EVO left me stranded today
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From: North Florida
“Start with the basics, pull all of your connectors apart from the fuses to the handle bars, to the ignition, inspect them, clean them and use dielectric grease.
On older bikes this should be a regularly scheduled maintenance at least every two years or so depending how the bike is ridden.
Check for any loose wires,”
This what I said in my second post in regards to falconbrother saying the connector is corroded and that he cleaned and greased it..
“If you have one bad then all of then need done. Part of regular mantaince on a older bike, especially if it is ridden,”
Bad meaning corroded.
I have never said to replace them.
Anyone who rides a ten-twenty year old bike that does NOT think this is good advice is asking to be left along the side of the road.
It amazes me that you blame your bike because it leaks, you Don’t think it is a good idea to go through all your connections and clean grease them, yet you are in here giving advice, Gees
I am not going to argue with you, you have said that you constantly think of selling your bike, that though has never crossed my mind, never, because my bike is dependable simply because I maintain it.
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From: Houston, TX
This what I said in my first post #7 in the thread.
“Start with the basics, pull all of your connectors apart from the fuses to the handle bars, to the ignition, inspect them, clean them and use dielectric grease.
On older bikes this should be a regularly scheduled maintenance at least every two years or so depending how the bike is ridden.
Check for any loose wires,”
This what I said in my second post in regards to falconbrother saying the connector is corroded and that he cleaned and greased it..
“If you have one bad then all of then need done. Part of regular mantaince on a older bike, especially if it is ridden,”
Bad meaning corroded.
I have never said to replace them.
Anyone who rides a ten-twenty year old bike that does NOT think this is good advice is asking to be left along the side of the road.
It amazes me that you blame your bike because it leaks, you Don’t think it is a good idea to go through all your connections and clean grease them, yet you are in here giving advice, Gees
I am not going to argue with you, you have said that you constantly think of selling your bike, that though has never crossed my mind, never, because my bike is dependable simply because I maintain it.
“Start with the basics, pull all of your connectors apart from the fuses to the handle bars, to the ignition, inspect them, clean them and use dielectric grease.
On older bikes this should be a regularly scheduled maintenance at least every two years or so depending how the bike is ridden.
Check for any loose wires,”
This what I said in my second post in regards to falconbrother saying the connector is corroded and that he cleaned and greased it..
“If you have one bad then all of then need done. Part of regular mantaince on a older bike, especially if it is ridden,”
Bad meaning corroded.
I have never said to replace them.
Anyone who rides a ten-twenty year old bike that does NOT think this is good advice is asking to be left along the side of the road.
It amazes me that you blame your bike because it leaks, you Don’t think it is a good idea to go through all your connections and clean grease them, yet you are in here giving advice, Gees
I am not going to argue with you, you have said that you constantly think of selling your bike, that though has never crossed my mind, never, because my bike is dependable simply because I maintain it.
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From: Haslet Texas
Whatever you say twinkie rider. All of my connections get cleaned and greased every 6 months, and there is only one seal on my bike that leaks that is the most difficult to get to, and the one seal we did not have. Have you ever pulled your inner primary? Probably not. You know what amazes me? This is the evo section, and yet a twinkie rider is giving advice on what we should do to your bikes. Unless your spanners, or another reputable mechanic that just happens to ride a twinkie, buzz off back to twinkieville. We don't need or want your advice.
The only person bothered by him is you!!
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" All of my connections get cleaned and greased every 6 months, "
So now you think it is a good idea.
"and there is only one seal on my bike that leaks that is the most difficult to get to, and the one seal we did not have. Have you ever pulled your inner primary? Probably not. "
I have had my primary off a half dozen time, done several top ends, pulled the bike down to the frame for a trans/motor rebuild.
Replaced all my seals over the years.
Hard has nothing to do with it, you just do it.
"You know what amazes me? This is the evo section, and yet a twinkie rider is giving advice on what we should do to your bikes. Unless your spanners, or another reputable mechanic that just happens to ride a twinkie, buzz off back to twinkieville. We don't need or want your advice."
Son you do not know anything about me, I have had shovels; evo's; twins; Hondas; triumphs, (I am sure I missed something) my son rides a 98 evo we work on it all the time my son in-law has a shovel we work on it all the time.
