Forward controls on a sportster are a must.
I am starting to come around to that way of thinking.
Forward controls on a sportster are a must.
They are fairly easy to installI am starting to come around to that way of thinking.
The rest of the service bit and bobs are trickling in over the week, so on Saturday, it will have full going over. I have been riding it since Friday of last week, and the bike is getting noticeably better now that it is being ridden. I will say that riding a Harley is a strange experience. There is nothing like watching the hardware that holds the bike together start loosing up while you ride. I watched the lock nut on the throttle adjustment back off and then felt the throttle slowly lose its adjustment in my hand. A car passing me in the other lane hit a piece of metal in the road, and I started looking all over the bike trying to find out what fell off. Jumped on it for a quick ride after work yesterday, and about three miles down the road, my right directional switch stopped working. My father in law once told me that you spend more time wrenching on a Harley than actually riding the damn thing, I'm beginning to see what he was talking about.@Septic Limb Sorry for the mechanical problems. On the positive side, it sounds like you have the skills to get the bike running properly. Think of it as a challenge. ;-)
This will become your friend when you own an H/D
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"It gets a wash once a year, whether it needs it or not!!"
When I bought mine in 08 I mentioned to the salesman that my old one had different bars. He said “yeah, my wife’s sportster had those too” It kinda pissed me off as once again being classified as a Girls” bike. But I know better so I let it go. I do like those bars though, that’s why i got the ones I have from Biltwell.