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Welcome Area OnlyNew Member Welcome Area Only. Be sure to pop in here and introduce yourself & let us know what Harley Davidson you own. Save your bike related questions for the proper area.
I've been riding for about 6 years now, but never owned a Harley. I just picked up a 2000 Fatboy Custom TC88 from a friend of mine. It was his Dad's bike, who passed recently. The bike's been on a lift and hasn't been started in 8 years. Lots of custom parts: SE carb, heads, cams, push rods (?), ICM, aftermarket pipes, lots of chrome, probably more things I haven't discovered yet.
It has 70k miles on it and needs some TLC. First order of business is the dreaded spring tensioners. I'll be posting some Q's over in the forums!
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Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding. Good Luck!
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding. Good Luck!
One step ahead! I use aCar for maintenance tracking (I've got a 96 Chevy with a 6.5TD, an 87 Chevy with a 350tbi, 99 honda shadow and a 2012 Ford Fusion. The app is really nice for keeping track of maintenance and keeping a small database of parts for each vehicle.
Previous owner also had a service manual for anything that's still stock. Lacking a parts manual though, eBay doesn't seem to have much on that front. Any suggestions on where to find a parts manual?
I'm a new member to the forum also and I hope to have some fun sharing...unfortunately I don't ride anymore except on the back of my wife, Dingbats 2010 Tri Glide...Parkinsons and neuropathy have finally gotten to me...so now I'm a fender lizard...I have had many bikes in my years but my favorite was my 2007 fatboy...To me fatboys were for styling...if you want to go fast get a dyna or better yet an FXR...so enjoy your ride my friend...don't get me wrong...that 96" motor kicked butt...
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