S&S v111 installed in my '97 Roadking

[WI Bob]

Originally Posted by 29roadking

No, but the mechanic was maladjusted.

And there are way too many of them.
This was the cause of my learning this beast inside and out.

[HandOverFist]

Glad you got the bike back in one piece again (sort of). If a dealer can't adjust a Super E carb I would seriously doubt any other hands on work they may have attempted. Sounds like that bike needs to be thoroughly checked out before anyone rides it, either by you or some trusted wrench.

[29roadking]

Thank all of you for the comments. This is the best engine I have ever sat over and I have been riding since '61. I would do it over again with S&S, just with another dealer, it is a good decision. Much higher quality than the HD motor is.

Oh, also, this engine gets great gas mileage. I was afraid it would drop to 31-33 mpg. I'm getting around 42 initially. I'll know more after a couple thousand miles.

[Rohan]

Glad everything got sorted out. Happy riding!


-Rohan

[Sputnik]

I've been watching this story since the first post you put up and I'm glad it was a good engine, since I just bought a S & S V96 to put in my FLHS. I almost went with a 111" but decided on the 96". I'm going to do the install myself so we'll see how that goes.

[29roadking]

Well, I finally took the bike to, The Original Bad Guys, in Columbia, SC. This was the best decision I made during the entire ordeal. The owner Scott is really an S&S expert. Believe this or not, within 10 minutes after taking it in the shop he told me what was wrong with it. It was the ignition causing it to skip and jerk at low speeds.

No I haven't posted this on here yet, because when I got it back, it would run great above 50 mph, but below it was aggravating. I called S&S and they told me to find a dealer and I was lucky enough to choose The Original Bad Guys Shop. He fixed the ignition and found that the Harley shop, Doug's of Florence, didn't line the engine right and had misinstalled the top motor mounts. I am very grateful for Kevin at S&S for referring me and and most of all for Scott at Original Bad Guys, 803-738-9339 for the help.

Hey, the V111 is the ticket, this engine is beautiful and very powerful.

Thank You Guys
Sam Wingate