What did you do to Your Tri-Glide Today?

[1dn5up]

Don’t know Fuzzy :Shrug: Duct tape it !

You need to be one of those “ I’ll try it “ guys that try new products with a quality report.

Change those shocks and get some grease on those bandages ....

 

[Fearless]

Patients my friend Patients let it heal we take a little longer now. I am extremely careful about those sort of things

the last while back. :good:Take care fuz. Fred

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

I moved it forward to get my Road King out lol.

 

[DK Custom Products]

Installed my DK 1.5” deluxe lift with the cdw’s. Not to bad, right side was a pain in the butt. Had to take the reservoir off and move cables around. Still had a hard time with the top nut, these old fingers ain’t what the used to be lol.

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That looks really good! I hope you don't mind we put your photo on the website.

Next time you do a Tank Lift, raise the front of the tank up, so you don't have to get your fingers between the backbone and the tank ears. Yeah, I know it's a bit late now, but may help others.

Enjoy your new mods!

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

OUCH! :xzqxz:

Heal up!

Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Those look really nice. Back quite a few years ago I got a trim kit. I cheaped out (yeah, I know) and got it off ebay. When the kit arrived, no matter what I tried, they just did not fit right. I tried to return them, they did not want the kit back, but they did refund my payment. Guess they knew the kits were junk and hand no use for getting it back.

One day I will get a real kit, like what you have. Looks really good!

Kevin

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Two things i always have close at hand... 1st a first aid kit.....2nd TP because i will either cut myself or s&%$# myself when i cut myself.

 

[Finsman56]

Gas tank raised. How did you lift your tank, 2 inch in front and half inch on back.

How did you raise your gas tank Lifted 2 inch in front and half in back. Thanks

Lifted the gas tank 2"on front 1/2" on back

Now I can clean both heads also it may reduce temp on engine

 

[TonkaDriver]

How did you raise your gas tank Lifted 2 inch in front and half in back. Thanks

Check out DK Custom Products. They carry tank lift kits. That would have been a 2 inch lift with the deluxe option. Good people to work with as well as being a forum sponsor and frequent contributor here.

Kurt

 

[RagenTri]

Decatted Headpipe

I had been reading here and elsewhere about decatting the stock headpipe on my '14 to accomplish various ends. A good friend offered a take off pipe from decatting his 103 and actually removed the Cat for me. Yesterday, another good friend swapped the pipes, stock to decatted stock, for me.

These pipes go into a set of RCxhaust slip on slash-cuts. There is definitely a loader exhaust note. I haven't taken it on the road yet, that happens today when it warms up a little here in West Michigan. I'll post my impression.

 

[Fearless]

How did you raise your gas tank Lifted 2 inch in front and half in back. Thanks

As others have said DK Customs has different height lift kits I chose 2". I wanted to make sure my 2+2 Wide sweeper Khrome werks bars would clear or was it make sure the bars cleared the tank well anyway. What the tank lift will do is push more air on the motor which is a good thing, less air in your face and chest area another good thing. Along with the cooler motor and less buffeting you can also clean the rocker boxes much easier. To me this is second to having a cooler motor these heat monsters need all the help they can get. While we are discussing tank lifts also look at the air deflectors Kevin markets these little wings sure compliment the tank lift to really do a complete job of air control and direction. I included an old picture before the air deflectors so you can see how the fit. Ride safe Fred

 

[DK Custom Products]

How did you raise your gas tank Lifted 2 inch in front and half in back. Thanks

Here's a LINK to where you can see all the details.

Below is a little video on Tank Lift Kits-



Feel free to write or call with any questions.

Kevin

 

[Wmitz]

That looks really good! I hope you don't mind we put your photo on the website.

Next time you do a Tank Lift, raise the front of the tank up, so you don't have to get your fingers between the backbone and the tank ears. Yeah, I know it's a bit late now, but may help others.

Enjoy your new mods!

Kevin

No issues with the pic

 

[seniorsgt]

Got the battery put in my2019 triglide and had to take a trip into town. Put 60 miles on it and forgot to order by sub for supper. oh I forgot to mention i'm only 8 miles from town. Had tears in my eyes, don't know whether they were from the wind and cold, allergies, or just glad to be out riding. By the way did another ride of 20 miles had to get that sub for supper.

