What Did You Do To Your Freewheeler Today?

[Jack Klarich]

After a ride in the rain I ran the codes on my Freewheeler

I have a shorted rear brake switch. My ESP should cover it tho I cannot get it in for a week because of the virus

 

[ole_phart]

Installed the flush mount fuel gauge and gas cap. Love the looks and how it smooths out the top of the tank.

 

[Sunman]

Rode mine on a 75 mile lunch run today. Left about 10:45 and took some back roads I haven't been on in awhile. Temp wasn't too bad when I left. Headed back home at 1:00. Temp was 97 deg. and with humidity the heat index was 106 deg. Felt like I rode home in a convection oven. Think I will stick to breakfast runs until cooler temps are here.

Sunman

 

[balloo]

Rode mine on a 75 mile lunch run today. Left about 10:45 and took some back roads I haven't been on in awhile. Temp wasn't too bad when I left. Headed back home at 1:00. Temp was 97 deg. and with humidity the heat index was 106 deg. Felt like I rode home in a convection oven. Think I will stick to breakfast runs until cooler temps are here.

Sunman

H O L Y C O W..... -- no way I could do that --- today, here in the North West -- I mowed and was wearing jeans, sweat shirt, and a down vest.

One extreme to another - -

Take care,

 

[FreeJoe]

Installed the flush mount fuel gauge and gas cap. Love the looks and how it smooths out the top of the tank.

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Sure wish you hadn't posted this....... Now I added to my cart and to do list for the wife's Freewheeler. :LooksGreat::Crap:

 

[ole_phart]

Rode about 80 miles. It was 91 and humid, just the way I like it.

The flush mounted LED fuel gauge I put on a few days ago seems fairly accurate. It's been 160 miles since my last fill up, 85 miles remaining to empty and 3 of the 7 LED's are illuminated.

I've been wanting to change the grips and most of the time get something from HD. Based on another thread with recommendations, yesterday I ordered Avon Velvet Air Cushion's from Revzilla. To make it pertinent to today , I got the shipment email this morning, they should be here Tuesday. Will probably be a few days after that before I get around to putting them on.

 

[2ndheart]

On Saturday I did about 40 miles, it was too hot to me so I cut it short.

 

[priell3]

My wife, myself and another couple road out to Kinzua Bridge State Park. The Viaduct, once the longest and tallest railroad structure at 2,053 feet long and 301 feet high, was partially destroyed by a tornado during 2003. Reinvented as a pedestrian walkway during 2011, visitors can stroll 600 feet out on the remaining support towers, peer miles out into the Kinzua Gorge, and gaze down through the partial glass platform at the end of the walkway.

After a lunch stop we unsuccessfully tried to race the thunderstorms back home. 198 mile day.

 

[Sunman]

Yesterday I downloaded a new tune recommended by Dynojet after talking to them on Friday. Went for a 60 miles lunch run to check it out. It lowered the ET on the Powervision only about 5 degrees to 255 running 60 mph with air temp at 96 and heat index at 108. Oil temp peaked at 240. Later this week when I can get out I am going to run a couple of auto runs and see if that helps. Dynojet said they didn't think the temps were out of line but I want to get them lower. I have seen several people on here with significantly lower temps but I don't know if they are air cooled or twin cooled. May end up adding another oil cooler if the auto tune doesn't help.

Sunman

 

[MDO]

Im curious, do the twin cam Freewheelers (2015-16) have a fan on their oil coolers?

If not, maybe a switch to the fan assisted models may very well knock 10-15° off the oil temp.

After the DK Customs 1.5" tank lift & cooling deflectors, I have decided to live with mine...

Oil testing after 2,000 miles showed the oil in great shape. I'm going to test it again at 15 thousand miles.

 

[Sunman]

Im curious, do the twin cam Freewheelers (2015-16) have a fan on their oil coolers? If not, maybe a switch to the fan assisted models may very well knock 10-15° off the oil temp. After the DK Customs 1.5" tank lift & cooling deflectors, I have decided to live with mine...Oil testing after 2,000 miles showed the oil in great shape. I'm going to test it again at 15 thousand miles.

No fan on my 2015 OEM oil cooler. I have love jugs, 2" tank lift, remote oil filter and cooling deflectors. I also have the JES fork fangs. I took them off for a run but it only lowered the ET about 5 deg. Without them the wind turbulence is too much so I put them back on. If auto tune doesn't help I will have to live with it or maybe add an aux. oil cooler.

Sunman

 

[priell3]

I washed the trike last night after riding through Sunday's storms. Wife is happy again.

 

[balloo]

Perfect ridding weather today -- mid 70's to almost 80.

Rode around Hood Canal -- 175-miles -- lots to see....water views of the canal, and mountain views of the Olympic.

I feel spoiled.....but deserve it.

Cheers

 

[1dn5up]

While riding to the glamp , I noticed my saddle was moving around . I have a Corbin , and the two rear bracket screws fell out . Got two new SS ones and lock tighted them in . All better now :clapping:

 

[pioneer11]

I put on a Captain Itch crotch cooler and took off the fairing for the summer.