My bike is 14 years old, has 165,000 miles, I hit a deer and totaled it, also fixed it my self. I do all my own painting and fabrication.
I would not be afraid to ride it anywhere, because I maintain it.
You have got to be the village idiot!
So now you think it is a good idea.
"and there is only one seal on my bike that leaks that is the most difficult to get to, and the one seal we did not have. Have you ever pulled your inner primary? Probably not. "
I have had my primary off a half dozen time, done several top ends, pulled the bike down to the frame for a trans/motor rebuild.
Replaced all my seals over the years.
Hard has nothing to do with it, you just do it.
"You know what amazes me? This is the evo section, and yet a twinkie rider is giving advice on what we should do to your bikes. Unless your spanners, or another reputable mechanic that just happens to ride a twinkie, buzz off back to twinkieville. We don't need or want your advice."
Son you do not know anything about me, I have had shovels; evo's; twins; Hondas; triumphs, (I am sure I missed something) my son rides a 98 evo we work on it all the time my son in-law has a shovel we work on it all the time.
My bike is 14 years old, has 165,000 miles, I hit a deer and totaled it, also fixed it my self. I do all my own painting and fabrication.
I would not be afraid to ride it anywhere, because I maintain it.
You have got to be the village idiot!
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From: Houston, TX
" All of my connections get cleaned and greased every 6 months, "
So now you think it is a good idea.
"and there is only one seal on my bike that leaks that is the most difficult to get to, and the one seal we did not have. Have you ever pulled your inner primary? Probably not. "
I have had my primary off a half dozen time, done several top ends, pulled the bike down to the frame for a trans/motor rebuild.
Replaced all my seals over the years.
Hard has nothing to do with it, you just do it.
"You know what amazes me? This is the evo section, and yet a twinkie rider is giving advice on what we should do to your bikes. Unless your spanners, or another reputable mechanic that just happens to ride a twinkie, buzz off back to twinkieville. We don't need or want your advice."
Son you do not know anything about me, I have had shovels; evo's; twins; Hondas; triumphs, (I am sure I missed something) my son rides a 98 evo we work on it all the time my son in-law has a shovel we work on it all the time.
My bike is 14 years old, has 165,000 miles, I hit a deer and totaled it, also fixed it my self. I do all my own painting and fabrication.
I would not be afraid to ride it anywhere, because I maintain it.
You have got to be the village idiot!
So now you think it is a good idea.
"and there is only one seal on my bike that leaks that is the most difficult to get to, and the one seal we did not have. Have you ever pulled your inner primary? Probably not. "
I have had my primary off a half dozen time, done several top ends, pulled the bike down to the frame for a trans/motor rebuild.
Replaced all my seals over the years.
Hard has nothing to do with it, you just do it.
"You know what amazes me? This is the evo section, and yet a twinkie rider is giving advice on what we should do to your bikes. Unless your spanners, or another reputable mechanic that just happens to ride a twinkie, buzz off back to twinkieville. We don't need or want your advice."
Son you do not know anything about me, I have had shovels; evo's; twins; Hondas; triumphs, (I am sure I missed something) my son rides a 98 evo we work on it all the time my son in-law has a shovel we work on it all the time.
My bike is 14 years old, has 165,000 miles, I hit a deer and totaled it, also fixed it my self. I do all my own painting and fabrication.
I would not be afraid to ride it anywhere, because I maintain it.
You have got to be the village idiot!
I don't really care if you turn wrenches on shovels, or what you own. Plenty of people turn wrenches and don't know what they're doing. Again, I'm not going to argue with you about the one seal that didn't get replaced. We didn't have the seal, and it didn't get done, and now I don't really have the time to pull the inner primary off to get to the seal. It drips one drop a day, and I don't really care. When I pull the bike down next year for a frame up rebuild it will get done.
Plenty of guys in here, including me have rebuilt our bikes without your help. Take your smug advice back to twin cam land and the touring forum where people will appreciate it. You know... where people have money to buy things they don't need.
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Oh really? He came in my thread, couldn't take a joke, and **** all over it, and I don't have a reason to not like this ********?
Gees son I just having some fun, cant you take a joke.
