26 wheel on a 98 road glide

[98customRoadGlide]

So me and my buddy both want to do 26 inch wheels this winter, but we have older bikes. I have a 98 and he has a 97, so I'm curious if anyone has done a 26 with that old of bike and cable drive speedo. We want our speedos to work and not be like 20mph off!!!

Anyone have any input ????

 

[slothy]

Doesn't dakota dig make something for em?


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[Mike7Legacy]

I switched mine from cable front drive to an electronic one in the trans!

 

[98customRoadGlide]

Doesn't dakota dig make something for em?


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My buddy emailed them tonight about that!

 

[98customRoadGlide]

I switched mine from cable front drive to an electronic one in the trans!

How hard is that ?

 

[Opunui]

Your trans has to have the bore machined out so the digital pickup reads the gears. Some older 4 and 5 speeds have a thick webbing under the right side of the trans. Some new ones have a cover.

 

[98customRoadGlide]

Your trans has to have the bore machined out so the digital pickup reads the gears. Some older 4 and 5 speeds have a thick webbing under the right side of the trans. Some new ones have a cover.

Yea I don't want to mess with that, guess I'll see what Dakota digital says. Guess this is one of the drawbacks having an older bike! Lol

 

[smokenjoep01]

Yea I don't want to mess with that, guess I'll see what Dakota digital says. Guess this is one of the drawbacks having an older bike! Lol

There is no work around that I know of. I went through this on a ninety nine that had a cable. Ended up the bike had a updated trans and the trap door had a spot for a electronis speedo. If you have the stock trans and dont want to update that, then your options are none that I know of.

 

[98customRoadGlide]

There is no work around that I know of. I went through this on a ninety nine that had a cable. Ended up the bike had a updated trans and the trap door had a spot for a electronis speedo. If you have the stock trans and dont want to update that, then your options are none that I know of.

Prolly too much money and hassle to modify my transmission for a 26, there is an option of running a gps on my handlebars but don't really want to do that, or running the speedo on the rear!

 

[ILLEGAL REGAL]

Dakota digital has a rear sensor the reads pulley bolts


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[98customRoadGlide]

My buddy talked to Dakota digital today and cost us about $850. New speedo and tach and adaptor and sensor. Yes they do have a rear wheel sensor but not sure how that would work because that sensor has wires coming off it!

 

[ILLEGAL REGAL]

A new speedo might read their sensor or just drop big coin and upgrade to the Dakota gauges?


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[98customRoadGlide]

A new speedo might read their sensor or just drop big coin and upgrade to the Dakota gauges?


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That's what I meant. We would have to buy there speedo and tach gauge and a couple other things and it will work with any wheel size!

 

[Thomason Performance]

How much does it cost to do the tranny modification? I've never looked into it - but that's what all of my customers that put 23's and 26's on '99 and older bikes have done...

 

[Legacy Baggers]

98, thats what legacyMike did... he has a newer style trans so it was easy for him to just add the sensor.

How much does it cost to do the tranny modification? I've never looked into it - but that's what all of my customers that put 23's and 26's on '99 and older bikes have done...

 

[98customRoadGlide]

98, thats what legacyMike did... he has a newer style trans so it was easy for him to just add the sensor.

I'll prolly end up throwing down the $850 for the stuff from Dakota digital and replace the stock gauges with tweeters!