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Old Sep 14, 2021 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by magnum45pete
yea we all know it 'wont hurt', my question was.... 'DID THE FACTORY 'HEAT CYCLE' motors before sale..... no guesses,does anyody KNOW ...
Pete - that was the dealers set up and delivery checks i seen it on an original delivery sheet to check the head torque and re adjust the valves from the 40s or 50s dont remember - but they expected the dealer at delivery to preform adjustments to everything including the ride to insure it was correct

its the same today with delivery of a new machine as far as i know
 
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Old Sep 14, 2021 | 08:22 PM
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I doubt that any dealer back in the day checked head bolt torque. If something failed within the 90 day warranty, the fixed it under warranty.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by kink04fxd
I doubt that any dealer back in the day checked head bolt torque. If something failed within the 90 day warranty, the fixed it under warranty.
depends on the quality of the guys in the shop - not everyone is a lazy bastard collecting a check

the guys in the city i knew were real
 
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Old Jul 22, 2022 | 11:48 PM
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I found this thread looking for guidance on my FXR, and can answer this:

Originally Posted by magnum45pete
yea we all know it 'wont hurt', my question was.... 'DID THE FACTORY 'HEAT CYCLE' motors before sale..... no guesses,does anybody KNOW ...
I visited the York assembly plant two times, once when I was a teenager (1973, it just opened), and with my kids many years later (1998 or so). The coolest thing both times was when the bikes rolled off the assembly line they pushed them onto rollers, hooked up a natural gas hose to the carb, and some lucky employee got to run the bike thru the gears. It sounded great and was fun to watch them balance the bike on the rollers. They told us on the later visit they would be discontinuing it.
 
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