I bought an 06 sportster about a month ago. I’ve been trying to learn as much as possible about it. Your videos are great and easy to understand. Thank you for another informative video.
Same! I bought an 05 1200c this spring and try and learn anything I can and do whatever I can myself. That way I can fix simple things on the side of the road if needed and know when a shop is taking me for a ride if I go to one. I followed your carb cleaning vid and amazed the guys in my family. So thank you for that! And thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge!
Got mine about 2 and a half weeks ago and been going to town learning everything I can since lol.i want to make sure my baby's stays in good condition and keep up on it.i got a very good deal on it and its very clean and beautiful and I want to keep it that way lol.
I agree, this Rocco is awesome and much appreciated. I'm literally a beginner rider and have very little maintenance skills. He has replied to all my questions on any video, and gives a thorough explanation. I try to ask my questions on videos pertaining to them, that way anyone with similar questions can see his answers as well. Definitely got my subscription.
This video is a how to must do for all riders to make a check list and mark their calendars to follow through on to keep our bikes in one piece while we're riding . Thanks Roc
When you opened the battery area and pointed to the terminals, you should have mentioned the older bikes (like my 2005) that have the NEGATIVE buried on the other side. A lot of people re-route the cable (sometimes replacing the cable with a longer one) from the negative terminal on these to make it easier to remove/replace the battery.
If you tilt the battery and install the negative it's not that bad check out the video. If you go straight in with the battery it is a bear! Harley knew what they were doing when they designed that.. dealer dealer dealer. And thank you for your comment. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Just bought first Sportster, at 51. Very informative video, I appreciate the straight to it, and not bullshit. Nice simple explained well. Thank you sir.
Happy to help. Once you fully understand the Sportster it's a beautiful and easy to work on Bike. Good luck with the new ride. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support purewater. Ride safe and have a great day.
A genius at work teaching millions I hope how to meet their bikes and know them therefore ride them better passion experience at work it is good and wise to listen and learn makes us makes you a better and safer rider
I own a 2014 custom, basically the same bike, I've ridden it from Phoenix to san Francisco to Las vegas to yucca valley and back to Phoenix I love my little sportster, thanks for the maintenance tips, this bike is beautiful
I'd say refer to your Owners Manual here. On the 04 & later Sporties, the manual calls to the oil level to be checked with the bike on the jiffy stand. When your bike has been warmed up for proper reading. All in all, I don't think that tipped on the jiffy vs upright makes all that much difference if your like most HD owners that have learned that keeping the oil level about mid way between the ADD & FULL marks reduces oil blow-by into the air cleaner. Hope this Helps, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Joglock. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Yep... the 2010 Sportster I just got had a dirty 10 year old air cleaner and throttle body from use and a loose 3/4" left side engine mount bolt - just like you suggested. Thanks and keep it up!!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. The sportsters are great motorcycles. Thank you for watching and all your support. JT. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Sportsters are great machines. Easy to work on. Always make sure the oil level on the dipstick is at halfway or it will corrupt your air filter. Thank you for watching and all your support TRP. .Sounds like Brooklyn, love New York. Ride safe and have a great day.
I bought a 2001 sportster and decided to do my own maintenance. I recently changed out the handlebars so i had to change clutch cable and front brake line. I would never have been able to do that without your videos. I wish I lived close as I would love to hang out with you. Thanks for your videos. Please keep them coming.
I enjoy your videos Rocco. They help me out a lot with my 98 Harley Sportster 1200 XL. But I need your help with something and I can't find no videos for what I need help with
Tyre pressures are always a grey area on motorcycles, too many opinions on internet. Where should I be on 2004 Dyna wide glide Rocco? I trust your info implicitly.
I like 41 pounds in the rear 36 in the front. I feel that's best for the tire and you're riding experience. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Simon. Ride Safe and have a great day.
as always very helpful thanks.. one question, i have vance and hines 3 inch twin slash slip ons how to remove stuck quiet baffles they are stuck very very tight . i dont mind damaging the baffles but not the pipes. any help appreciated
Remove slip on and push from other side with broom handle. Tap tap with hammer she's out.. Hope that helps. To remove slip on, loosen hdwe 3 nuts on exhaust hanger and tap on bottom exhaust mount with hammer to remove slip on from pipe. Install video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nrXFHjym9GE.html. Hope this helps, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Theo. Let us know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Thx for another great vid. Any fix. For a loose rear foot level on left side mine keep lowering down by itself after riding other side is not a problem Thx
I hate when peg won't stay up. Take a close look, there is an spring washers in there.. If there is a spring washer in there. Take apart, tap on side of peg mount to make tighter. Use a piece of wood so you do not mar your Frame paint. Reinstall foot peg until you like the way it functions. Let us know how this works out.
