Harley OEM electronic compass - why you need one

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Apr 17, 2018 | 08:55 AM

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Oko

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Originally Posted by mikeo33y

I thought this was a joke at first. Bigger fish to fry if this happens. Make sure you have a good supply of ammo.

I've always ascribed to the notion of you'll need two types of metal to get your butt outta a catastrophic situation...Gold to bribe your way as far as possible, then lead to get the rest of the distance to a safe haven.

In a Russian EMP strike, you will NOT be worried about your iron horse.

Apr 17, 2018 | 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike07roadking

My point exactly, what do you use a dead reckoning AT NIGHT. The glow from the bombed out city? LOL....

Break out ye ole sextant!

Apr 17, 2018 | 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by foxtrapper

Break out ye ole sextant!

And an Army survival manual may help you......
http://www.preppers.info/uploads/FM2...ivalManual.pdf

Apr 17, 2018 | 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Oko

good luck with lead, EPA has forced the closures of all USA lead smelters. You will have to use your gold, or buy your lead from the chi-coms.

Apr 17, 2018 | 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike07roadking

good luck with lead, EPA has forced the closures of all USA lead smelters. You will have to use your gold, or buy your lead from the chi-coms.

No. The last of the *primary* lead smelters in the USA shut down some years ago. Secondary lead smelters are still going.

Primary lead smelters shut down mostly because lead is so recyclable the need for smelting raw ore has all but dried up.

Recycling lead through secondary smelters is still a viable going business, even in the USA.

Did the EPA play a part? Yes. Because primary lead smelters had a long history of terrible pollution. Heavy lead and mercury contamination of the ground and waters for miles around them, without regard to who they hurt.

Business was was already weak for primary lead smelters. When facing being held responsible for their mess, many shut down, with golden parachutes for top executives, and brain damage for the workers and neighbors.

Apr 17, 2018 | 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike07roadking

It has become apparent that threat of an EMP attact from Russia may render all of your GPS enabled devices useless.

and with senility coming on, guess I need one too to get home. Maybe bread crumbs will work?

Apr 17, 2018 | 06:17 PM

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Had one years ago on an 03 ElectraGlide, had to do donuts in a parking lot to calibrate it. Better than an air temp gauge I guess.

Apr 17, 2018 | 06:55 PM

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In all seriousness, When you calibrate the compass you are supposed flash the hi/low beam a bunch of times then ride around in circles. LOL

Remind me NOT to DO that when I finished my pint at O’malleys.......