What did you do to Your Sportster Today?
04-08-2024, 04:14 AM
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04-08-2024, 04:23 AM
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04-08-2024, 07:58 AM
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BlueridgeXL (04-09-2024)
04-09-2024, 04:31 AM
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It is fascinating to me, an old GenX dude living a spoiled and pampered life by the gifts of past generations. So spoiled and pampered in today’s time that we question the honor of those who bequeathed us these gifts.
What’s really amazing to me is the engineers of that time building bridges, railroads, anything to keep the supply lines open.
Grant has a piece about the Mexican American war in his memoir, he was against it but served alongside Lee, Meade, Longstreet and Jackson. Dragging cannons and general supplies a mile high to take Mexico City, in the heat. Amazing.
Including Lincoln, this is the greatest generation of Americans, IMO.
What’s really amazing to me is the engineers of that time building bridges, railroads, anything to keep the supply lines open.
Grant has a piece about the Mexican American war in his memoir, he was against it but served alongside Lee, Meade, Longstreet and Jackson. Dragging cannons and general supplies a mile high to take Mexico City, in the heat. Amazing.
Including Lincoln, this is the greatest generation of Americans, IMO.
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WKNDS (04-09-2024)
04-12-2024, 04:32 PM
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Got around to pulling the tank and replacing FOR THE SECOND TIME the fuel gauge sensor.
The gauge in the speedo is working again as I had drained the tank, and when I hooked everything back up it showed empty (no bars on the gauge). I put around a gallon back in it and it showed 1 bar where as before it never would go below 2 bars. Wonder how long this one will last...
The gauge in the speedo is working again as I had drained the tank, and when I hooked everything back up it showed empty (no bars on the gauge). I put around a gallon back in it and it showed 1 bar where as before it never would go below 2 bars. Wonder how long this one will last...
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WKNDS (04-13-2024)
04-12-2024, 08:15 PM
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Thought I read somewhere (perhaps the instructions) that you should fill it all the way up and
"over time" it will learn fuel usage. Also, I'm not positive, but you should not 'keep topping it off'
but rather let the fuel level get closer to empty before you fill it all the way up again...
(but what do I know, I did this ~2014 so my memory of this is probably faulty)
good luck,
T.
"over time" it will learn fuel usage. Also, I'm not positive, but you should not 'keep topping it off'
but rather let the fuel level get closer to empty before you fill it all the way up again...
(but what do I know, I did this ~2014 so my memory of this is probably faulty)
good luck,
T.
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firehawk6 (04-12-2024)
04-12-2024, 08:26 PM
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Thought I read somewhere (perhaps the instructions) that you should fill it all the way up and
"over time" it will learn fuel usage. Also, I'm not positive, but you should not 'keep topping it off'
but rather let the fuel level get closer to empty before you fill it all the way up again...
(but what do I know, I did this ~2014 so my memory of this is probably faulty)
good luck,
T.
"over time" it will learn fuel usage. Also, I'm not positive, but you should not 'keep topping it off'
but rather let the fuel level get closer to empty before you fill it all the way up again...
(but what do I know, I did this ~2014 so my memory of this is probably faulty)
good luck,
T.
04-13-2024, 02:22 AM
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firehawk6 (04-13-2024)
04-14-2024, 09:50 AM
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Just change the harness that has the dash lights in. Another one gone bad, corrosion can be seen around the edge.
I forgot to do it last time but this one I have put a coat of varnish on. Third one. All electronics get a conformal coating but the manufacturer of this board and assembly can't get it right.
I forgot to do it last time but this one I have put a coat of varnish on. Third one. All electronics get a conformal coating but the manufacturer of this board and assembly can't get it right.
04-14-2024, 07:55 PM
Road Warrior
I had an Unscheduled Oil Change! 
Riding the bike to the shop I rode up a lip onto the walkway. Parked and went into the shop.
About 30 minutes later I stepped outside and did a double-take! There was a big puddle under my bike, and it was growing!
I took a quick look and saw it was coming out the oil tank drain hose, around the plug.
Devin grabbed a drain pan and some towels.
Here's a pic of us part way through mopping up the oil.
Attachment 528817
After all the oil finished draining out, it was easy to see what had happened.
The hose clamp had got pinched between the cement lip and the frame, deforming it. It no longer was keeping the hose in a tight seal around the plug.
Attachment 528818
I have ridden up that lip onto the walkway dozens of times...but this time it caught that hose just "right".
We put the plug back in with a new hose clamp, replaced the oil with some new oil.
And NOW I have done what I always thought about doing, but never did....zip-tied that hose up so it is no longer the lowest hanging part at the bottom of the bike.
Riding the bike to the shop I rode up a lip onto the walkway. Parked and went into the shop.
About 30 minutes later I stepped outside and did a double-take! There was a big puddle under my bike, and it was growing!
I took a quick look and saw it was coming out the oil tank drain hose, around the plug.
Devin grabbed a drain pan and some towels.
Here's a pic of us part way through mopping up the oil.
Attachment 528817
After all the oil finished draining out, it was easy to see what had happened.
The hose clamp had got pinched between the cement lip and the frame, deforming it. It no longer was keeping the hose in a tight seal around the plug.
Attachment 528818
I have ridden up that lip onto the walkway dozens of times...but this time it caught that hose just "right".
We put the plug back in with a new hose clamp, replaced the oil with some new oil.
And NOW I have done what I always thought about doing, but never did....zip-tied that hose up so it is no longer the lowest hanging part at the bottom of the bike.