 My wifes bike is putting me in the poor house
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2007 Harley Nighster.
remap shmeemap computerized hunk of bull poop
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tut, tut, tut. You brought your wife a Harley. What, don't you like her. What did she do to deserve that. Shame on you. 
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
Seller of fine automobiles.
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My wife want a 883 iron she has her mind set on it I dont want to have to fix it down the road.
Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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Everything is computer this, download, remap. there is a computer under the seat. My fender is under mine.... and a chicklet. no idea how that got there.
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Loquacious
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My wife want a 883 iron she has her mind set on it I dont want to have to fix it down the road.
Tell her parallel twins make you look thinner. 
Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow
The Hayabusa Killa
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Everything is computer this, download, remap. there is a computer under the seat. My fender is under mine.... and a chicklet. no idea how that got there.
Yep - A buddy of mine tried to put an aftermarket tach on his two year old Sportster. Turned out that the wiring harness is actually a serial data bus. Harley has gone nuts.
'08 America Blue/White; Custom Headlamps, Custom Lowers, Clearview 20", Bafflectomy
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I liked it better when there was a magneto in one corner of the triangular side casting and a dynamo in the other corner. Nowadays, I wouldn't even mind having to continually replace the selenium rectifiers and having the lights slowly dim 'till the battery dropped off to around 4 volts. Back then, there was very little short of a rod through the crankcase that you couldn't (and hadn't) fixed on the side of the road.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Nowadays, I wouldn't even mind having to continually replace the selenium rectifiers
Now you can go to RadioShack and get a 4 or 5 dollar silicon rectifier, they are supposed to last much longer since they don't break down. I put one on my Honda Scrambler and it works fine.
Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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I liked it better when there was a magneto in one corner of the triangular side casting and a dynamo in the other corner. Nowadays, I wouldn't even mind having to continually replace the selenium rectifiers and having the lights slowly dim 'till the battery dropped off to around 4 volts. Back then, there was very little short of a rod through the crankcase that you couldn't (and hadn't) fixed on the side of the road.
+1 keep the pick ups clean and the mag pints adjusted and that thing will run.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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3/4 Throttle
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I liked it better when there was a magneto in one corner of the triangular side casting and a dynamo in the other corner. Nowadays, I wouldn't even mind having to continually replace the selenium rectifiers and having the lights slowly dim 'till the battery dropped off to around 4 volts. Back then, there was very little short of a rod through the crankcase that you couldn't (and hadn't) fixed on the side of the road.
+1 keep the pick ups clean and the mag pints adjusted and that thing will run.
Much like the cars of yesteryear, you could pull a car out of a junkyard and throw a set of plugs and points in a vehicle shy of a rod hanging out the side of the motor and get it running. Ahh the good ole days! Now you would need computers and lord knows how many sensors and relays and electrical crap that may need to replace before it will run. Oh and for the bikes Don't forget to throw in a KickStarter!! I for one miss having a kickstarter!
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I liked it better when there was a magneto in one corner of the triangular side casting and a dynamo in the other corner. Nowadays, I wouldn't even mind having to continually replace the selenium rectifiers and having the lights slowly dim 'till the battery dropped off to around 4 volts. Back then, there was very little short of a rod through the crankcase that you couldn't (and hadn't) fixed on the side of the road.
+1 keep the pick ups clean and the mag pints adjusted and that thing will run.
Much like the cars of yesteryear, you could pull a car out of a junkyard and throw a set of plugs and points in a vehicle shy of a rod hanging out the side of the motor and get it running. Ahh the good ole days! Now you would need computers and lord knows how many sensors and relays and electrical crap that may need to replace before it will run. Oh and for the bikes Don't forget to throw in a KickStarter!! I for one miss having a kickstarter!
We need a country song, something like, "the old timers lament". Include me also. Both my "old" trumpet and my new trumpet feed my paranoia in different ways. When on a long trip with the old trumpet, I think, " something might break on this ole girl, but I put it together from pieces and can problably fix it on the road". With the new bike, it goes like this..." this new fangled thing is pretty much bullet proof, but if it breaks down, at least I have a cell phone with me"!
Fidelis et Fortis
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