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Show me your builds and gimme your reasons for keeping VOES on your chop or switching to points. Not sure if I want to do it yet. I like the idea of simplified wiring, but also like the idea of the reliability of VOES.

Well, it was broken and stuck, I soaked it with PB and now it's broken and flush. This is the front exhaust, so the frame down tubes are in the way. What would you do?

Got her in 2021 brand new. Swapped the straight exhausts for these. As a father of 3, it’s tough to get some time on the road.

I have recently picked up an 03 1200 custom sporty and I wanted to get some insight.

I know that sportys rattle like crazy but is there anything that can be done to minimize this? It vibrates so much I can't see clearly in the mirrors.

Is there an aftermarket tank option with larger capacity? I look online and I am getting nowhere. This sporty has the small 2.5 gal peanut tank. Which is fine however I know that some later years have a tank almost twice that capacity. 05 and up. My reasoning for the larger tank is two fold. I think visually it will look nice and want the ability to ride for greater distance.

Thanks all for any insight or advice you can give.

Swapped ape hangers for drag bars, all the cables are too long ( not sure the best way to deal with that ) but now my headlight won’t turn on. Any suggestions?

Will this fit a 2020 iron 1200

Picked up a 10k mile 2001 XL1200C last weekend. This is my third bike, but my last one was a 2007 R6 about 12 years ago, so it’s a huge change. Loving it so far.

Had a thought, I use lucas oil stabilizer in all my vehicles, could I throw 1/2 qt in my 04 1200? Don't see a con to it, will help with the higher heat in summer, will quiet down the valvetrain and will coat everything a little better. Would this cause an issue since "it's not .ade for bikes"

Bought this 2000 Sportster Custom a few months ago as a project bike. I don’t plan on converting it to a hard tail but wanted to do longer forks (+6?), smaller gas tank, tall sissy bar, different handlebars, etc. Just looking for advice from anybody else that did a similar build like what’s the best thing to start with?

I am selling my '14 Sportster.. or at least, I am trying to. Am I asking for too much? After a week of being posted I had no one really wanting to buy it. Just scammers.

https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2014-Harley-Davidson-SPORTSTER+883+IRON-5033891023#sid=539982

What does it mean when my rotor rubs my brakes in the same spot each time around?warped?I just put on pads 150 miles ago and there was no noise then just all of a sudden it started at kow speeds i hear it..

So my rearsets arrived this week ive got tomorrow off, will be getting these bad boys installed.

Anybody installed rearsets before possibly the cheapos of ebay., theres no instructions so its kinda figure it out, coulle photos in listing so gonna use those as a reference point.

Not sure if I'll like them so went cheap route before blowing a wad...

Probably gonna have a set of mids an passengers pegs for sell/trade.

UPDATE:

This is gonna have to go back in the vault for a bit, a few key take ways from this morning.

1. You need to to find/make your own rod for the rear master cylinder. Not hard at all.

2. Stock pipes will not allow the rear brake assembly to work properly. It hits the rear head pipe.will need a 2-1 set or a pipe that brings it lower...

BUMMER!!!

I just got new throttle and idle cables for my 2001 xlh 883cc sportster. So I'm trying to install these cables but when I attach one of them the other cable(the actual inside cable,not the cable housing) is just a hair too short and I can't get it in. How do I get more free play with my cable ends?

And the barrel adjustments are at full slack already. Anybody know how to get a little more free play? I don't want my new cables to be no good because of a couple of millimeters.

Bought myself this 2012 Sportster 1200, can't wait for summer to f8nally get on the road again.

Happy to have this engine running.

I am picking up a 2000 Sportster 1200 today. I am shopping for a good service manual. I know I want it in color for when the time comes to read the wiring diagram. But does anyone know the better brand? When I search for it, Clymer and Haynes are the top ones. Are there pros or cons to either? My Honda came with both and I found the Clymer to be much better.

I know you can get em in PDF but I wrench on the bike because I want to get away from computer screens. And I also like to write my notes and scribbles inside the book.

I need help finding the best “how to” video available for adjusting the rear shocks on my 2004 Sporty. Found a few but none that the shocks look like mine. I bought the spanner wrench already. I just need to know how to use it. Thanks in advance!!

I couldn't find anything online, anyone know if there are HD option heated grips for a 2011 XL?

2007 Harley Davidson Sportster XL883L.

Hey guys. Need some help figuring out a way to fix this issue ive been experiencing with the sporty. Here are the issues:

1. The check engine light comes on and off. Sometimes it'll stay on and sometimes it goes off and comes back on. (Code P0118), (Code P0151), i cleared both codes and only code P0118 comes back each time.

2. The bike starts perfectly fine when cold but when i let it idle for some time it'll shut down. It then takes either several cranks to get it started or i have to wait about 10-15 minutes before it starts.

3. When i give it slight throttle I'll act as if its running out of gas and it'll want to shut down. Black smoke comes out the exhaust when it starts to act that way. But if i hold the throttle past a certain point it and hold it there, it picks back up and revs. But in slight revs it almost always misfires and wants to shut down.

4. I've been able to ride despite having these issues, but when i make a stop somewhere or stop to fill gas, the bike again refuses to turn over. I then have to let it sit for a few minutes before i can start it up again. The bike has even died on me when i leave again and i have to wait several minutes before it starts.

Any help would be apprecited! Thank you!