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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:38 AM
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If it isn't one thing it's another. First the oil leak then the bad vibration( broken motor mount bolt), get them fixed then the compensating net backs off and now the gas tank starts leaking. This thing is worse than a boat ( you know big hole in the water you keep throwing your money in )..LOL But it looks cool setting in the garage... just wanted to rant, I feel better now.

 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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LOFL sounds all too familiar...
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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man it happens... hell we go though ours every winter and that will ensure that you get some good riding out of it!
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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Nature of the BEAST. But they do look cool When my 04 Novello Soft tail S&S 113 runs right its a BEAST.
 
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The bad thing is that it runs so strong I couldn't get rid of it. so I guess I'll just shut up and deal with it ...LOL
 
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what kind of bike?


timvan - your sig says you have a "borget" ??
 
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by pjb
what kind of bike?


timvan - your sig says you have a "borget" ??
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Ive gone through the whole bike, its pretty stable now (knock on wood) but ive been through the ringer to get it to this point.

The 107" ultra is pretty quick, but the 117" bourget makes it feel slow and puts one hell of a grin on my face
 
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OH and I forgot the wire that shorted out from the key switch to the relay. went to a buddy's house to show him the bike and when I left I made it about 20 feet from his house and it quite, atleast I wasn't out in the middle of no where. Fixed it and drove it home so I guess it could have been worse. I've only own this bike for a couple of months. hopfully I'll have all the bugs worked out for next summer... I lovingly call this bike THE BASTARD CHILD.... LOL
 
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Originally Posted by timvan
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Ive gone through the whole bike, its pretty stable now (knock on wood) but ive been through the ringer to get it to this point.

The 107" ultra is pretty quick, but the 117" bourget makes it feel slow and puts one hell of a grin on my face

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I was pointing out the misspelling in your sig, but maybe you like it that way.
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OH and I forgot the wire that shorted out from the key switch to the relay. went to a buddy's house to show him the bike and when I left I made it about 20 feet from his house and it quite, atleast I wasn't out in the middle of no where. Fixed it and drove it home so I guess it could have been worse. I've only own this bike for a couple of months. hopfully I'll have all the bugs worked out for next summer... I lovingly call this bike THE BASTARD CHILD.... LOL
still haven't told us what kind of bike it is that has all these problems. did you build it, or someone else?
 
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