Wide Glide that has sat for 2 years?

hogwyld79 · #1 03-26-2006, 04:49 PM

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

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vernh59 · #2 03-26-2006, 05:02 PM

Quote:

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

See if it will start!![8D]

hogwyld79 · #3 03-26-2006, 05:26 PM

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.

HDWG · #4 03-26-2006, 05:31 PM

HA, yeah I guess that the drive belt is good............

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ORIGINAL: hogwyld79

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.

hogwyld79 · #5 03-26-2006, 05:46 PM

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.

HDWG · #6 03-26-2006, 05:48 PM

Well there are still some places that you can go and open them up, gotta few places here......

Y2K · #7 03-26-2006, 09:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: HDWG

Well there are still some places that you can go and open them up, gotta few places here......

Lots of places out West

bobcowan · #8 03-27-2006, 01:54 AM

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.

hogwyld79 · #9 03-27-2006, 04:46 PM

Thanks for the advice on the tires. I didnt' know they would get flat spots. I purchased a new set today!!

vulhalla · #10 03-27-2006, 04:49 PM

Good luck and drive safe