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28th May 2023
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a swamp/Michigan
Posts: 16,997 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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I didn’t have it built, came to me in that form.
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28th May 2023
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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Well, I "built" it. It held together for about 100,000 miles, almost halfway to the implied warranty, |
29th May 2023
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Had never heard of that type of failure before until it happened to me. I added just over 80,000 miles to it and the earlier years ran it aggressively. Now with old age and health concerns I’m pretty easy going. Can’t blame the engine builder when the bike made it to120,000 miles. Shit happens, fact of life.
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29th May 2023
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Dazed & Confused
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Join Date: Feb 2019
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Posts: 3,616 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2017 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R9T Other Motorcycle Year: 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sportsterpaul
...Can’t blame the engine builder when the bike made it to120,000 miles. Shit happens, fact of life...
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Didn't mean to infer you should, just having a bit of fun after your post about your having a set of .575's that could be "refurbished". I knew the bikes' history.
FWIW I REALLY like the .575's in my EFI bike as I get the tuning more better dialed in... 
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