Working on a 2011 Fatboy - What to expect?
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Jacksonville, NC
You can also expect to strip several bolts on various parts of the bike so looking up the various removal techniques is a must. Those techniques include but are not limited to drilling out the bolt head, etching a slot with a dremel and using a flat tip screwdriver, vise grips, blow torch ect. Some have also recommended an impact screwdriver. Not everybody strips bolts but it seems like it happens to most sooner or later. Harley's bolts seem a little soft for some reason.
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6th Gear
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Kansas City, MO
I've seen my fair share of stripped bolts and impossible to reach bolts on cars before! It always turns into a lesson on becoming creative to remove them!!! Thanks for all of the replies guys!
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And become friends with your local mechanic. Those manuals are only slightly helpful and inevitably something will go wrong and you'll need to call someone. Don't ask me how I know this.
Other than that, save your money for mods.
Other than that, save your money for mods.
Road Master
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Just curious, what should I expect? Are there special tools I'm going to need to work on my motorcycle that I wouldn't have from working on cars? What is the generally recommended maintenance that I should adhere to? While it would be easy to take it to the local HD Dealership, I am not willing to pay the prices they charge and I would rather learn and do it myself anyhow.
Posts some pics when you get that Fatboy home!
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Kokomo, IN
Welcome to the forum, you won't find a better group anywhere. Ask away in here, when you get into the mods, jump into the Tech forums. There are some extremely experienced and helpful guys over there too.
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