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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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I am a very mechanicaly able person and I am going to purchase a Service Manual for my 05' 1200 Sportster. There are 3 manuals I am looking at: The Harley Manual ($64), The Clymer Manual ($35used), and The Haynes Manual ($25used). If anybody has any of these and could elaborate please let me know. I figured the Harley Manual would be the best but it is twice the cost of the others and I just want to see if there is specific info it has that the others do not.

Also if anybody has a manual for sell message me
 
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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I have the Clymer manual, all the details I need, it is just fine.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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I always buy the oem manual for all my equipment...Mark...
 
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I have the factory and the haynes manuals.The factory is way better.
 
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Dude! No contest. Don't be cheap, buy the H-D manual. You will thank me later. The book leaves NOTHING to the imagination. Dave
 
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HD Manual........
 
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HD Manual plus get tyhe DVD for fixmyhog.com
 
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Hands down.... the factory manual.
 
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HD Manual...Excellent
 
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The Harley manual will be more in depth for lots of tasks. It will save a lot of headaches in the future to spend the money on it. I know you don't know me, but trust me.
 
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