ok, softail! 'bout time
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Cruiser
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Ok so... wait... you're saying i SHOULD be riding it hard in first 500 miles? That goes completely against what they told me.
Thanks for the compliments! WHy remove the reflector?! And which frame stickers are we talking about? The guy said the sticker on the airbox uses heavy duty adhesive and it might not peel off easily!
Oh, I'll get the first 500 in this weekend, no worries there! But ugggh, under 3k rpms and udner 65. Tempting...
Thanks again, couldn't be happier!
Thanks for the compliments! WHy remove the reflector?! And which frame stickers are we talking about? The guy said the sticker on the airbox uses heavy duty adhesive and it might not peel off easily!
Oh, I'll get the first 500 in this weekend, no worries there! But ugggh, under 3k rpms and udner 65. Tempting...
Thanks again, couldn't be happier!
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Cruiser
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So, was that guy correct when he said don't take it easy on the first 500 "break-in" period thing? Looked it up online seems a few other sources say the same... Thoughts from HD-folk?
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Put it this way: It's a brand new Harley Davidson Fat Boy Lo that you're probably going to have for a very long time. Why risk something just for the sake of 500 miles????? Ride it easy for the first 500 miles as recommended, then ride how you want to afterwards. It can't hurt anyting. If you layed into it right away, you may damage something in the long term....for what? ....500 miles.
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several schools of thought on how to break one in...
read through these to learn.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
http://www.axiomcycles.com/articles/...id=10&zoneid=4
http://www.axiomcycles.com/articles/...id=11&zoneid=4
Or read through some of these to form Ur own opinion.
https://www.google.com/search?source...53l4.11.1l16l0
read through these to learn.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
http://www.axiomcycles.com/articles/...id=10&zoneid=4
http://www.axiomcycles.com/articles/...id=11&zoneid=4
Or read through some of these to form Ur own opinion.
https://www.google.com/search?source...53l4.11.1l16l0
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Put it this way: It's a brand new Harley Davidson Fat Boy Lo that you're probably going to have for a very long time. Why risk something just for the sake of 500 miles????? Ride it easy for the first 500 miles as recommended, then ride how you want to afterwards. It can't hurt anyting. If you layed into it right away, you may damage something in the long term....for what? ....500 miles.