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26th November 2019
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Land Speed Record
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: on the Australian east coast
Posts: 786 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 88" 2003. Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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I'm at my happiest, feeling my sporty pull hard out of corners, she seems to throw me out of the corner. I can't go too hard down hill into a tight corner , unless the road is clear & I can keep it open & lean over. I got stock single disc 03 brakes. not complaining, just explaining.
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26th November 2019
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Emilia, Italy
Posts: 2,923 Sportster/Buell Model: xl883n Iron (2019 engine) Sportster/Buell Year: 2017 Sportster/Buell Model #2: xl Hugger (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2001
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Glad you enjoy your monster torque
IMO 2003 have strong brakes with hers 4 pistons calipers...
on wet and downhill without abs have to be careful though... uphill is a slightly different story... but could happens derapages and power slides
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26th November 2019
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Emilia, Italy
Posts: 2,923 Sportster/Buell Model: xl883n Iron (2019 engine) Sportster/Buell Year: 2017 Sportster/Buell Model #2: xl Hugger (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2001
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Originally Posted by Tomcatt
Having nice weather to ride in is some consolation for having totally boring roads to ride on...
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i understand your pain
last week was snowing on mountains... so i rode to the coast....
now my bike cruise well and fast even on highways... the sea was wonderful.... but the ride sadly was boring... all that long straight roads...
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26th November 2019
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Land Speed Record
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: on the Australian east coast
Posts: 786 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 88" 2003. Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibelungen
Glad you enjoy your monster torque
IMO 2003 have strong brakes with hers 4 pistons calipers...
on wet and downhill without abs have to be careful though... uphill is a slightly different story... but could happens derapages and power slides
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that is very true!! I have locked the front brake up on a twin cam dyna same brake but heavy bike.
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26th November 2019
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Land Speed Record
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: on the Australian east coast
Posts: 786 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 88" 2003. Sportster/Buell Year: 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibelungen
i understand your pain
last week was snowing on mountains... so i rode to the coast....
now my bike cruise well and fast even on highways... the sea was wonderful.... but the ride sadly was boring... all that long straight roads...
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I 'm not saying the roads here were I live are the best , but we have a great riding road we do once in a while from coast to mountains and inland. nearly all fine hot mix, so good dry weather traction. but some roads out west are a bit rough & they just dump cold mix bitumen over tar, nightmare for the belt!
well I have an Ozzy mineral base oil in my motor now. I'm going to try do a good long ride & use a heat gun get a reading from barrels. then drop oil change filter & fill with AMSOIL & do the same see if temp is lower.
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2nd January 2020
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tomcatt
We've found the Worlds' Fastest Stage 1 1200!!!
Only on the internet...  I wonder what oil...
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Sorry your bike is so pathetic. I got cash if you want to lose all of yours.
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2nd January 2020
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Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: United States
Posts: 3,058 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200/1250C Sportster/Buell Year: 05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SLW210
Sorry your bike is so pathetic. I got cash if you want to lose all of yours.
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Hey, his oil is known to add 10hp when used with those hot cams he's running. Just though I'd warn you! 
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3rd January 2020
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Dazed & Confused
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Never Never Land
Posts: 3,354 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 SLW210
Sorry your bike is so pathetic. I got cash if you want to lose all of yours.
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So let's clarify this. You're claiming your stock gearing stage 1 1200C will pull 7,000 rpm in 5th gear? That's over 140 mph.
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Originally Posted by SLW210
Long straight sections in 5th gear at 5,000 to 7,000RPM is far from boring to me.
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I didn't know there were cliffs that tall in Florida.
Edit: We should probably start another thread so you can tell us all how you manage this miraculous feat!
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2017 XL1200C in SE Wisconsin, USA
Last edited by Tomcatt; 3rd January 2020 at 19:16..
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3rd January 2020
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Rural area in SW Virginia
Posts: 1,080 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Standard Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Must have removed the 6000 rpm rev limiter.
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3rd January 2020
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Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Private Gated, Golf Comunity
Posts: 430 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 C Sportster/Buell Year: 2009
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Down here in Florida you can get alcohol free gasoline at every WaWa there is....not sure if that helps to get to those high RPMs, but it is good to know.....plus they have the best sandwiches there are.....if you come to Florida try a WaWa.
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