Thanks Mark, you're too kind.. and yeah, we get some ride time in when we can... the new cabinets are all over the place at the moment, i need to shift them about a bit to make some more room across the work end of the garage.... kind of a "Cabinet Reshuffle" lol

Hope you're doing it to music 😜 and make sure there are no cobwebs or (perish the thought) any dust behind the cabs, before they go back against the wall. Have great fun, and looking forward to the new 'new look'. You two are SUCH a great pair, and SOOO giving of your time, knowledge, experience and yes.… seriously good entertainment value, too. Don't change anything, will ya! 👍👍

haha you're most welcome brother, that is exactly what we load the videos for, so glad the information could help you and save you some bucks! Ride safe and enjoy the weekend...

fk....i'm gonna need to do this also....pain in the ass to find neutral

Sure thing buddy, I have the tapered plug on my Dyna now (99 model), but it's never given me any problems, you should never crack it unless you go swinging on it... you're more likely to mince the thread first, as only a very shallow taper... good luck with it buddy!

Me and my daughter Rob?? Penny likes you very much lol - seriously, thank you for your kind words, and glad the videos can help you, enjoy your new bike !

Most welcome and thank you so much for your kind words of support.. Glad I could help! Ride safe and enjoy your projects..!

Hi Mike.. those symptoms sound very much like an overfilled primary case... good luck wit it, let us know how you get on mate.. !

Good luck with it my friend, hope it goes well...

Than you my friend and welcome back tot he world of bikes, that was a great mentality to have and no reason to lose it, but I understand what you say, we all develop more caution and anxiety about things over the years... the MoCo produces some awesome manuals now, so get yourself one from the main dealer, they're a big thick A4 book, should cost you about £60 equivalent, which is quite a lot but they are the best manual you can get for a Harley, it will walk you through every job you can imagine, step by step, along with torque values and any warnings you need to know! Good luck with your projects and enjoy your bike, keep safe, Del

Why thank you most kindly Captain Springy Sir... we always appreciate your lyrical medication to help the day flow... so has the XJR not turned up yet, the one you arent getting..???

Moonfleet41 aha yes the one that doesn't exist definitely isn't coming Monday while I'm at work and I certainly won't be rushing home to receive it as I'm only 10 mins away...they are not going to call me when they set off and when they're nearly here...I'm absolutely not getting very exited and definitely under no circumstances be doing a walk around check it out video in the excitement which obviously won't exist as of course it's all hyperthetical .... ps... just polishing Pinky at present (now that just sounds wrong) I mean just putting a shine on the gsx of course... and cleaning out the garage /Shed to make room for no other bike whatsoever of course...Big Love !!!!🤘

Thanks Steven, glad to hear that mate.. remember it's your hands on the job mat, so you must have had skills untapped and just woken to it with practice.. Thanks for the kind feedback buddy.

Thanks Gus, a lot of the information will translate across to other bikes, like the sump plug advice, thats the same for any engine, even a truck..! and dont worry, the benches will soon get filled up and dirty..lol

Take a Dyna Lowrider S out for a test ride... you laugh at that old worn out mantra then buddy.. !!! and yeah, i always get more oil out when drained cold..!

Thank you SM for you kind words, it's very much appreciated, ride safe and enjoy the miles!

Congratulations on the Buell and good to hear from you! What a fabulous bike... and very rare now! Enjoy many happy miles on it, ride safe, D&Px

Same old technology i suppose.. these just dont leak so much..lol!

Hi Vincent, good to hear from you... thanks so much for your support, it's an honour to be able to reach out to the experienced riders out there and have their respect... ride safe, and keep yer boots in the breeze brother...

Same all over the motor trade mate.. even cars.. Mercedes now charge £200 an hour here.... damn it, even Surgeons done earn that much money...lol!

You are very welcome Jay, im glad the videos can help you sir..

Hi there, thanks for your cool feedback, it's entirely what we intended to be share some knowledge on basic housekeeping maintenance, and yes, for jobs like your cam chain tensioners, unless you're familiar with that kind of work, I would invest in the time of a professional to do that for you, the peace of mind is worth it and at the same time you're still saving time on the basic jobs! Have fun with it, ride safe!

