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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:03 AM
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i just bought a 83 sportster xlx 1000 this bike shifts good went i start out but after about twenty miles it wont shift in to first and second is hard i changed the trans oil and motor oil didnt help,can anyone help me figure this out please.
 
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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Welcome, from the Niagara Frontier in New York state....

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go to the sportster section instead of here in the greeting area and ask the same.
 
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