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Greg - you need to do the cam tensioners yet on the Fatboy? I believe 07 was when they switched from the problematic ones but not sure. No idea. It has 19k on the clock. Problem with early tensioner shoe wear was rough edges on chain. Burnished chain solved that. Otherwise about 50k miles is a good time to service tensioner springs for TwinCams that do not have the hydraulic tensioner cam plate. Good practice is to cut oil filter can off and examine guts at engine oil service. I do this on current FLHT and prior '05 FXD I had. Never found any metal or tensioner shoe material in filter though. My kid’s Low Rider will probably be prone to this issue as well. He only has 10k on it and doesn’t ride it much. We’ll have them checked out once we get some miles on them. The cool thing is - as long as you're in there, may as well put cams in... lol
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I used to enjoy riding dirt bikes. I bought one a few years ago, and as I was flying over the handlebars, I realized I was too old, fat, and out of shape to be doing that any longer. I think I’ll stick to cruisers now.
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Greg - you need to do the cam tensioners yet on the Fatboy? I believe 07 was when they switched from the problematic ones but not sure. No idea. It has 19k on the clock. Problem with early tensioner shoe wear was rough edges on chain. Burnished chain solved that. Otherwise about 50k miles is a good time to service tensioner springs for TwinCams that do not have the hydraulic tensioner cam plate. Good practice is to cut oil filter can off and examine guts at engine oil service. I do this on current FLHT and prior '05 FXD I had. Never found any metal or tensioner shoe material in filter though. My kid’s Low Rider will probably be prone to this issue as well. He only has 10k on it and doesn’t ride it much. We’ll have them checked out once we get some miles on them. The cool thing is - as long as you're in there, may as well put cams in... lol Mine is plenty strong as it is, and I enjoy the 50MPG. I just want to see if I can actually wear one out.
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Haven't had a bike in a coons age. But...I picked up a '74 CT-90 a little while back for a song. It has the two speed gearbox and centrifugal clutch. I'm putting mirrors and blinkers on it right now to make it street legal. It's titled, licensed, has a plate, and is almost ready to roll. Should be able to get somewhere around 80 MPG on that hawg, plus I'll get style points for my pony tail sticking through the back of the helmet.
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Tide, that 2 speed is hi/low range? Enjoy your CT-90, very vintage!
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Bought a new one last year after not riding for 20 years. 2020 Suzuki sv650 Just for commuting back and forth to work. Feals real good and wow how the bikes have changed in the last 20 years!
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You guys need to post pics!
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Tide, that 2 speed is hi/low range? Enjoy your CT-90, very vintage! Yes - don't know why I typed 2 speed, that wasn't real accurate. Hi/low range it is. Someday maybe I'll get a real bike again like some of those in the thread, but for now I'll just have fun with my new little toy. Should be fun putting around Forest Service roads and such also.
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How big is your son that rides the Sportster? I've often thought that IF I started again........ At 6'4", #240 just not sure.
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How big is your son that rides the Sportster? I've often thought that IF I started again........ At 6'4", #240 just not sure. 6’ and slim. A 1200 Sportster would be plenty of bike, you’d just have to make sure it was comfortable for you. I’m 5’10” and 220, and I prefer to ride the Sportster to my bike if mama isn’t riding behind me. There’s really not much size difference between the Sportster and Softail frames except the Softail is longer. There is a noticeable weight difference however.
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Thanks Wife wouldn't be an issue for me[her uncle died riding].
It would mostly be short rides in the country and to work on blue sky days if I ever get another.
Having been near 40 years since I did much riding I've been hesitant to pull the trigger.
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Thanks Wife wouldn't be an issue for me[her uncle died riding].
It would mostly be short rides in the country and to work on blue sky days if I ever get another.
Having been near 40 years since I did much riding I've been hesitant to pull the trigger. Hold out for a 1200 and don’t settle for a cheaper 883. My kid bought his last winter for $2900! It only had 5k miles on it. Ran great until the weather warmed up. Then it started spitting and sputtering like the choke was on. I never could figure out what it was. Took it to a mechanic. He kept it for a long tim. He also had a fit with it. He finally figured it out. The fuel petcock contains a redundant system to prevent fuel leakage. There is a vacuum line from it to the carb. It won’t open to allow gas to run through it unless the carb is sucking. When it got hot, this thing was feeding gas through the vacuum line into the carburetor. A new petcock and bike is good as new! He stole it just because the owner had no idea what was wrong with it and knew he could pawn it off when the weather was cold. It’s a $5k bike easy. LOL!!!
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How big is your son that rides the Sportster? I've often thought that IF I started again........ At 6'4", #240 just not sure. I can tell you from experience, a Sportster is not for you.
Make Gitmo Great Again!! Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?
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If i could find a 1982 Yamaha XS1100 in great shape,i'd be on that quick. 1981 was the last year they made those. They were one of the fastest production bikes of that time. As was the Kawasaki KZ 1000 My best friend from High School bought one of the 81 models. He was killed on it 3 days later. I had a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000, sold it a few days after I had to be a pallbearer at his funeral.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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If i could find a 1982 Yamaha XS1100 in great shape,i'd be on that quick. 1981 was the last year they made those. They were one of the fastest production bikes of that time. As was the Kawasaki KZ 1000 My best friend from High School bought one of the 81 models. He was killed on it 3 days later. I had a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000, sold it a few days after I had to be a pallbearer at his funeral. I yearned for a KZ 1000 as a kid. Lucky I never found one.
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If i could find a 1982 Yamaha XS1100 in great shape,i'd be on that quick. 1981 was the last year they made those. They were one of the fastest production bikes of that time. As was the Kawasaki KZ 1000 My best friend from High School bought one of the 81 models. He was killed on it 3 days later. I had a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000, sold it a few days after I had to be a pallbearer at his funeral. I yearned for a KZ 1000 as a kid. Lucky I never found one. It was a fast SOB back then.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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If i could find a 1982 Yamaha XS1100 in great shape,i'd be on that quick. 1981 was the last year they made those. They were one of the fastest production bikes of that time. As was the Kawasaki KZ 1000 My best friend from High School bought one of the 81 models. He was killed on it 3 days later. I had a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000, sold it a few days after I had to be a pallbearer at his funeral. I yearned for a KZ 1000 as a kid. Lucky I never found one. It was a fast SOB back then. Oh yeah!
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My gunsmith owns a Triumph.
I haven't owned a bike since '81, but I keep my license current "just in case".
"Just in case" is becoming less and less likely.
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