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Two old friends were just about to tee off at the first hole of their local golf course when a guy carrying a golf bag called out to them, "
Do you mind if I join you? My partner didn't show up."

"Sure," they said, "You're welcome."

So they started playing and enjoyed the game and the company of the newcomer.

Part way around the course, one of the friends asked the newcomer,"What do you do for a living?"

"I'm a hit man," was the reply.

"You're joking!" was the response.

"No, I'm not," he said, reaching into his golf bag, and pulling out a beautiful Martini sniper's rifle with a large telescopic sight.

"Here are my tools."

"That's a beautiful telescopic sight," said the other friend, "Can I take a look? I think I might be able to see my house from here."

So he picked up the rifle...

Hi All
OK so I am about to dig in to check the Cam Tensioners on a 2005 Road King for a friend. I have replaced my Cam and pushrods on my 1340 1996 Road king so does not look that much harder.
Just wondered who has done it and did you use the Jim's tool unload the spring pressure and remove the tensioners? While we are just checking the friends bike he wants to replace them and Would you cut the push rods and go with the S&S quickies or pull the boxes and re-use the original Rods? I know the cutting is an easy way just a bit more pricey with the added Pushrods and covers!!!
The Reason I am asking if someone used the Jims Tool I would like to make one from a socket I have laying around, just not to sure what size that tool is, This tool is pricy for just this job being shipped to the...

Well here on the shores of Lake Erie in a small town called Port Dover,ontario Canada Pop.6000 when the 13th falls on a Friday motorcylist from all walk of life come to Port Dover to celebrate. Their was just over 100,000 people there.Liz and I rode there about an hour ride from our house.Got 3 pics from my cell phone there not the best looking.You can google port dover for more pics and info.

and it was a good one. Left at 8:30a, got home at 4:15pm. 300 plus miles once i got home. Met a friend at a park and ride and headed out from there. All back roads. Was fun saw alot of cool things. Basically it was southern mid newhampshire dipping into massachusetts for a smidge. Saw alot of cool ztuff. A Full size real motorcycle mailbox, cool cars and a few neat bar/restaurants I'll go back to. We stopped at Monadnock harley in swanzey,nh to visit a friend of mine who works there. Having set the xm radio to channel 32 "the bridge" for classic soft rock didn't hurt. Once i traveled the 70 miles to the park and ride we jumped on rts 13-119-63-9-I-89 north to home. Heres the route:...

Hello all. I was checking my plugs and they are starting to show some signs of detonation, some shiny little balls on the porcelain. The bike is stock aside from a K&N filter with a 2-1 header. It is a 03' 88 cid twin cam.
The carb has a #180 and a #45 stamped on the jets.
With the stock dual staggered exhaust the end of both pipes were fairly sooty. The new collector has a little bit of soot not very much, nothing compared to old set-up. I have order a 88-89 Sportster needle to put in. Does the jetting sound right? I know very little about working on bikes.

thanks