Hi new here 08' R3T with TOR's and airbox K&N

[Wdugan9080]

New to me 3 months ago, Looking for more power got got 20368.hex installed, Seem's rich, just adjusted TPS, and Secondary TPS, and Idle stepper motor, sprayed some cleaners in map sensor, and TB cleaning, and ran fuel injector cleaner thru 18 gal's of gas 1oz/gallon at a time, runs fine, just doesn't seem to have the power a 2.3L motor should, won't break the tire loose without dropping the clutch, didn't try that yet, not that I want to, just thought that big of a motor would.
Just getting back into Riding after about 35 year's, got rid of the X, time to do what I want to do .
When I was looking I googled what's the biggest production motor made and it showed me the Rocket on YouTube going 150mph from 55 pulling away from a Hayabusa, so I thought cool, then I looked for a used one and there weren't too many out there, came up with the R3T, at first I was looking for any cruiser with the bag's and all BMW, Honda, HD,Kaw, Glad I found this, found out a lot of info in here, like the recall on Bridgestone Exedra Max tire's in 09' on the touring, the guy who sold me the bike gave me a Bias Exedra tire for the front it already had that tire in radial on the back, so I called Bridgestone and they told me they don't make a tire for that bike, I didn't ask any questions and he didn't offer any answers, also when I was looking for a tire online the only tire for the rear size in Bridgestone is a radial, the guy already had a worn out Metzeler Bias me888 on the front and the radial on the back, not good to mix those, I wouldn't even mix manufacturers, I thought it felt a little weird on the test drive, then once I got it home and got it on the road, NJ DMV S**** I found out it had 22psi in the front and 26psi in the rear!!!, Rode a lot better with the right pressure, I put 36 front and 42 rear, ride's like a dream now, I even asked the guy if he felt a wobble going around corners and I only took it up to 45mph. GL
Did the front brakes they really needed it, almost down to the rivits, man was that easy, going to do the rear next week, not as bad, I saw on YouTube a guy did it without taking the caliper off, I'm probably going to have the tires off this weekend so!!! got the pads on eBay for about $30 front and rear total, front organic working good, rear ceramic made by Sixity made in China, the OME pads were about $140 total, and the shop wanted $350 to do it, changed the front fluid, going to do the rear, used Prestone dot 4 synthetic, changed the gear oil in final drive, that's really easy, didn't even take the silencer off just unbolted from the pillon bracket and dropped it down, I don't think it ever was done, has 44,000 miles on it, I had to hammer the ratchet to loosen the drain plug and man that stuff was as Black as the bike and smelled like regular gear oil, I bought a gallon of Mobil delvac fully synthetic hypoid gear oil 75-90w, the only place I could find a quart was Walmart delivery only, no in store pickup, got the gallon on Amazon $53, for about the price of 2 quart's at Walmart, googled the recommended mobilube shc fully synthetic hypoid gear oil and nothing came up, went to Mobil website and couldn't find it, man they have a lot of different oils. Called the dealership and they said they use Motul 75-90W V-Twin synthetic gear oil, read on here someone called Mobil and they recommended the Delvac, it's used in semi trucks transmission and rear, I read a review on Amazon a guy put it in his porche and it shifed easier and smoother, I think me drive is quieter and smoother, not that it was really bad just feels like less vibration in floor boards at low rpm's. It's a clear/yellowish color, with a gallon I can change it 21 time's, only holds like 6 oz's, going to do it again probably next weekend with about 500 miles cause it was so dirty and I'm not sure what kind was in there. Got a hex socket set metric/SAE on Amazon work's really good, already lost the 3mm behind the oil tank, I lost the coolant bleed screw back there too, tried a magnet and found out it's not magnetic, tried a hanger couldn't find it wasted like 2 hours trying to get it, the socket is magnetic, wasted about an hour on that, in going to take the throttle bodies off Saturday and get them, I bought a new bleeder bolt but I really want that socket plus I already have the intake off. LEXIVON Master HEX Bit Socket... Amazon.com: LEXIVON Master HEX Bit Socket Set, Premium S2 Alloy Steel | Complete 32-Piece, SAE and Metric Set | Enhanced Storage Case (LX-144): Automotive and don't forget the pump the one I bought didn't exactly fit the threads the cap, but it pumped it in I just can't store it with the pump on the jug, which I probably wouldn't anyway but here it is Slippery Pete Fluid Pump for Gallon Bottles and Wide Mouth Quart Bottles - Transfer Gear Oil, Transmission and Differential Fluid, Antifreeze with This 30cc Hand Pump Amazon.com: Slippery Pete Fluid Pump for Gallon Bottles and Wide Mouth Quart Bottles - Transfer Gear Oil, Transmission and Differential Fluid, Antifreeze with This 30cc Hand Pump: Automotive
Changed and flushed the coolant system, put Peak Final Charge Global 50/50 mix, it meets the specifications, it's an OAT formula, okay for aluminum. Should have been really quick and easy till I dropped the bleeder bolt putting it back in, the next bolt I put some clay bar in the socket and put it in, definitely do that!!!
Got the Mobil 1 4T 10-40w fully synthetic racing oil, Triumph recommended it in my manual, API SH And JASO MA. Approved, and the triumph filter at advance auto, 25% off, sign up and they give you a code for discount 20 or 25% off, but you have to buy it online and can pick it up at the store, or Free shipping same day, orders over $75 I think. I'll probably wait till the end of season to change it, the last owner said he changed it last fall, Mobil 1 but not sure if he used the full synthetic 4T, it seems to be running good.
I bought the NGK Iridium plugs there too, going to put them in when I get it tuned right, might have to take it in and get it tuned, if I do that I want to get the de-cat crossover pipe first, and also wanted to run the injector cleaner thru first.
The guy had the forks serviced in 2016, I think new seals and oil. He put new shock's on the back, custom seat, has a little abrasion discoloration going to take it to the local shoe leather shop and see if they can refinish it, not really bad. I was going to do it myself with furniture clinic dye, but figured I'd let someone with experience do it if it's not too much more.
Researched aluminum polish for the rims and found Gords on YouTube, looks like the easiest way, going to have to take the wheels off and rotors, got a lot of buffing pads and the 0000 steel wool and red shop rags, going to try to get them to shine they're just dull right now with some black spots here and there I will post a before and after shot, hopefully get to it next week.
I picked the tank up and didn't disconnect the battery so when I disconnected the speedometer instruments it must have fried the speed sensor pulling it out and plugging it in, when I started it the MIL light was on threw 2 codes P1690 can bus communication error and P0500 speed sensor fault, and the speedometer, fuel gauge, didn't work, odometer didn't count, or the trip meters and the signals didn't self cancel. Got a speed sensor on eBay from pinwall for $50 used, what a pain to run the wire up, but put it in everything worked but the clock and Trip meters would reset everytime I shut it off, so I figured it was the constant voltage to the instruments with the key off, the purple wire, had voltage all the way to before the connection, probed into the wire at the connection and it fell off, couldn't get it out so I pried it open and cleaned it and stuck the wire in and crimped it best I could with the probe, it works put a lot of dielectric grease on it and a bunch of other connectors I disconnected. Found a good way to clean connectors on YouTube

