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31st March 2021
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Posts: 1,027 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 now 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1993
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Took my 93 out for a spin last night...i knew the tyres were a bit tired....no this is not a disaster story....
They are the original 1993 tyres ...300 0 mile son them ..been wanting got replace them any way...
but they were soft..
put 30 psi in them...
got 5 miles down the road..stopped at a mates farm...to pump them up again and chased home again by a more direct route....
That spurred me to try and get some tyres ordered...
Got a set of Kenda K761's on the way ..
ordered the smaller 90/90-19s for the front ...somethign that clears those bloody fender nuts ...so you can remove the bugger without first taking it off
4-6 weeks and they should be here  But at least i still have the 04 883 and the 07 to ride
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28th April 2021
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: May 2020
Location: old europe
Posts: 265 Sportster/Buell Model: XL2 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1994
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28th April 2021
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 669 Sportster/Buell Model: 1 Sportster/Buell Year: 2
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Rode mine 50 miles to work.
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28th April 2021
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Dunnellon FL
Posts: 4,729 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883/1200 Hugger Sportster/Buell Year: 1995 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 11 RK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cal43
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Nice looking bike! What is the concrete structure in your first pic?
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28th April 2021
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: May 2020
Location: old europe
Posts: 265 Sportster/Buell Model: XL2 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1994
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that was an old transformation house for electricity, but now it´s just a building in the field.
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28th April 2021
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Bike Builder
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: 17130 Spain
Posts: 1,859 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 ₪ 1275 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Big Dog K9 Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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Been watching her pics and rode her in my imagination...........
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29th April 2021
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XL FORUM LIFE MEMBER
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a swamp/Michigan
Posts: 16,767 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1460C Sportster/Buell Year: 2000 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: XL1200R Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Couple hundred miles today after mounting some new auxiliary driving lights!
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29th April 2021
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Near Philly
Posts: 8,144 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200R Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: Suzuki GT550 Other Motorcycle Year: 1974
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Replace the internals of my Primary on my 2006 Sporty in preparation for the 2021 Iron Butt Rally
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3rd May 2021
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Posts: 1,027 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 now 1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 2004 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH883 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1993
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Replaced my 28 year old 2500 mile original Tyres on my 93 Sporty.
I did not want to change them as I only use the bike on dry days, on an island where we have 40 mph speed limit and ...I ride it like an old lady any way 
but the side walls were cracked and and the tread was cracking ..and the from tyre kept going down ..so I though the worst that it was too far gone..
So I fitted a set of Kenda K761's.
But Shock Horror...when I took the front tyre off..it had a bloody nail in it... I could have got away with the old tyres for another few years.. not as if the bike gets used on regular basis, and they still had new tread on them.
So, do the new tyre handle any better than the old hard as rock ones... not as far as I can tell, not on dry roads at the speed I can ride at. |
9th May 2021
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Senior Chief Know It All 2nd Class
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Dreary Erie
Posts: 1,434 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster XLH 883/1207 Sportster/Buell Year: 1986 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH 1000 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1972
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Took the Ironhead on a 30mile ride in the cold. Started up on the 2nd kick on full choke. surprised TF outta me. either that or I am getting better at kicking!
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