Stallion Info

[John Luciano]

Re: Stallion Information

I have not seen an AD for Stallion since Xmas. Before that it took up 2 pages of Wing World

 

[gettingreg]

Re: Stallion Information

Hello everyone, we just bought a 2010 Stallion (Blue) and loving it. Fun to ride and paid way below price with only 1000 miles. (Sorry to brag, but everywhere we go someone is chasing us down to look at it and its hard to enjoy since we spend hours talking about it) New to Trike talk and looking forward to sharing stories and ideals.

 

[Nana]

Re: Stallion Information

Welcome to TrikeTalk! Most of our Stallion owners sound just like you ---- lovin' ever minute riding it, and mixed feelings about all the talking time with admirers. LOL! I think there might be worse problems out there . Make yourself at home here and join the fun.

 

[Charlie D]

Re: Stallion Information

Welcome to Stallion ownership. Welcome to Trike Talk forum the greatest place for trikers.. We have black cherry #531.. and simply love it.. Hope you can make it to TT Ralley in the Valley.. Will be plenty of Stallions there.. Charlie D.

 

[Gorilla]

Re: Stallion Information

Hello everyone, we just bought a 2010 Stallion (Blue) and loving it. Fun to ride and paid way below price with only 1000 miles. (Sorry to brag, but everywhere we go someone is chasing us down to look at it and its hard to enjoy since we spend hours talking about it) New to Trike talk and looking forward to sharing stories and ideals.

Welcome aboard. I'm sorry to tell you it doesn't get any better. But you also get used to it.

 

[gettingreg]

Re: Stallion Information

Thanks all for the notes of welcome. Funny as it sounds, my wife drive me all over town with me sitting in the rear seat. (I really enjoy the ride and the funny looks we get).
I'm trying to understand the ending notes everybody writes with Stallion and number at the end. Does this mean the last three numbers of the vin and if so, I guess ours would be #711?

 

[Charlie D]

Re: Stallion Information

yes Greg the last 3 are the vin our is 531 Black Cherry 2009. Its just a ball of fun and you are never at a loss for people asking questions or wanting to take pictures, either going down the road or parked for whatever reason... Enjoy your stallion Charlie D.:10:epper:

 

[gettingreg]

Re: Stallion Information

I have searched all the forums and only found two discussions about alarm systems for the stallion back in 08 and 09. Has anyone found anything new that works real good or can you give suggestions on the new alarms? I like the ideal of having one that lets you know when someone is sitting on it or playing with it when your not around.(I think we all know what I'm talking about )

Stallion #711

 

[Loner]

Re: Stallion Information

My Stallion has an Armed Guard G-Force alarm installed. It has key fob activation, plus a remote alert unit (for your belt) that lets you know (audible or vibrate) when the trike is tampered with or bumped. It is reasonably loud (seems even louder when I forget it is armed and start to get onboard!).

It works well when it's me, and I can only hope it works well when it is a bad guy.

 

[Gorilla]

Re: Stallion Information

My Stallion has an Armed Guard G-Force alarm installed. It has key fob activation, plus a remote alert unit (for your belt) that lets you know (audible or vibrate) when the trike is tampered with or bumped. It is reasonably loud (seems even louder when I forget it is armed and start to get onboard!).

It works well when it's me, and I can only hope it works well when it is a bad guy.

Loner did you install the alarm yourself?

 

[Loner]

Re: Stallion Information

No, I thank the previous owner for that (he added the bling).

 

[silverdevil]

Re: Stallion Information

my alarm can be set to go off when bumped or when someone gets to close to it, your choice with the key fob.
when it does go off the key fob goes off also so I know it.
go to http://www.triketalk.com/forum/stallion-trikes/2065-stallion-alarm-system.html
and look at message #4, #7, and #10
I installed it my self.

 

[ben721364]

Re: Stallion Information

Has this thread been moved or replaced? The last post prior to this is dated in May of 2011, almost two years ago.

 

[Backdraft]

I am sure that someone at one time or another has taken off the radiator cap plastic piece which is actually a dust shield for that area.

I took mine off today and there must had been a black gasket under the lip of that cap. Mine had gotten so hot that it melted to the cap. I was able to remove the gasket material and clean it up. I will be looking for something that will work and let you all know what I find that will work.

Hope this helps

 

[Backdraft]

Well after a trip to TBMS I found out that they apply a black silicone adhesive to the radator black access cap. Seems they had some folks complaining about their trucks getting wet thru the cap area. So that is the reasoning behind the silicone.

I just had them seal the 2 holes in the cap to keep water out from the rear tire.

Hope this explains to others what is going on.

 

[admin7]

Does anyone know how to pull the steering-wheel off a stallion?

Thanks!
William

 

[trikervet]

Go on Youtube and look for a Ford Ranger application, same thing. There is a clock spring in the center of the steering wheel which carries a lot of the electrical circuity.

 

[Backdraft]

Re: Stallion Repairs & Trouble Shooting

by moving the steering wheel down to start the Stallion is a way around the problem but is not the fix.
the fix is to pull the ignition switch and re-do the install, call TBMS or the folks you bought it from and let them know that when the wheel is all the way up you have trouble starting it, when you bring the wheel down it starts easier. was not installed correctly.

the chimes is from the Sony radio, it is telling you to take the front off so no one will steal it, it is installed in a locked trunk so no one can even see it let alone steal it. the book that comes with the radio tells you how to turn off the chime

I didn't get an audio booklet with my Stallion. How do I turn off the chimes on the radio?
Thanks,
Bobby

 

[trikervet]

It doesn't say anything in the book about the chimes. I think somebody posed that question before. As far as I know, nobody has come up with an answer on how to shut off the chimes.
If they do, I would like to know. If you go on the Sony site, you might be able to download a book.