And how do I make sure my wheels don't come off bc I'm worried that my front wheel is gonna come off while I'm riding lol I'm one of them ppl that thanks something bad is always gonna happen lol
As you put more time on your motorcycle, you will get past all that and really enjoy the wind in your face and the freedom that you have. Any questions just ask thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day. Welcome to the sport.
I have a 2000 1200 Sportster and it feels like it wants to come out from under me I'm a first time rider and it rode good until I tighten the bolt in between the handlebars up do you think that why it feels that way now
Happy to help I would check tire pressure. I'm not sure what bolts you're talking about but for it to feel that unstable, I would lean towards the tires pressure. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. If you could please send a picture E Rocco 3964@gmail.com. If the cables fit right I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you for watching all your support T. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco! What do you think about removing the baffles to make my sportster louder? I been looking on a lot of forums to see if it might cause problems to my bike but I can’t seem to find anything. Would it cause any damage? Or would I have issues with inspection and stuff?
Happy to help. I'm not a big fan of drawing out baffles on exhaust systems. Slip bonds are cheap enough to buy in their engineer to work well. He will not lose that much back pressure. Which will affect your performance. What year what bike question? Thank you for watching and your sub Chris. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco thank you for the response i really like all your content! I ride a 2008 nightster. I read about the back pressure which for what i understand lowers the torque and hp, i feel like I could go with that. I just don’t want to have any issues with inspections or damage my bike if I do take them off I will definitely be reviewing some slip ons and see what of the 2 options is better
Take a look at this. ebay www.ebay.com/itm/391692883488?hash=item5b32b71620:g:GQgAAOSw9lZfWSEz. Hope this works. Nightster are very tempered low RPM bikes., I love to run. Hows Yours? Ride Safe and have a great day.
@@theboysinc.4758 Happy to help. Send me a cell number and I will call you this morning. Thank you for watching and your sub The Boys. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a question you may or may not know the answer to on mine ive notice lately that when I lean to the left it makes a weird noise and when I changed my front brakes a while back the outside pad was completely gone and inside pad still had some pad left what would you recommend I look at? barrings, spacers, I'm not sure if its possible for the triple trees to be slightly off and cause a problem. Any info would be appreciated
Happy to help. Your caliper piston on one side is sticking, Remove your caliper. Do not disconnect the hydraulic line or the bleeder that could introduce air into the system and you will need to bleed your brakes. You could do it without removing any of the lines. Clean the pistons and then apply a little penetrating oil, move the pistons in an out and then reinstall see if that helps. Usually does. Thank you for watching and all your support PJ. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
@Two Wheel Rocco thanks for the response I will definitely try that they actually started squeaking on my ride yesterday so I was planning to check them anyway so I'll go ahead and just do a full service one them and hopefully that'll fix everything thanks again for the advice.
Happy to help. Unless you have an old bike or a lot of miles wheel bearings is not a common problem. Yes, it does happen.. If you hear any odd noises coming from your wheels, definitely look into that.. Thank you for watching and all your support Donald. Ride safe and have a great day.
Good afternoon Mr. Rocco I would like for my 1200 2011 sportster to have a deeper Rumble can that be possible?. Not necessarily louder just a deeper rumble. what would i need to do to accomplish that? Thank you Raul O.
Happy to help. Here's a suggestion go to RU-vid and put in 2011. Sportster Exhaust sounds. See if that could help you out. Thank you for watching and all your support Raul. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
Happy to hear all is working out. It gets costly to bring your bike in to a repair shop. So by doing it yourself is a great feeling of accomplishment. Thank you for watching and all your support. .@@RAULOJEDA-fl5bn
First off.... I'm a new rider. Love the Sportsters.... So I purchased a used 2004 Xl1200c. I will say.... The engine moves quite a bit when bike is in neutral. That I will address soon. Right now though.... all of a sudden.... Oil is coming up out of the cap. I checked the rubber gasket.... it's not brittle or worn. I also see now that the oil tank has more oil in it than it did a few days ago. The oil that comes out isn't foamed up.... definitely normal looking. Any ideas Rocco? I'm a new rider.... and love it. I'm having withdrawals now that I haven't ridin' now in 2 days!
