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  1. Reading the HD service manual, it says you should replace fork slider bushings if there is "appreciable" play between them and the fork tubes. But no spec is given. How much is too much? I looked in Machinery's Handbook, but not sure which class of running fit this application would be (RC1...
  2. Yes, it’s me again – the old geezer that insists on using old gear as much as possible, with only the odd and absolutely necessary, but invisible upgrade. Apologies if you got here by mistake and get pissed off once again. Mea culpa. This time it’s about a clutch plate change. Having installed...
  3. Figured it's been long enough, I really should just start a build thread for my 1978 Shovel. This may at times be random and rambling, but that's pretty much how I go about bike building, and life in general 😁 My brother got a 2000-something Softail, so I needed to get a bike to keep up. Got...
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  5. Im now the proud owner of a 68 T120R Most of the boring work done Just rebuild engine and wire etc My question is crank balancing and matching weighing everything . I just paid guy and asked about crank he’s had it ground 10 thou but no balancing etc. I get bike Friday but probably won’t be in...
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