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Old Dec 25, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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To all who want to not only know more about their sportster but how to mod it and what to do.....I HIGHLY recommend this book....Just got it for Christmas from my old lady....awesome
 
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Old Dec 26, 2004 | 12:01 AM
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Yep thats a good one. Another Must have is " 101 harley davidson performance projects " this deal with Sportsters and dyna's. Both books are a must if you own a sportster.


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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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Just spent 60.00 on a factory repair manual,spensive bugger,dont think ive even come close to spending that for a book.These your talking about sound pretty good,probably not half as much as that blasted manual.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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That's what the dealership wanted to charge me for the Sporty service manual. I was like "no thanks." I think I'll wait until they're easily available on eBay or something.
 
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You can actually order them thru 3rd party venders. it will save you just a couple of bucks though. If your gonna wait untill one comes up on ebay it might be a long wait and then you will have to fight for it I'm sure. L8tr...


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Just spent 60.00 on a factory repair manual,spensive bugger,dont think ive even come close to spending that for a book.These your talking about sound pretty good,probably not half as much as that blasted manual.
About 30.00 apiece.

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Stones,

At the risk of sounding like Pococj, you really ought to consider getting one. I know that all your scheduled maintenance is covered at the dealership through your original purchase deal, but when that ends, you will want one...there is a lot of useful information in them.

A friend told me this same thing years ago about car service manuals. I've always bought one for each of my vehicles, and I have never had one that wasn't dirty and dog eared by the time I got rid of the vehicle...

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