Happy to help. Bike sat for a while and the oil drained into the dry sump. So when you start the bike oil cycles out of the motor back into the tank and you have too much oil in the system. Sportster like to have halfway on the oil dipstick. You'll probably notice your air filter is all oiled up too so take that and clean it, have the correct amounts of oil in the tank. Let us know how that works out good luck with the new bike. sportsters.are great rides. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Jonathan. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco So I have been riding it. Then after 2 days I went to ride again and this happened. So what you're talking about.... 2 days this can occur? Oh and I forgot to say brother.... I love your videos!
@@jonathanbirnbaum3277 remove the oil that is over the halfway mark. Clean air filter. It's called sumping, notorious with Harleys. just too much oil in the system it might've sat for a while the oil gravitates to motor dry sump... somebody put a little more oil in it. thinking that was low. it takes a day or two for it to be driven for everything to come back to the tank and causing your problems. Let us know how it works out. Straighten out oil level clean filter. Ride safe and have a great day.
One thing you didn't check was the primary chain adjustment and the primary fluid level. This oil lubricates the primary chain, the clutch pack, and the transmission.
Yes, The primary oil level is important. It should be checked and adjusted if needed. I am a big believer in changing your oil every 5000 miles and you'll never have a problem as for the adjustments. Very healthy setups that doesn't get adjusted much at all. Thank you for watching and your support Steven. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a 2011 XL883N 'Iron', KI only ever ride solo without luggage, I use the owner's manual tyre pressures of 30 psi for the front and 40 psi for the rear. I've spelt tyre with 'y' because I live in the UK and that's the correct spelling here, I realise that American's spell it 'tire'. My battery has the positive terminal on the cover side of the motorcycle. I use "Car Pride" brand black bumper cleaner to polish my Sportster, I get it for £1 a can, that's a lot cheaper than the H-D cleaner. Thanks for the very informative video.
I've been having a hesitation when starting my 2015 Iron xl883n Sportster. I was told to check battery terminals and tighten them so I did and they were fine. Then I was told it's a good chance my ground is loose which is supposedly common for Sportsters he said. I think he called it "ground to earth"? I can't figure out what exactly I'm looking for but from what I gathered, it's somewhere near the rearr passenger peg and belt on exhaust side and it's a bolt or a nut? Do you have any idea where and what exactly I'm looking for? Thanks
Happy to help. In my experience, the battery is weak. Sportster are tough on batteries. The best bet is to buy a battery from Harley Davidson any other battery you buy in today's world, China are cheap. I buy my battery from Harley Davidson and that's your best shot at a good battery. The first signs of a weak battery is a sluggish start up. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out and how old is your battery? As for the ground you all you got to do is follow your ground cable to your engine block and that is it. Hope this helps.
Rocco! I was riding my sportster xl1200c and lost power,now the bike starts and sounds great.I kicked in first gear and it doesn’t move an inch.I was told it was the clutch so I changed it myself and the bike turns on but still doesn’t move at all. Please help!! Thank you
Happy to Help, look at your right side Drive pully, sometimes the splines fail I have seen a few times. Let us know how it works out, Thank You for watching and your sub.Pete... Ride Safe and have a Great Day.
My bike went to backfiring bad it will ldle now because I tryed to set the carb it's 2987 sportster the chrome tube on the right side of engine were leaking I got the orings for them but if I give it throttle it pops and trys to quit running I've changed plugs and wires adjusted carb air fuel 2and 1/2 turns now it idles new carb about a month old was running grate was my wife's bike she passed is why I keep it and try to keep it running nobody in our town will work on it Harley Davidson says it's to old so I'm coming here looking for any help I can get thanks guys
Rocco, i'm having two issues with my 05 sportster 883xl. My throttle return is messed up, I have to manually return it. and two, my bike has a hard time starting when its cold out even with the choke all the way out. 1) I tried untangling the cable and putting some lube inside the throttle case and it didnt help. 2) I changed the oil, new spark plugs, new battery, and put some redline in the gas tank. Still having issues. Any tips?
Happy to help. As for your throttle put play into your cables and see if that loosens up the tight throttle. 6:15 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BAmsFghbv9M.html. should help. As for the starting of the bike I would check the Petcock for Bad Diaphraph, the lines are old and collapse this affect the vacuum that operates the Petcock. I will send two videos. Test petcock Diaphragm ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Fo9Q93OJXI.html. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Erin. Ride safe and have a great day. Hope this helps.
