OP - where were you? That was a long drive for naught. Please send the notarized title and I'll try again. This time I'll have my shipper come by. Also when I receive the signed title I'll issue you a check for a little more than the agreed upon selling price for your troubles. Thanks in advance.

 

I don't know if you saw the quote that was removed for being nasty, but it was a effect example of hyperbole.

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1. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

 

Personally I would never have posted the question or told a soul

 

I would not have posted it. I would of told my dad about WHY not to do it. Thats all.

Maybe here as a joke; but that's it.

 

Great PIC!

 

Am I to assume this is the bike that you waited one full year from the latest model upgrade before you pulled the trigger by paying with cash from the stealership?

 

First of all, I agree with most of the comments here: WHY running a bike every week or so during winter stop? No need for that when you prepare your bike well for the winter stop.
That means, change oil and filters, fill the tank completely with gasoline, clean the bike and use Turtle Wax for the paint and a cleaner/wax for the chrome parts. Buy a battery charger which can load also with a low 'maintenance load' and connect it to your battery. To answer your second question about running idle over 10+ hours:
The weakest point in Harley Davidson is the oil temperature during idle running. The oil in HD engines is not only lubricating the bearings but is also applied as 'cooling liquid'. Normally the RK has an oil cooler in front low mounting, but these oil coolers are only working during riding of the bike to maintain the airflow through the cooler. That's why I had installed a 'fan assisted oil cooler JAGG' on my previous bike, the Heritage. The airflow through these 'fan assisted oil coolers' are obtained by two electric fans, thermostatically operated.
The risk of 10+ hours of running is, that your oil became too hot for a good lubrication due to the absence of a cooling airflow through the oil cooler. A Heritage for example applies the oil tank as 'oil cooler', also radiating the surplus heat to the air.
Every motoroil has a maximum temperature for a good lubrication, exceeding this max temperature will decrease the lubrication capacity of the oil drastically.
I would advice to change your oil and pray that your piston rings and cylinder liners are not too much worn out during this idle run of over 10+ hours. The fact that the bike starts normally is no warranty that nothing has been worn seriously. Only a compression test can proof this. The main bearings of the crankshaft and the piston bearings are not so heavily loaded during idling of an engine but when these bearings are sliding bearings instead of roller bearings I can imagen that also here a serious wear could be seen. In the worst case an overhaul of the engine comes earlier than normally to be expected. How much earlier can only be predicted with a compression test of both cylinders as indicators.

 

two model years. had to make sure that they got the bugs worked out. and i financed it at a great rate so i could use the banks money and then paid it off in 3 months. of course, i set aside a portion of money to act as a 'warranty'.