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4th December 2019
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 2nd Class
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: 17130 Spain
Posts: 1,551 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 ₪ 1275 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Big Dog K9 Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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7th December 2019
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Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 591 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 2019
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Finished up the fork rebuild on my 2019 Iron. It now has Ricor Intiminators, a cartridge delete kit, Burly Brand preload adjusters and Amsoil Shock Therapy Light #5 oil. I also installed HD drag bars, Diamond Black clutch and throttle cables (the shorter ones that HD lists in the instructions to complement the drag bars).
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8th December 2019
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a swamp/Michigan
Posts: 14,922 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 take it you were unhappy with the cartridge in the fork?
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8th December 2019
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Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 591 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 2019
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Yes I was. The 250 mile ride home from the dealership was very comfortable. I felt like I was being beat up entire time. My brother was riding with me on his 2017 CVO SG and he offered to switch bikes, but I declined because I wanted to see how many miles I could ride the Iron before I threw in the towel and 250 was about it. I was so happy to make it home that day. Since buying the bike, I only put 7 more miles on it before tearing it down to improve on the power and handling. I'm hoping the fork upgrades will prove to be money well spent.
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10th December 2019
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Emilia, Italy
Posts: 2,639 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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today crystal clear
nearly 10 Celsius
no work
wife at work
daughter at university
this morning bought an FAG7200B to replace when i will replace the belt (now i'm 50k Kms)...
then from 10 o'clock till now i made 200 Kms on high mountain through 2 mountain passes...
no traffic, no rush, dark blue sky... the top of the mountains... once in a while a bit of snow... still no salt on the road... i even flogged often the bike... (rare to be overthere on a bike in this season... figure out to find dry roads)
amazing
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10th December 2019
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 2nd Class
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: 17130 Spain
Posts: 1,551 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 ₪ 1275 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Big Dog K9 Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibelungen
today crystal clear
nearly 10 Celsius
no work
wife at work
no traffic, no rush, dark blue sky...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibelungen
the top of the mountains... once in a while a bit of snow... still no salt on the road... i even flogged often the bike... (rare to be overthere on a bike in this season... figure out to find dry roads)
amazing
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Same here... but... at Sea level and no snow!!!

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10th December 2019
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Emilia, Italy
Posts: 2,639 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Highly-Dangerous
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Same here... but... at Sea level and no snow!!!

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todavia encantado por tus costas
P.S. 10 Celsius were in the plains... overthere it would be around 3...
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11th December 2019
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 2nd Class
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: 17130 Spain
Posts: 1,551 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 ₪ 1275 Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: Big Dog K9 Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibelungen
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todavia encantado por tus costas
P.S. 10 Celsius were in the plains... overthere it would be around 3...
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Yup! hahaha... down on the plains... as soon as I start climbing up to the
Pyrenees it is getting VERY cold!!!! 15 Celsius at home right now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenees
I am here: https://goo.gl/maps/PivpK8x74neifg6E9
 
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11th December 2019
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Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 332 Sportster/Buell Model: Sporty XLH 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Sporty XLCH Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1960 Other Motorcycle Model: Duo-Glide 1964 FL Other Motorcycle Year: 1964
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4° (39°F) here, but I use gloves !
As it was time to change oil and I should recieve scrambler pipe for my XLCH, I began to remove the oil tank. The chrome is rusty and I prefer the genuin look in black.
I spent houres to remove it and I hope to finish tomorow. I hope that I will not need to remove the rear cyclinder for that ! My tank is a "magneto" setting.
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11th December 2019
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 1,070 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883DLX Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
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7° here...drizzle.
Took both wheels off. Gonna change to Michelin Commander II with new innertubes. The current Dunlops are made in week 26, 2008(!). There's no dry rot but the rubber is getting hard and I feel the bike begin slide a bit in cornering. Cleaned the belt with some mild soap and water. Inspected the brakes, cleaned them. Now cleaning and polishing the slip ons and the heat shields. Fixed a minor oil drip at the oil pump feed hose to the oil filter.
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