What milage you getting on your motor
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blacktopper
Active Member
80,000 on mine and still running good
Matheny 514
Active Member
I had 28,000 miles on my K9. I have 11,000 miles on my 05 Ridgeback. I have worked on a few Dogs with upwards of 40,000-48,000 miles with no engine or transmission issues. Keep your Dog well maintained. 
Their like everything else, you abuse it, your going to work on it. You treat it like a lady, and ride her like she likes it, and keep her in fresh fluid, she'll be around a while.
jska2636
Member
80,000 with no major motor or tranny work huh? That makes me fell good! How do you ride it? Hard riding/racing or just easy cruisin?
Please note the differences...
This is for "riding hard/racing"
This is for cruising...
Please refer back to the pictures if necessary.
jska2636
Member
Nice bikes bud!!I know croch rockets are for racing, the question is how hard do you ride your big dog? So based off that comment i can only assume you baby the shit out of big dog and never give it much throttle! do you go over 3,000rpm on the big dog? Or is that to much? All serious questions i want to get 80000 out of my motor but i also love giving it a fist full of throttle frequently! Lol..
pknowles
RETIRED
Ask Eric. I had my 07 updated withe new shaft and bearing around the 6500 mile Mark.
I was really only being a sarcastic asshole but that is the way I am..I don't baby my dog but also don't ride it like a retard. I will ride it to its potential at times. The key is to maintain your ride as all the members have said. One piece of advise, if you are "twisting your throttle", down shift first otherwise you will be replacing bearings in your trans.
He had his done for good measure.
Mine just ate the bearing at 11K. Some people have better luck. I think the key is the clutch hub nut, mine had walked on me before and I'm sure that didn't help the matter. Make sure clutch hub is 150ft/lbs and lots of red loctite.
Side note I have had both transmission rebuilt and they shift much smoother than new. Actually the K9 even rides down the road smoother now.
Kevin, I'd just have yours rebuilt during the winter so it's done. This year or next, but in the meantime check that hub nut
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Lorenzo
Active Member
Just a quick note, my Clutch hub nut walked on me and got advise from Curtis to torque to 180ft lbs. the person who worked on the bike before me probably was a HD tech and torqued it to HD specs, 80ft lbs. As said, use lots of High temp/strength red LocTight. JMO
pknowles
RETIRED
I had my bike apart installing the Baker open primary and new that I had the old style shaft that was prone to snapping. Its amazing the difference in shifting now than before I did the work.
pauldeepsea
Guru
Careful with the red . A little goes along way
I agree, it's amazing and I'm not entirely sure why. As well as Baker did all the work in house so not sure why they wouldn't be silky smooth from the Factory.
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pknowles
RETIRED
You think it could have anything to do with the stock cheap bearings. My 09 is just as smooth as the rebuilt one on the 07 and all I did was adjust the clutch cable. With this being said, it could all go to hell in a hand basket this evening.
I would have expected the 09 to have the same bearings though?
Baker has only two rebuild kit options from what I understand. Cheap and Cheaper Bearings..lol that's why most guys who've rebuilt these don't go with Bakers offering. Andrew nor Bobby used any of the bearings offered by Baker. Also the guy who I got the rebuild off didn't either. So maybe that's a sign?
You got a bearing guy ask him his opinion on FAG vs SKF. I believe FAG bearings are Bakers "premium"
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