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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 1 Year ago  
Almost every dealer mech I have met has been unprofessional, and just sees what they are doing as an intermediate job. They also seem to have those etch-a-sketch brains that so many young people have now. You know, the kind where all they have to do is sneeze, and it erases the memory bank? They don't retain shit, and have no common sense. I'll be damned if I pay a bike dealership more than my company charges per hour to work on aircraft if that's what I'm gonna get for a tech to do work on my bike that is critical.

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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
Hi, anyone out there installed 10 ince ape hangers with stock risers and not have to replace the cables with longer ones? shoot me an email if you have experienced that.
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
rsmith wrote:
Hi, anyone out there installed 10 ince ape hangers with stock risers and not have to replace the cables with longer ones? shoot me an email if you have experienced that.
ardy1958@sbcglobal.net
Thanks, Rob



Huh?
 
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
I guess he got his bike running good.
 
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
guess he figures its gonna be easier to push with ape hangers...
 
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
You don't have to bend your lower back so much with the apes! Hey! Mr. Smith! How about an update!? That thing running OK? No rebuild?

Chime in dude! Inquiring minds want to know!
 
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
I recently rode from Joplin MO to Alexandria KY and back. I only had 2 times where it flooded, and it was not nearly as bad as times in the psst. I still need to make an adjustment on PMS, and I might go pumpless, which might also help.
Sorry that I posted about the 10 inch ape hangers out of topic
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
see my post, the bike is running good. I still may need to adjust the PMS, and go pumpless. I think that the 10 inch ape hangers will make riding more comfortable. I don't want to go to high, I'm told with 10" and stock risers I shouldn't have to replace my cables and wires. Thanks, Rob
 
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
sorry off topic
 
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Re:xv1600 engine replacement 11 Months, 1 Week ago  
So what happened with your engine? Inquiring mindds want to know
 
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