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I've been looking into getting a service manual that would cover my 2007 1200c & the wife's 2009 883 IRON. Clymer has an issue that covers 2004 thru 2009. http://www.jpcycles.com/product/160-265
Are other manuals available, other than the official H-D manuals? They seem pricy to me. Are the H-D manuals head & solders above the rest?
I want my manual to be in a book format not DVD or CD.
I'd like to hear what service manual your using or which one you would recommend.
I have the Harley service manual and would recommend that. I also have the "fix-my-hog" dvds. They're pretty good but very basic....change oil, change tranny, adjust clutch, etc. But of course they give you actual visual of doing the activity which is nice.
I don't have any experience with the Clymer manuals. Sorry.
I have both the clymer and hd svc manual.
Service manual is by far the best. I have it on my iPhone so it works out great.
I got my OL to print it off and now a copy is in a big bright orange binder.
The Harley Service manual is the best....But I also have a Clymer. The only thing I like about the Clymer is the wiring diagrams are in color. The parts manual is a handy thing to have, not only for part numbers but the exploded views have come in handy on occassion.....
Are other manuals available, other than the official H-D manuals? They seem pricy to me. Are the H-D manuals head & solders above the rest?
Yes, they are the only way. The others are too general and skip stuff you will need some day. Harley manuals are NOT expensive! If you know what your local dealer charges in his workshop you will see that the first time you use yours you recover its cost. Repeat after me, Harley manuals are CHEAP! You should have one for each of your bikes if you do your own servicing. The parts lists are also worth having.
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