I said, to tell someone that they should replace ALL OF THEIR CONNECTIONS BECAUSE ONE IS BAD is a stupid idea and you know it.
I have one hundred bucks if you can find where I said to replace all the connections.
Take your smug advice back to twin cam land and the touring forum where people will appreciate it.
I love all Harleys, love learning, and giving advice when I feel I have been there and done that.
This is an open forum that is posted to the main page, I am not going anywhere.
Gees son I just having some fun, cant you take a joke.
I said, to tell someone that they should replace ALL OF THEIR CONNECTIONS BECAUSE ONE IS BAD is a stupid idea and you know it.
I have one hundred bucks if you can find where I said to replace all the connections.
Take your smug advice back to twin cam land and the touring forum where people will appreciate it.
I love all Harleys, love learning, and giving advice when I feel I have been there and done that.
This is an open forum that is posted to the main page, I am not going anywhere.
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From: Houston, TX
Oh really? He came in my thread, couldn't take a joke, and **** all over it, and I don't have a reason to not like this ********?
Gees son I just having some fun, cant you take a joke.
I said, to tell someone that they should replace ALL OF THEIR CONNECTIONS BECAUSE ONE IS BAD is a stupid idea and you know it.
I have one hundred bucks if you can find where I said to replace all the connections.
Take your smug advice back to twin cam land and the touring forum where people will appreciate it.
I love all Harleys, love learning, and giving advice when I feel I have been there and done that.
This is an open forum that is posted to the main page, I am not going anywhere.
Gees son I just having some fun, cant you take a joke.
I said, to tell someone that they should replace ALL OF THEIR CONNECTIONS BECAUSE ONE IS BAD is a stupid idea and you know it.
I have one hundred bucks if you can find where I said to replace all the connections.
Take your smug advice back to twin cam land and the touring forum where people will appreciate it.
I love all Harleys, love learning, and giving advice when I feel I have been there and done that.
This is an open forum that is posted to the main page, I am not going anywhere.
If you have one bad then all of then need done. Part of regular mantaince on a older bike, especially if it is ridden,
Stay or go, I don't care. Just understand that this section attracts a different breed of people... people usually on a budget and there is no shortage of people in this section waiting to help you spend what you don' need to spend.
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From: North Florida
I apologize.
Ill take that, I never implied to replace the connectors, if I was I would have replied to Mike.
I was replying to Falcon, who said he cleaned and greased the connection.
there is no shortage of people in this section waiting to help you spend what you don' need to spend.
I was the one saying to clean and grease the connections, you were the one jumping on the ignition trigger wagon.
You have "twin cams are ****" in your signature, if you cant take it then you should not dish it out.
I'm done, however if you want to keep going then that is up to you.
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Ill take that, I never implied to replace the connectors, if I was I would have replied to Mike.
I was replying to Falcon, who said he cleaned and greased the connection.
there is no shortage of people in this section waiting to help you spend what you don' need to spend.
I was the one saying to clean and grease the connections, you were the one jumping on the ignition trigger wagon.
You have "twin cams are ****" in your signature, if you cant take it then you should not dish it out.
I'm done, however if you want to keep going then that is up to you.
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From: Houston, TX
I apologize.
Ill take that, I never implied to replace the connectors, if I was I would have replied to Mike.
I was replying to Falcon, who said he cleaned and greased the connection.
there is no shortage of people in this section waiting to help you spend what you don' need to spend.
I was the one saying to clean and grease the connections, you were the one jumping on the ignition trigger wagon.
You have "twin cams are ****" in your signature, if you cant take it then you should not dish it out.
I'm done, however if you want to keep going then that is up to you.
.
Ill take that, I never implied to replace the connectors, if I was I would have replied to Mike.
I was replying to Falcon, who said he cleaned and greased the connection.
there is no shortage of people in this section waiting to help you spend what you don' need to spend.
I was the one saying to clean and grease the connections, you were the one jumping on the ignition trigger wagon.
You have "twin cams are ****" in your signature, if you cant take it then you should not dish it out.
I'm done, however if you want to keep going then that is up to you.
.
Protip: I have nothing against twin cams, and would own one in a heart beat... it's a joke. I just happen to not like 90% of the people riding them.
