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Old 28th January 2023
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Default Transmission Improvements?

Word is Rubbermount Transmissions are near bulletproof.
Any mods that make them even better, maybe smoother?
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they have to be
because
when you have trouble, you want to shoot it because there is no trap door.
reason i will never/ever buy a new sportster
stupidity at its finest!!!!
remember, murphy's law, nothing is bullet proof.
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In 2018 my clutch Spring plate detonated.... the transmission survived.... installed a SE kevlar kit.... in 2019 totalled the engine due to a broken crankpin... probably overrevved it... or it was a factory failure... only survivor... the tranny... it's not bulletproof... but it's not likely it will fail....
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