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Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 3 Weeks ago
retsfcgman wrote: Thanks everyone for the info. Lube the linkage last night and it's working just fine now. After Blackroadie mentioned it yesterday, I got to think'n the 100+ degree days, probably are hard on a lot of things that rely on lubrication, like that pivot, or the one the rear brake arm pivots on etc..

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Re:Change oil on my 2003 Road Star 10 Months, 2 Weeks ago
After changing oil from Yamalube 10w-40 to Valvoline 20w-50 full synthetic motorcycle oil. I had to change it back to Yamalube. Could not get the clutch/gears to work right.

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Subject: Road Star Parts vendor
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Subject: Tricky Air Ride Users
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