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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 08:58 PM
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Hello, this bike has not been started since 2012, what would you recommend I do to fire it up? Plugs, clean gas tank……? The front brake doesn’t work, do you think the original battery can be charged any suggestions

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Old Oct 16, 2021 | 09:43 PM
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A 9 year old battery is junk. Change all fluids, oil filter, flush gas tank, fill with fresh gas and add 3 oz of fuel injector cleaner to the gas. AFTER ya get it started, rebuild the master front & rear brake cylinders. Then replace both tires.
 
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Originally Posted by TexasScooterTrash
A 9 year old battery is junk. Change all fluids, oil filter, flush gas tank, fill with fresh gas and add 3 oz of fuel injector cleaner to the gas. AFTER ya get it started, rebuild the master front & rear brake cylinders. Then replace both tires.
Basically what he's saying...I got an old Sportster a few years ago and the front disc brake system was full of putrefied fluid and internally corroded. Very clean, classic looking Superglide in the pic; appears to have not been disfigured in any way by the former owner. Lucky find
 
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When you're ready to start it, put a little oil in the top of each cylinder,. Then crank it over with the plugs out until you have oil pressure, then put the plugs back in and try to start it.
 

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Old Oct 19, 2021 | 10:32 AM
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question about what type oil should I use/? It has 1600 miles on it, yep. Conv or synthetic?
 
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question about what type oil should I use/? It has 1600 miles on it, yep. Conv or synthetic?
With that few miles on it, what's probably in there is from the factory, so probably conv. Oil, typically, isn't going to go "bad" just by sitting, though, so you could leave it. If you want to change, though, you could put in whatever you prefer. A local shop here swears by a new brand, but I can't remember the name now. Shop owner used to use Lucas or Purple all the time, but when he saw a comparison with this new stuff, tested after getting the oil up in the top of the engine, then draining it, and running empty, he said it's 10Xs better, so switched to this stuff. I'll see if I can find out the name for you, if you want.
 
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"New to me 2007 super glide custom"
Hi Icetee, Nice score on a clean low mile FXDC, you have received lots of good advice here and I can only add go to the dealer and buy the factory manual as it is priceless, just ask the man that has one.
The FXDC is a really excellent blank canvas for many reasons i will drop a photo of mine for inspiration.

20190105_121100 by nemosengineer, on Flickr

Best Wishes: Mike
 

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Old Oct 24, 2021 | 10:55 PM
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One more photo for fun.

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