An easy way to get a bit more power out of your bike is a stage 2 kit.
Can be done in a day, and if you ignore anyone and everyone that tells you to spend another 5 k as well, then it is also pretty cheap.
You are already getting caught up with the "I might as well" dynamic. If you are going to bump compression, then why not heads......etc.
If you want to do all that, then have at it.
But if you really do just want a bit more low end for every day riding, then (I think) stage 2 is easier than 96 high comp and cams.

If you plan on going the big bore kit down the road pick a cam so you can build your motor around like the Andrews 54h. The Andrews +4 timing kog will bump the compression for now and then pull it when the big bore kit go's on . If the cam is the only mod your planing on the Andrews 48h would be my pick.

Watching with interest. I have a stock 2010 Fatboy (other than pipes, air and TTS) I was looking at the SE204 but am now looking at the Andrews 48h. They seem similar.

 no you don't. really you don't

 f%^K the city

if ya just want to get some more power just changein cams aint the way to go ..if ya already got some pipes an a decent air filter assembly ya can pik up a easy 10hp by port n polishing the heads also with the twinkies runnin hotter than most big twinfs giving the heads a tickle up will help lower the heat as well ive seen some engines drop by upto 20 degrees after a good port job itll give ya better down low good mid range an help up to and it aint that expensive either most ppl put the cams in an they may bump up compression but the stuff ya do lkike wat i just said dont work to their full advantage unless the gasses created can get outta the motor an into the head the best an quikest way possible
just my opinion but its common sense hey if ya had a gut ache ya wouldnt go out to a smorgasboard an eat ya self silly cause once all the good stuffs in ya cant get it out quik enough an if ya asshole(pipes) are too restrictive then the whole system fucks up

 

Bloody Hell Dicko,

You do live a tad of a distance from everywhere.

The Google Car has not even ventured there.

Must be magic around those parts of our Sunburned Country, aye.

 

 

Just leave it stock unless you race it :-)

damb dicko i done heap travelling up that ways in early 90s late 80s with the bro inlaw ended up near weipa done heap roo shoots buffalo an some croc lived off the land fair bit had a ball took my ol tt500 an a it465 in the back of the tilly wish life was that easy again but never will be learnt heap bush mechanics along the way as well now on 5 acres between bundy n gin gin nice n quiet a pub an petrol station thats only open till lunch each day can have as much fn an as much noise as i want .bloke on a property took me up in a lil chopper an said here shoot them buffs lol dropped 2 an he laughed took the rifle an basically steered with his legs an dropped 7 in no time scariest part was sideways between the trees only 30ft off the ground on the muster the next day some things leave a big imprint in ya life an thats one of em in mine .envy ya big time man

wat they chargeing to di heads thataways mate

mmm indo fisherman be good to have the rifle then lol
when i was over that ways i reckon the best thing was eating the fish n buff n roo fuck the pigs seen enough of them in my life time down lightning ridge an my youngest son used to run the pig and roo boxes at charleville so too many only pigs i want to see is the cunts in blue going the other way lol had a thought get yaself a old shovel frame or dyna evo style an wack some knobbies on it few the mates have twinkies n evos an got the knobbies on em for the sand drags in sarina each yr in 98 me an few rode out to the birdsville races had knobbies on all our bikes then as the roads are shit but well worth the hassle doin it main prob was bull dust but sorted that easy enough too

we rode out to 3ways then up was good fun but bit slow some parts was gunna go out in 2006 but had another heart attack was handy havin the son at charleville (run the pig n roo box)was good half way meetin point local cops out there arent to big on clubs lol
i was surprised the amount of fellas that get to the races on bikes to be honest

 

Yes ole mate, back on track we is for ya  

 

Now bring that headache back and give us an update on ya  thoughts for this build.

 

I will learn meself what I should have done instead of getting the HD SE 103 / Stage 4 (which Im happy with atm). 

