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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Third Stone From the Sun
Posts: 87 Sportster/Buell Model: 72 Sportster/Buell Year: 2012
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Service Bulletin 1326 Regarding Loose Spokes
HD recently came out with service bulletin M1326 in reference to loose spokes on 2012 Sportsters with laced wheels. It's apparently an issue with spokes being found loose during pre delivery inspection (PDI) and under 1k miles.
When I brought my new 72 for its 1K dealer service I specifically asked the tech to check my spokes and he confirmed the service bulletin and it's listed on my receipt.
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13th February 2019
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Air-cooled Forever
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Dakota Territory
Posts: 3,038 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 C Sportster/Buell Year: 2006 Sportster/Buell Model #2: (Prev.Own)XLH Milw.Spec. Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1981
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Death Wobble
I've seen a few videos on U tube that were about the '72's death wobble. One video pointed out that at 70mph he had the wobble. The culprit was 1 missing spoke and several loose spokes on the Rear wheel. I'm running a 21" spoker on front and I always check the spokes on my walk arounds. Common sense.
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13th February 2019
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dubois, WY
Posts: 4,007 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200S Sportster/Buell Year: 2001 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLH-883D Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1988 Other Motorcycle Model: FXDXT Other Motorcycle Year: 2001
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It's happened with other years also. I remember in 2007 it being an issue.
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13th February 2019
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Brass Nut
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Western Weald
Posts: 46,899 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200CB Sportster/Buell Year: 2015 Other Motorcycle Model: CRF250L Other Motorcycle Year: 2017
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I put quite a few miles on my ‘72’, and the (functionally identical) ‘05 Custom, and never had even a hint of a wobble. There again, I didn’t ride around with missing spokes either!
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