What Did You Do To Your Freewheeler Today?

[MDO]

Labor day wk-end, Sat 6 AM - Mon. 6 PM rode 873 miles bough $57.95 gas.

My group COMBAT VETS 9 Bikes went to Bryson City NC dealer gap (Dragon) I've had enough curves to do me a while L foot & ankle is sore from changing gears.

good ride BUt, 3 Bikes had trouble on way back, Me, I keep my bike serviced (dealer) & it run like a top, it could do with a better seat. In Pic. me on R. 2 Is missing in Picture.

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Pretty nice ride! I love that area & have been through it 2X, but not on my FW. The last 3 years I have been traveling west of the Mississippi.

I got the HD Sundowner Tallboy seat & love it. You can try 1 at most dealers for a few hours. They are a decent price too.

Another popular alternative is one of the Air Hawk Pads.

 

[LadyonaMission]

I got the HD Sundowner Tallboy seat & love it. You can try 1 at most dealers for a few hours. They are a decent price too.

Another popular alternative is one of the Air Hawk Pads.

https://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/58100-Airhawk-Lg-Pad

 

[LadyonaMission]

Today I rode 195 miles. No rain today, but a little shower would have felt good.

 

[WindyOne]

Got Harley crash bars yesterday gives me more protection also soft lowers for cold weather riding.

Which engine guard did you get? Did you also have to replace the dampener bracket?

 

[MDO]

A truly beautiful day here in STL. I went out about 10:30 this morning to 71° & low humidity.

I fired up my neglected Freewheeler & went on a casual 50 mile ride & my FW doesn't seem to care if I let it sit...it just runs great. I stayed out of 6th gear, kept the revs up & blew the cobwebs out.

I am probably jinxing myself, but it just runs great... I got 1 of the good ones & I am lucky.

 

[kwkride]

I almost avoided flying metal debris kicked up by the pickup in front of me.

3 weeks old and 700 miles.

 

[52edub]

Ugh, I feel your pain.

 

[ole_phart]

I almost avoided flying metal debris kicked up by the pickup in front of me.

3 weeks old and 700 miles.

Damn, that hurts and sure sorry to hear about and see it. That's obviously more than chipped paint. Are you planning on getting it repaired or replaced?

 

[kwkride]

Damn, that hurts and sure sorry to hear about and see it. That's obviously more than chipped paint. Are you planning on getting it repaired or replaced?

I don't know yet. Right now I'm waiting to see how good Geico is with their claims service.

 

[Zammy]

Damn Jim, that's a bummer for sure, hope the Insurance does you right.

 

[kwkride]

Damn Jim, that's a bummer for sure, hope the Insurance does you right.

Thanks, hopefully I'll hear from them today.

 

[LadyonaMission]

Damn Jim, that's a bummer for sure, hope the Insurance does you right.

:Crap: Truly a bummer.

 

[Fearless]

Ouch! Good luck with the insurance keep us posted Fred

 

[Sunman]

They are back!

Went for a lunch ride today. Then spent 3 hours cleaning all the FREAKIN love bugs off the bike. Why do they even exist? Just to torment riders I guess.

Sunman

 

[PosseRider]

Went for a lunch ride today. Then spent 3 hours cleaning all the FREAKIN love bugs off the bike. Why do they even exist? Just to torment riders I guess.

Sunman

None in God's country !!! (Ohio) :Shrug:

 

[Fearless]

None in communist state of Pennsylvania don't let Gov. WOLF know they torment motorcyclist or he will import them

 

[Sunman]

None in God's country !!! (Ohio) :Shrug:

I will send you some! No charge.

Sunman

 

[GTK]

Added some parts this week

Installed DK's lift kit and replaced stock slipons with Vance & Hines Slash Cuts for Freewheelers. Lift kit was easy following directions even for a 75 year old working on the garage concrete floor. Mufflers took longer because of rear hanger bolt position. I had ordered a ratchet pivot head 1/2" wrench from e-bay but it didn't arrive until job was done. Lift kit really smoothed out the smaller bumps on roadway.Both items well worth the expense and labor involved.

 

[Red sport.]

Got Engine guard (crash Bars) Heat shields & soft lowers (dealer).

Got in a traffic jam going to Waterloo Trail of Tears my R thy almost blistered, sure makes the difference, guess next thing I'll ad is Hi-way pegs. No Pic. of soft lowers, they fit good i like the zipper pouch on them. (don't know why both Pic. is side ways? Took with phone)

 

[ole_phart]

Ordered a 15" light tint windshield from Freedom Shields for my '19 FW.

They had been out of stock of light and medium tint due to Covid. All their suppliers were making only clear acrylic for store / school use as partitions. I emailed them on a different subject yesterday, they got back to me last night and mentioned they expect delivery by the end of the week and those 2 tint options are now available again when ordering online.

5k service slowly coming up, I'm at 4,700 miles. I can do it myself but normally when my stuff is under warranty I take 'em to the dealer.

 

[MDO]

Ordered a 15" light tint windshield from Freedom Shields for my '19 FW.

They had been out of stock of light and medium tint due to Covid. All their suppliers were making only clear acrylic for store / school use as partitions. I emailed them on a different subject yesterday, they got back to me last night and mentioned they expect delivery by the end of the week and those 2 tint options are now available again when ordering online.

5k service slowly coming up, I'm at 4,700 miles. I can do it myself but normally when my stuff is under warranty I take 'em to the dealer.

