Which Compensator?

[Ohio HD]

Lot's of discussion about compensators here in the past, and recent past. My '09 Ultra at a little over 20k miles has never made a noise from the compensator, my '08 SG at 33k has just started kicking back just after a shutdown, and a restart when hot. So I'm sure that once the 107 top end is on, it'll start acting up more frequently.

Since there is no real fix, as from what I hear, the SE unit fails as well, I may as well go with a stock unit for my bike. Below are what my options are, 2008 OEM part, SE part, or 2012 OEM part. I'm told the 2012 part is the same as the SE part, but haven't verified that, they are different part numbers, and the price is different too.

Does anyone know of anything else going on with compensator news? Anything better out, or coming? If not, I think why spend two times the money for an SE unit that are failing, just get the OEM part that has lasted 33k so far.


Part for 2008 FLHX
40296-06A
COMPENSATOR ASSY, TRANSMISSION HARLEY-DAVIDSON
PRICE:   List $118.00   Discount $94.40


Part from SE catalog
40274-08A
KIT-COMPENSATOR,DYNA/SFTL/TOURING HARLEY-DAVIDSON
PRICE:   List $249.95   Discount $199.96


Part for 2012 FLHX
83935-09
COMPENSATOR ASSY HARLEY-DAVIDSON
PRICE:   List $219.95   Discount $175.96

[HDDOC]

40274-08A

This is the one I have used. Works fine now  20,000 miles.

[88fxstc]

Some guys run the straight sprocket, not a compensator type, on the front. Evolution industries make em I know for my 07, not sure bout the newer bikes but it might be another option.

30T SPROCKET FOR 2006 DYNA 2007-LATER BIG TWIN
Evolution Industries 30 Tooth Sprocket For 2006 Dyna and 2007 and Later Big Twins Changes Stock 1.352 Gear Ratio To 1.5333 Gear Ratio 4th Gear 70 MPH...

[Ohio HD]

Some guys run the straight sprocket, not a compensator type, on the front. Evolution industries make em I know for my 07, not sure bout the newer bikes but it might be another option.

30T SPROCKET FOR 2006 DYNA 2007-LATER BIG TWIN
Evolution Industries 30 Tooth Sprocket For 2006 Dyna and 2007 and Later Big Twins Changes Stock 1.352 Gear Ratio To 1.5333 Gear Ratio 4th Gear 70 MPH...

Yeah, I saw them when on their web site, but I'm not to keen on the idea of running a bike without the compensator. I used to do that with Shovelheads when building them up, as the very weak compensator in those days wouldn't hold at all.

I think if you rode very easy, or should I say normal, the rigid sprocket would be fine. For me, I would end up breaking something.

[Ohio HD]

40274-08A

This is the one I have used. Works fine now  20,000 miles.

Good to hear, I know some have reported short life from them. I;m sure how it's ridden has a bearing on that too.

[Admiral Akbar]

I expect that right now, unless you find old stock, you won't be able to find any of them.. According to Ron, some are obsolete, and the rest are on back order.. There looks to be a change coming down then pike..

Max

[Ohio HD]

I expect that right now, unless you find old stock, you won't be able to find any of them.. According to Ron, some are obsolete, and the rest are on back order.. There looks to be a change coming down then pike..

Max

I may just wait it out then, since it just started acting up. I'll have manual compression releases, so that won't be a problem. Just need to see what the additional torque will do to it. 

[rbabos]

I expect that right now, unless you find old stock, you won't be able to find any of them.. According to Ron, some are obsolete, and the rest are on back order.. There looks to be a change coming down then pike..

Max

We know how that works out. Stocker = crap. SE = crap. SE revised= same crap different smell.
I wouldn't hold my breath for the next one either.
Ron

[Ohio HD]

I expect that right now, unless you find old stock, you won't be able to find any of them.. According to Ron, some are obsolete, and the rest are on back order.. There looks to be a change coming down then pike..

Max

We know how that works out. Stocker = crap. SE = crap. SE revised= same crap different smell.
I wouldn't hold my breath for the next one either.
Ron

Well crap!   

[ViennaHog]

Lot's of discussion about compensators here in the past, and recent past. My '09 Ultra at a little over 20k miles has never made a noise from the compensator, my '08 SG at 33k has just started kicking back just after a shutdown, and a restart when hot. So I'm sure that once the 107 top end is on, it'll start acting up more frequently.

Since there is no real fix, as from what I hear, the SE unit fails as well, I may as well go with a stock unit for my bike. Below are what my options are, 2008 OEM part, SE part, or 2012 OEM part. I'm told the 2012 part is the same as the SE part, but haven't verified that, they are different part numbers, and the price is different too.

Does anyone know of anything else going on with compensator news? Anything better out, or coming? If not, I think why spend two times the money for an SE unit that are failing, just get the OEM part that has lasted 33k so far.


Part for 2008 FLHX
40296-06A
COMPENSATOR ASSY, TRANSMISSION HARLEY-DAVIDSON
PRICE:   List $118.00   Discount $94.40


Part from SE catalog
40274-08A
KIT-COMPENSATOR,DYNA/SFTL/TOURING HARLEY-DAVIDSON
PRICE:   List $249.95   Discount $199.96


Part for 2012 FLHX
83935-09
COMPENSATOR ASSY HARLEY-DAVIDSON
PRICE:   List $219.95   Discount $175.96

now it is 83935-09A

[FLTR2008Trike]

We know how that works out. Stocker = crap. SE = crap. SE revised= same crap different smell.
I wouldn't hold my breath for the next one either.
Ron
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Thats a lot of crap!!!!