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  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    2 years ago
    It's good alloy, comes up awesome.
  • robnicko
    robnicko
    2 years ago
    took mine for a good ride this arvo up around Yea / Seymour following last weeks oil changes, new front pads & clutch adjustment. Some nice scenery & roads up that way.
    Had a laugh when I stopped for a break and a Magpie went up to my bike and saw itself in the reflection on the primary cover.
    It started talking to the reflection and then got annoyed and started pecking at it
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    2 years ago
    Well the lower forks came up bloody mint; not that hard when you have the right tools for the job - would be a real bugger to do by hand I recon.  Now to apply some ceramic coat to protect them and get them ready for re-install once some new weather seals arrive (the old ones had rusted out on one side).
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  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    2 years ago
    put on some 12"apes

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    before
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    stearing problem
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  • Soapbox2627
    Soapbox2627
    2 years ago
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  • keith
    keith
    2 years ago
    Out for a ride, cooler day in the West, 88s rule today.
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  • robnicko
    robnicko
    2 years ago
    well, after yesterdays ride did a quick check over and noticed the Acorn Stud bolt on the belt guard disappeared - maybe that Magpie !
    Anyhow, HD wanted $30 for one so went to bunnings and got a pack of 9 chrome 'dome/acorn nuts' plus a couple of stainless 5/16UNC bolts. Cut the bolt to length and loctited into the dome nut and presto, an acorn stud bolt.
    all for the pricely sum of $4.60 with 8 acorns left over. FYI - the acorns are identical to the ones on your bikes
  • beaglebasher
    beaglebasher
    2 years ago
    Quoting robnicko on 06 Feb 2023 08:15 AMedited: 06 Feb 2023 08:18 AM

    well, after yesterdays ride did a quick check over and noticed the Acorn Stud bolt on the belt guard disappeared - maybe that Magpie !
    Anyhow, HD wanted $30 for one so went to bunnings and got a pack of 9 chrome 'dome/acorn nuts' plus a couple of stainless 5/16UNC bolts. Cut the bolt to length and loctited into the dome nut and presto, an acorn stud bolt.
    all for the pricely sum of $4.60 with 8 acorns left over. FYI - the acorns are identical to the ones on your bikes

    HD wanted $30 fukin dollars for  a fuckin dome nut?
    Tell em theyre  fuckin  dreaming.

  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    2 years ago
    Not today but this weekend I'm hoping.
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  • tussuck
    tussuck
    2 years ago
    They make things a lot easier!  S&S are good gear.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Rode it to Stanthorpe, about to hop on headed to Tamworth. 
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    2 years ago
    As it turned out nothing, grandkids over, sweat was streaming off me just opening the shed..... tomorrow haha
  • John.R
    John.R
    2 years ago
    Chopper show in Sydney today. A LOT of Pans.
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  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Visited the powerhouse museum in Tamworth.....if only i had money theres a few bikes in there i would love to own. Was 36 all day riding here ....fooking hot. Off to Newcastle. 
  • obisteve
    obisteve
    2 years ago
    Which one are you riding?  40° here today.
  • obisteve
    obisteve
    2 years ago
    Quoting John.R on 11 Feb 2023 11:51 AM

    Chopper show in Sydney today. A LOT of Pans.

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    But the genny Shovel is nicer....
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    2 years ago
    Quoting obisteve on 12 Feb 2023 01:33 AM

    Which one are you riding?  40° here today.

    On the GS. My Street Glide is in Sydney , went and saw it yesterday actually at my mates house. I'm on my way back to the coast ran into a bit of rain around Raymond Terrace and thankfully lower temps today.
  • Far Canal
    Far Canal
    2 years ago
    The workshop manual says to replace the steering head bearings at 80.000klms on a2008 FXST.
    Mine has clocked up 81,500 ks so decided to change them.
    Was quite surprised with the condition of the ones I took out, much less wear than I'd imagined.
    One of the bonuses with that year bike and model was that it had a grease nipple on the steering head.
    Not hard to put a grease nipple there, would be good if they all had it.
    Sometimes you have to laugh at the factory workshop manual.
    In this case the manual says that to remove the bearing in the lower triple tree, "Turn the triple tree upside down and heat the bearing and it will simply drop off the treeing stem.
    I would be interested if any one has had luck doing that.
    First I tried a heat gun, no dropping bearing.
    Next welded a bead around the bearing face.....nope, no movement.
    Ended up grinding the cunt off.
    But job is done and it is sunshine and lollipops for the next 80,000ks
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    2 years ago
    good job there.... you have remined me that my Sporty must be bloody overdue @ 130,000km.  Damn yet more work to do.
  • Retroman
    Retroman
    2 years ago
    I reckon just keep thumping that fucka full of new grease twice yearly from your friendly local grease gun and they may well last the "life" of the bike.
    I know of bikes that NEVER get the headstock regreased. Dynas are a fave for that because they are such a cunt to do, folks don't bother. Forks off, triple trees of blah blah...
    Softails with the grease nipples are apples of course, just a day or 2 after check for dripping excess grease...
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