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84 shovel
just picked one up tonight,riding home the shifter peg fell off,front cyl. started making a little chatter,im not use to shovels always had evo's and now twin cam.are the shovels more noisey 25 psi oil.sounded like a loose rocker.
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Actually a stock shovel is pretty damn quiet. What is the history on the bike (maintenance and service records). If it sat for a while, change the oil and clean the tappet screen. Dirty one will make hydraulic lifters noisy. If for some reason the prior owner switched to solids, then it could something as simple as a pushrod being a little loose.
Personally I am not a big fan of oil pressure gauges on pans and shovels. They can drive you nuts, especially on hot days when you stop and see the needle drop down to almost zero.
Don't mean to laugh but that is some funny $hit....buy new bike old bike, get down the road and parts start falling off. You are definitely not the first and will not be the last. Now you just need to go through it front to back and check all fasteners and such so that the next time you get on and ride, if something comes loose it is because of something you did not do rather than something that someone else supposedly did.
And if you get a chance, please post a pic..or 2...or 3!
Personally I am not a big fan of oil pressure gauges on pans and shovels. They can drive you nuts, especially on hot days when you stop and see the needle drop down to almost zero.
Don't mean to laugh but that is some funny $hit....buy new bike old bike, get down the road and parts start falling off. You are definitely not the first and will not be the last. Now you just need to go through it front to back and check all fasteners and such so that the next time you get on and ride, if something comes loose it is because of something you did not do rather than something that someone else supposedly did.
And if you get a chance, please post a pic..or 2...or 3!
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went by and picked up all the extra parts,2 full sets of softail tanks,1 wide glide tank,2 front fenders and 2 rear,spoke front wheel, 2" drag pipes,extra oil tank,wide glide front end, misc parts , 2 sets of grips,assortment of pegs .sissy bar pads.and alot of other ****. ill get pics on here soon
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