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Follow up- showed my local Harley tech today my observations. Verdict- no cause for alarm and to continue riding. Oil most likely from rings and not uncommon to have oil at top piston area. Scoring is minimal and normal. Carbon is slightly heaver than normal.
Follow up- showed my local Harley tech today my observations. Verdict- no cause for alarm and to continue riding. Oil most likely from rings and not uncommon to have oil at top piston area. Scoring is minimal and normal. Carbon is slightly heaver than normal.
Harley tech will say anything to make you happy. We need a look at that other cylinder. You came here looking for trouble mister and found it!
I installed breathers before riding my bike, it had 6 miles on it. I have a scope, should check to compare. I'm at about 3,500 miles right now.
Yeah me too, most of the time the dealer drops the bikes of at my house with his truck, the bikes have 0 or almost 0 miles on it wen I did the install but have no scope to look at it. In the M8 series
I have the FXBB and FXFBS with external venting.
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