doing my own work
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2007
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RE: doing my own work
DON'T DO IT!
I tried changing out the pipes and A/C.
Both wheels fell off going down the road and I had to carry the bike almost 5 miles to the dealership on my back by myself.
Yes, I'm a big ol boy.
Seriously, get the manual, get the manual, did I say get the manual?
In my opinion, a person must learn to do work on their own bike.
If you don't, you will do very few mods or be one broke bike owner.
The second is going to happen anyway, you'll just have more to show for your money.
Get the manual and a couple of torque wrenches and your on your way.
Good luck and congradulations on the Nigth Train.
I tried changing out the pipes and A/C.
Both wheels fell off going down the road and I had to carry the bike almost 5 miles to the dealership on my back by myself.
Yes, I'm a big ol boy.
Seriously, get the manual, get the manual, did I say get the manual?
In my opinion, a person must learn to do work on their own bike.
If you don't, you will do very few mods or be one broke bike owner.
The second is going to happen anyway, you'll just have more to show for your money.
Get the manual and a couple of torque wrenches and your on your way.
Good luck and congradulations on the Nigth Train.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,102
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
RE: doing my own work
ORIGINAL: Citoriplus
What they said, and if you do run into a problem or question, post away. Someone will help you out.
That's the fun part of owning a Harley and a benifit for hanging around here.
What they said, and if you do run into a problem or question, post away. Someone will help you out.
That's the fun part of owning a Harley and a benifit for hanging around here.
Advanced
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 62
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From: Greenville, OH
RE: doing my own work
I know everyone already said get a manual and I completely agree. Gives you confidence that you can put the thing back together when you start tearing stuff apart. Anyways, a good place to get a manual is at Zanottis. Get the part # from the Harley Web Site for your year and model and order through Zanottis. Only $45 plus shipping instead of the usual $60 through a dealer. Plus you can save on shipping for those other parts you want to add on if you order it all together.
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 3,306
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From: Bellville, Tx
RE: doing my own work
If you're not into a lot of cleaning and waxing, take your new pipes, clean thoroughly with a precleaner(for paint), hang by the inlet end and spray a coat of clear high temp paint. When they are set up good(atleast overnight in 65*+) mount them carefully and fire up the beast. After a 1/2 hr ride they will be cured out. They will last a lot longer and be a snap to clean up and be protected from sand, gravel, etc.
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