What did you do to Your Sportster Today?
04-03-2022 | 11:23 AM
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Went wrong over a speed bump again and scraped a bit more metal away from the jiffy stand spring mount. There isn't much metal left or there wasn't much metal there to start with. I think I am going to need it building up with weld. Probably going to make quite a bit of heat mess to the frame's paint.
So what have I done. I took off the jiffy stand to clean off all the old black dirty grease and clean it all up plus give the bare metal a coat of paint.
So what have I done. I took off the jiffy stand to clean off all the old black dirty grease and clean it all up plus give the bare metal a coat of paint.
04-03-2022 | 01:56 PM
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Spring was a little slow to start here this year, so today was only my 3rd ride of the season, but it had a purpose…
I thought maybe I was having an issue with the low fuel light. Yes, yes, I know these things can be temperamental, and with a 2.2 gallon tank on the 48 I pay close attention to the odometer and tripometer anyways. But the bike is only a year old and it’s under warranty, so if there was a problem with it, I’d have the dealer look at it.
Last weekend, the light didn’t come on after a 61 mile ride (I reset the tripometer right after I refill the tank and it reliably comes on between 47 and 52 miles after a refill). Today it went on right at 47.2 miles, so I’m happy.
I thought maybe I was having an issue with the low fuel light. Yes, yes, I know these things can be temperamental, and with a 2.2 gallon tank on the 48 I pay close attention to the odometer and tripometer anyways. But the bike is only a year old and it’s under warranty, so if there was a problem with it, I’d have the dealer look at it.
Last weekend, the light didn’t come on after a 61 mile ride (I reset the tripometer right after I refill the tank and it reliably comes on between 47 and 52 miles after a refill). Today it went on right at 47.2 miles, so I’m happy.
04-03-2022 | 02:01 PM
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Spring was a little slow to start here this year, so today was only my 3rd ride of the season, but it had a purpose…
I thought maybe I was having an issue with the low fuel light. Yes, yes, I know these things can be temperamental, and with a 2.2 gallon tank on the 48 I pay close attention to the odometer and tripometer anyways. But the bike is only a year old and it’s under warranty, so if there was a problem with it, I’d have the dealer look at it.
Last weekend, the light didn’t come on after a 61 mile ride (I reset the tripometer right after I refill the tank and it reliably comes on between 47 and 52 miles after a refill). Today it went on right at 47.2 miles, so I’m happy.
I thought maybe I was having an issue with the low fuel light. Yes, yes, I know these things can be temperamental, and with a 2.2 gallon tank on the 48 I pay close attention to the odometer and tripometer anyways. But the bike is only a year old and it’s under warranty, so if there was a problem with it, I’d have the dealer look at it.
Last weekend, the light didn’t come on after a 61 mile ride (I reset the tripometer right after I refill the tank and it reliably comes on between 47 and 52 miles after a refill). Today it went on right at 47.2 miles, so I’m happy.
we stoppped for fuel with 110miles on the tripmeter. Fillup was 2.2 gallons so ~50mpg. I was fairly happy with that....
(Hammer 1250 30degree reverse dome pistons and 570cams)
T.
04-03-2022 | 07:23 PM
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04-03-2022 | 07:45 PM
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04-04-2022 | 09:56 AM
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04-04-2022 | 10:13 AM
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