Wide Glide that has sat for 2 years?
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Wide Glide that has sat for 2 years?
I bought a 98 Dyna Wide Glide that has been sitting for 2 years. I was wondering if anyone has a checklist or a good list of what needs to be checked when you try to bring a bike back to life? The following is a list of what I will be doing or have done already:
Changed the drive belt
TIghtened the primary chain
Replaced all fluids
Replaced most of the hoses
TIghtened all the bolts/screws/nuts that I could tighten
CHecked the tires
Rebuilt the carb
Installed a new air filter kit
Thanks,
Phil
Changed the drive belt
TIghtened the primary chain
Replaced all fluids
Replaced most of the hoses
TIghtened all the bolts/screws/nuts that I could tighten
CHecked the tires
Rebuilt the carb
Installed a new air filter kit
Thanks,
Phil
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RE: Wide Glide that has sat for 2 years?
Changed the drive belt
TIghtened the primary chain
Replaced all fluids
Replaced most of the hoses
TIghtened all the bolts/screws/nuts that I could tighten
CHecked the tires
Rebuilt the carb
Installed a new air filter kit
TIghtened the primary chain
Replaced all fluids
Replaced most of the hoses
TIghtened all the bolts/screws/nuts that I could tighten
CHecked the tires
Rebuilt the carb
Installed a new air filter kit
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She runs, but it's pretty rough!!! Cleaning/rebuilding the carb helped out the most. If making sure it runs is the final test then I'm happy with that. I tested the bike after replacing the drive belt by going down the interstate at 100 mph ( I live in England so I can do that leagally) and the rear wheel didn't fall off, so I am assuming that everything is ok there.
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RE: Wide Glide that has sat for 2 years?
HA, yeah I guess that the drive belt is good............
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She runs, but it's pretty rough!!! Cleaning/rebuilding the carb helped out the most. If making sure it runs is the final test then I'm happy with that. I tested the bike after replacing the drive belt by going down the interstate at 100 mph ( I live in England so I can do that leagally) and the rear wheel didn't fall off, so I am assuming that everything is ok there.
She runs, but it's pretty rough!!! Cleaning/rebuilding the carb helped out the most. If making sure it runs is the final test then I'm happy with that. I tested the bike after replacing the drive belt by going down the interstate at 100 mph ( I live in England so I can do that leagally) and the rear wheel didn't fall off, so I am assuming that everything is ok there.
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RE: Wide Glide that has sat for 2 years?
I've lived in Europe for 7 years now and I have gotten spoiled with the lack of speed limits. I don't know what I'm going to do when I am forced to ride in the U.S. I guess I will have to find some other way to test out the bike.
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Well there are still some places that you can go and open them up, gotta few places here......
Well there are still some places that you can go and open them up, gotta few places here......
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RE: Wide Glide that has sat for 2 years?
I would replace the tires. If they have been sitting on the ground, they will flat spot. And over time - even inside - the rubber will harden.
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