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think i got it figured out. all these snake oils, expensive electronic stuff, and advanced science, hundreds if not thousands of dollars. it's simple. want better mpgs make it harder to twist, a stiffer spring. or somehow set the rev-limiter lower. in my cage i was getting about 22 mpg, started using the crurse control about 98% of the time, coasting in neutral down hills, and try like hell to keep my rpms no greater than 2k on take off. now i'm getting 28mpg tomorrow i'm putting a heavy trottle spring on. i've tryed all the additves; oil, and gas, plugs, opened up the air flow you name it, and I got:brick: first time in my 50 years i've ever enjoyed sucess in this department

I just bought new mini ape handlebars and want to run the wires through them. They have a hole in the bottom at the cross bar between the risers for the wires to exit, but they are not drilled at the switch housings. My question is, do I drill the holes on the bottom side of the bars or does it matter where I drill them. Where is the best place? I have new harness that are 48" long with new switches but I need a little help on the location of the holes. I don't want to screw-up a set of 300.00 custom bars.

i'm beginning to think syn. isn't a good idea for the primay due to it being to good of a lube; to slippery beginning to think regular oil might work better what due you guys use and think on this matter

Hi, my new 2003 anniversary Sportster came with straight pipes that are so loud, people actually come out of their apartments to yell at me. I don't know the brand and will posts pictures soon. I like the way they look and prefer it a bit loud, but this is beyond beyond. Any suggestions as to what looks and sounds good on a Sportster will be appreciated. I could get the stock pipes back from the original owner, but it would cost more to ship than I think they're worth. I'm hoping baffles could be put in my pipes, but I doubt it.