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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by seniorsuperglideE8
Entertaining yes, but did he get those covers off to transport? What's he going to do when he rides the bike? Now that's the question.
I'll fly backwards around the earth a hundred times at 12X the speed of light, go back in time and let you know.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2018 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Keithhu
I'll fly backwards around the earth a hundred times at 12X the speed of light, go back in time and let you know.

You don't have to go back in time ..... just go back to post #19... he got them off OK...

Yeah, I read the whole thing before I noticed it was from 2008....... I hate it when that happens...
 
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Old Sep 23, 2018 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by jbhawley
make somthing idiot proof and they will create a better idiot...
give me a break.

add this to the most stupid questions on this forum...
how often do you need to rotate your side covers? every 5000 miles?
 
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Old Jun 11, 2023 | 03:41 PM
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I’m glad there are threads like this. The FSM says “Remove side cover”. But it doesn’t tell you how and if you haven’t done it before you don’t know if it will break , if you do it wrong. Haters gotta hate.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2023 | 03:57 PM
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After 15 years most of us understand the process. It’s good you found use out of it though.
 
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