someone else started it...........................*
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,529
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From: Central Fl.
To get the mountain fresh air I install the "Royal Pine" tree air fresheners in the tires. Have to do 4 of them strategically placed to keep it in balance, but the air is more stable at speed.
Cheaper than all the after market air replacements.
Cheaper than all the after market air replacements.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,124
Likes: 4
From: pittsburgh, pa
Here ya go.... Muffler Bearings
And just because somebody is gonna ask, here's the link to Blinker Fluid
And just because somebody is gonna ask, here's the link to Blinker Fluid
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,553
Likes: 13
From: Sussex, South of England
You want to be careful riding your bike with the extended warranty. I did that last year and if it had not been for a guy on a Victory Vision warning me it would have wrapped itself around the belt and cause a lot of damage. I have cut the extension off and feel a lot safer now.
Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
From: Central Illinois, USA
Regardless of whether you use natural or synthetic, you've gotta pay attention to where it was manufactured. Since you're in Sacramanto (25' above sea level, about 17.7 PSI), and if it came from some place like Denver (5,280' above sea level, 12.1 PSI) you have to put more of it in your tires because of the higher atmospheric pressure at your altitude.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 531
Likes: 4
From: Chile Flats, AZ
Wet to Dry Oil
OK, didn't want to respond to the earlier 'wet oil' advice until I tested it;
so, I tried ensuring the oil was quite dry before installing... hmmmm...
then decided rather than going through the drying process, why not just put an OEM dry lubricant in?
That worked with limited success -- then the difficulty came when time to drain, wash, dry, and refill....
Then I recalled 'oil thread posts' regarding the use of 'heat' to dry the oil.
So that's where we are now, rather than go thru the hassle, we simply top off the oil bag then run at speed/temps sufficient to boil off both the moisture and dirt particles and voila' ... it's good as reprocessed oil from wallyworld!!!
so, I tried ensuring the oil was quite dry before installing... hmmmm...
then decided rather than going through the drying process, why not just put an OEM dry lubricant in?
That worked with limited success -- then the difficulty came when time to drain, wash, dry, and refill....
Then I recalled 'oil thread posts' regarding the use of 'heat' to dry the oil.
So that's where we are now, rather than go thru the hassle, we simply top off the oil bag then run at speed/temps sufficient to boil off both the moisture and dirt particles and voila' ... it's good as reprocessed oil from wallyworld!!!
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 702
Likes: 1
From: Kawartha lakes, Ontario, Canada
Don't forget to flush your exhaust and you should probably repack the intake.
Novice
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
From: Hanscom AFB, MA
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Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 203
Likes: 0
From: Mt.Pleasant Pa.
On my bike there is 6 little yellow caps on the battery,each one holds about 1/2 of a ounce of blinker fluid. On the newer touring bikes (04 and newer) I think harley put the reservoir in the headlight nacelle. I don't why harley changed this putting the fluid in the nacelle reservoir looks lot harder than putting it in battery reservoir.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 203
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From: Mt.Pleasant Pa.
I forgot to add on my last reply if you let your reservoir go completely empty you must ride at least 50 miles before the blinker fluid will activate. So make sure you use hand signals for the first 50 miles unless you live s/w Pa. Nobody uses turn signals around here much.