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- Removing New SE slipon baffles
- My bike is ready.
- tranny issue
- Can I turn my 1970 Sportster into an electric / key start?
- Vance & Hines Short Shots for '97 Sportster don't fit
- Rubbermount_EVO Has anyone noticed worse handling with a wider front tire?
- 2004 Sportster 1200cc Sputtering/Backfiring
- The "low Five" and rider brotherhood
- Throttle Housing
- 88 carb
- 96 XLH883 w/dead spot when cruising?
- Master cylinder clamp bolt
- quick question (clipsters)
- N gear and 1st gear with clutch hold
- Power Vision Tuner
- 05 misfireing an wont idle
- Ironhead OK Nu Clutch & Kicker Gear 72
- Sporty V Public Tranport
- anyone have problems with their coil/ignition relocation?
- When it's it's bad it's really bad, when it's good,it's great
- Mystery Sound
- SE EFI tuner user's manual
- justice for the thief?
- Burley 10.5 shocks
- Mini apes... Is 14 too high?
- Leaking shifter seal
- fork tube caps
- 10,000 miles is coming up
- Paint whirls
- Tell your Sportser experiences.
- Buy Original Replacement Parts Online?
- Rubbermount_EVO '03 1200xlc (Engine Stops, No Warning)
- Eliminating/ Removing Electrical Accessories
- Attempting to install a Pyle radio.
- 1990 Sportster starter motor problems!
- Thank You XL Forum!!!!! (Starter Hesitation)
- 39mm narrow glide front
- need a windshield recommendation
- what sportster should I buy ????
- Rubbermount_EVO Running rich and stalls with throttle
- Anyone in the BOISE area help? (bike making crazy noise)
- 2012 Voltage Regulator Service Bulletin
- Knocking and Oil light is on
- crossing deep water
- Oil Smell + Black Smoke
- Lost compression
- Highway pegs on an iron
- Quick question about seats and model year
- The long clutch
- GTP's new sportster
- How much oil do you add between changes?
- V rod spark plugs.....
- Rigid_EVO 2000 1200 custom sporty and strange noise
- centralizing axle, bearing specs here
- 07 1200 problem
- Does this sound normal?.. (video)
- grip rattle
- can i remove this hose???
- Rigid_EVO exhaust thoughts?
- Bike not starting, battery is good. Any ideas?
- any alternator?!
- iron head oil lines
- need help (won't rev without choke)
- 1200 custom 2007 tank or aftermarket version needed
- bent push rod
- polishing polished aluminum
- Help again please. (installing a PCV in my 2010 sportster)
- Need help with my Sprotster (bike died and wouldn't start up again)
- Sportster cutting out
- Cleaning Gas Tank
- New from Ohio! A few issues. (bike completely shut down; can't get it started)
- Ironhead wheezing sound when kicking
- spark plugs
- anyone used stainless screws brake master cyl cover?
- Can Someone Explain the 60 MPH Engine Lug??
- Personalizing
- Fork length, wide to narrow
- From MO. CVMA
- Help re SE super tuner
- New ignition module advise?
- Dupli-Color Shadow Kit (Black Chrome)
- engine gasket goop?
- SE Road king VS my sporty....
- Polishing Metalwork
- WHO can tell me what bike this controls came off of so i can order new buttons??
- Need help reading model/title
- My Dilemma
- Ironhead Help? What Engine Am I Running?
- Making a sissy bar - like this?
- Rigid_EVO Running Bad
- 07 sporty 1200 code p0374
- sportster sprocket change?
- rubber mount or not
- Vintage Sportster Drag Racers at National Motorcycle Museum Exhibit
- Rigid_EVO Hand Grips and Hair Spray
- XR Techometer on XL883 Low
- Crap!
- Rubbermount_EVO needing a starter I think
- oil leaks into engine when not running.
- Rubbermount_EFI 2010 Iron Oil on top of engine. (pics)
- Frame ID or VIN Number
- gps glare and power cord question
- Turn signal
- modify ECM after tunning by super tuner
- Low Idle Stumble?
- Turn signal question
- 883 iron with v&h short shots ???
- online service manuals
- Ironhead parts that interchange with a 71 ironhead
- Rubbermount_EVO suggestions needed (not idling, pushing out black smoke)
- 92 1200 dies/shuts off
- new rings- should i hone or let the machine shop do it?
- GRRRR some sorry :censor kid was messing with my bike
- Wire color question
- Broach Tool - Shift Lever Spline
- Rubbermount_EVO Newb with an opinion question
- Rubbermount_EFI Has anybody gone from a Softail to a sportster?
- Bike been sat for months, best things to do?
- Rubbermount_EVO 1200xlc issue
- Show us pictures of your Sportster the workhorse
- 83 repair manual online?
- Water Spots
- ironhead to Buell motor swap
- Rubbermount_EFI Wife dropped bike, now the front cylinder taps and smokes
- 883R front suspention on 883 low
- Looking for pcv map.
- Handlebar cable and wiring slack?
- Rubbermount_EVO taclight stays on
- Rigid_EVO Waking up a long stored bike
- Fin Repair Possible?
