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Dec 25, 2007 | 08:52 PM

Ben Riden

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Fork Oil Change

Have any of you, thought about adding drain screws to the fork sliders on your 2006 and newer dyna's? Seems to me that it would be an easy project once the forks had to disassembled for the first fluid change.
Bob

Dec 25, 2007 | 10:14 PM

sporty79

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RE: Fork Oil Change

I'm going to pull my forks apart this winter for powdercoating and to add some progressive springs. While they're apart I was going tolook into the same thing. Let us know what you find out.

Dec 26, 2007 | 07:14 AM

peppi

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RE: Fork Oil Change

You have no drain screws at all? Wonder why they overlooked that when they made the bike.

It should be easy enough to drill and tap a thread for a drain.

Dec 26, 2007 | 06:15 PM

Ben Riden

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RE: Fork Oil Change

I don't H.D over looked drain plugs, I think it just another attemt for H.D to try and keep us from servcing our own bikes.

Bob

Dec 26, 2007 | 06:38 PM

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RE: Fork Oil Change

ding,ding,ding, and Ben Riden hit it right on the nail.

Dec 26, 2007 | 06:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: Ben Riden

I don't H.D over looked drain plugs, I think it just another attemt for H.D to try and keep us from servcing our own bikes.

Bob

It sure seems that way to me too, I was going to change my fork oil to some heavier stuff until I realized I had no drain plugs.[:'(].doing it the hard way eventually, I would be very curious if you coudl drill and tap a drain.