![]() Advice For Harley- Davidson Riders. HARLEY- DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE ADVICELet's Talk Harley - by James Russell Publishing. If you have read the other Harley- Davidson. Website, here, you will find general advice. ![]() Harley- Davidson issues in Question & Answer format. Not too. On thing I promise, you'll learn a lot reading these pages! Question: Your. article on buying Sportster's is great, but I have fitment concerns. When. I sit on one it feels too small for me. What can I do to get one to fit. Answer: I know what you are saying as a many prospective. Sportster can be customized to fit. For some reason or another this totally escapes their mind. It. Twin- Cam. defect- plagued heavy, unstoppable behemoths (more on this later). First. Sportster 1. 20. 0 Custom with mini- ape handlebars and. Motorcycle Advice - Loading Bikes in Pick up trucks,buying a new or used Harley Davidson,twin cam,questions and answers. Shop from the world's largest selection and best deals for Motorcycle Accessories. Shop with confidence on eBay! The other models of. Sportster's can not be used for comparison as they all feel awfully cramped and. Those bikes never fit. I call. "ignorance bikes" and Harley- Davidson should be duly scolded for creating these. I have struggled with helmet buffeting on my Harley Softail Heritage Classic. I installed lower fork wind deflectors. They helped some. I bought a taller windshield.However, great strides have been made to the Sportster 1. Custom that turns it into an affordable cruiser bike or small bagger and that is. By making some. economical and easy to do alterations the bike can be made comfortable. However, there are limits. If you are over 6 feet tall and weigh over 2. Sportster 1. 20. 0's are very powerful so do not underestimate them as. For most, it a comfort thing and it usually requires a shallow- pocket custom. All of the these items are. H- D and aftermarket. I find the Mustang seat is a better. You will need Progressive Suspension. I loudly proclaim, are outright. H- D. does make nice saddlebags, sissy bar and racks. A. Windvest brand windshield not only looks. Now, if you add up the cost. Twin- Cam beast and you have. Now the bike may still feel narrow and thin.. You can. add a fat gas tank to a Sportster and it will feel wide like a Twin- Cam. Consider make a custom bike of a new Sportster 1. To see some amazing. Sportster custom bikes go to Atlas. Precision. I bet you will fit on one of these! Question: You. mention to buy a new Sportster. What year? Answer: 2. 01. 2 is the year to begin with. Anything. I do not recommend any other Sportster model. Custom. All the other Sportster's are just not suitable for. You could customize the other new 2. The 1. 20. 0 Custom is an "almost there" touring bike and it is with just a few. Question #1. 3. Question: You. Sportster. Why? Answer: Most Sportster riders are young (at heart) and. You will be amazed just. A Twin- Cam seat may cost $6. Sportster seat only $1. Exhaust pipes follow the same discounting policies. Shop around and. Sportster. 4. Question: I have. TC. Can I use 9. TC engine parts in my engine? Answer: No. The heads, cams, pistons, crankcases. You should just use parts specifically designed for. Each year Harley- Davidson improves its engines trying to. Just because a engine is a Twin- Cam. This is not a bad. Every improvement H- D can make is just one less problem us riders. Question: You are. Harley- Davidson. Do you hate their bikes? Answer: I love Harley- Davidson motorcycles. I like. Harley is all about. But, I do hate those. Twin- Cam models have. H- D could fix all of them, but. They rather sell. Screaming Eagle racing part to fix the problem(s). The aftermarket. So, I do go on record that I despise the Twin- Cam nonsense and advise riders to. TC and switch to a Harley- Davidson. Sportster 1. 20. 0 as soon as possible. Until then, stay away from those. Twin- Cam bikes. I also advise to not buy a V- Rod with the Revolution. Then you have to. Fuel mileage on. that bike is horrible High 3. Low 1. 7. 7. 