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Old 07-10-2008, 07:25 AM
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&nbsp\\;wondering about the risk of&nbsp\\;cruising at about 80mph from alabama to sturgis.my 03fxst has 22,500&nbsp\\;trouble free miles on it. i'm a stickler for regular service and taking care of your machine but i also believe in ridin it.service manual says not to exceed 5600rpm's i don't have a tach so i'm not sure what that comes out to. made the trip in 2004 with no problems but only had 7700? miles on it at the time. MAY SOUND STUPID,&nbsp\\;but i'd like to hear from others with miles and experiences.
 
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Old 07-10-2008, 01:06 PM
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\\\\\\;wondering about the risk of \\\\\\;cruising at about 80mph from alabama to sturgis.my 03fxst has 22,500 \\\\\\;trouble free miles on it. i'm a stickler for regular service and taking care of your machine but i also believe in ridin it.service manual says not to exceed 5600rpm's i don't have a tach so i'm not sure what that comes out to. made the trip in 2004 with no problems but only had 7700? miles on it at the time. MAY SOUND STUPID, \\\\\\;but i'd like to hear from others with miles and experiences.
Stick it in 5th and go. At 80mph you're only spinning around 3300RPM. My 03 fatboy has about the same mileage and all my cruising is done at 85mph.
 
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Old 07-10-2008, 07:42 PM
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Should have no problems at 80 miles er hour , Mine had 70 k on it when I had to rebuild it but that was mostly due to my abuse
 
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Old 07-10-2008, 07:46 PM
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so riding all day (a couple of hours at a time) at 80mph/33rpm doesn't abuse the engine?...i do alot of highway riding and was considering a 6spd
 
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Old 07-10-2008, 08:42 PM
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I would do a fresh oil change before you leave, make sure your tires are good and set it on 80-85. Won't hurt a thing!

 
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