Harley-Davidson Ownership Questions
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From: CS on 15 Jul 2010 16:10 Try www.powerpartsplus.com They're a little slow on shipping, at least to California, but they ship the correct parts and their prices are pretty good, often at roughly 2/3 to 1/2 of walk-in dealer prices. CS "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:mNudnYydo9CQ-KPRnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > "Snag" <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:L8t%n.21384$4B7.16697(a)newsfe16.iad... >> Datesfat Chicks wrote: >>> Questions: >>> >>> a)Do they have shop manuals available? (i.e. all the repair >>> procedures?) >>> b)Are parts available at the HD dealership? >>> >>> c)Are parts available online (including viewing fiche diagrams, etc.)? >>> >>> Thanks, Datesfat >> >> Recently , on a road trip , I broke a throttle cable . Made emergency >> repairs and a phone call from the parking lot of a MickeyDees . 75 miles >> down the road a new cable was awaiting my arrival on the parts desk of >> the Harley dealer . For a bike that's 20 years old . >> Now cut it out with the trollin' . > > No trolling intended. > > Here is the deal. If I want parts for my Honda Shadow 600, I just go to > www.bikebandit.com and see the fiches and prices, and click to order. If > I Google by "Honda motorcycle parts", many such sites come up. > > But if I Google by "Harley-Davidson parts", I can't seem to get any > similar fiches or orderinig capability. > > What am I missing? > > Thanks, Datesfat
From: tomorrow on 15 Jul 2010 16:51 On Jul 15, 3:17 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > But my Honda is great in one respect ... since it is only worth maybe > $1,500, it is completely disposable other than me keeping it mechanically > safe. If it weren't for liability, I'd just convert the ignition switch to > a simple ON-OFF switch that doesn't require a key. Heh. My Harley already *has* that feature.
From: don (Calgary) on 15 Jul 2010 18:42 On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:17:41 +0100, "Beav" <beavis.original(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > > >"don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in message >news:7kqs369o5a52s2mvqmj6fe8rleradb2hj8(a)4ax.com... >> On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:44:40 -0400, "Datesfat Chicks" >> <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>Questions: >>> >>>a)Do they have shop manuals available? (i.e. all the repair procedures?) >> >> I have one for my Road King and it is probably the best shop manual I >> have ever owned. > >I've got one for the Z1000, but I've never opened it. Never had to see? :-) Many of my riding buds offer the same kind of humour, but it's interesting that when they break down, I am the one helping them out. So much so I keep a few metric tools in my tool kit. That's OK. Here is a bit of the funniest Harley humour I have heard in a while. First you need to take a look at my tent and the campsite I set up for last weekends Campout http://actualriders.ca/IMG_2710.jpg http://actualriders.ca/IMG_2708.jpg One of my friends, is one of those quiet guys who always has a slight smirk on his face, indicating he knows something the rest of us don't. After seeing my tent and the bar & shield logo on the tent, he commented, in his driest, deadpan tone, "Don, even Harley tents, leak". I have to say we all enjoyed a belly laugh over that one. His timing and delivery was perfect. Here are a couple of other pictures from the weekend. http://actualriders.ca/photo2.htm And for the record, it did rain and my tent did not leak. More importantly no one peed in my pool.
From: don (Calgary) on 15 Jul 2010 18:44 On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:51:56 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On Jul 15, 3:17�pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> >wrote: > >> But my Honda is great in one respect ... since it is only worth maybe >> $1,500, it is completely disposable other than me keeping it mechanically >> safe. �If it weren't for liability, I'd just convert the ignition switch to >> a simple ON-OFF switch that doesn't require a key. > >Heh. My Harley already *has* that feature. Hey, mine does too!
From: Beav on 15 Jul 2010 18:52
"tomorrow(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:f21f8981-b78f-4542-851c-567209a11474(a)v6g2000prd.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 15, 10:17 am, "Beav" <beavis.origi...(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: >> "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote in message >> >> news:7kqs369o5a52s2mvqmj6fe8rleradb2hj8(a)4ax.com... >> >> > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:44:40 -0400, "Datesfat Chicks" >> > <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>Questions: >> >> >>a)Do they have shop manuals available? (i.e. all the repair >> >>procedures?) >> >> > I have one for my Road King and it is probably the best shop manual I >> > have ever owned. >> >> I've got one for the Z1000, but I've never opened it. Never had to see? >> :-) > > Luckily, you've got the local shop to do all the scheduled > maintenance? But do I trust them to do a good job? Not a chance. > > Luckily, you can get all the information you need out of your manual > through osmosis? Reverse osmosis. I think and it appears in the pages like maic :-) > > Luckily, you use the on-line version of your manual? Nah, no need for a manual for something that refuses to break down. > > Luckily, you have a teen-age son who can read the manual to you? He's in his 30's but he's learning. > > Luckily, the Z1000 never needs scheduled maintenance? Scheduled maintenance doesn't need no steenkin' Manuel. > > Luckily, your bike purchase included free scheduled maintenance & > repairs for the first 36,000 miles? > > Just guessing.... You missed the real reason. It's a Kwak, so it doesn't need maintaining. -- Beav |