5 and Average is only 2. Valves to be adjusted will cost over $3. I do not believe I. Twin- Cam engine motorcycles.. Stage- 1 Sportster Evolution engine. It is awesome! Question: When would you advise buying a TC? Answer: Not until all the serious defect problems are. Let's assume all the engine, primary and transmission and frame. Harley- Davidson will still need a. Sportster models. As it is now, the TC primary. The time, money. grief to change a drive belt with the TC is awful. You will pay dearly to. I have. seen riders riding two up go over a small, but prolonged, lump in the road. Not only is this dangerous the belt can be torn in two causing a. On a Sportster the belt is changed in about 3. I have never seen a belt come flying off. Sportster at anytime, but I assume it could. Even if it did you can. You can fix a TC bike to have a right- side drive as there are. You can fix many of the TC engine defects. If you got money to burn, then go ahead, but realize you are. H- D factory warranty too! The only way I would own a Twin- Cam. Harley before the warranty expires. This method is expensive, but so it keeping a Twin- Cam out of warranty which can. Do not rely on the Twin- Cam water- cooled cylinder. See #1. 46 7. Question: What are the cc's in Harley motors? Answer: First, a motor is an electric motor. A gas. With electric. motorcycles now arriving on scene learn the difference between motor and engine. Here's the. equivalent engine sizes: 6. As you can see many. Harley- Davidson's 1. Harley. 8. Question: My Touring model has a wobble on deceleration or when I take my. What is wrong? Answer: Be aware that Harley- Davidson will not fix your. But if the bike wobbles it can be a few things. If. If. you have cast wheels? Start with the simple things first. Empty out. Just loading up a slight weight shifting. It only. happens when you take your hands off the bars. Check for broken or loose. Assuming your tires are new, but if they are worn to about. Nothing. to worry about there. The odds are your steering head bearing needs. You can't, like the old days, grab your front forks and feel for. You got to disassemble all that fairing junk. Touring model which can take hours of your time just to get to the. A service manual will then. It can even be a Harley- Davidson high speed. You will need to purchase an aftermarket. Touring Link - Stabilizer by. Progressive Suspension. Read this article. What You Need To. Know Before You Buy A Harley- Davidson Motorcycle You may also want to see if. Tour. Trac Tree will. Also consider. True- Track who makes products to. Question: My belt drive makes a squealing noise. How do I stop it? Answer: Could be the belt is out of alignment. You. Now, just because you see your belt touching the edge of. The belt should. not be rubbing hard against the pulley's side edge as that will cause a. In most. cases, just take a contractor's pencil and write some of the graphite lead on. If not, or the noise returns in one week or a couple hundred miles, then check. You only need to get the belt to. If you look at new. These pulley's are not crowned so the belt can slide from. It may touch the pulley edge, but it should not be. If the belt is adjusted. Question: My disk brakes squeal at low speed. How do I stop it? Answer: Now, if you can see brake pad material on your. Some riders neglect their brake pads and the squeal is actually metal to metal. Glazed brake pads will squeal. The pad. You need to do. some "hard" braking too so pads to do not glaze over with a hard- shell coating. Once the pads are glazed the cure is often to renew the brake pads. You. You can. also take some fine sandpaper and remove some of the glazed material off the. Odds are the noise will. If you have this problem do not replace the pads with stock pads. HH racing pad blends or carbon fiber. You should. Yes, these pads will be a bit harsher on the brake rotors, but you will love the. Question: I hear a rattling noise in my engine. What could it be? Answer: Too many things can go wrong to create a noise. You need to have it diagnosed. Do the easy things. Check the oil level in all compartments as low oil will create. A broken motor mount could be causing the noise. Use a. This may help. you determine if it is broken lifter, rocker arm or wrist pin or camshaft. Even using low quality or low octane fuel can cause a. Do not ignore and ride the bike as that. It is easy to fix now compared to if it. Catastrophic engine failure on. Harley- Davidson Twin- Cam engines are not uncommon. Question: Is there an alternative source of engine parts other than. Harley- Davidson? Answer: Try this. Viola V- Twin. 13. Question: I need deep and long saddlebags for my Sportster. Who. Answer: Cycle. Visions has bagger style hard bags for Sportster, Softail and Dyna. You can also see them in the Drag Specialties catalog. Check with. At $7,2. 