Bike is makin a noise

Well when its explained to me that the stock motor has a cam lift so high its gonna want to make the rocker arms that are too short kick the valves to the side and the 4 /5 stroke on the crank is gonna beat the pistons to death , cuttin way down on the engine life I can understand that.
And the keepers on te valves need to be replaced not to mention the valve guides. Yer gittin more into a motor. And you still have the wrong crank.

Don't want a short life motor the way I ride..

This is a fascinating thread . . . learning a lot.

If'n you don't want to have yer cylinders bored, here is a it with Cylinders, pistons and all. Its a good deal.
But you can have yer cylinders bored and buy some pistons and have some headwork done. Then change cams.

They can and will do pretty much whatever your pocketbook can stand for now and over the next decade of payments. I think FLHTbiker ha got it - it's whatever you want. Just as long as you can enjoy it and not be a slave to it.
BTW the sun is out and the 4" of snow is melting - yea-a-a-h!

We're socked in with 10'', cardboard's favorite weather! . . . And I used to think that 74 cu. in. was big!

Even if the 120 R is a bike that will have a short life , here is what owners say about it.

I've got about 2000 miles on the SE120R now. Here's some thoughts.

* The automatic compression releases are great, bike is easy start almost every time. It doesn't like extreme cold starts, below 15*C. It hasn't failed to start, but takes a little more cranking to get her to fire up. Think I'll have the tuner check it out for that.
* General around town driving takes time to adjust to the screaming eagle race clutch. It takes time to adjust to the hard pull and the available torque requires retraining of your autopilot clutch skills.
* This motor will go through rear tires if you do not have the will power to stay out of the throttle. It is far too easy to light up the rear tire.
* Fuel milage varies greatly between 35 and 45 mpg. The SE120R begs you to roll on that throttle. When you do and trust me you will it drinks gas like an elephant drinks water. However, when you ride like a sane person keeping the highway speeds under 70mph it'll get 40-45mpg.
* Gear ratios, wow this thing definately gives you another gear. 6th isn't needed below 60 ever. It'll sure change your shifting habits or at least for most it will.
* The powerband is pushed a little to the right for most, but even on the low end of the RPMs this thing is a beast and can handle any situation you demand of it. It just creates lots of power really fast which takes getting used to. This motor is fast, it is not a slow power developer. My streetglide hits 120mph like it was nothing and feels like it has a whole lot more. I find myself watching the speedo more because it does like speed. You'll find yourself strolling along the highway at 90mph and swear you were only doing 60mph.

It's a wonderful powerplant so far, but I'll reserve my final impressions until I get it out this summer for a long touring ride across America. The longer touring rides I believe will show its true colors for my purposes. Hope that helps give you your SE120R fix. My suggestion for now is, get one you'll love it.
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That pretty much is what i would say about mine. Really throws my Roadglide around. What was once an underpowered touring bike is now rather dangerous for my passenger and i. Lots of fun would not be happy with less now. Got a map to run it on from a forum member the one in the SE software was very lean did not sound good at all when i started it. I'll get it tuned in the spring but runs great right now. The rev limiter is set at 6600 in the SE software for the 120 map i turned it down to 6200 till i get to the tuner

YouTube - Slow Joe @ Dudley Perkins Rocks

Slow Joe be smokin'!

Looks like ya burned a hole thru the cement! I don't have that much rubber to burn. Speaking of rubber, my Avon's came in today. Can't wait to get 'em on ol' Bob.

Redneck Chucktx is out with his moonshine buddy and his girlfriend drinkin shine and playing Redneck Games again.

Looks like yer lady friend was shakin her finger at you.
And yer moonshine buddy was suckin in the tire fumes..:rant:

Are you encouraging CB??? :gah: