2018 Tri Glide needs performance help

[Gorilla]

There has been no name calling or threats just discussion of different opinions. This is allowed without issue by the boss man. Just keep it civil and don't get personal.

 

[rhino 2]

There has been no name calling or threats just discussion of different opinions. This is allowed without issue by the boss man. Just keep it civil and don't get personal.

I agree......

Without ''Voice Inflection'' As in the lack of in Typing or Texting' Some posts can and at times will get misunderstood/misread....Nature of the beast....

And that should be understood by ''All'' before any one takes offense to a particular post...:Shrug:

 

[1dn5up]

Original question

Seems like your dealer needs to fix. As Bob mentioned, that motor has more balls than the 103’s . Stock !

As far as breakin periods go, if it’s gona brake it will happen within 1k miles. All my race engines were run them like ya stole it mode. Engine builders don’t believe in the brake in thing.

 

[Old Road Dog]

Wow

In my world ya need a thick skin (and head) there are no safe spaces.

 

[Teufelhunde]

In my world ya need a thick skin (and head) there are no safe spaces.

me 2 (Beer)

 

[DK Custom Products]

Interesting subject, and there are usually just as many opinions on this as on oil. :laugh:

When I rebuild an engine I run it thru the heat cycles...similar to what's outlined by S&S. Never not done it, so don't know how the engine would run absent that.

On a new HD, I've only ever purchased one that had more than 5 miles on it. I will wait, rather than buy one that has even 20 miles on it. Forget about the ones that have even more from being test ridden.

I do believe that running it at low load and RPM, varying the rpms, for the first few hundred miles does make a difference.

BUT, I have no empirical evidence...so there ya go, just another opinion based on my experience.

Kevin

 

[Firewrench22]

Then there are those of us who the TriGlide was our first H-D...Only thing my sales guy told me was "don't lug it".

I've built plenty of engines, mostly diesels in over-the-road trucks. My break-in was riding it home from the dealer. Took it easy the first few miles, then I was on the freeway. Vary the speed often, the deceleration is as important as the acceleration at the beginning. I think I did first oil change at 300 or so miles, waited until 3000 to put synthetic oil in. I guess it broke in OK, doesn't use oil, runs fine. What more could a guy ask? 40K miles on her now...

 

[Teufelhunde]

Then there are those of us who the TriGlide was our first H-D...Only thing my sales guy told me was "don't lug it".

I've built plenty of engines, mostly diesels in over-the-road trucks. My break-in was riding it home from the dealer. Took it easy the first few miles, then I was on the freeway. Vary the speed often, the deceleration is as important as the acceleration at the beginning. I think I did first oil change at 300 or so miles, waited until 3000 to put synthetic oil in. I guess it broke in OK, doesn't use oil, runs fine. What more could a guy ask? 40K miles on her now...

That's pretty much what I've always done. Don't beat the crap out of it for the first 50 miles. Moderate to slightly more than moderate throttle when accelerating so that their is plenty of combustion pressure to force the rings against the cylinder walls to promote seating, frequent deceleration to allow for a good flood of oil under the pistons to wash the cylinder walls clean of the particles from the rings seating. 50-500 ride it like you ride, just don't flog it. past 500 ride it like you want to ride...

It's worked well for me over the years.....JMHO

Lon