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  paulybronco

  1 year ago

  They make really good quality bits.

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  WideglidingNZ

  1 year 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

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  paulybronco

  1 year ago

  I bought some lowers from them.

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  tussuck

  1 year ago

  Now to paint the sucker!

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  paulybronco

  1 year 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. 

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  tussuck

  1 year ago

  the one major drawback with Harley colors is the matching!  if only they used a local or popular paint brand instead.

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  paulybronco

  1 year 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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  WideglidingNZ

  1 year ago

  Quoting WideglidingNZ on 10 Nov 2024 07:41 PM

  Just ordered a LRST type fairing through Advanblack- https://www.advanblack.com/advanblack-color-matched-st-style-front-fairings-for-harley-low-rider-s-street-bob-fat-bob-dyna.html

  just fitted the Advanblack ST fairing, thank God for YouTube as there were no instructions and heaps of parts, but in the end not too bad with the headlight adjustment being a pain due to having to remove the outer fairing to make adjustments- 

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  WideglidingNZ

  1 year ago

  I'm happy with the paint and finish, here's a couple of pic's-

  

  

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  paulybronco

  1 year ago

  Looks good.

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  John.R

  1 year ago

  Chucked the FXR up on the dyno during the Canberra harley open day. Ran 91hp/110tq, which I was very happy with for an untuned setup, and carb vs EFI.

  

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  408

  1 year ago

  Wouldn't put my bike on a dyno for WOT without it being tuned first.
  

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  crowster69

  11 months

  Installed the leatherpros saddlebags for a summer of touring the south west wa

  

  

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  Hilly

  11 months

  Looks the goods, crowsters rapid tours WA up an running 😁

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  perthhog

  11 months

  Quoting 408 on 17 Dec 2024 02:25 AM

  Wouldn't put my bike on a dyno for WOT without it being tuned first.
  

  And how else would  you  get a base line for future tuning   I’m sure John would 

  Have given it a squirt on the road at some stage  there’s a lot less load on a dyno than the road 

  Which his been Building for few years now and knows this thing inside out 

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  408

  11 months

  WOT run for a baseline ? 

  You are joking ? Better than nothing l guess. 

  A baseline run is generally made on the same dyno on the same day previous to the tuning to compare before and after tuning under similar conditions.

  John says the bike is untuned;  most factory engines are lean to satusfy EPA. Some afr s are around 16, 17.

  Afr for a power run should be 12.5 to 13 at most.

  Running the HPI pipe will bump the VEs and a lot more fuel should be thrown at it. 

  Anyone who has done a bit of DIY tuning would know that a dyno can load up an engine more than running on the road.

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  John.R

  11 months

  Quoting crowster69 on 18 Dec 2024 02:39 AMedited: 19 Dec 2024 05:50 AM

  Installed the leatherpros saddlebags for a summer of touring the south west wa

  

  

  Weapon bike and those leatherpros are nice products. They expand so much.

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  perthhog

  11 months

  Quoting 408 on 18 Dec 2024 11:05 AMedited: 18 Dec 2024 01:03 PM

  WOT run for a baseline ? 

  You are joking ? Better than nothing l guess. 

  A baseline run is generally made on the same dyno on the same day previous to the tuning to compare before and after tuning under similar conditions.

  John says the bike is untuned;  most factory engines are lean to satusfy EPA. Some afr s are around 16, 17.

  Afr for a power run should be 12.5 to 13 at most.

  Running the HPI pipe will bump the VEs and a lot more fuel should be thrown at it. 

  Anyone who has done a bit of DIY tuning would know that a dyno can load up an engine more than running on the road.

  No need to lecture me  about tuning  I know how it works not sure how ve table and maps are going to help 

  John’s blue dyna   Maybe it  will tell him what size jets he needs and which way to turn a screw  and as for a dyno causing more load than road that comes down to the ramp rate the  dyno. Operater is using  which normally isn’t that high on a power run  to many people get carried away with the whole dyno process 

  Its not always going to show ever fault or good thing it’s just another tool 

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  408

  11 months

  Quoting 408 on 18 Dec 2024 11:05 AMedited: 18 Dec 2024 01:03 PM

  WOT run for a baseline ? 

  You are joking ? Better than nothing l guess. 

  A baseline run is generally made on the same dyno on the same day previous to the tuning to compare before and after tuning under similar conditions.

  John says the bike is untuned;  most factory engines are lean to satusfy EPA. Some afr s are around 16, 17.

  Afr for a power run should be 12.5 to 13 at most.

  Running the HPI pipe will bump the VEs and a lot more fuel should be thrown at it. 

  Anyone who has done a bit of DIY tuning would know that a dyno can load up an engine more than running on the road.

  Quoting perthhog on 18 Dec 2024 01:25 PM

  No need to lecture me  about tuning  I know how it works not sure how ve table and maps are going to help 

  John’s blue dyna   Maybe it  will tell him what size jets he needs and which way to turn a screw  and as for a dyno causing more load than road that comes down to the ramp rate the  dyno. Operater is using  which normally isn’t that high on a power run  to many people get carried away with the whole dyno process 

  Its not always going to show ever fault or good thing it’s just another tool 

  
  

  The dyno is a tool, as you say. 

  When you have feedback from O2 sensors or a tailpipe sniffer you have a tuning tool..

  Not the case here; you have a measuring tool giving you hp numbers.

  The engine doesnt know either way.

  It is a 4 stroke internal combustion engine doing its thing.

  How well it does it, or how easy it does it, depends on the state of tune, whether carby or throttle body.

  The operator is not looking for data,  he is not checking the state of tune, he is looking for the peak number at WOT, and he gets there the quickest way he can.

  That is why you sign a disclaimer when you offer your bike up.

  I wouldnt put my bike up for a power run or dyno shootout without knowing it was safe at the top.

  
  

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  WideglidingNZ

  11 months

  Quoting crowster69 on 18 Dec 2024 02:39 AMedited: 19 Dec 2024 05:50 AM

  Installed the leatherpros saddlebags for a summer of touring the south west wa

  

  

  Nice bags did you buy them from Leatherpro themselves? Bags are on my to do list, just not sure whether to go hard or soft with the bags I don't mind these from viking- https://www.vikingbags.com/products/viking-lamellar-raven-extra-large-painted-motorcycle-hard-saddlebags-for-harley-softail-low-rider-st-fxlrst

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