- 03 sporty, speedo and brake light not working
- Tight clutch '01 sporty
- Rigid_EVO Repair carb diaphragm to stock?
- A weekend of firsts & some observations...
- Project description and questions
- Harley techs help!!!! (coughs and backfires, front cylinder smokes)
- Why do we wave?
- Choke knob resistance
- Trying to get my bike back on the road
- my sportster 1200c 2012 wobble
- Rubbermount_EFI What if: exhaust + filter + cams but no remapping the ECU?
- Thanks to Everyone
- Sporty jumps in & out after take off
- Rubbermount_EVO ignition & Switch
- Rubbermount_EVO When is it too hot to ride?
- Bye bye Sharlene :-(
- Weird noise when deaccelerating
- Ironhead looking for info for 1974 sportster
- Planning My 2nd Long Sportster Trip
- A Sporty, A Duc, and the Blue Ridge...
- 2 Part Tank Questions??????
- 06 1200 started then stopped, now won't start
- Sportster Ride Like a Pro DVD
- 1/4 to 1/3 throttle at 55 mph....
- A Big Thanks to XLForum Members
- Rubbermount_EFI List of things to do to my Sportster while it sits for a year.....
- want to build motor balls to the wall!
- Rubbermount_EVO More wrenching than I expected, anybody else?
- Rubbermount_EVO Any good Sportster themed troubleshooting flowcharts?
- fire coming from exhaust???
- No Dumb arsed questions?
- oil lines 71 iron
- SR342 hard tail frame stamp
- Ironhead what goes here???
- Need help with VOES
- Fitting an XR1200 swingarm to an XL
- $200-300 What to do next?
- Rubbermount_EFI Noise getting louder
- speedo keeps dropping out
- 1980 XLS 1000 slipping first gear
- where's these lines go to?
- Switching to a Kawasaki Vaquero
- Bike was knocked or pushed over this morning
- Q about XLC ergonomics"
- Buying a new bike...but what is it?
- Cleaning the aluminum And painting Q's
- Primary,What do you use
- Anybody in NW Ohio own a 1200 Sporty
- Sportster FI Reliability?
- Gearing?
- Ironhead 77 sporty
- Whats the difference?
- Ironhead my '83 ironhead's spark plug is arcing off my piston
- custom sportster help
- Forward Controls foot position
- Hitting a deer
- Licks 8 inch narrow apes?
- Nightster dies while riding
- Rigid_EVO xl1200C Not sucking gas to carb after kit
- help, sporty wont start too much oil
- Bit of help with tank lift?
- check engine and battery light is on
- Rubbermount_EVO 2005 xlr rubbermount 1200
- 1985 sportster speedo cable came loose
- Can you help please!!!
- First ride
- Battery Cover
- Need help finding brake line
- How hard is it to internally wire bars?
- left side forward control snapped off.
- Grip Question
- New bike paranoia, or what?
- I'm burnt out on my Sportster
- Rubbermount_EFI Torque for primary chain inspection cover screws
- thinking about making her a "RAT BAGSTER".
- Idle prob!
- Rubbermount_EVO 21" to 19" front wheel
- Rigid_EVO Biltwell bars, Intiminator fork inserts, and a lesson learned (maybe)
- Rubbermount_EVO warm up power
- first dealer service... wish me luck.
- Wouldn't you know it..
- Repairing deep scratches on chrome exhaust? help
- Brake Light Problem on '04 1200R
- Rigid_EVO help with bigtwin bobber/ dual rotor spacer?
- 06 sporty - Electrics cut out Intermittent
- won't start
- Dielectric grease
- Rubbermount_EFI Will an engine wiring harness from a 2008 Nightster fit a 2010 Nighster?
- T-bars on 883 iron
- Two different distinct sounds
- 8" Z Bars vs Drag Bars 48?
- Ironhead Putting 85 Caliper on 87 front end
- Serioius Problems (Shuts Off When Hot)
- how'd this happen?
- Service Manual compatibility
- Rubbermount_EVO Is It Supposed To Vibrate That Much At 70mph While in 3rd Gear
- Frame mount evo
- Sportster Invite To Sturgis Harley Show
- Safe to jump start your bike from your truck
- RSD Bike Builder
- Blinded by the light.
- your thoughts and photos using plasti-dip?
- Allen or Torx
- Advice needed. HD refusing a warranty repair.
- The long and lonely road to starting the Harley....
- Flying obstacles
- where is california emissions sticker located
- Rubbermount_EFI Nightster squeak: Belt or Bearings?
- Salvage bikes???
- Say goodbye to my Fat Sportster (XL1200C)
- Rubbermount_EVO Need to know Normal Operating Temp?
- How many of you ride to work?
- Finished my new gas cap today
- 1000 mile service cost gulp
- Mini ape flipped mirror debacle
- flat spot super E shorty
- CL add here in Boise
- KILL SWITCH not shutting off engine
- Rubbermount_EVO HELP NEEDED-Shifter Shaft Issue
- 75 xlch headlamp grommet removal....
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