How about header exhaust pipe flange nuts? I bought brand new forty eight. Rode it for 100 miles and lost a nut on the back pipe. Checked the other nut and I could unscrew by hand with the flange flapping all over the place.
One other concern is that the primary fluid ( Harleys Sportlube ) needs to be drained and replaced regularly. Years ago I had a catastrophic failure of the transmission because I didn't know how the tranny was lubricated. On the bottom of the transmission trapdoor are a couple of openings for the oil to enter. But if you ever remove the primary cover you will usually find aluminum dust in this oil. Since I didn't realize it the magnitude of this sludge, it ended up plugging off the openings to my transmission, this ended with my purchase of a complete transmission since the lack of oil burned mine up. Sure hope my input leads other Sportster riders to a better understanding of their motorcycle.
Happy to help, 48 are great bikes. Good luck with your new ride. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your Sub Wong. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Just picked up my first Harley ...an 93 883 ..I dont know much about it ..someone said its got a big boar kit on it ..??? On to my question .. can or should you down shift and use engine to decelerate each time coming to a stop or am I prematurely meaning something out ..???
There's no problem downshifting, Thats normal. Good luck with your new ride. Thank you for watching and your sub Jerry. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hey man. Great video!!! i'm gonna check stll this stuff on my bike. I just bought my 1st every harley 06 1200 custom sportster. Had sport bikes since i was 16 and I'm 44 now. figured it was time to upgrade to an adult bike. this isn't the bike i wanted... but thought it was a good cross over starter bike and i got cheap enough. but needs a few things. drove it 15 min and the throttle cable broke. now it won't start. even with a boost it just clicks. It should atleast start with a boost no? So Is that the battery or could it be something else I should check before buying a battery?
Happy to help, check your battery connections notorious for getting loose. If you need a battery, let me know I'll send you othe link. that I use very reasonable. And a high-performance battery at that.. Thank you for watching and your Sub Dustin. Ride Safe and Have a Great Day.
Hello Rocco, your videos have been a great help, I really like how you keep things simple. Do you have a video instructing on how to cool the motor. I have an 02 1200 Sportster, it's very uncomfortable to ride with the excessive heat against my leg. I did wrap the exhaust and put on a heat shield...no help. Could it have anything to do with the stock air intake or a specific oil to use. How do you feel about oil pumps or fans? I'm hoping to solve this at a low cost. Thanks, Brian
I don't see an easy answer. I live in Florida these HD's get hot. I have a Road King so the exhaust is low and helps a lot but the motor gets hot. Sportsters are hot riding bikes especially if you have an exhaust that's right on your side of the V twins. Sorry I don't have a better answer. Thank you for watching and your support B Fitz. Ride safe and have a great day. The big V twins aren't as bad.
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid forgot the account password. I would love any tricks you can give me.
@Henry Theodore i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
I have this same bike. Recently had to replace the rear brake line. In order to do such had to disconnect the exhaust. Replaced the brake line successfully, but now when I put the exhaust back on it doesn’t align correctly and the rear brake pedal hits the top of the exhaust about half way thru the pedal stroke. I have both exhaust gaskets bolted on snug and tight, so i’m not understanding how the exhaust is now riding up higher than before? Any ideas?
Happy to help. I would rework the front pipe and rotate it down a little bit. Take your time and look at it, you know it laid out and worked properly so you will get it to work properly again. let us know how it works out. Be patience. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco, what about the fork stem bolt? Should I thighten it or would that have an impact on the fork bearings adjustment? Keep up the good video’s. They help all the bikers worldwide. Cheers from The Netherlands, Nico
Happy to help. I would leave that alone, that's set for your bearing tolerance. Unless you hear noises in your front end set up. Like the sound of a loose washer in your triple tree Thank you for watching and your sub. Van.Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. both great times Tires. I prefer the Michelin's let us know how it works out with your choice and what you think about your choice. Thank you for watching and your Sub Bill. Ride Safe and have a great day
Take a look at this video. The product in this video is what I use on my motorcycles ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tTnJZDnwJag.html. You will love this stuff..
