micah2074

I must be lucky. None of the noises she makes bother me and I haven’t lost a single fastener In more than 100k miles.

I rode across Death valley 2 years ago in my 1 piece. 108 at 8am. It was hot but i unzipped down to my belly button and it wasn't that bad. We're riding back through there next month. I live in SE TN and have 80K+ miles with the suit. It works and I wear it every time I ride. When i replace it it will be with the 2 piece. I have experienced the wet crotch in monsoon conditions and folks say the 2 piece is more waterproof.

We do. https://www.tracer900.net/forum/22-fj-09-parts-for-sale/

I measure the width of the factory plates and riveted heads and make mine the same. I’ve done dozen of chains like this over the decades never had a problem.

I just use a skinny flat head.

I agree.....I also think HD dealers are making a mistake. But, I’ve been wrong before. The PanAm was a slam dunk for me before I started reading these stories. There are too many good alternatives out there for me to pay an HD “premium”.

Let me start by saying I’m a capitalist 100% and believe a thing is worth what someone is willing to pay. With that being said, this is exactly what I hoped wouldn’t happen. I believe this bike and possible bikes using the drivetrain in the future could be what saves HD...if it convinces NEW people to join the Harley clan. The price, to me and other non HD people I ride with is a big part of the appeal. They won’t convince the diehard euro fanboys to come over jacking around like that. The PanAm goes from something I’m willing to spend a bit on to “no way” when they start wanting $25K+. I believe there’s a lot that feel that way too. I also don’t think many of their customer base want an “adventure” bike. Especially not one that approaches the upper end of their models price wise. My interest in the bike has diminished after reading your post an other posts on other boards. Maybe it’ll work out for them. Only time will tell.

Kerosene and 80w90 gear oil.

If the tire(s) are questionable, replace them. A 4k to 6k mile trip is a long way from home many times a long way from anywhere. Also, I was 200 miles from home a few years ago and my rear chunked on me in a rather large town... On a Saturday evening... The only bike place open nearby was the HD dealership. The HD dealership didn't have anything close to my tire. The local import bike dealership was closed on Sundays and Mondays. Fortunately, since it was only 200 miles from home; my Father in law drove up and trailered me home. Also, last august on Odyssey 2020, we noticed the rear on my buddy's stryker was showing the cords at the "99 miles" sign on Lolo. It's lucky we stopped for the photo or we wouldn't have discovered it. I told him to change that tire before we left on on the trip. 3K miles deep on a 6500 trip in the middle of nowhere is no place to need a tire. We limped back to Missoula to find a tire. The only tire his size within 1000 miles was over 100 miles away in Kalispell, MT. We rented a car and drove up there and back. The folks at Maverick motorsports in Missoula are good people. They stayed open late and swapped tires so we could continue the next morning. They charged him $25 to do it. Good Folks. Long stories short, I don't chance it with tires.

The oil will be fine.

If I bought another bike.... The wife would kick my bucket without warning.

That logic don’t work with the wife.... I’ve tried.

Speaking of rear sprocket disasters...

What he said x2. I have 100k+ miles and the clutch has always been noisy. Just “synced” my throttle bodies, changed plugs, air filter and greased all the bearings. The tb’s didn’t really need it but it never hurts to check. Especially if you already have the tank, etc. off.

Overloading your bike can damage things. I’d be worried about 60+lbs over the rated weight carrying capacity way out toward the end of the subframe damaging or breaking something.

105K miles. Mine have looked like that every time I've opened the airbox.

My experience is the same. I've tried 3 different readers and none would work with my 2015.

Blasphemer

Remember, Red is always faster.

It’s floppy because it doesn’t belong there. Remove that atrocity at once.

Risers

That'll overload the bike. I pretty sure 400 lbs is the weight limit

I couldn't get my reader to work.

Plato, Arisototle, Socrates.....Einstein? Morons.

You've ridden her 1 million miles?