Stew:

Glad you are enjoying your new front pulley.  It is amazing that just changing from 23 to a 25 tooth pulley can make the bike so much more relaxed at 60 - 70 mph.  The big single has enough torque to pull the taller gearing with no noticeable loss in acceleration.  (I do have one pulley kit available for sale right now.....I will post it in the Marketplace).

Yesterday it was 77 degrees in northern KY, and at dinnertime it was still 74 and the wife and I took the motorcycle to dinner.......it was the first time we have gone out on the bike in more than 4 months!  We had a cold front come in last night around 9 PM, and some lightning and strong rains - it is now 43 degrees at 5:30 AM, and it is supposed to be down to 26 tonight.  Glad we got to squeeze in one ride this month!

I like the long legs for road trips and every day use , also the GPS Speedometer don't care what the motor is geared like !    

Some time we do Parades and need a walking (Marching-Band)  speed gear .  It would be nice to go the other way with the gearing  ....  

Has any body found a smaller pulley that will work ?

For everyday use I like the 25 tooth pulley best , It gets me across big intersections before I need 2nd gear with ease !  

I just wanted to give a quick thanks to Dave and to Stew.

Dave, thanks for the pulley kit. I was thinking that I would have to pull the bolts that need to be replaced and then go to the hardware store to find suitable replacements. But instead you sent me a complete kit with everything I needed (not counting the red thread loctite) to do the job. Thanks.

Stew, thanks for the guide and pictures you posted. This really made the job so easy. The only issue I had was with the belt guard. Not wanting to grind off too much it took me about 8 tries to get it right. Otherwise it was a piece of cake. Thanks.

Dave, back to you again. Thanks for pressuring me to install the pulley before I went to Oklahoma so that I could use my highway legs. I can tell you that at times where the posted speed limit is 75 mph, I rode at 75-80 mph as indicated on my stock speedometer which I understand is an actual 82-88 mph. I couldn't understand why I was getting such horrible mpg. By the way, I went above an indicated 80 mph on occasion and it felt like the bike still had a lot left in it. I just did not feel like finding out how much.

I can't get over 84 indicated, but I have a windshield and bags in the breeze. But I do have a Stage One cam .. and Dyna.

springman wrote on 05/30/17 at 14:51:53:


Yep, it would have been a shame to have gone on that long trip without the new gearing!  It really does make the bike a lot nicer at highway speeds!

Yep, it would have been a shame to have gone on that long trip without the new gearing!  It really does make the bike a lot nicer at highway speeds!  



Add a GPS to your dash ... You'll get true speed readings and never get lost again !  

I was heasant to get rid of the factory speedo but now  that its gone , I don't know why I ever hesitated  .  

The extra gas is a lot more useful .