I just watch this video I’ve had stuff come loose on mine over the 19 years I’ve had the bike. Front motor mount that was one and the exhaust rear muffler on the mounting bracket came loose. The crossover on the rear pipe cracked don’t know if that’s what caused it I took it off and welded it up this year. Definitely going to check the riser bolts and the hand grip hardware. Great video on what to look for. I do all my own work on my bike even change the tires myself. I like your videos on how to do the job just put me more at ease when I’m working on my bike.
Thank you for such a great informative video, I collected my first ever HD 883 today. Like everyone else I want to keep it running well and carry out daily/weekly checks and now know exactly how to do them 👍
Happy to help. Any questions just ask, Welcome to the sport. Those 883 will last forever. Thank you for watching and your sub Philip. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. I will put that on my list. And when I run into that job, I will do it. Thank you for your kind words and your support Rick. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Mic Jackie Yick. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
1996 Xl1200S owner here. My bike is special and new in 1996 with many new Factory upgrades. I stopped at Green River to do a HD required warranty service. I bought my bike in Saskatoon. I was on holiday. I got into argument with shop workers and owner over front tire pressure. I asked if they filled front tire to 40 psi. They put 36 into it. I said HD manual says 40. No HD dealer ever dealt with K591 Dunlops before. After service complete, I take my bike across street and start filling my tire. One of the GR employees sprints across road and pushes me out of way and installs 40 psi into my front tire. They corrected their mistake quickly, but they still thought they knew more than the owner. I updated Harley Davidson Sportster Wiki page with info on the 1996 XL1200S and the 1995 XLH1200 Canadian Edition.
@@TwoWheelRocco Non dealers are most often worse cause they think they know more than the Factory. In my case, my bike was so new, I had Tampa HD tell me my bike did not exist. I was working there and needed a bike inspection, so, after showing them my bike in the parking lot, they approved it. I did get a dyno run while i was there. 59 hp and 69 tq at rear wheel. Stock.
Hey Rocco, what about the fork stem bolt? Should I thighten it or would that have an impact on the fork bearings adjustment? Keep up the good video’s. They help all the bikers worldwide. Cheers from The Netherlands, Nico
Happy to help. I would not touch the stem bolt. Because it will impact the fork bearing adjustment. Thank you for watching and your sub Nico. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco thank u Rocco. Before I asked you I already did tighten it. Now I backed it off a little bit. Hope it didn’t screw up the adjustment, otherwise I have to go the my indy.
@@nicovanommeren5641 You should be all right. The adjustment is under that top plate you'll see a notched spanner nut that's what sets the bearing tolerance. If you go over a bump and you don't feel or hear any odd sound you're fine. How many miles on the bike and what year?
@@TwoWheelRocco don’t feel any problems for now. Only a little wobble at 40mph. Bad swing arm bearings is probbibly the cause. A have some play in at the rear swings arm, indy will repair that next week. Bike is an 2016 sportster 48 with 5000 miles on it.
Hey Rocco, I just bought a 2003 Anniversary 1200. There seems to be conflicting tire pressure information. The frame states 30 front and 40 rear. Do you have any insight on what would be better pressures with solo rider?
I myself like 36 in the front 42 in the rear. See how that feels and make your adjustments to your preference Thank you for watching and your sub Joel. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how that feels.
Go with what it says on the tires, not the frame. Tire manufacturers know what pressure their tires should be at to provide maximum performance and life.
Another great video. I've owned my '15 Iron 883 for about a year and I was getting concerned with things that should be checked like this. Tire pressure is a big one for me but I didn't think to check all of these other things. Thanks so much for making this great video.
hello, cool viddy ... i got an 87 sportster 883 in a hardtail , with forward controls ... one day comin into the driveway , it don't wanna downshift , so i guess i was in 2nd or 3rd and goin for 1st ? anyway i lugged it in and parked thinking no biggie , i just missed the shift ? ... next time out , i start in 1st and and it won't go into second , so i try tightening up the controls , which were a little loose and still would not shift , so i take the forward controls off and try to shift right at the shaft, still won't shift ... so i hear there's a seal that was notoriously put in incorrectly at the factory and needs to be replaced ? or maybe it's a shifter pawl adjustment ? i had trouble getting the cover off and didn't wanna break anything so i got on here ... any input would be appreciated
I would try to rock your bike back-and-forth while trying to shift. I mean sitting on the bike moving it forward and backwards forwards and backwards. I think you are stuck in between gear. If it was working it should work I'm not that familiar the the 80s Sportster's. Let us know how it works out. Sorry about that I wish I had more. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support Rob. Sportsters are great motorcycles. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hey Rocco, any chance you know what size the front motor mount bolts are on a 99 sportster? Have one missing and can’t find a part number or correct size anywhere online. Thanks!
