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Old 09-06-2007 | 11:24 AM
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Hubby has an '05 Ultra and is constantly looking for 6th....he calls that the diamond gear....cuz if he hadn't put this diamond on my hand, he would have had the money to put the 6th gear in there.....He's says it was a good trade though.
Your husband says the diamond was worth sacrificing the sixth gear. What about you?
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 11:32 AM
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Only on the highway. Do it every time. Rode my buddys 07 FB, and was always looking for the 7th. How crasy is that?
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 11:36 AM
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I do all the time.
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 11:54 AM
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Hubby has an '05 Ultra and is constantly looking for 6th....he calls that the diamond gear....cuz if he hadn't put this diamond on my hand, he would have had the money to put the 6th gear in there.....He's says it was a good trade though.
Your husband says the diamond was worth sacrificing the sixth gear. What about you?
When he wants a 6th gear, he rides mine......the best of both worlds (almost) me and a 6th gear. (He will get one eventually.) I think we're both happier than pigs in poop.
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 11:58 AM
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Everyday as I am getting on the slab...I wind it out through the gears and finally pull the clutch and click my foot...and nothing happens.
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 12:23 PM
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My sporty has 6 gears but the one right after first gear does not seem to do muchjavascript:void(AddText('[8D]'))
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 05:43 PM
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It used to happen to me almost every time out on the highway - but now I just look at the tachometer - I know right where it revs in 5th at highway speeds 65mph+. Even so, I still look for 6th - - wishful thinking, I guess.
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 09:10 PM
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all the time
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 09:14 PM
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Happened to me all the time on the highway with my old '05 XL 1200c. The '07 Train I've got now has the 6 gears, so I don't have that problem anymore, but the bike doesn't like going in 6th unless I'm doing like 75...
 
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Old 09-06-2007 | 11:26 PM
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My 1200L doesn't have a tach, so I can only judge the gear I'm inby the engine sound. Sometimes, depending on other sounds (ie. road surface, traffic), I'll just give it a try to make sure that I'm in top gear.
 


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