Productive Sunday

03-04-2012, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fencefixer

What do you mean fluid change? I thought with HDs all you had to do was keep topping it off?

Nice and clean bike there brother, looking good!

Harley just can't get rid of the leaking oil rep when AMF owned them.

This is actually my 4th Harley with a combined 70k miles and none of them have leaked. They are actually very reliable now.

They will steal you blind on service though. I bought this one right before winter and this was my 1k mile service and I had to change engine, primary, and tranny oil. Dealership charged $350+ for this. I spent $70 on parts and it took me 1 1/2 hours.

icehog3 · 03-04-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by tengel78

Harley just can't get rid of the leaking oil rep when AMF owned them.

This is actually my 4th Harley with a combined 70k miles and none of them have leaked. They are actually very reliable now.

Yup. Bought my Wide Glide in '99 and she's never leaked a drop.

fencefixer · 03-04-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Yup. Bought my Wide Glide in '99 and she's never leaked a drop.

In your case: Rolling it out the driveway to wash it and put it back in won't make it leak. You gotta ride it and get it up to operating temperature.

It's all good, it's about the ride, not what you ride.

Ogre · 03-04-2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fencefixer

In your case: Rolling it out the driveway to wash it and put it back in won't make it leak. You gotta ride it and get it up to operating temperature.

It's all good, it's about the ride, not what you ride.

Be careful brother!!! This is what happened to the last NOOB that talked smack to the DOUCHman.

icehog3 · 03-04-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fencefixer

In your case: Rolling it out the driveway to wash it and put it back in won't make it leak. You gotta ride it and get it up to operating temperature.

It's all good, it's about the ride, not what you ride.

Just because I own a four wheeled vehicle doesn't mean I don't put lots of miles on the bike....bish.

Ogre · 03-04-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tengel78

They will steal you blind on service though. I bought this one right before winter and this was my 1k mile service and I had to change engine, primary, and tranny oil. Dealership charged $350+ for this. I spent $70 on parts and it took me 1 1/2 hours.

I also do all my own work. I did my 1K for $120 (synthetic oil) and an hour of my time.