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  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    17 days ago
    Quoting Retroman on 03 Nov 2024 08:16 AMedited: 03 Nov 2024 08:17 AM

    an 82 year old mate of mine has a 2002 Deuce he has had from new. VERY low K's , 22,000


    Average 1000 per year, he travels a lot. Oil rig man when he was working away, and a caravanner now round Oz.

    His Deuce shows no oil on the dipstick after a few months of standing. One time he topped it off close to FULL on the stick.

    Fires it up , pumps oil out the filler plug all over the bike and garage floor. Lesson learned.

    He now checks it hot a half hour after a run , NOT when it has been idle for donkeys.

    No "trouble" since. He lays it up with the hot oil level correct.

    Stock oil pump empties the crankcase back into the oil tank with no apparent ill effects.

    Thanks Retroman.
    As mentioned, I’ll crank her up and catch the overflow.
    Cheers
  • obisteve
    obisteve
    17 days ago
    Quoting Ratbob on 02 Nov 2024 11:33 AM

    It’s been sitting for a few months so thought I’d fire up the old sporty.  Bugger, the battery was dead flat.

    While it was out I checked the oil and yikes, the tank was empty.  I guess the oil has drained into the crank case.  Good thing it didn’t fire up.  More work to do 🤷🏼‍♂️

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    Lovely looking early 70s Sporty Ratbob. 1000?
     The right side shifter brings back some memories 
    The answer is easy, ride it a bit more, 
    Sometimes putting a thin brass drift in and gently hitting the check valve ball onto its seat is enough to reseat it enough to slow down the drain down a lot.
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    17 days ago
    Quoting Ratbob on 02 Nov 2024 11:33 AM

    It’s been sitting for a few months so thought I’d fire up the old sporty.  Bugger, the battery was dead flat.

    While it was out I checked the oil and yikes, the tank was empty.  I guess the oil has drained into the crank case.  Good thing it didn’t fire up.  More work to do 🤷🏼‍♂️

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    Quoting obisteve on 03 Nov 2024 10:18 AMedited: 03 Nov 2024 10:28 AM

    Lovely looking early 70s Sporty Ratbob. 1000?

     The right side shifter brings back some memories 
    The answer is easy, ride it a bit more, 
    Sometimes putting a thin brass drift in and gently hitting the check valve ball onto its seat is enough to reseat it enough to slow down the drain down a lot.

    Yeah Steve, 1974 XLH.
    Thanks for the tip. 
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    10 days ago
    They make really good quality bits.
  • WideglidingNZ
    WideglidingNZ
    10 days ago
    Quoting paulybronco on 10 Nov 2024 09:09 PM

    They make really good quality bits.

    yeah they get good reviews, i will look into some hard bags latter also
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    10 days ago
    I bought some lowers from them.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    10 days ago
    Now to paint the sucker!
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    10 days ago
    That was the issue i had as the bike was not black....the prefered painter for local HD  did a pretty good attempt but it just wasn't quiet right. Anyway the bike was bought to tour on  and not polish to death so that's how it stayed. 
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    9 days ago
    the one major drawback with Harley colors is the matching!  if only they used a local or popular paint brand instead.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    9 days ago
    Yes and were talking 2012 when i had it sprayed , paint tech has moved forward from those days with colour matching.
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