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Old Feb 3, 2020 | 02:36 PM
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While we are at it what about the transmission, do you check it hot or cold, and on the jiffy stand or vehicle upright?
 
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hey my 13 ultra classic says jiffy stand and up right and level so did my 07 road king
 

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Why can't they do it like every other bike manufacturer and have a window to see the oil level.
 
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Why can't they do it like every other bike manufacturer and have a window to see the oil level.
hey just be glad they got the metal to seal much less glass
 

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hey just be glad they got the metal to seal much less glass

So the oil puddle under many earlier Harleys is just the bike marking it's territory?
 
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