Bought my 1st Fat Boy

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Jun 26, 2022 | 12:11 PM

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wombat457

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Originally Posted by Coyotejunki

As Far as tires, I have been planning on a replacement from the beginning. They are old, The front I assume is a factory original, DOT is 3604. First HD shop by me wants about $700 to replace both. Going to do Plugs and wires soon, probably look at getting the fork steering bearings adjusted/checked. I had it up on my cheap lift, with both wheels off the ground, can barely feel a little play when Moving the forks up/down, left to right is very smooth. I pumped some grease in the zerk on the fork, may be the first time for that bike.

Here's a hint - stay away from stealerships for just about everything! Find a good local independent mech for your servicing etc (unless you do your own) and someone to do your tires when needed - you'll save a heap of dollars, believe me.

Jun 26, 2022 | 03:36 PM

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brakeless

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Don't know what you're capable of, but if you can wrench you can save lots of money. Buy the tires from someone like JP Cycles and pull the wheels yourself. A independent shop will charge you $30 to $50 to mount and balance. As for the Cam Chain Tensioners, you can get away with just replacing the shoes and inner bearings. Maybe cost you about $250 if you carry the Camplate to a shop for some bench work. Just saying....

Jun 26, 2022 | 03:47 PM

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MarlinSpike

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I would not replace the plug wires with only 17k miles. New tires - yep. Oil changes - yep. Steering stem bearings - nope. Brakes - depends on condition.
Good looking bike! Nice color and not seen everywhere - Cool.

Jun 26, 2022 | 03:55 PM

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wombat457

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I don't know but my philosophy is this when buying something used and unknown - replace everything that is important to your safety ie: brakes, tires and so forth. When I bought mine (zonks ago) the first thing I did was get it "major serviced - front to rear, top to bottom", and replaced the brakes and tires. That to me is the very minimum that should be done so you know the condition of your bike/car. I did the same sort of things when I bought my last car as well.

At the end of the day it's up to you and it might cost a bit first of - but what is your safety worth?

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Jun 26, 2022 | 08:01 PM

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Coyotejunki

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[QUOTE=04FXDI

I have one question. Are the passenger pegs up high for a reason or am I seeing this wrong?[/QUOTE]

I assume that is the factory location, that is how they came when I bought it.

Jun 26, 2022 | 08:04 PM

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wombat457

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Might be wrong but maybe they had to be that high due to the exhaust system position?

Either that or whoever rides pillion likes their knees up round their ears

Jun 26, 2022 | 10:27 PM

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I assume that is the factory location, that is how they came when I bought it.

That's not the factory position for the pegs. It's an option. The previous owner either had an old lady that liked the old school chopper thing or he did it for a kid.

Jun 27, 2022 | 03:32 AM

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That money didn't scare me away one bit, I did that whole kit and it's a night and day difference.

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Originally Posted by RFG7680

Sont let that 1800 bucks scare ya. There a ton of far cheaper and just as good options. This will serve you just fine. https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/e...Kit/p/25284-11

also there there is a few S&S and Feuling kits that are about 750 bucks to upgrade to hydraulic cam chain tensions. If I wasn’t doing cams. I’d just go with the HD parts.