Greetings from Canada
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06-07-2022 | 07:51 AM
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From: Oshawa
Greetings from Canada
Hello all. Greetings from Ontario Canada.
In my second year of riding. Last year I bought myself a 1998 Sportster 883. Thing seemed like it was in great shape. Only 13,000km and not a scratch.
Since then, a few things have revealed themselves which brings me here.
First thing I noticed was that my turn signals periodically stop blinking and just go solid. Have a strange no name chip under the seat with a bunch of wires running to it rather than your traditional dual flasher relay set up.
Over the winter I noticed a very slow oil leak coming down my drain pipe. Not sure yet where it’s coming from exactly but it’s very slow so I’m hoping it’s a bad clamp somewhere and not any of the bigger problems I’ve read about.
I can wrench on cars and trucks fairly well but am totally new to bike wrenching and having a 98 and trying to find any specific information is a very frustrating process.
Anyways, that’s my story.
In my second year of riding. Last year I bought myself a 1998 Sportster 883. Thing seemed like it was in great shape. Only 13,000km and not a scratch.
Since then, a few things have revealed themselves which brings me here.
First thing I noticed was that my turn signals periodically stop blinking and just go solid. Have a strange no name chip under the seat with a bunch of wires running to it rather than your traditional dual flasher relay set up.
Over the winter I noticed a very slow oil leak coming down my drain pipe. Not sure yet where it’s coming from exactly but it’s very slow so I’m hoping it’s a bad clamp somewhere and not any of the bigger problems I’ve read about.
I can wrench on cars and trucks fairly well but am totally new to bike wrenching and having a 98 and trying to find any specific information is a very frustrating process.
Anyways, that’s my story.
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06-07-2022 | 08:52 AM
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From: Honah Lee
Welcome from North Beach, FL., USA! 
Just in case you have not done this.
Add a Signature Line in your USER set up for your bike year, model, and all the letters that Harley recognizes it with so others see at the bottom of all your post. This enables others to know your exact model if you ever ask a question.
And an Avatar of your favorite shot in the USER set up for the small picture others will see in the top left corner of your post.
Your all set.... Enjoy the ride! ______________
Just in case you have not done this.
Add a Signature Line in your USER set up for your bike year, model, and all the letters that Harley recognizes it with so others see at the bottom of all your post. This enables others to know your exact model if you ever ask a question.
And an Avatar of your favorite shot in the USER set up for the small picture others will see in the top left corner of your post.
Your all set.... Enjoy the ride! ______________
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06-07-2022 | 09:06 AM
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From: Spartan Country, Michigan
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, a rough idea of your range per tank, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
Good Luck!!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, a rough idea of your range per tank, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
Good Luck!!
