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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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i joined the boards because i'm looking at buyng a specific harley, and need to know more about it

its an 89 sportster 1200, recent rebuild, andrew stage 2 cams, loud as all can be pipes, with a drag bar on it.

my question is what should i look for when buying a harley, the bike has no guages.. how would i go about buying a tach and speedo and mounting them, and what do i need to do to get a quieter exhaust... loud pipes save lives, but my hearing sucks as it is.

thanks.
 
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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Howdy, welcome to the forum. I'd like to be able to help you out, but I'm a little short in the knowledge department. I'm sure that someone will come along that will be able to answer all your questions. Good luck and enjoy the ride.
 
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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You can get the gauges and stock exhaust on ebay or at the harley dealers.
 
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 10:35 PM
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can anyone point me to a sub forum where i can find more info on the 89 sportster?
 
Old Oct 27, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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If you click on Harley Davidson Forums & scroll down you will see a sporster section. hope this helps good luck.
 
Old Oct 28, 2005 | 02:01 AM
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garfer,

when you go to ebay 1 ebay motors. 2. motorcycle parts 3 american when you get there type in harley-davidson sportster and have at it. you can also narrow it to harley-davidson sportster......chrome.....wheel......seat.....tach ....sheet metal ect. ect.

hope this helps good luck! and welcome form eastern nc
 
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Welcome from Pittsburgh!
 
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