 

[Fearless]

Sounds about right

Got the battery put in my2019 triglide and had to take a trip into town. Put 60 miles on it and forgot to order by sub for supper. oh I forgot to mention i'm only 8 miles from town. Had tears in my eyes, don't know whether they were from the wind and cold, allergies, or just glad to be out riding. By the way did another ride of 20 miles had to get that sub for supper.

Seems you have played this game before LOL good for you. :good: Travel safe Fred

 

[ChuluotaChuck]

Tank Lift, cooling deflector wings & Floorboard extensions

Had fun today putting on some DK Custom Product items to help with cooling.

The 1.5 inch Tank Lift Kit (with rear lift included) worked well with my TSK Mayhem Bagger handle bars. From the look of things the 2" lift would have caused interference with the tank and bars on full turns so I'm glad I guessed right on choosing the 1.5".

Installed the Cooling Deflector Wings. Had to use a flex joint on my socket to tighten the tank bolts. The wings don't allow a straight clear shot to the tank bolts.

Installed the Floor Board Extensions which is a great improvement for the ankle comfort on the right side. The heat on the right side had me riding with my foot out on the very edge of the floorboard. Here in Florida it is not uncommon to jump on the trike with shorts on and flip flops or in low top tennis shoes for those quick runs around town and the heat was excessive. The test run today with low top tennis shoes was totally comfortable. Problem fixed.

 

[Fearless]

Had fun today putting on some DK Custom Product items to help with cooling.

The 1.5 inch Tank Lift Kit (with rear lift included) worked well with my TSK Mayhem Bagger handle bars. From the look of things the 2" lift would have caused interference with the tank and bars on full turns so I'm glad I guessed right on choosing the 1.5".

Installed the Cooling Deflector Wings. Had to use a flex joint on my socket to tighten the tank bolts. The wings don't allow a straight clear shot to the tank bolts.

Installed the Floor Board Extensions which is a great improvement for the ankle comfort on the right side. The heat on the right side had me riding with my foot out on the very edge of the floorboard. Here in Florida it is not uncommon to jump on the trike with shorts on and flip flops or in low top tennis shoes for those quick runs around town and the heat was excessive. The test run today with low top tennis shoes was totally comfortable. Problem fixed.

Congratulations not only you were comfortable but also a great step in preventing heat damage to your motor. With that said you will find more money for more bling LOL good job :good: Fred

 

[ChuluotaChuck]

Convertible Comfort Lift

Installed the DKCP Convertible Comfort Lift on my trike today. Had to use the secondary holes because the full lift holes were no where close to aligning with the bolt holes. There was a need to lower the axle to align with the full lift holes which wasn't possible. I tried lifting the axle from the gear shield but it made the alignment worse. I felt during installation that there was very little difference in the DKCP bracket and the stock bracket when you use the secondary holes and maybe I had wasted my money. However after install (which isn't easy) I noticed quite a difference in height when I put my feet down to roll the trike out of the garage. Also during my test ride I am looking way over my stock windshield now. Undecided as to if this is a more comfortable ride or not. That will come when I do a long ride to see how the comfort level has changed. I'm buying in from all the comments that this is a more comfortable riding position but time will tell. I'll report back after a few hundred miles or so on the comfort level due to the lift.

Thanks to Fearless (Fred} for the nice comments to my last post on this thread.

 

[kingfish108]

Ride after installing lift kit

I have now had Sherman('17 TG) out twice for short rides since installing the lift kit and replacing the rear tires. I can say that the ride is different for the better. Steering through corners and curves is easier. I like being able to look over the windshield even when I slouch a bit. Definitely took the harshness out of the bumps. I am running Legend shocks and now feel that they are doing what they are supposed to do. For me, removing the mufflers made the install much easier. It also gave me an opportunity to give the mufflers a good cleaning and swap sides. I wish that I had not waited for 45K miles to do the install.

 

[PosseRider]

Beautiful day here in SW Ohio, Bikes everywhere. Temps hi 70's to low 80's Felt great. Got home & washed the bugs off. :clapping:

 

[Fearless]

Just home...

Put a few miles on today sun and clouds upper sixty's. So nice to see so many social distancing LOL. I'm done playing their game time to live like an American. Ride free ride often Fred/Jeanne.

 

[Halfnormal]

DK Custom day.

Installed my 1 1/2 inch tank lift.



Installed my floorboard extenders





Leather brake & clutch covers



I bought my son an 1 1/2 tank lift for his Road King. He put the inch spacer from my foot board on the rear and lifted it too. Seeing how nice his turned out. I think I'll add a lift to the rear tank as well.