im new here so bear with me. i put a question on the harley site but didnt get response. i have a 2002 harley, i want to know if this hesitation or lag in 2nd gear can be gotten rid of. also do the lightnings have it ? is it the computer or maybe boost bypass or just the trans?

 

Explain more about it, does it happen at WOT or when cruising?

What exactly is it doing?

 

the Factory Tech can help,

Tony

 

under acceleration, whether it be WOT or partial throttle it goes through 1st changes 2nd still accelerating then slightly hesitates and loses a little rpm and continues accelerating then changes to 3rd.

 

It's the converter locking up. It's been discussed before. Short of having a tuner work on it, I don't think there's anything you can do.

 

i have put an airforce 1 and a superchip programmer and it doesnt make any difference either.

 

It is completely normal. As "lurker" said, it is the torque converter locking up in second gear. You will see about a 200 rpm drop at around 3800 rpm (just after the 1-2 shift) at full throttle. It is also present, but not as noticable on part throttle runs.