Motorcycle Forum / General / Harley / September 2008

Baker's the best if you have the cash, but you knew that.  I've heard
horror stories about Rev-Tech, but don't have first-hand experience with
them.  I've heard fewer horror stories about Ultima, but both Ultima and
Rev-Techs are built off-shore if you care about that sort of thing.

I don't know why you're set on a six speed, but if you're looking to
save some bux, eBay is usually full of five speed guts that people have
pulled from gnu bikes to install factory six speeds in.  You may well
find that if you resprocket (or repully if you're running a belt) a five
speed may be all you really need.
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spunky hussein DunnoIfThisHelpsOrJustComplicatesThings tuna

Do not get an overdrive.

Too much power loss going through the OD.

You want a direct drive 6, you then overdrive the primary.

& thank ewe for teh refreshing beverage

thanx for the coffee...

when i went to build my bike i had the same dilemma.  what brand to buy?  i
went to a somewhat local independent shop that we have a 30 year
relationship with.  the owner told me that he had installed over 30 revtech
6 speeds and only one had an issue. he said the company overnighted him a
replacement with no questions asked.  he also said he had installed almost
as many bakers and had several that were not perfect but he was able to make
work.

he recommended that i buy the revtech.  he said he would make more money off
the baker so he didn't really care which i bought, but if it was his bike it
would get a revtech.  yes the baker is made in the USA and the revtech is an
import.  but i was margining out on my budget by the time i got to the
tranny and my wrench saying he had less trouble out of the revtechs sealed
the deal.

i now have about 25k on the revtech with zero problems.  i have really
abused it at times.  while i don't have a big inch motor i still make fair
power with the ev27 cam, crane ignition and S&S carb on a factory crate
motor.  i even made a really big mistake one day when i was apparently brain
dead and down shifted when i should have upshifted during a really hard
acceleration.  it slid the rear tire i assumed i had broken something in the
tranny. once i found the correct gear there was no problem.

so here is my 2 cents.  if you are looking to pick up that extra sixth cog
and you are financially challenged, i don't think you could go wrong with
the revtech.  heck, it has a 50k warranty and you can buy two for the price
of a baker (i think it was that much of a price difference).  of course YMMV
and all the usual internet disclaimers.
michael

Nothing to do with a five or six speed but I did buy a RevTech 4 speed tranny
for my ol' Shovel once upon a time. I opened it up before installing it to
change the shift pattern to match my FX bike. It was one of the nicest looking
trannys inside I'd ever seen. It looked like it had all  cnc'd billet gears, the
shift drum I took out looked like it was cnc'd. It was nice. I had it on my bike
for about five years before I finally sold the whole bike and never had a
problem. I used to beat on it hard it was an excellent part. I know a lot of
people over the years that have bad mouthed their stuff but it seems like none
of them have actual experience with their parts. It's always a friend of a
friend of a friend had this problem or that problem.

As far as the overdrive sixth thing goes I don't know. There's a lot of 1.5
liter 2500 lb cars out there with overdrive trannies in them that don't seem to
have that problem. I'm not sure why a motorcycle that puts out as much torque as
them at 1/3 the weight would but I guess it possible.

nobody #1

<snip a bunch>

I like the kind of tranny that sits kinda quiet at the end of the bar and
covers her mouth when giggling at the off color jokes, then smiles at your
really drunk buddy when you tell him that chick over there is checking you
out man...go for it!

Don't mind if I do, but then I have to git. Really.