Fast and easy but make sure you disconnect the battery first I walked away and let it soak for about a half hour in the vinegar salt solution and heat the water in the microwave first I did a Solo cup for 45 seconds.
Got a couple chips in the paint really small, I caused one taking the bag off to do the gear oil, dropped the bag, warning keep your legs in front of it, if I did that it wouldn't have fallen, so I found color rite has the color, I will probably get a touch-up bottle there, plus I have no pin stripping so I may get that added, Gold 1/8th inch, going to order a lock for the windshield, scares me somebody can just walk away with about a $1,000 item so easily, but it's definitely giving me something to do, not that I had a lot of idle time on my hands, but once it's all done I can consentrate on hitting some nice ridding spots, I'm like an hour from the Poconos water gap, and like to get back with a few buddies that are still ridding,

 

[Boog]

Hello @Wdugan9080 and welcome from Virginia. I have the 2014 R3T and onky run the Bridgestone Exedra Max tires. I get around 13k miles from a set. The old tires may have had an issue but not the Max.
That video you are referring too was a hot ridden Carpenter kit for the R3. That one is call a Silver Back. It has twice the HP of an OEM R3.

 

[Mike188]

Welcome to the forum , from South Australia.

 

[Wdugan9080]

Hello @Wdugan9080 and welcome from Virginia. I have the 2014 R3T and onky run the Bridgestone Exedra Max tires. I get around 13k miles from a set. The old tires may have had an issue but not the Max.
That video you are referring too was a hot ridden Carpenter kit for the R3. That one is call a Silver Back. It has twice the HP of an OEM R3.