 

[priell3]

I put on a Captain Itch crotch cooler and took off the fairing for the summer.

A crotch cooler from the Captain is on my wife's wish list.

 

[Peter A.]

Cooler

Wife put on Capt Itch several years ago-loves it, ME, crotch just sweats as usual!

:Coffee:

 

[Sunman]

I put on a Captain Itch crotch cooler and took off the fairing for the summer.

OK, have to ask: what is a Captain Itch Crotch Cooler? Sounds exotic.

Sunman

Never mind. I googled it. I had strange visions going through my mind before I saw it!

 

[Jack Klarich]

Rode to the HD dealer with some Sea Foam in the oil tank

Changed the oil using the Longer M8 oil filter

The Sea Foam really does a good job of cleaning out the oil tank and oil galleries

 

[priell3]

Last night I installed H-D Chrome and Rubber rider footboard covers and brake pedal pad. Waiting for the passenger footboards to arrive along with shift pegs.

 

[ole_phart]

Last night I installed H-D Chrome and Rubber rider footboard covers and brake pedal pad. Waiting for the passenger footboards to arrive along with shift pegs.

Looks good! Next thing on my list was going to be the luggage rack, mainly to be a mount for the Custom Dynamics airfoil LED lights but these floor boards may have to bump that down a notch.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Racked up 65 miles today running errands. Got stuck in another sun shower today

 

[RedOregon]

Been away for a while, but to catch up: Mighty Mites fans kick ass and definitely lower engine temps (to the point where even the ol' lady on the back mentioned that she could feel the difference on her legs), and DAMN but I'm VERY highly impressed with Freedom windshields! Wife asked why I was riding so slow on our country back roads... she thought I was doing about 40 when I was doing 60. Then I got back on I-35, and was doing over 85 hitting it on an onramp and didn't even realize it, thought I was passing 65 on the way to 70 when I glanced down at the speedo. *Extremely* impressed with the product and the customer service. Sucker is about three times thicker than the stock windshield and absolutely kicks booty. Flipped the visor open at 75+ to push my glasses up and got absolutely zero wind blast, before it would damn near blast my glasses off. HIGHLY recommend both the Mighty Mites and the Freedom windshield.

 

[ole_phart]

Been away for a while, but to catch up: Mighty Mites fans kick ass and definitely lower engine temps (to the point where even the ol' lady on the back mentioned that she could feel the difference on her legs), and DAMN but I'm VERY highly impressed with Freedom windshields! Wife asked why I was riding so slow on our country back roads... she thought I was doing about 40 when I was doing 60. Then I got back on I-35, and was doing over 85 hitting it on an onramp and didn't even realize it, thought I was passing 65 on the way to 70 when I glanced down at the speedo. *Extremely* impressed with the product and the customer service. Sucker is about three times thicker than the stock windshield and absolutely kicks booty. Flipped the visor open at 75+ to push my glasses up and got absolutely zero wind blast, before it would damn near blast my glasses off. HIGHLY recommend both the Mighty Mites and the Freedom windshield.

Hey Red, can you post a pic or 2? I've currently got the HD 20" windshield and have been thinking about replacing it. Where is the top of the windshield in relation to your eyes, do you look over the top of it or through it? What tint did you get? Thanks!

 

[LadyonaMission]

Hey Red, can you post a pic or 2? I've currently got the HD 20" windshield and have been thinking about replacing it. What tint did you get? Thanks!

We need to know all of the details.

 

[ole_phart]

Finally got around to installing the Avon grips I got a couple weeks ago. Hey, I'm retired, it goes with the territory. Thought I'd post a pic of just one side.

Back in the day the switch housings, caps and clamps would be all chrome. But, with age I got lazy. I'll just consider the stock black stuff my contribution to the "blacked out" craze made popular by SOA.

 

[RedOregon]

Hey Red, can you post a pic or 2? I've currently got the HD 20" windshield and have been thinking about replacing it. What tint did you get? Thanks!

21", no tint. It's got a little flip near the top; from the side it looks like it distorts, but not at all when you look through it. That flip sends the wind blast up over your helmet. You can see the Mighty Mites too.

 

[ole_phart]

21", no tint. It's got a little flip near the top; from the side it looks like it distorts, but not at all when you look through it. That flip sends the wind blast up over your helmet. You can see the Mighty Mites too.

Thanks! I use mine only during the colder winter months and have been wanting to get a shorter one but don't want to get too short allowing the freezing blast to hit me.

 

[RedOregon]

Thanks! I use mine only during the colder winter months and have been wanting to get a shorter one but don't want to get too short allowing the freezing blast to hit me.

Lol I'm in central Texas. I pulled the windshield the other day just for old times sake... at 55mph I was reminded of the utility of a windshield, and when I got up to the local speed limit, 75 mph, I was reminded how much fun it *isn't* to get beat to death by wind blast!

 

[RedOregon]

Best gauge for a windshield is a carpenter's level. Settle into your normal riding position and hold the level up to the end of your nose. Get it level and see where it hits your windshield. That's the height you want. Lets you see over the top without being too low to divert wind/bugs/rain.