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I have a 1981 flt 5 speed trans that was working fine. I parked the bike for the night, and when I put it in gear in the morring it would not move. I was on a hill and the bike started to move then it stoped like it had a **** under the wheels, I heard no noise and it did that 2 or 3 times then nothing. I did check the agustment on the clutch and it is fine. Can anyone help me.

on my 05 softail deluxe i am going with v&h big shots, i was going to go with the pc3, a parts guy at the local HD shop recomended the se race tuner kit, im not sure if im going to install the pipes or have them do it, it depends on the price.does any one have any opinions on this. also, how user friendly are these things, if i take it to a shop, which program would the tech want to use and how much does it cost to have them dial it in.

I just replaced my battery on my 2003 VTX and charged it up before installing it. I started the engine and checked the voltage with a digital multimeter by hooking the contacts directly to the battery. I get a reading of 12.5 volts with the engine running and no change when I accelerate the throttle.
Does any one have any suggestions whether this is correct?
I checked the ground wires for tightness and corrosion and didn't see any corrosion, and the ground wires were tight.
By the way I have a 2005 Harley Road King on order, hopefully will be here this week or next, but was needing to ride the VTX till it gets here.

I have a 2001 ultra with 22,000 miles on it and the o-rings in the quick disconect are leaking for the second time since I bought the bike. Is this a common problem? I have three other friends with 2001 ultras that are not having this problem. Harley said that I was getting bad gas, but I buy my gas at the same station that my friends do.

This Friday afternoon a friend and I road across Metro Atlanta during the first part of rush hour. From the extreme NE suburbs to the extreme W suburbs. As you might expect, it was hot, stop and go, often slow even when moving. We had fun when we got there, but it was a taxing ride for riders and bikes too -- I suspect. Which brings me to the point.

I was riding my 2004 Softail Heritage Classic, stock engine with normal Stage I upgrade and an oil cooler. My buddy was on a 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan, which is water cooled.

When we got to where we were going, his oil temperature was 180 degrees - he has a 180 degree thermostat installed, and my analog oil temperature dip stick said 220 degree. (Before I installed the oil cooler it ran 230 on a trip like that.)

My thought is that if...