 

The more reading I do the more i hear the Andrews 48 is what I should be looking at. Going try and map out some comparisons between some cams and just make a choice - them live with it.

sorry percy my attention span only goes one post at a time an sometimes the memories are just to great to resist ..
i do heads here if anyone wants them done for basic port n polish an reseat valves do em for 400 if ya want 3 angle cuts on valves and more porting for bigger cams ect do em for 550 thats blast an all the work done neww stem seals an springs checked if anyone does want them done ive always got other (waiting on set from west aust atm) send em with interparcel.com
they do door to door an are cheap as
as ive said before an not wantin to be a smart arse if you do cams you should really do the heads otherwise the cams wont give ya the full potential

 hi ,  can fit a nice allrounder cam in without pulling  the heads on a late 2007 & up ,  using  stock pushrods & recive 90hp  with 94 ft lbs torque  on a stock header system , how much would you use for the street & how much throttle would you use ,is how far you go after this it cost more , these are street bikes not race bike's 

so ya sayin that doing the heads a bit wont benifet unless ya gunna go raceing ??? not havin a go but isnt better flow cams pipes ect all benifital on the street as well as race ..difference is on the amount of work ya do to them
i was taught yrs ago by bert jones ..maybe he was wrong ...may as well leave all bikes standard if ya dont want to get the best in performance economy ect ect //

Pearcy......look at the Tman TR555T, should work well with low 9's Comp. No need to pull your heads to change gaskets.
The 37 likes a bit more.

Hilly, at 100tq it's just STARTING to get interesting !
My first build I only wanted about 90T/90H, and got it to about 100/90.
Now build #2 I want more (115/110) just like nearly everyone else here that has built their motor.
Crazy, but it's just how things are.

"Do it once and do it right" should be the motto to live by. But we all learn.
But it's also a bit boring having the perfect bike that needs no Mod's !

Your shout !!

froze the heart in 2003 goib to fast always get bored with bikes had turbos had big cubes an all the other shit got back on the bike 5 weeks after heart surg an went for ride the week after it got stroked an 100hp nitros expres kit all up with gas just under 400hp lol then swapped for springer was fun bein comfy but got bored an bought a hyabusa then went nuts on it lol its never fast enough in just about all books out there
i understand daddyracer but the comment was made an i read it as dont need to do heads .sorry if i miss understood but i was mentionig ya can just do heads an get good number as well or if ya do cams settin the heads up proper will give more horse make it more responsive but mainly will aid the cams to better fuel power an get the engine running abit cooler as well ..i was just offering options mmmm oh well back to the bad corner again

 i think that the late model bike @ 96 c.i. 1570 c.c. @ 9 .3  comp ratio  with a 4.3/8" stroke is quite big enough for normal street riding all that is needed for most cases is to unleash that engine  ,  1st rid of the EPA fellow these motors can not breathe  with that epa type cam thats how they get them to pass the reg's,   air cleaner exh mods  cams + tune will give most street riders want they want without going  over expence ,                              a good port job will make about 2th of a sec in the 1/4 mile in most cases but why pull the motor apart if it's not worn - out , most people just want a very good street bike for the road without lossing there licence , how often do most riders run there bike over 1/2 throttle & 4,000 rpm ?  , a good tickle is always good for the heads  when the motor is being rebuilt  after you wear her out 1st  i would not pull a good late  model motor apart  unless  you were very keen,     i.am & old rev head on bikes @ 56yrs old & i still enjoy the race track very much, e.g in march a fellow cafe racer club member is putting me on his bike @ the drags belive it or not it's a Triumph  rocket 3  supercharged 2,300 c.c. streeter = 270 hp,  i get scared just thinking about her as i only weigh 61 klg,         if we did not love what we do we would not do it 

This is very true Daddyracer but some of us aren't happy until we rebuilt a new motor a few times to get every bit of power and torque our of them. My 2007 Bagger had three set of pistons in it to date not to mention how many exhaust systems I have had on it chasing seat of the pants numbers. I'm a Torque junky and loving it.