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Review on πŸ”§ Spike Turbine Air Cleaner Kits for Harley Touring FLHR FLHRXS FLHTCU FLHTK FLHX FLTRU FLTRX 2017-2019 & Softail Air Cleaner 2018-2019: A Comprehensive Review by Jeff Jordan

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Caution! Spacers must be modified!

Fits 19" HD Sport GlidePro #1 - Looks Great Con #1 - Spacers are too long causing a crack in the throttle body! spacers. I removed them by removing the flat part, which was enough for the back, but the front had to be removed a little more. I used a flashlight to make sure there were no gaps between the plate and the surface of the throttle body (gasket also installed). #2 - The 2 o'clock hole for the filter frame is too close to the gasket, causing the aluminum gasket to be scratched by the screw threads (Correction 1). The screw can be shortened to 1/4 inch (Fix 2). Not too much of a solution, but you can tighten it up and deal with the scarring. It's on the bottom and you can't see it, but still poor production. This is my son's bike and he tried to install it first. Using the kit as supplied resulted in cracking of the throttle body due to the looseness of the filter plate surface against the tb surface. He thought if you press it it all comes together that didn't happen and you can see the damage in the photos. He ordered another choke hold and this time I helped make sure it didn't happen again. That's when I saw the plate had been removed from the TB as you can see the gap in the photos. We couldn't find a suitable replacement for the gaskets so I just cut out the ones available. In the end it looks great and I secured everything neatly, but the manufacturer really needs to address this issue before it causes more chokes. It ended up costing us a lot more money to buy another pill so I'm very upset with this whole deal.

Pros
  • Heavy Duty Construction
Cons
  • Weight