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There's a difference between low rpms and lugging the motor.

My Harley is one of the compensator problem childs. It's an 1802cc 110" motor. It's also geared very high to lower rpms at highway speeds. Low is like 1.5 hear and we have to slip the clutch quite a bit too get going.

I run well below recommended rpms but I never "lug" the motor. Many of my CVO Harley friends have gone through several variants of compensators, three new redesigns to be exact.

In the old 88" days, compensators hardly ever failed. High cubes and high torque will kill them all.

The Centa cush drive type compensator is in my opinion the only true fix. No grease and no metal to metal moving parts. Harley went to the rear wheel cush drive on all touring bikes in '09 and that took a lot of vibration out of the drive line. British and other bike have used cush drive rear wheels for decades.

Again, Centa would be where I would place my bet.

Pardon any miss spelled words or phrases etc, font my phone.

From visit to the factory today, a few pictures of the new Centra components being fitted.

See us 4 wheel boys do think about you 3 wheelers

PS: I have to say that this assembly area did not look very professional as you can see. The rest of assembly area was very professional.

Thanks for those photos deano. I will add these and if you combine them you get a good idea of whats inside the centa drive unit. Not a lot to wear out or clatter like the original unit, a much better design.

Would a rear wheel cush drive have worked on the Three Wheeler? Initially I was surprised that it did not have one, but assumed then, that Morgan knew what they were doing, how things change! [Sorry Morgan, couldn't help having a little dig].

OK, everybody keeps talking about comp this and comp that. Besides the noise driving us half crazy--do they implode, explode, go up in flames? Just what finally happens? Hafta keep my cellphone charged?

By design the compensator should never leave you stranded; it will just rattle really bad when shot.

But can it transfer damage up or down the line?

I have just had the new centa compensator fitted and have put a couple of hundred miles on the clock.
Power delivery is much smoother and quiet. The beast will pull happily with no snatching from 2000 rpm. So far so good.
Also had the steering comfort kit fitted. I was lucky to have the early suplex set up that didn't suffer too badly with the old bump steer. However it was sometimes a little exiting on very potholed roads. The mod has, IMHO, eliminated all bump steer on even the worst roads. However there is a price to pay. Although feel was always a little lacking, it's more or should I say less so now. I have also lost some pointability. The gain is a very relaxing drive and greatly increased stability at speed.
It now under steers slightly.
If track days and racing about the place on great roads are your thing. Don't have the kit fitted. If British roads and long drives are where your at. Definitely go for it.

This totally fits in with the roads in New England. Perfect? um, no. Despicable and vile come to mind. Hurricanes, floods and low budgets to fix a failing infrastructure all have had their say. The roads lose as do we.

My ride is on the trailer as I type this for a ride to the dealer tomorrow for the so-called "comfort" upgrade. I hate that name. bite me.

This should have been a dealer/warrantee fix.

Apparently it had been flagged up as an issue by dealers before the car went into production.
It's taken me two days to get used to the new feel. I reckon there will be some who change back. However your comments about the state of your roads echo many an opinion here. On balance I'm very happy with the mod.