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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 09:20 PM
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hello
me again
now with another news from uruguay

bealive it or not
my brothers last week end invited me to eat pizza and talking about motorcycles
then we walk to the garage to see a little problem with the rear bags of the 2006 hd .
all that was lie , only to say me BROTHER THAT FOR YOU°!!!!
they bought in usa again and ten send to uruguay , iagine all that sensation on me

only 11000 miles but 1996 year
the tires are too old and that is the readon that i change
i change oil too because that dont move 5 year ago-






 
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 09:24 PM
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i send the front disc to polish , i am waiting that to drive it-

now i need to know somthing about speedometer
my spedo is in mile and i want to change to kms .
i know that somebody sell plastic indicator in kms by my odometer is on miles and i dont know to change to km
that is posible ?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 11:19 PM
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I believe you have to change whole speedometer which shouldn’t be hard or expensive. If tires are over 5 years yes change it. Would be good to change all fluids just to be safe. Oils and brake fluid.

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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 12:58 AM
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In the mean time you could put a little paint mark on the chrome bezel that surrounds the speedo for critical mph=kph speeds. Town speed limits, open road, etc. Easy to remove once you find a kph speedo.
you've got a good brother!
 
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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 04:15 AM
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Congrats on the bike!
 
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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 05:53 AM
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i found that on you tube
here the odometer stil an miles that is the problem of that-
if you have an idea how can i change that.


 
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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 05:57 AM
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of course , i am going to change all-
here in uruguay we have a lot of people who talk and talk about oils .
for the engine 20w50
gear box ?
primary chain?
front susp ? 10-15-20-30w --- that motorcycles have air and oil on suspension -

on break fluid dot4 or dot 5?
 
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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 06:46 AM
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before you go breaking into your speedo to change the face, look for a decal that you can stick on the glass that shows the kph instead of mph.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by skratch
before you go breaking into your speedo to change the face, look for a decal that you can stick on the glass that shows the kph instead of mph.


https://stickerhauz.com/collections/...on-speedometer
 
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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 08:10 AM
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20w 50 is fine for the motor, you can use that in the Primary as well
I like 80w 140 gear lube in the transmission
Brake fluid should say on the brake reservoir, but I believe it is DOT 5

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