 

[Trikerchief]

I want to buy a Stallion but it's amazing the prices. Are they really worth the money that's being asked? Used Stallions are for almost the same price as a new one.

 

[Charlie D]

I want to buy a Stallion but it's amazing the prices. Are they really worth the money that's being asked? Used Stallions are for almost the same price as a new one.

Yes they are.. they are excellent trikes . have a 2009 black cherry with everything ,a/c heat,etc. would cost 34,000.00 to replace it if anyone was available. Charlie D.

 

[Doc7402]

Re: Adjusting Stallion Headlight

You would think adjusting the Strallion headlight would be easy, but it is a bit tricky. You need a 4mm socket with a short extention, a flashlight, and a very thin screwdriver.

There are three long adjustment threaded rod type screws on the headlight mounting plate. To adjust the light up or down you will need to move the top screw while holding the black plastic slotted piece that looks like a cone with slots in it. You will need to hold that slotted piece to keep it from spinning with the adjustment screw (this was the part that took me a while to figure out for myself). If you turn the adjustment screws without holding that plastic slotted cone like piece you will be just spinning the screw and scratching your head. Once you master that move, you will have an easy time making any adjustment you need to make. I found the left right bottom two adjustment screws can be adjusted with the hood down just sitting on the floor, but the top adjustment screw can only be adjusted with the hood up. I parked it in front of a brick wall and counted the bricks to see which way it was moving.

Good luck, let me know if you found this usefull.

I'm looking to change the bulbs making them both high/low beam

 

[Doc7402]

Re: Stallion Information

mirrors are from BMW

year and model ?

 

[Gorilla]

I want to buy a Stallion but it's amazing the prices. Are they really worth the money that's being asked? Used Stallions are for almost the same price as a new one.

May I suggest you look at the price of a TRI-GLIDE or a Goldwing with a conversion. Even the fully decked out Spider. They are all in the 30+ to 40K range. Actually for what you get with a Stallion I think they are a deal. Now add in that they are a limited supply. Not many available.

 

[pmar6004]

Cruise Control Fixed...

There have been previous discussions with problems with our Stallions cruise control and I thought I'd share mine and what it took to fix the problem. My cruise control simply failed while on a ride. First thought was a fuse, as there was no indicator (no icon lights) that the cruise was activated or engaged on the instrument panel. After checking the manual, I believe it gets power from the same circuit as the turn signals (fuse #20). Since my turn signals worked, I knew that wasn't the problem. The next area I investigated was the blue/white cruise control disengagement switch which is located at the end of the brake linkage. Without a lift, it's very hard to see and work in that area but I managed to get the back end of my Stallion high enough with a couple of ramps. The switch was very difficult to remove from its mounting bracket and to disconnect the wiring, due to a cross member that just HAD to be in the way. But after I wiggled and pried and pried some more, finally I managed to get the switch freed from its bracket. (What a pain the the a$$).

The switch failed to make contact once the button/plunger was slight depressed after checking it with an ohmmeter. No continuity. The switch is normally open (button/plunger not depressed). The new switch, which I had to order through Advanced Auto, (cost $20) was a same as the old switch with one exception. The length of travel for the button/plunger was at least 3X that of the old switch. This necessitated me bending the contact tab on the brake linkage forward quite a bit even to remount the switch. After going a test ride, the cruise control did engage and is working fine again:clapping::AllGood:, however I need to fine tune the tab adjustment on the brake linkage by bending it a slight bit forward still, as it takes too much brake pedal travel to disengage the cruise control. It should disengage with a slight tap on the brake pedal. I hope that I won't have to revisit this problem again. As a precaution to premature switch failure, I surrounded and packed the entire switch with plumbers putty ($1.00 investment) being careful not to affect the movement/function of the switch.

Hopefully what I did will provide a bit of weather proofing and a bit of protection from road debris.

Regards,

Daydreamer

 

[trikervet]

Cruise Control:

What are the possibilities of just cutting some off the plunger on the switch. I had to bend the tab a bit on mine a few years ago to get it to engage. Otherwise, it has been trouble free.

 

[pmar6004]

What are the possibilities of just cutting some off the plunger on the switch. I had to bend the tab a bit on mine a few years ago to get it to engage. Otherwise, it has been trouble free.

Trikervet,

I considered that, but I didn't want to chance negatively affecting the switches performance. I had to alter the switch a bit with a file to get it mounted. I guess I didn't want to press my luck, if that makes any sense. I can disengage the cruise control with the off switch vs the brake pedal till I get around tweaking the tab. The disadvantage to that is that I lose my prior cruise setting each time I power off the cruise control.

Daydreamer

 

[GWCalli]

Paint code cross ref Orange paint

Has anyone done touch up on a Orange Stallion without buying it from USPaint. I need a pint

 

[Gorilla]

I believe you are stuck with them. My friend in the painting business has not found Stallion paints anywhere else. Can not even get the formula.

 

[Trikerchief]

Stallion Front Caliper

Does anyone know what brand the front calipers used on the Stallion trike?

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Yes they are.. they are excellent trikes . have a 2009 black cherry with everything ,a/c heat,etc. would cost 34,000.00 to replace it if anyone was available. Charlie D.

Charlie.....Do you know what brand the front caliper is on the Stallion?