Baker GrudgeBox Update and Review for the Harley-Davidson M8 Street Glide

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Following my 2020 Harley Davidson Street Glide Special build series - in this video you an update and review of the Baker Grudge Box.
The good news is that now my Baker Grudge Box is shifting perfectly and smoothly. As you'll see in the video, the issue this whole time was with the "shifter pawl".
Funny enough, Chris called this out as an issue on the Baker Grudge Box from the very begging. I'm glad we were able to work with Baker to get these issues resolved. I will say that they went above and beyond to resolving this issue. It says a lot about Baker's customer service and that they stand behind their warranty.
I want to give a HUGE shoutout to SickWideGlide and Blockhead for being awesome human beings! I would highly recommend checking them out if you're interested in having your bike serviced or you are looking to do some custom work; they do everything.
Check them out here: www.blockheadmoto.com/service...
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I hope you guys continue to follow along in this journey to building the baddest Harley Davidson Street Glide Special. In this motorcycle build series, I'm going to spare no expense and build the cleanest Street Glide Special in Central Florida. I'll be looking for your inputs on what you think looks best, too.
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  • @Torch114
    @Torch1142 жыл бұрын

    In Chris We Trust. Glad to see Baker came through and made things right.

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree. For both. Chris always takes care of business, so I'll take his word over others.

  • @kpnomad7
    @kpnomad79 ай бұрын

    Funny on my 17 ultra, hd voided my warranty on transmission, and then installed a tc 2016 dd7 , and had to reinstall a 17 because the neutral indent is opposite up instead of down!!

  • @Nitropeewee
    @Nitropeewee Жыл бұрын

    I previously had an S&S 124 with 160hp, I kept blowing all the teeth of off 3rd gear with the stock transmission. This was prior to Baker completing the Grudge Box as Bert stated he still had a couple of prototypes on the street testing and wasn't sure when it would be sold. I couldn't wait so I diassembled the bike, sold all the parts and traded it in for a new one and had the stage 5 tire shredder kit installed - dynoed out at roughly 120hp and no problems until the M8 came out, now guys are keeping up with cams, pipe and a tune so I need to step up again. I'm thinking T124 crate motor but I'm worried again about the trans - two trains of thought so I wanted your opinion: Grudge Box or DD7? Any...

  • @JPPerformance360
    @JPPerformance3602 жыл бұрын

    Great info

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the love and support dude! ❤️🤘🏼

  • @redrider0151
    @redrider01512 жыл бұрын

    Glad it all worked out and was a simple fix....3800 bucks for a transmission (before install) you want it perfect!

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. And thanks for the love and support. 🤘🏼

  • @cliffjockisch9463
    @cliffjockisch9463 Жыл бұрын

    I'm on my 3rd shifter pawl they all have different numbers. I need some advice

  • @jamessmoth8683
    @jamessmoth86837 ай бұрын

    But who covered the labor on R&R on the transmission for the 2nd time

  • @lucky520ytc
    @lucky520ytc2 жыл бұрын

    Notification gangggg

  • @AttorneyThatRides
    @AttorneyThatRides Жыл бұрын

    I have question for your tech. I am an Iron Butt guy that has competed 5 times in the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge. I am looking to keep power but I *NEED* my gas mileage. I will be rebuilding my M8 RGU 114 into a 117. Baker folks say use the grudge box instead of the DD7. Do you find lower RPMs using the grudge box? How much diff do you see in lower RPMs in your opinion? Remember I am one of those Iron Butt Association long distance endurance ride guys. I don't need *MAD* power but enough for the mountains but I need low RPMs for cooler engine temps and gas mileage.

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    Жыл бұрын

    The BEST thing I ever did for gas milage was a Trask Performance turbo kit. If I could start my build all over again I would've just did that from the start. It's so much more efficient in my opinion and from what I've seen documenting my rides. 😬

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    Жыл бұрын

    And definitely lower RPMs using a GrudgeBox, unfortunately I can't recommend one based on my experiences with Baker. I also do not like how clunky it is. If I could go back I would've probably just got a transmission from A1 Cycles.

  • @kpnomad7

    @kpnomad7

    9 ай бұрын

    My dd7 only dropped rpm by 300, but baker can set your ratio as you need, have your mechanic figure best rpm at your avg speed for your build set up! Ride safe, have more fun per mile, just my .02

  • @lucianomartelotto1977
    @lucianomartelotto19772 жыл бұрын

    So, Mike…if I understood correctly, was it a defective transmission? Was that dead space a defective box?

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was just the shifter pawl that needed to be replaced. The one they sent us was defective. It had too much space between that spring we showed. So it caused the bike to not shift properly because of all the dead space. Baker sent us a new one with a tight spring on it and now it shifts perfectly. 🤘🏼

  • @lucianomartelotto1977

    @lucianomartelotto1977

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MichaelBertini thanks for the Intel Mike! Keep ‘em coming bud!

  • @lucianomartelotto1977

    @lucianomartelotto1977

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Mike We recently installed the baker grudge box (N1) in my RoadGlide CVO 2022, and it seem the gear sensor is not detecting what gear is at. Is this normal? Can we fix this? Any suggestions will be welcome. Thanks! Luciano

  • @billyb7975
    @billyb7975 Жыл бұрын

    Was the shifter Paw the only issue that you've had with that baker?

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it was the primary issue we had

  • @stevejurkowski4106
    @stevejurkowski4106 Жыл бұрын

    I just had the grudge box installed on my 2018 road glide. I feel as though the shifting is fine however I can only get a gear reading on my speedo for gears 1 and 2. Once I shift to 3 and 4 there is no reading and then when I’m in 5th gear it reads 6th on the speedo and when I’m in 6th gear I get no reading. My cruise control will not work unless I have a reading on the gear on the speedo. Any help would greatly appreciated! Thanks

  • @MichaelBertini

    @MichaelBertini

    Жыл бұрын

    I would recommend a shop make changes to your tuner so that it reads properly. That's what Blockhead Garage did for mine. 👍🏼

  • @deansmith7746

    @deansmith7746

    4 ай бұрын

    Harley had to get with baker to get a special code when flashing my grudgebox with an N1 shift pattern. It's worked extremely well with my 170 hp 131 stage4

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