Everything 2018 FatBoy thread
Road Warrior
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From: Central TX
Update, sadly the bike seems to be broken. I tried attaching the old OEM battery back into the bike, and the moment I touched the contacts the bike tried to start itself.
A dealership is coming to pick up the bike and then diagnose and repair the starter system.
I don't personally have the tools nor dexterity nor place to work on something like this myself.
Thanks for the insight iHodor.
A dealership is coming to pick up the bike and then diagnose and repair the starter system.
I don't personally have the tools nor dexterity nor place to work on something like this myself.
Thanks for the insight iHodor.
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It wont really matter at this point, dealership is coming to take the bike in the morning.
I'll just be crossing my fingers, hoping its something as inexpensive as a relay box that went bad or something like that.
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They picked up Rayearth yesterday morning, and they're looking at him Thursday.
That's all that I know right now.
I called Emerald City HD to get the bike because they were the ones with an open service center on Sunday when I called around and were willing to get the bike ASAP.
I dont know anything about the reputation of the dealerships around here except that Jet City tried to jerk me around on a price for a used fat boy, so I didnt even bother calling them.
That's all that I know right now.
I called Emerald City HD to get the bike because they were the ones with an open service center on Sunday when I called around and were willing to get the bike ASAP.
I dont know anything about the reputation of the dealerships around here except that Jet City tried to jerk me around on a price for a used fat boy, so I didnt even bother calling them.
Road Warrior
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Good luck Fran. One thing that I think is common is that all dealerships have customers with good and bad experiences. The best we can usually hope for is that our experience with one will be outstanding. And they often are.
Road Warrior
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There's a couple of threads on this from the past. In it/them there are a couple of alternative brands, but I can't remember what they are off-hand. Might help you to find some if you haven't tried that route yet.
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My local CycleGear said they wont take the wheels off you have to bring the wheels in on your own, might apply to every store, but its cheaper and easier than doing it yourself
Just about any 240/40 R18 out there will work for the rear on the Fat Boy, and you can get a 160/60 R18 or B18 mounted in reverse for the front, a 150/70 B18 or R18 should be fine on the front too.
And yes in Reverse is important because of how tires are manufactured.