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Old May 27, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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Old May 27, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rogran
...Being financially tapped after the purchase a coworker and fellow Harley owner said he would help and show me how to do everything, and save a couple hundred bucks in the process...
This is pathetic. Your owners manual shows where the drain plugs are.

If you don't know what you're doing, take it to a pro. Why have an amateur screw up a nice clean bike?

If you are determined to learn to do the maintenance yourself, 1st buy the factory service and parts manuals.
 
Old May 27, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by lo-rider
This is pathetic. Your owners manual shows where the drain plugs are.

If you don't know what you're doing, take it to a pro. Why have an amateur screw up a nice clean bike?

If you are determined to learn to do the maintenance yourself, 1st buy the factory service and parts manuals.
Nice way to welcome a guy to the forum.

If you know the answer, why don`t you help the guy out, instead of being rude?

This exact problem of the wrong drain plug comes up all the time, so maybe, just maybe the manual is not clear...

Sorry rogran, I can`t answer your question, my experience is only Shovelheads and Evos.
 
Old May 27, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
Nice way to welcome a guy to the forum.

If you know the answer, why don`t you help the guy out, instead of being rude?

This exact problem of the wrong drain plug comes up all the time, so maybe, just maybe the manual is not clear...

Sorry rogran, I can`t answer your question, my experience is only Shovelheads and Evos.
Dan, I helped the guy a lot more than you did.

He is inexperienced and has obviously not even bothered to read the owners manual, which has the info he needs. And he claims he spent all his money buying a bike he can't afford, and now can't even afford to have the oil changed.

THAT is simply pathetic.
 
Old May 27, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Old May 27, 2011 | 04:23 PM
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Dan, I helped the guy a lot more than you did.

He is inexperienced and has obviously not even bothered to read the owners manual, which has the info he needs. And he claims he spent all his money buying a bike he can't afford, and now can't even afford to have the oil changed.

THAT is simply pathetic.
Please add me to your ignore list, I will do likewise. Have a nice day.
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 01:19 AM
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Aw, and we were just getting to know each other.
 
Old May 28, 2011 | 07:21 AM
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another minute of my life wasted reading stupid posts...and at my age i don't have that many left. by the way, can i use lemon pledge on my computer screen?
 
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