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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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blow it out ur ***
 
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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The "can of rocks" sound in the primary has been redesigned to a more subtle "can of ping pong *****" sound for 08.
 
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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7th gear is very noisy [:-]
 
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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What are those clicking sounds I hear after shutting her off?!!!
 
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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What's funny is, as much as we joke about it.....you just know it's going to happen! Just wait. You'll see. Give it a month or so and before you know it the reports of everything that wrong with the '08's will begin to roll in.
 
Old Jul 9, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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As much as we joke about it...you just know it's going to happen. Just wait...you'll see. Give it about a month or so and the reports about everythign that's wrong with the '08's will begin to roll in. It's only a matter of time. What's worse is, some of it will be true. Tradeoffs, tradeoffs, tradeoffs. One problem for another.
 
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 07:04 AM
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It'll probly be worse now that they raised fuel mileage. Leaner = hotter. But there'll be no problem, because it's normal to have a glowing red exhaust header.
 
Old Jul 10, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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Enthusuast magazine (Spring 2007) page 23 "Hot Air and the Twin Cam 96". HD has decided to address the heat issue, expecially Ultra Classics, by cutting out the rear cylinder at hot idle. More "heat management"! Fixing the symptom, not the problem. One of these days, somebody gonna sue HD for a bad leg burn. Wonder if HD will counter sue the EPA for forcing them to make the bikes run so lean that they become a danger to the rider?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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and the temps keeps getting hotter.....STOP with the "new models"which in the 08 case aren't worth it,work on either getting the temps down or liquid cooling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!there like riding your barbeque grill. they liquid cooled the buell 1st?
 
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