Nice. I have been doing my own routine service so far. I did have my local dealer install a cool flow fan, mainly because it needed the computer updated to display properly.

Please let us know how you like the shield after you get a chance to test it, and we will of course need pics.

 

[MDO]

I have a 70 mile ride planned for Sunday. We have had some beautiful wether her lately, but have some storms moving in Sunday night into Monday.

I had to run a brief errand today & passed 5 riders and they were all without helmets, taking advantage of our revised helmet laws.

 

[ole_phart]

Nice. I have been doing my own routine service so far. I did have my local dealer install a cool flow fan, mainly because it needed the computer updated to display properly.

Please let us know how you like the shield after you get a chance to test it, and we will of course need pics.

Will do Mike. Looking at about 3 weeks. 1 for them to get the acrylic and their web site says to allow 2 weeks production time since they build per order. Then I need some fudge factor in there for my tired arse to transfer the hardware from my old one.

 

[MDO]

I have a 70 mile ride planned for Sunday. We have had some beautiful wether her lately, but have some storms moving in Sunday night into Monday.

I had to run a brief errand today & passed 5 riders and they were all without helmets, taking advantage of our revised helmet laws.

UPDATE: I got my ride in. In honor of my friend Jack, I did a little Supertramp and took the long way home. I made it an 80 mile ride and had a great lunch with my youngest son. We have been going to new local places every few weeks. We are stimulating the economy & my waistline.

Beautiful weather and lots of bikers out.

My Freewheeler continues to impress.

 

[Red sport.]

Which engine guard did you get? Did you also have to replace the dampener bracket?

Got engine guard at Harley dealer, Part #49184-09A $197.96

Damper-bracket #45700054 $26.96.

Faring, lower (soft lowers) #57100210 $85.46.

Prices on parts is what i pay I get 10% discount.

And other day I added mid frame air deflectors #58002-09A $80.96.

to protect my thy from motor heat, I got in stop & go traffic though my R thy was going to be blistered. these are hanging on the wall at the dealer.

Got all this at Natchez Trace Harley Davidson Tuscumbia, Al.

 

[ole_phart]

5k service due in about 150 miles on my FW. I was gonna let the dealer do it but decided to do it myself. I ordered everything from New Castle HD around 9 this morning. At 10:45 they emailed that it all has been shipped Fed Ex estimated delivery Saturday. That's what I call service.

I put HD's Heavy Synthetic in the transmission at the 1k, also put it in my Low Rider when I had it. No complaints, it really smoothed shifts and made neutral much easier to find. But, the stuff is clear and hard as he!! to see on the dipstick. So, I'm going back to my ole reliable Belray 85/140 that I'd been using for 20 years. It's red and much easier to see. Had to get it off Amazon.

 

[GTK]

The satisfaction of a job done by yourself plus the money saved to spend elsewhere.

 

[MDO]

5k service due in about 150 miles on my FW. I was gonna let the dealer do it but decided to do it myself. I ordered everything from New Castle HD around 9 this morning. At 10:45 they emailed that it all has been shipped Fed Ex estimated delivery Saturday. That's what I call service.

I put HD's Heavy Synthetic in the transmission at the 1k, also put it in my Low Rider when I had it. No complaints, it really smoothed shifts and made neutral much easier to find. But, the stuff is clear and hard as he!! to see on the dipstick. So, I'm going back to my ole reliable Belray 85/140 that I'd been using for 20 years. It's red and much easier to see. Had to get it off Amazon.

Just suggestion, but you might want to look at Redline Shockproof tranny fluid.

Many here use it with great results. I started with HD Syn 3 after my 1,000 mile service, but switched to Lucas motorcycle full synthetic oil in all 3 holes and it performed very well, but when I got to try Redline, it was like a different tranny with much smoother shifting and an easier time finding neutral. I had the problem seeing the regular oil on the tranny dipstick also, but Redline is pink.

 

[ole_phart]

The satisfaction of a job done by yourself plus the money saved to spend elsewhere.

Yep, you've got that right. I usually do 'em myself once out of warranty but this time I said heck with it. It'll save me 3 hours hanging around the dealership with my thumb up my backside waiting or my wife having to pick me up / drop me off if I were to leave it. Plus, as you said, with the money saved I can get a luggage rack and the Custom Dynamics LED to install on it.

B'sides, I'll know *everything* was done right to include proper torques.

 

[MDO]

Yep, you've got that right. I usually do 'em myself once out of warranty but this time I said heck with it. It'll save me 3 hours hanging around the dealership with my thumb up my backside waiting or my wife having to pick me up / drop me off if I were to leave it. Plus, as you said, with the money saved I can get a luggage rack and the Custom Dynamics LED to install on it.

B'sides, I'll know *everything* was done right to include proper torques.

I went with Custom Dynamics LED inserts with my front turn signals and love them and have gotten numerous positive comments. I did change to clear front lens covers for maximum visibility.

While your ordering, I highly recommend their brake light modulator that gives you like 10 different options for brake light patterns and that greatly increases visibility while stopping. I have tried them all, but went with a pattern that pulses 7 times when the brakes are applied, goes solid for about 3 seconds, then repeats. I have had many positive comments on it also, with followers saying it really grabs your attention. The brake modulator is plug & play on the Freewheelers and only takes a few minutes.

Let us know when your done with your mods and how you like them.