Starting 2021 Off Right!

[DK Custom Products]

Went for a putt yesterday afternoon, and fixing to go on a putt in a few minutes.

Yesterday was a brisk 45 degrees, but it is going to be a nice 60+ today.

Great way to start 2021.

Kevin

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

33 here with freezing rain,so i pulled the body and finally got around to installing the Pro Action shocks i got from you last year,now just waiting on new axle bearings and your axle plates.Be safe out there.

 

[rhino 2]

27º........And overcast.....And i lost my motivation to do anything today...Maybe i'll get the log splitter going and turn the big pieces of wood i cut and brought back from the camp into little stove size pieces ...:Shrug:....

 

[OLBLU]

Lucky devil. It's 5 F and snowing in Winnipeg right now. :newyearpalm:

 

[nucseal]

33 here with freezing rain,so i pulled the body and finally got around to installing the Pro Action shocks i got from you last year,now just waiting on new axle bearings and your axle plates.Be safe out there.

Mine passing where you got the bearings. Thinking of doing this next to my 20 Tri Glide

 

[Seaweed]

Hit 41 here on the Cape, went for my usual (weather permitting) New Year's ride. Now I have a heated jacket, so not too bad. Knees got a little chilly though.

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Mine passing where you got the bearings. Thinking of doing this next to my 20 Tri Glide

Amazon,National Bearings Brand ( Federal Mogul ) # 208 FF

 

[DK Custom Products]

33 here with freezing rain,so i pulled the body and finally got around to installing the Pro Action shocks i got from you last year,now just waiting on new axle bearings and your axle plates.Be safe out there.

27º........And overcast.....And i lost my motivation to do anything today...Maybe i'll get the log splitter going and turn the big pieces of wood i cut and brought back from the camp into little stove size pieces ...:Shrug:....

Lucky devil. It's 5 F and snowing in Winnipeg right now. :newyearpalm:

Man, I don't know how you guys do it. We get snow now and then, does not stay for long. It is a novelty and fun to watch it fall....but if it stuck around very long I would be looking to move. :xzqxz:



Kevin

 

[DK Custom Products]

Hit 41 here on the Cape, went for my usual (weather permitting) New Year's ride. Now I have a heated jacket, so not too bad. Knees got a little chilly though.

Yeah, heated jackets are the bomb. Thermals under kevlar lined jeans keep me warm down into the low 30's.

Kevin

 

[DOKK]

Put about 100 miles in yesterday on the annual New Years Day Ride here in TN. Even got myself and my Trike blessed for the coming year. It was 70, sunny and windy as hell. Lol.

 

[rhino 2]

Put about 100 miles in yesterday on the annual New Years Day Ride here in TN. Even got myself and my Trike blessed for the coming year. It was 70, sunny and windy as hell. Lol.

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[David792]

33 here with freezing rain,so i pulled the body and finally got around to installing the Pro Action shocks i got from you last year,now just waiting on new axle bearings and your axle plates.Be safe out there.

scuze me for asking, but why replace the axle bearings and plates? I've put a lot of miles on several bikes and never had to replace any axle bearings. Is there a performance issue? or is it just an insurance policy?

thank you

 

[Jack Klarich]

scuze me for asking, but why replace the axle bearings and plates? I've put a lot of miles on several bikes and never had to replace any axle bearings. Is there a performance issue? or is it just an insurance policy?

thank you

David, the OEM stamped plates are weak and can cause the axle to move in and out a bit to increase wear on the axle, housing and bearing

 

[Udawg]

Man, I don't know how you guys do it. We get snow now and then, does not stay for long. It is a novelty and fun to watch it fall....but if it stuck around very long I would be looking to move. :xzqxz:

I don't know Kevin, I go near you to Georgia a lot since my family is there and I've been colder riding there in 50º weather than I am in 30º weather in Utah. That humidity just BITES! I think the coldest I've ridden in was leaving Albuquergue at 5:00 AM headed to Georgia and it was 23º when we left for the first hour or two. Wasn't as much fun as riding in a sunny 60º day.

 

[PosseRider]

scuze me for asking, but why replace the axle bearings and plates? I've put a lot of miles on several bikes and never had to replace any axle bearings. Is there a performance issue? or is it just an insurance policy?

thank you

To answer , go here https://www.dkcustomproducts.com/trike-rear-axle-bearing-retainer-plates.htm & watch video. that is my new 20 being worked on. I first got interested in this about 2 yrs ago when Kevin discovered the prob. on his trike. I decided this would be my last bike & as such for me this was a saving piece of maint., before it was a big prob.. My 20 only had about 8500 on it & the plates were already showing marks. In the video there is a part that shows how much better the new plates are compared to original. Also the bearings installed are quality, not from Korea. Do some searching & maybe you can find DK's original post on his bike where it shows the wear not only on the plate but on the axle splines as well. years ago HD wheel bearings on 2 wheels were good for 100k. Not I wouldn't trust them for 50k. At a rally 3 yrs ago a guy I met his front wheel bearing went out on the way home, less than 20k. HD is using CHEAP parts these days. My 03 2 wheeler had over a 100k on it before front wheel bearing was replaced.

Now when front tire is replaced the foreign bearings are replaced with a quality bearing. If you are still getting a new ride every couple years, you should be OK, if not I would consider replacing the rinky dink HD plates with DK parts. My dealer SM acknowledged, they were weak plates when I asked about them. Best of luck & safe riding.