Royally Screwed Today!
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yep quad rings can get pricey. unless the assy calls for them, o-rings will work.
that said, if you find backup rings with the o-ring make sure you use them or the o-ring is subject to early failure.
they usually go on the low pressure side of the o-ring and control squish.
that said, if you find backup rings with the o-ring make sure you use them or the o-ring is subject to early failure.
they usually go on the low pressure side of the o-ring and control squish.
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Ive visited half a dozen different dealerships in the past few months looking for this or that for my Dads 75 Superglide and lemme tell you - I am NOT impressed. With almost any of them.
Not only do they never have any parts for a bike that old, they actively seem ANNOYED that Im asking them for parts for something like that. Contrast that to Honda, Triumph, etc - you show up there with something really vintage and youll have half the store gathered around ooohing and aaaahing over the lump because theyre relatively rare any more.
I expected Harley folks to really appreciate a well cared-for and running bike of that vintage, but both at dealerships and at bike gatherings the HD folks seem the opposite. 😓
And $27 for a few gaskets IS nuts I agree.
Not only do they never have any parts for a bike that old, they actively seem ANNOYED that Im asking them for parts for something like that. Contrast that to Honda, Triumph, etc - you show up there with something really vintage and youll have half the store gathered around ooohing and aaaahing over the lump because theyre relatively rare any more.
I expected Harley folks to really appreciate a well cared-for and running bike of that vintage, but both at dealerships and at bike gatherings the HD folks seem the opposite. 😓
And $27 for a few gaskets IS nuts I agree.
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Ive visited half a dozen different dealerships in the past few months looking for this or that for my Dads 75 Superglide and lemme tell you - I am NOT impressed. With almost any of them.
Not only do they never have any parts for a bike that old, they actively seem ANNOYED that Im asking them for parts for something like that. Contrast that to Honda, Triumph, etc - you show up there with something really vintage and youll have half the store gathered around ooohing and aaaahing over the lump because theyre relatively rare any more.
I expected Harley folks to really appreciate a well cared-for and running bike of that vintage, but both at dealerships and at bike gatherings the HD folks seem the opposite. 😓
And $27 for a few gaskets IS nuts I agree.
Not only do they never have any parts for a bike that old, they actively seem ANNOYED that Im asking them for parts for something like that. Contrast that to Honda, Triumph, etc - you show up there with something really vintage and youll have half the store gathered around ooohing and aaaahing over the lump because theyre relatively rare any more.
I expected Harley folks to really appreciate a well cared-for and running bike of that vintage, but both at dealerships and at bike gatherings the HD folks seem the opposite. 😓
And $27 for a few gaskets IS nuts I agree.
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