Sorry I do not. But I did remove my right side one and went up to my Ace Hardware and got a replacement for my Sportster's. Hope that helps. Thank you for watching and your sub Dylan. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
I appreciate the quick response. Unfortunately the other side appears to be a threaded rod and 9/16 nut with washers. I’m assuming whoever installed it was having difficulty installing a hex bolt because that side is very tight with the frame. I appreciate your help! Love the videos!
@@Dylan-zl3xn Tried to take a look at my manual but I could not find it, sorry. Go to the dealer. will be relatively cheap. Let us know how it works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Just a follow up Sir,just completed changing oil(Amsoil 20w50),loaded just 2 ltrs.,plan is to gradually add after doing runs just not to overfill,but after checking oil level on my dip stick,it is still on the high level,have to suck some amount out of the tank, don't know why I keep on having a full reading on my dip stick,any advice?
@@bonapartebeneficto8294 You have oil that bypassed your oil check valve. So the oil gravitated into your dry sum motor. So every time you start the bike and run it the oil is cycling out of your motor back into the tank. This is popular with the V twins when they were in storage for a while. That's why it's always a good thing to run these bikes before doing an oil change. And then you'll have a true reading of the oil that is in your system.. Sportster like halfway on your oil dipstick no more. You'll end up fouling up air filter. Hope this helps.
At 14:00 what screw is that called? My left one is missing as you said in the video and I'm trying to replace it.. any and all help is greatly appreciated
@@pikey928 They all have torque specs it's a motor mount tighten it. Happy to help any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and you sub papa_mitch. Ride safe and have a great day hope that helps.
That is the stock standard seat that comes on an XL 1200 sportster custom. Can find them on eBay very reasonable take a look at this www.ebay.com/itm/333826136461?hash=item4db996998d:g:Q48AAOSwZUNfscNB. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching and your sub Ben. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Got two of these. Man, I feel like I have to check the torque on every damn bolt on it before each ride. Guess that's all part of the fun with these bikes :P
@@TwoWheelRocco For sure man. This is quality stuff. Guys need to know this stuff if they're going to ride these bikes safely. You do a great job, and that's why I'm subscribed~
@@TwoWheelRocco my 07 HD sportster does not start. When I hit the start button it makes no clicking noise. Yes the bike is in neutral, I’ve tried it with the kickstand up and clutch pulled in but nothing. I was able to start it but jumping the starter. But when I press the start button it does not start. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
Hey Rocco my adjuster screws on rear tire are exact same length (for belt adjustment/wheel alignment) but when I measure the rear tire alignment from point a to point b it’s different on each side?? Not sure if I should leave it alone or adjust the screws - 2006 Harley Sportster 1200 Thanks
@@TwoWheelRocco Rocco, thought I’d ask before I take my sporty to the shop. Changed out choke cable and adjusted clutch - was fine for about 5 miles. Couldn’t pull away without it stalling after feeling bogged down (low throttle response it felt like) but the engine was reving higher. Then a few hours later turned the bike on full choke, bogged down and almost died even with the choke fully out. Can’t ride the bike down the block cause it doesn’t get past first gear without stalling. Carb was cleaned recently, a few other maintenance items were done, lubed clutch cable and throttle cables. been riding the bike just fine before that, spark plugs look ok, any help would be appreciated.
Happy to help. Free play at the clutch hub pin. Thank you for watching and all your support BobbyD. Most times you don't need to touch it. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@Soulriderpowder Happy to help. I have a 3/8 snap-on. It's not that strong for the big stuff I would recommend a half inch and take it from there. Thank you for watching and all your support BobbyD. Ride safe and have a great day.
@@TwoWheelRocco Hi, I am new to Harley and I am learning a lot from watching your videos. Last night, I was reading Owner’s manual and found out an interesting word “isolator.” What are those for? Does 2020 Iron 883 have isolators? I do not see “replace isolator” among the listed items in Service Interval. Do I have to change isolators? I also saw people using metal isolators instead of rubber ones?! Confusing. Thanks for coaching. Have a nice weekend.
@@nfan883 that would be equal to a motor mounts or any rubber isolator that makes the bikes vibration less. Stabilize isolator motor mount do not use solid motor mounts. Hope this helps. www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=sportster+isolator&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
