Speaking for myself I'm not sure of the exact build I want. I'm sure it would be way over what my budget can take at this time. Personally I was hoping to talk to a knowledgable and respected builder / tuner that is fairly local. Living in the North East it appears that R&R gets the most exposure for builds. Not sure if they are the best around or how there work stacks up against others locally. I guess that is why this post got started. I read everything I can on performance improvements for the 110" whenever Dewey, Scott @ Hillsidecycle as well as a few others share their knowledge out there for guys like me. I would just feel better being close to a shop just in case one is needed. With a limited riding season one issue with an out of state builder could cost someone allot of riding time.
My goals would be to get rid of that hesitation in the low RPM range that the early 08's are known for, and lets be honest & increase the fun factor. I'm not bashfull when it comes to HP & TQ. I would like as much as it could handle and stay reliable. I think a properly beefed up bottom end along with a 117" top end with the right components to make a minimum 120/120. Right now I have 98HP and 115TQ with the low rpm hesitation. Frankly I'm a little tired of hearing the local guys say my HOG is fast enough, or I only need to go the speed limit, blah, blah. Lets be real here, some just can't handle it or find any excuse because mama won't let them spend the money.
I usually ride two up, put on 15k miles every summer on mostly day trips. I weigh 185 wife is 115 and I'm scared sh-t to loose my warranty. Last weeks work done on warranty on my 08 SERK would have cost way over $2000.00. I just can't do the build and throw out the much needed warranty at this time. When the warranty is up I'll be 59 and probably be slowing dong a bit, saving my floor boards and reducing getting a shot in the ribs when I do a rolling lift for about 50 feet or so. If I could take the punches I would do more practicing.
Oh and what the hell lets make 6th gear usefull under 85 mph. Probably the Andrews 30T with the shorter belt. I'll probably have that done the next time they are in there.
Basically it boils down to having a shop close by so one can communicate prior to, during and after the build. That is why I ask for info on R&R, they are local. Am I just being paranoid?
Thanks
Ray G.
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