I don't know why the rep at Bridgestone would tell me that then? Too bad you weren't closer I have the Exedra Max Bias front tire listed on Facebook and craigslist for $75 half of full price, I guess you have the radials? Does the 14' have the 180/16 on the rear? I also called Triumph and they recommend Metzelers ME 888 and Avon Cobra Cromes, I went with the Metzelers, and I'm happy with them, good traction but I understand they don't last long like 5,000 miles avg. I had the shop do it and it was $900 all together. Going to do it myself next time, and save about $300, have them balance them. I used to run Continentals on my Kawasaki, they had good traction, really soft tire, it lasted about 5,000 miles, you pay a premium for traction I guess, but I'd rather have the traction, I won't be doing a lot of miles.

 

[Tripps]

A belated welcome to the forum

 

[Boog]

@Wdugan9080 if I remember correctly, the Max only comes in radial and the regular Exedra is bias ply. The Metz like you wrote are horrible for longevity.

 

[Wdugan9080]

I don't know why the rep at Bridgestone would tell me that then? Too bad you weren't closer I have the Exedra Max Bias front tire listed on Facebook and craigslist for $75 half of full price, I guess you have the radials? Does the 14' have the 180/16 on the rear? I also called Triumph and they recommend Metzelers ME 888 and Avon Cobra Cromes, I went with the Metzelers, and I'm happy with them, good traction but I understand they don't last long like 5,000 miles avg. I had the shop do it and it was $900 all together. Going to do it myself next time, and save about $300, have them balance them. I used to run Continentals on my Kawasaki, they had good traction, really soft tire, it lasted about 5,000 miles, you pay a premium for traction I guess, but I'd rather have the traction, I won't be doing a lot of miles.

one of my buddies at work got hit sitting still in traffic on the parkway, old guy I guess didn't even see him and hit him from behind, dragged him under the front of the SUV Kia for 20ft. Totalled his brand new Dyno glide, messed up his back some, but really amazed he was at work the next day, moving gingerly, knee's were all swollen but glad to be alive, sense the end of May I got the bike on the road I had 2 close calls, I was turning off 1 road into another making a left and a car was waiting half out in the road to go left out of that road, I used caution and was doing about 10mph last second, about 10ft. In front of me, the guy pulls out I stopped in the middle of the road, missed him by about 2ft.
Just think, look all around you, in the mirrors, on the sides, know where everybody is and what's around you cause you never know when you will have to speed up, slow down real quick, see if someone's close behind you, either let them in front of you or leave a lot of room behind the car in front of you so you don't have to make a quick stop and him run you over, if you're stopped in traffic stay close to an edge inside or outside of the lane just in case someone looks like they don't see you behind you, you can take off out the side and get away from them, I had a lady a couple days ago start to come over in my lane in a hurry, last second she was about 2 ft. In my lane she saw me and went back I slammed on the brakes and was looking at the guy right behind me in a pickup hoping he wasn't going to run me over, and all the time trying not to lock up the rear wheel, that locks up so easily on the R3T's without ABS , found that out on hear first and soon after going into a circle at the same time as another car was continuing on thru the circle, I should have been going slower, my bad but I locked the old tire up for about 10ft. Really getting used to the weight of the bike thank God, it was a lot different than what I was used to, like 400lbs. More, almost twice as much, don't know if I'll ever ride 2 up, she will have to be leight, I'm 312lbs. And I think the total payload is 486lbs. So I guess legally I can carry 174lbs., I guess it could work I just have to find a girl under 174lbs., But don't tell my girlfriend , before I take anybody any distance it will be another year at least to get used to the weight of the bike
Well guess I'll try the stock tuneECU map 20367, see if that makes it leaner, plugs are black on the tips, porcelain is good, pipes are black inside, I'd like to see a little lighter towards gray but not too gray. Will opening up the secondaries add HP, I see they are there for ultimate torque throughout, I would imagine that would really lean it out probably too much? Can you change them in the android version 5.4.08 on a phone, I guess it's the f trim tables, just make them all 100 and that will keep them open???
Well be safe and stay away from people in a rush, I make sure I keep them in front of me so I know where they are, at least I know they can't run me over from behind, unless they pull off for something like gas and wind up behind me again, be very weary on what's going on around you and try to keep your eyes in front of you, that's the most important thing, just think if it can happen it will happen, nothing like back roads with no one around you that's a good Ride, like I told my son when he started riding a dirt bike, don't fly down a trail you've never been down before, someone once told me that and found it to be very true, Ride To Live Live To Ride

 

[Wdugan9080]

@Wdugan9080 if I remember correctly, the Max only comes in radial and the regular Exedra is bias ply. The Metz like you wrote are horrible for longevity.

If it was radial it would have an R before the 16. It has a - dash so it's nylon belted and if you look close it says nylon belted on the tire, there's only 2 types of tire steel belted radials, and nylon belted Bias.