I took the trip on the yellow brick road this last weekend.“Off to see the Wizard” (to be honest it was more like “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”)
I own a 2011 TG with a little over 31 K on it. Since its purchase, I like many others have tried allot of things to get a little more out of them. Cutting out CAT, slip ons of all types, different tuners and downloads with all types of results.
We all ride different ways and different landscapes. I wanted a trike that allowed me to use it my way. Get on, key on, and ride. Around the block, around the country, solo, two up and with or without a trailer. This is what I needed, do not care about HP or TQ numbers, my butt and wrist will tell me what I need to know and it needed to be on a Harley TG.
I have had mixed results in the past, at times feeling good about tubby and its performance. Well now I know what I have been missing in the past!
This upgrade started with an e mail to WIZ. I stated where I was at with tubby and was thinking of a cam change. When he picked himself off the floor, he called with a plan. As he will only tune with TTS, I got one. He recommended the SE 254E cams knowing how I rode and what I was wanting out of tubby. Also picked up Black-Ops lifters, assorted other stuff and a Hayden Primary chain adjuster.
First, before I left the house, the base TTS tune was put into bike, tuning blind, he set me up with a tune to come down with. This tune was better than any tune I had been able to come up with using another “auto”tune set-up. Without a tuner change, my trip down would have been like all others before it, wondering when the bike would fall on its face and have a hard time getting out of its own way. It always happened at some point, never knowing if at 50 miles or 500 miles. Would have to stop and re-flash tune and wonder when it would happen again. With the TTS and this base tune, made it there no problem.
Rode down on Friday. Wiz did cam change, Hayden adjuster and got a base tune into bike on Saturday and we called it a day. Sunday morning, pulled exhaust off again due to leak at heads. (Poor pipe design, story for another day) then got some road work in on tune. I left out of there for home around 1 PM.<o
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The trip home was the best 600 miles I have road out of the 31,000 on this trike. The cams are not something that jump out at a given RPM.They are just there and stay in as far as I need them to. (I am not a WOT type) Best way for me to state it, very forgiving of rider input. Excellent choice by Wiz for a trike ridden like I ride it.
I-75 from GA up to OH is not known to be flat. I was able to pull trailer at speeds between 70 and 80 in 6<sup>th</sup> with cruise set. Never able to before. When I needed to, could twist throttle and it still had some to give. This was an excellent call by WIZ to fill my needs. As far as theTTS tune, I now know what a tuned TG feels like. I know nothing about tuning except that give a knowledgeable tuner a good base map and a means to adjust it with and all will be happy. TTS is the hardware, WIZ was the man to get it dialed to my bike.
Before you ask, HEAT. I am the type when on interstate roads, ride till you need gas. I have a digital oil temp gauge. Temps were very good, between 225 and 230 running 70 to 80 with trailer and hilly. One time at the end of a full tank run, on long uphill, it peaked at 235. Going down to GA on same roads, it was common to reside at 250+ at times. Felt heat (or perceived heat off motor as some here call it), better than before cams and a good tune. It is a Harley after all!!!
Some may balk at these changes, some may get food for thought, I got a trike just the way I want it. ThumbUp
Dennis Swan
T Glide Stuff
I own a 2011 TG with a little over 31 K on it. Since its purchase, I like many others have tried allot of things to get a little more out of them. Cutting out CAT, slip ons of all types, different tuners and downloads with all types of results.
We all ride different ways and different landscapes. I wanted a trike that allowed me to use it my way. Get on, key on, and ride. Around the block, around the country, solo, two up and with or without a trailer. This is what I needed, do not care about HP or TQ numbers, my butt and wrist will tell me what I need to know and it needed to be on a Harley TG.
I have had mixed results in the past, at times feeling good about tubby and its performance. Well now I know what I have been missing in the past!
This upgrade started with an e mail to WIZ. I stated where I was at with tubby and was thinking of a cam change. When he picked himself off the floor, he called with a plan. As he will only tune with TTS, I got one. He recommended the SE 254E cams knowing how I rode and what I was wanting out of tubby. Also picked up Black-Ops lifters, assorted other stuff and a Hayden Primary chain adjuster.
First, before I left the house, the base TTS tune was put into bike, tuning blind, he set me up with a tune to come down with. This tune was better than any tune I had been able to come up with using another “auto”tune set-up. Without a tuner change, my trip down would have been like all others before it, wondering when the bike would fall on its face and have a hard time getting out of its own way. It always happened at some point, never knowing if at 50 miles or 500 miles. Would have to stop and re-flash tune and wonder when it would happen again. With the TTS and this base tune, made it there no problem.
Rode down on Friday. Wiz did cam change, Hayden adjuster and got a base tune into bike on Saturday and we called it a day. Sunday morning, pulled exhaust off again due to leak at heads. (Poor pipe design, story for another day) then got some road work in on tune. I left out of there for home around 1 PM.<o
</oThe trip home was the best 600 miles I have road out of the 31,000 on this trike. The cams are not something that jump out at a given RPM.They are just there and stay in as far as I need them to. (I am not a WOT type) Best way for me to state it, very forgiving of rider input. Excellent choice by Wiz for a trike ridden like I ride it.
I-75 from GA up to OH is not known to be flat. I was able to pull trailer at speeds between 70 and 80 in 6<sup>th</sup> with cruise set. Never able to before. When I needed to, could twist throttle and it still had some to give. This was an excellent call by WIZ to fill my needs. As far as theTTS tune, I now know what a tuned TG feels like. I know nothing about tuning except that give a knowledgeable tuner a good base map and a means to adjust it with and all will be happy. TTS is the hardware, WIZ was the man to get it dialed to my bike.
Before you ask, HEAT. I am the type when on interstate roads, ride till you need gas. I have a digital oil temp gauge. Temps were very good, between 225 and 230 running 70 to 80 with trailer and hilly. One time at the end of a full tank run, on long uphill, it peaked at 235. Going down to GA on same roads, it was common to reside at 250+ at times. Felt heat (or perceived heat off motor as some here call it), better than before cams and a good tune. It is a Harley after all!!!
Some may balk at these changes, some may get food for thought, I got a trike just the way I want it. ThumbUp
Dennis Swan
T Glide Stuff
