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Old May 7, 2014 | 08:47 PM
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I have a 2008 nightster with 7500 miles, I have yet to change the oil this season but plan in doing it soon. I checked the level, and it's safe. Took a video to see if you guys could help

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Originally Posted by Dylan2405
I have a 2008 nightster with 7500 miles, I have yet to change the oil this season but plan in doing it soon. I checked the level, and it's safe. Took a video to see if you guys could help

http://youtube/wYepTK0QH2s
The link doesn't work.
 
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http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/dylan345691/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DB193646-1701-4986-82B0-538FAECBB4DB_zpsflne7n0c.mp4.html

This should work hope you guys can lead me in the right direction
 

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Originally Posted by Dylan2405
http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/dylan345691/media/Mobile%20Uploads/DB193646-1701-4986-82B0-538FAECBB4DB_zpsflne7n0c.mp4.html

This should work hope you guys can lead me in the right direction
Try again, you are doing something wrong. Preview your next post and try to open the link. Don't post until the link works.
 
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Old May 12, 2014 | 05:07 PM
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hard to tell with that short of a video, are all of them 7500 miles on the same oil? if so I would definitely change it and see if it helps. I use synthetic oil and change mine out at 3000 faithfully.

And djl I used the link you quoted and it worked for me
 
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I copy/pasted the link into my browser and it worked; still didn't work for me by trying to open the link.

Can't tell much from that video. Top end doesn't sound noisy to me from what I heard but I did hear something else that sounded like maybe an exhaust leak but can't really tell from that video.
 
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