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Servicing that thing is easier than it seems. The drain for the transmission is harder to find, behind the frame rail under the transmission (if it's like my 1988). I know you have the clutch arm on top of your transmission, but other than that I believe it's similar. I do love the frame mounted fairing on the Road/Tour Glides. I use HD fluids in the transmission and primary:
Please don't turn this into another oil thread!!!!!!!!!!!
Tour Glide, or Road Glide whatever. You scored a nice bike. Didn't like them at first but the fixed fairings are starting to grow on me. I'm think I'm going to try and find an original fairing for mine to turn it back into a Electra Glide. Previous owner wanted a Road King I guess.
not on an 85 it isn't. the primary drain plug is an allen socket.
You might want to take a closer look at it.
The plug part number is 739A which is used on a shitload of primarys.
(All the EVO ones I looked at) and it is actually a T-30 Torx head.
Don't get me wrong you can easily take it out with an allen but it is actually a torx.
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