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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 06:02 pm |
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the preacher wrote: Old timer? who YOU callin' OLD, Grandpa? lol...yer welcome, spend a little more time on it, you wont have to replace it.
RSDF Hey Preacher, just think if Weasle shines his whole bike with that thar wax  He might end up having it lookin better than new before its all over with. LOL!!
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the preacher
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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 05:57 pm |
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Old timer? who YOU callin' OLD, Grandpa? lol...yer welcome, spend a little more time on it, you wont have to replace it.
RSDF
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weasle
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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 12:02 pm |
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nope , i still got the oem seat , but it wont fit on their anymore since i put that sissy bar kit i got from you on it. besides i like my mustang seat way more than the original. 
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Dave
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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 11:16 am |
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Mine didn't/doesn't have the latch either. Never had it open up when I was ridin'
Guess my fat-ass holds the seat down pretty good... LOL
BTW Weasle, do you have both parts of the hinge? I've got a spare "seat" side if ya need it...
Hell, I got a spare OEM seat from a 82 FXR if anyone needs it. Front part only. I'm using the P-Pad part...
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weasle
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Posted: Mon Jun 16th, 2008 07:51 pm |
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| mine has the hinge still welded to the frame , but the original, seat , had no latch or the other side of the hinge on the seat. i used some of that saratch out like preacher said , got it clear enough so i can see the oil level , so for the time being im gonna leave it alone. thanks preacher , if it wouldnt be for you old timers , us young un,s would be lost . LMBO.
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Dave
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Posted: Mon Jun 16th, 2008 02:12 pm |
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weasle wrote:
yea dave , think it was 91 and later they went from the hinged seat you have, to the tab and screw like i have. not one of their better ideas . Actually, when I got the bike, the seat that was on it was set up like yours. But, they left the hinge in place. When I bought the solo seat, I switched it to the hinge mount. Otherwise, it was always a PITA to check the oil level...
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jeffy ole boy
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Posted: Sun Jun 15th, 2008 01:41 pm |
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| I had a kawasaki 1500 vulcan one time that had a sight glass for the oil check.... As I recall, was a pretty good size window on it...
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weasle
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Posted: Sun Jun 15th, 2008 01:04 pm |
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| yea dave , think it was 91 and later they went from the hinged seat you have, to the tab and screw like i have. not one of their better ideas .
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Dave
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Posted: Sun Jun 15th, 2008 11:05 am |
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No idea since I ain't got one on my FXR. Might be a later model only thing. But, lookin' at that picture I posted, I'm guessing that it screws in to a bung in the tank. Might be as simple as draining the oil (at oil change time) and unscrewing it, and screwing a new one in. Replacing the O-ring of course...
I gotta ask, why the sight glass? My seat is hinged. Its really simple to flip the seat and pull the dipstick. You got a "tongue" under the front of the seat that slips under a piece of flat-bar and tab on the back that takes a screw in to the fender?
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weasle
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Posted: Sat Jun 14th, 2008 08:46 pm |
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| not a bad price dave , just wonder how much trouble it is to pull out and put a new one in.
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weasle
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Posted: Sat Jun 14th, 2008 08:42 pm |
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| thanks for the idea preacher , i got a bottle of that stuff in the garage, worked ok on a small scratch on the wifes car. ill give it a shot .
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Dave
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Posted: Sat Jun 14th, 2008 04:59 pm |
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Well, I'll be damned...
Item #68...$7.25 for the part...
http://www.bikebandit.com/harley-davidson-motorcycle-fxr-1993-oil-tank/o/m1406sch148213
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Dave
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Posted: Sat Jun 14th, 2008 04:54 pm |
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weasle wrote:
anyone know if you can replace that sight glass on the oil tank , without major surgery ??? damned thing is plastic and fogged from the sun i cant hardley see how much oil is in the tank . gotta take the seat off if i want to check the dipstick . PITA. Sight Glass? What Sight Glass?
I've never seen a sight glass on mine Weasle. Where is it at on the tank?
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the preacher
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Posted: Sat Jun 14th, 2008 02:59 pm |
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Weasle:
Don't know if you can replace it, but before you go to a lot of expense, run over to WalMart and in the autowax section, get a bottle of "Scratch Out" made by JWax/Kit. It is a flat looking yellow plastic bottle. Try working that sight glass with that. Might take a while, but I have polished cloudy out of windshields, gauge faces, and lots of other kinds of plastic that got scratched. Most recently, I polished a pair of taillight lenses for my 63 Ford Van that were so cloudy they wouldnt reflect...like red glass now. No promises, but it don't cost much, here about 2 bucks a bottle. Might be just what you need. If it works, after you get it clear, give it a couple good coats of automotive paste wax. That should stop it from going crummy again.
hope this helps,
RSDF
p.s., no, it will not hurt the seal around the lens.
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weasle
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Posted: Sat Jun 14th, 2008 02:23 pm |
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| anyone know if you can replace that sight glass on the oil tank , without major surgery ??? damned thing is plastic and fogged from the sun i cant hardley see how much oil is in the tank . gotta take the seat off if i want to check the dipstick . PITA.
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