50, Could This 2. Acura Integra GSR Be Priced Accurately? Car makers love giving their wares nothing names that still sound important. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Integra is a prime example. Let’s see if its meaningless name can overcome a meaningful drain on your bank account. Okay look, I’m going to lay upon you some sage advice—if you’re going to be selling a limited production series- produced model, it damn well better come with all the parts that made it unique intact, AND the plaque that identifies both its provenance and its series number. The seller of last Friday’s 2. Ford Funkmaster Flex Expedition failed to abide by that simple counsel, offering the truck with an incorrect grille and bumper, and missing its series numbered and signed console plaque. Those factors—along with the fact that its was a Funkmaster Flex Expedition—went a long way in dissing the truck’s $8,5. In the end, it fell in a 7. Crack Pipe loss. And now here’s something we hope you’ll really like (R. I. P. June Foray)So, as I noted, a lot of cars out there have made up names. Acura was once supremely guilty of this, and in fact even the brand’s name follows that practice of engendering an impression based on a made up word. What is Acura? Is it accurate? A cure for what ail’s ya? A curiosity? Delving into the company’s early model lines only clouds the question further, as both Viggor and Integra featured made up names,e similarly intended to imply a certain positive attribute. With such funny names, it’s a good thing the cars that carried them were pretty darn good. Here we have one of those good models, a 2. Acura Integra GSR. The Integra name was applied over the course of three series and a little over a decade and a half’s worth of production. It was superseded by the RSX in U. S. in 2. 00. 1, the model name of which aligned with Acura’s then new alphabetic model naming convention. It was still an Integra in everything but that name. This model directly preceded the RSX and hence makes it one of the last of the Integras. It’s also a GSR model, which indicates that it rocks the 1. B1. 8C1 four. That DOHC, 1,7. VTEC head and trippy 8,0. As you might expect of a rev- happy little four, it’s not a torque monster, and in fact the maximum 1. A five- speed stick backs up all that “YO,” and the ad claims a new clutch to be in residence in between. This particular GSR comes in metallic silver over black leather and with 1. It’s a two- owner ride, said to be stock except for its stereo and air freshener tree, and to have lived a good bit of its life in hot and dry Arizona. The body is as clean as you could want—at least in the provided pics—and it’s nice to see it riding on its factory alloys and without any aftermarket additions. The seller should be applauded as well for having gone to the trouble of taking some underside shots while the car was up on a lift. That shows a below that’s as dry as Carrie Nation, and that also serves as a testament to the coolness factor of gold anodized fasteners. Sadly, the seller didn’t give us any head shots of the mill to confirm the appearance up there. We do get to see the interior, and it’s just as nice as the outside and underside. A pair of heavily bolstered buckets face a dashboard the harkens back to an era when Honda did dashes right. Compare this one to that on a modern Civic and see which one gets your eye twitching. A clean title ultimately seals the deal on this Integra’s bonafides. The present owner however has not been able to do likewise on its sale. He notes the reason for the sale is to get flush for an intended restoration of his granddad’s Ford Model A, a noble quest if there ever was one. He apparently had the Integra offered at a higher asking, but only received responses noting that his price was too high. Oh Craigslist, don’t ever change! He now has the car listed at $7,2. We’re at the point now where we can help him in determining how flexible he needs to be. Do you think his present price leaves little bending room? Or, is that going to need a new word to describe just how low he’ll need to go? You decide! Dayton, OH Craigslist (although the car is in Indiana), or go here if the ad disappears. H/T to copy_run_start for the hookup! Help me out with NPOCP. Click here to send a me a fixed- price tip, and remember to include your Kinja handle.
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