What Did You Do To Your Freewheeler Today?

[RFG7680]

I like the stock bars & exhaust. I'm assuming Factory 47s are new bars?

Yes. Factory 47s are bars. They're meat hook style 14" apes. I had the 12" on my Roadglide special. the Freewheeler has 12" and they're just a bit short for me so I went up 2"

I'm not a fan of stock anything really. Except the motor. Love a dependable bike. I only went stage 1. Mufflers, air cleaner and the SEPST for the tune. Retaining my warranty. but in 2 years that's gone. Open header, better mufflers and a better tuner. Take the heat out of the equation and add some grunt. I ride a lot. I'm at 3270 miles in 5 weeks. I did 340 today alone just blasting around western Pa and North East Ohio. all country roads. Left work at 7:20.am Just got home at 7pm

 

[MDO]

I didn't ride today as I was a good boy & did my yard work before it hit 90.

I went to my Cycle Gear store to talk tire mounting & they answered my questions.

I also taĺked Bluetooth headsets & they are a wealth of information. I found 1 I liked at a great price & they gave me a Veteran's discount. I also ordered a Battery Tender USB charger that plugs into the battery charger plug.



I will report on it after its installed. You bring your helmet in and they do the install & pair it to your phone, all at no charge. This will allow me to hear my GPS verbal commands & listen to music, if desired & make/receive calls.

 

[RFG7680]

I didn't ride today as I was a good boy & did my yard work before it hit 90.

I went to my Cycle Gear store to talk tire mounting & they answered my questions.

I also taĺked Bluetooth headsets & they are a wealth of information. I found 1 I liked at a great price & they gave me a Veteran's discount. I also ordered a Battery Tender USB charger that plugs into the battery charger plug.

I will report on it after its installed. You bring your helmet in and they do the install & pair it to your phone, all at no charge. This will allow me to hear my GPS verbal commands & listen to music, if desired.

I have the tender to USB. Ran it up to my bars and have a dedicated hot to the phone. Works great. I have the Sena S20 in my helmet. Works good. Music sounds ok. Now that I have the amp and speakers in my lowers its dedicated to the phone. My GPS comes through the lowers.

What headset did you go with?

 

[MDO]

I have the tender to USB. Ran it up to my bars and have a dedicated hot to the phone. Works great. I have the Sena S20 in my helmet. Works good. Music sounds ok. Now that I have the amp and speakers in my lowers its dedicated to the phone. My GPS comes through the lowers.

What headset did you go with?

I plan on running power to the bars temporarily & I normally don't ride with the phone or listen to music, I'm just doing it for longer trips.

I got this. It's just for phone, GPS & music, not bike to bike comms. Hard to beat for $75

Cardo Q-Solo

The Cardo Q-Solo links up to your smartphone to offer basic Bluetooth functionality like hearing GPS navigation, listening to music or making phone calls.

 

[RFG7680]

I plan on running power to the bars temporarily & I normally don't ride with the phone or listen to music, I'm just doing it for longer trips.

I got this. It's just for phone, GPS & music, not bike to bike comms. Hard to beat for $75

Cardo Q-Solo

The Cardo Q-Solo links up to your smartphone to offer basic Bluetooth functionality like hearing GPS navigation, listening to music or making phone calls.

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Definitely a good option for those not needing to chat with other riders.

 

[RFG7680]

Tore down the bike for the new bars coming in tomorrow. Tanks if off so I can adjust the wiring to the amp from the controller. Mounting the controller low on the bars. Not up near the grip.

 

[MDO]

While your torn down to that point, I highly recommend installing these plug wires.

The performance boost is immediate & very noticeable.

https://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/54178-Thundervolt-50-Spark-Plug-Wires-Simply-Amazing

 

[RFG7680]

While your torn down to that point, I highly recommend installing these plug wires.

The performance boost is immediate & very noticeable.

https://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/54178-Thundervolt-50-Spark-Plug-Wires-Simply-Amazing

I'm not a big subscriber to this. Iridium plugs for me is money better spent. Until I see some dyno charts. The opinions expressed are just opinions. Seat of the pants dynos are all subject to personal opinion. There was a thread on this over at Roadglide.org and I seen the debate go both ways. But no one has given hard numbers or any actual evidence of the advantages of these wires. So I'm gonna save my pennies. The fact it wheel stands with a simple stage one is good enough. I'll drop in the iridium plugs next service.

 

[MDO]

I'm not a big subscriber to this. Iridium plugs for me is money better spent. Until I see some dyno charts. The opinions expressed are just opinions. Seat of the pants dynos are all subject to personal opinion. There was a thread on this over at Roadglide.org and I seen the debate go both ways. But no one has given hard numbers or any actual evidence of the advantages of these wires. So I'm gonna save my pennies. The fact it wheel stands with a simple stage one is good enough. I'll drop in the iridium plugs next service.

To each his own. I stayed with the stock plugs, as they looked really good after 2 years & all 4 looked very consistent. I replaced them while the tank was off.

Put as far as the plug wire upgrade, the improvement was amazing & very noticeable.

You are really racking up the miles. I bought my 17 FW in CA, rode 1,100 miles in 3 days with my son & 2 other riders to break it in, the dealer serviced it & I left for the trip back from So. CA to St. Louis & logged 3,250 miles total in 10 days.

