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1982 special for sale http://providence.craigslist.org/mcy/4929936909.html No rust in tank low miles and i am only the second owner this was a barn find in NH. 4300 and change for miles not running currently. She spent some time outside this winter and i did not drain the carbs b4...

so i am thnking the main problem i am having is with the new one piece clutch pushrod being slightly longer then the old two piece. step one i am going to adjust the worm gear on the side cover. the bike is an '82 w/ 4k miles and i am running 20w-40 motorcycle oil. i am not getting any slipage...

i want to go taller with the rear suspension on my bike, sounds like 350mm is the max for clearance issues. what is the consensus on length when it comes to speed wobbles, i will have the sportster springs with mikes xs dampers and a steering stabilizer if any of that makes a difference with the...

I PM the owner and he said the PO made it from the oem seat and a cover kit. $300 is juts shy of a weeks pay for me. it would be a while before i could swing that kind of money around. Looks like i will be making my own.

Holy crap! Almost 300 for that seat?! Do you have one? Is it worth the money? Comfortable and durable?

I have seen this seat on a few bikes through out the forum where is it from? where can i get one?

I dont really want the pipe to end up facing up like in these photos. But this is exactly what I was thinking.

That is what I was visualizing.

does anyone have any expierience with taking the stock exhaust and joining the two head pipes at the poiint where they start to turn back? What i want to do is make a 2-1 that ends up running under the middle of the bike. i am thinking it would be easy enough to just take the stock head pipes...

the design is not bad the sharp angles should help a little with back pressure. the crash bars have similar angles which might compliment the exhaust a bit. i think i saw something about torque tunnels in a post, you may want to look into that. IMO seems like pipes are too large for smooth...

i have read some posts about bad results when going to large on the head pipe.

I found a pair of SHOWA 35mm springs for an 81 sportster on ebay $28.50 w/shipping. I ordered them.

I am debating going with the, J&P Cycles Item # 230-584 vs. Dennis Kirk Part #: 58965, one is a progressive spring the other is not. I am looking for some pros and cos to both springs the price point is pretty close on both. I am personally inclined to think the one designed for the bike is the...

the bike only has 3600 miles, think the bushing will be bad? i am not sure i know what bushing u r refering to. i did read about the one-piece pushrod i am going to change over to that for sure. is it a wicked pain in the ass to get out the old pushrod half shaft from with-in the case?

so i replaced the push-rod oil seal last week...and it is leaking again? is there a better seal i can use? should use a certain type of grease on the push-rod?