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anybody heard from him???? wonder if he was staying another week??

ultima 6 speed install probs

I know this thread is a little old but...
had some problems with my 91 fatboy 5 speed i've riden since 92,so decided to install an Utima 6 speed for under 600 bills wth couldn't go wrong ,RIGHT! WRONG!haven nothin but problems LOL. I put on a 65 tooth rear sprocket in the mid 90's and had a 34 too primary drive sprocket with spacer etc kicking around in my shop,that i was gonna put on for my 5 peed and knock down the rms sum more .being that the spacer on the mainshaft of the new tranny would not allow me clearance for my 32 tooth stock primary drive sprocket I went with the 34 tooth ,after install "MY BIKE IS A DOG" it has no get up and go with the 2 sprocket upgrades i could barly get it to start in 1st with out a push!!! changed rear sprocket...

new take off from a 05 super glide maybe a hunderd miles on it , been in the box in the storage building also have a 04 sporty seat about 6k miles on it from my daughter's bike , asking $100 for the SG seat & about $75 for the sporty seat shipping extra depends on where they go

Ok...I need to hear from the electrical experts out there. Left the driveway today and got about a block away and the bike just quit. I have an 02 Heritage Classic. Rolled over to the curb and turned off the ignition. When I turn it back on I didin't have any lights and when I hit the start button, the bike wouldn't turn over. The only thing that was working was the speedo and odometer.

Rolled the thing back home and started checking things out. No blown fuses, they were all good. Took the console off the tank and turned it over to find that the plug on the wiring harness that pluges into the ignition switch was melted on one of the lugs. Took the switch apart and the plastic housing was melted around the same lug. So did my ignition switch just take a shi&,uke: or do I have a...

So, I made it back from Sturgis. Had a good time. If I go again, will concentrate more on the rides in the area then the downtown activities....too many people downtown. Had a good time tho! Lots of VERY interesting people walking around and riding around! Got a few pics to prove it also! My ride back to San Antonio started on Friday with 650 miles, probably most of SD with 30-40mph cross winds, followed by rain around the Sioux Falls area....turning south, dried up and got hot. Stopped in St Joseph MO for the nite. next day was over 900 miles (have not yet gone out to calculate the actual distance). Was a long day, especially with temps over 103 and more with heat index. Every stop was drinking gateraid and soaking my shirt for the next sprint to gas! Made good time, and was...