After adding an external breather system, K&N air filter in the stock box & the Thundervolt 50 plug wires, at over 9,000 miles, it's running better than it ever did.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Gassed up and rode to the Subaru dealer

We get a Birthday card in my wife's name from the purchase of her 2018 Forester

The card is good for $20.00, so I got 2 oil filters and drain plug crush gaskets for free

Going to be 95+ degrees here today, I may go sit @ the beach

 

[MDO]

Gassed up and rode to the Subaru dealer

We get a Birthday card in my wife's name from the purchase of her 2018 Forester

The card is good for $20.00, so I got 2 oil filters and drain plug crush gaskets for free

Going to be 95+ degrees here today, I may go sit @ the beach

Tell the wife happy BDay from Trike Talk.

I never owned 1, but those Subaru's seem to be impressive vehicles. Enjoy the beach.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Tell the wife happy BDay from Trike Talk.

I never owned 1, but those Subaru's seem to be impressive vehicles. Enjoy the beach.

Thanks Michael

Being a tech all my life and knowing the safety with Subaru this was a no brainer, plus the Lifetime power train warranty

This thing has some features I have not figured out yet

 

[MDO]

Hey Jack, we started this thread 10 months age & we are a few views shy of 85,000.

That's impressive traffic

 

[MDO]

I haven't looked at it yet, but I want to move the Battery Tender pigtail to the right side, closer to the front of the seat, if possible. I may pull the seat tomorrow & look.

 

[MDO]

I didn't get to look at the battery tender cable today as I started cleaning my garage.

Tomorrow I'm riding to Cycle Gear & have them install my Bluetooth headset & pick up the USB charger.

I may get a pleasure ride in after that. I will have to reposition the cable another day.

 

[MDO]

I plan on running power to the bars temporarily & I normally don't ride with the phone or listen to music, I'm just doing it for longer trips.

I got this. It's just for phone, GPS & music, not bike to bike comms. Hard to beat for $75

Cardo Q-Solo

The Cardo Q-Solo links up to your smartphone to offer basic Bluetooth functionality like hearing GPS navigation, listening to music or making phone calls.

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I got the Scala Rider Q-solo installed today at Cycle Gear & it works better that I thought it would.

I never thought I would like having music, but it's pretty nice for longer rides.

I seleted a Google Maps route to test it and started IHeart radio & the music was crystal clear & it stops for the voice to tell me where to turn. Works great for $75.

Nice 70 mile ride to my sons house to test it. I'm happy & ready for the 4 Corners rally in Durango.orag:

 

[MDO]

Having too much fun here Michael:clapping:

Lots of good info being posted

Your referring to the oil threads aren't you...I knew you liked them.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Your referring to the oil threads aren't you...I knew you liked them.

1 of many

 

[MDO]

1 of many

When it gets cold up north here, as a holiday gift to you, I will be starting a comprehensive oil thread covering all 3 holes & including oil filters.

 

[MDO]

I got a nice 100 mile ride in today. Before that I took the seat & left side cover off to look at moving my Battery Tender

connection a little farther forward & it turned out to be easy. Mine come out at the aft end on top of the left side cover.

I just re-routed it on top of the fuses to the front end of left side cover. That gives plenty of room to plug in the Battery Tender USB plug and then a 3' charger cord up to the bars and charge the phone/GPS or charge my Cardo Bluetooth helmet set if needed. I am ready for my trip to Durango and the 4 Corners Rally Labor day weekend. I am in love with IHeartRadio's "Rock Nation" station. and my cell carrier lets me stream it or Pandora with no data usage. Very Cool.

1 other item of note. I have been checking my mpg

for the past few months & prior to replacing the spark plug wires with the DK Customs ThunderVolt 50 plug wires, my mpg prior was a consistent 39.2-39.3.

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After replacement, the past 1,000 mile mpg increased to 39.8-39.9 with increased performance. I am happy.

 

[2ndheart]

Made a few mod additions, a backrest from Harley and fringes around the riders footboard, also the oil cooler cover.

 

[RFG7680]

Brake and clutch lines came in. Clutch line was 14" too long. Lol. So the bike is 95% buttoned up.

 

[MDO]

When our morning storms stop, I'm planning a ride to Doc's HD, as they are having a bike/trike show today and our own Free Bird is unveiling his FW custom trike project.

 

[2ndheart]

Streets are still pretty wet, if they dry up I will show up too.

 

[RFG7680]

Finished up with the personal Infotainment system I put together. MTX Bluetooth Controller to a Biketronics BT 2180 amp. 6.5" Titan 2 speakers in the lowers. Dedicated charger that's hot all the time.

 

[MDO]

I went to a bike show at Doc's HD today & saw some awesome rides.

I also met TT members Free Bird & 2ndheart, who's FW is very nice.

Free Birds new ride is beyond belief and that paint job really pops in person.

I don't think I would have the patience for a custom build like that

Overall, a good day & I met 2 nice, local members who love bikes & trikes like I do.

 

[MDO]

I did try to spend some money today at my dealer. I wanted to buy a Custom Dynamics brake light modulator before my trip, but my dealer only keeps 1 in stock for trikes (model TKE) & sold it an hour before I got there.:gah:

 

[Jack Klarich]

Just got back from grocery shopping with my Freewheeler

No broken eggs today

 

[MDO]

I ordered a Custom Dynamics brake light modulator for my Freewheeler. No riding today as I am watching Cardinals Baseball & taking it easy.

I'm also starting my checklist for my Durango trip.

UPDATE: I got some good news from Cycle Gear. My light modulator should be here tomorrow, so I can install it before I leave.

 

[Sunman]

I rode to one of my favorite hang-outs for lunch. I usually try to leave about 12:30 or 1:00 so I can get home before the afternoon heat starts setting in. I stayed until 2:00 and it felt like I was riding in a convection oven. I will be glad when fall gets here. This is one of the hottest and driest summers we have had around here in years. Hope it cools off some before time to head to the Kerrville meet in September.

Sunman