SE Tuner!

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DK, noticed on your starting post for this thread that you use the soft lowers. I had them for my 01 bagger and miss them on my trike. Thinking about taking the hard lowers off just because!

Yes, I prefer no lowers, and on my '11 I removed them and ran with no lowers, unless it was really cold, or just sorta cold and raining. In those instances I put on the soft lowers. Worked great.

On my '14 (Twin-Cooled) I have no choice. No removing the lowers on this one. :)

Kevin
 
Yes, I prefer no lowers, and on my '11 I removed them and ran with no lowers, unless it was really cold, or just sorta cold and raining. In those instances I put on the soft lowers. Worked great.

On my '14 (Twin-Cooled) I have no choice. No removing the lowers on this one. :)

Kevin

Yeah, I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse. Even de-catted and with a Stage I mine still gets danged hot (mine is a '15 twin cooled). Those little vents don't seem to let much air through. I keep my feet on the road pegs to route more air up my legs when it's hot, but even that doesn't help that much when it's 90+ degrees out.

Hopefully, some day I'll be able to afford your oil cooler and filter relocater.
 

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