Thanks buddy, appreciate the feedback and the shout out... every day's a school day aye, we should all learn from each other!

Hi there, Yes its a bit of a debate that one, i have always held the view that oil will creep its way down to the sum constantly over days... but it will initially cling to the inner metal parts even when its hot...after all, its designed to do that...

@@Moonfleet41 i agree

Most welcome Sir, am glad it could be of help!

@@Moonfleet41 Actually, I ride...NOT my husband! And I enjoyed your video because I want to learn to take care of my bike on my own. But many videos make the assumption the viewer is already an established mechanic. So, thank you, again, for explaining very basics as you go!

@@gardennurse1588 So sorry for the Gender assumption Gardennurse, What a clumsy chauvinist faux pas there.. Must try harder.. ! Glad you can find use in the videos, and always feel free to drop us a line if you need a tip of second opinion on something... Take care and ride safe.. Del.

@@Moonfleet41 No worries, just caused me to chuckle. I get that a lot actually. I found your help incredibly valuable, and I subscribed for sure. Thank you for taking the time to teach! 😉

Thank you most kindly Carl, thats very generous of you to say, and we really appreciate your support Brother.. take care and ride safe.. Del.

Thank you , glad you enjoyed...!

Thanks Jeffrey, You are very kind... Del.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Hey David, Great to hear from you Sir, Thank you for your kind feedback, and welcome aboard...

Most welcome Sir, glad it could help you and congratulations on the new bike!

Yeah, it seems to vary all over the place.... but if your bike performs right, no clutch drag and Neutral is easy to select... then jjust put that much back in ... how hard can it be aye..lol!

Thank you my friend, great to have viewers all the way from Canada !

You're dead right buddy, not only that, warming up an engine sends all the sediment up round the motor, leaving plenty of it in there when you come to drain it out... if an engine's sat for a while, all the sediment makes it's way to the lowest point, so gets pushed out by the oil first... good luck with your projects, and thanks for your support.

Thank you John, good to hear from you, and really appreciate the cool feedback.. keep warm and have a great weekend.. Del.

Cheers Dave, its all free knowledge aye.

Thanks Pete, you explain that dead right buddy.. Passion... all the worry on those forums comes from confusion, and passion for taking care of their bikes.. both Triumph and Harley, (plus of course many other makes too) suffer with this passion to take care of the bike at home.. and side step the ever spiraling costs of dealer servicing..offset also, against the wish to be more involved with their pride and joy... so its just a hunger for reliable and consistent information that makes it such a hullabaloo..!

Thank you for your kind feedback John, that's very kind, we're glad the videos can help!

Hi Gary, thank you so much for your kind feedback, you're most welcome and glad the videos can help you out!

Yes buddy.. thats right.. the Dyna motors make it easier.. its just the Softail engines that are all different.!

If I can offer a suggestion Shan, next time you check that plug you'll find that it is tapered. People expect there to be an obvious slant to the thread, but it's extremely subtle, if you get a dial gauge and measure the thread top to bottom, it's maybe only 1mm wider at best, but that's enough for it to wedge and not fall out... if it wasn't tapered it'd have a flat flange like a normal bolt and bolt up tight... but if it bothers you you can fit a regular plug in place of it. Cheers mate, and thanks for your input.

I did make that joke in the video.. but Penny made me edit it out.. boo humbug..!

Ha ha, thanks Dean.. its just house keeping aye..!

Thanks buddy.. got a lot more to come, we're going through the entire full service doing every job one video at a time so its clean and simple.. glad they can help you out

Happy to hear that, im glad the videos can help you out..

Hi Geoff, You new bike is a totally different motor buddy, read through your service schedule and it will tel lyou whether you must adjust the primary chain or not..? the newest Harley motor i had was a 96"ci back a few years ago.. so not been inside a 103 yet..!

Hey buddy.... well first obviously, Welcome back to good health, i hope you are mended for good now and feeling fine... You have done all the right things so far, 1, Putting all new fluids in the bike BEFORE you laid it up ... 2, Filling the tank with fuel, AND stabilizer.... 3, replacing ALL the fluids again now, along with fresh super unleaded fuel....and a new battery.. Best of all you haven't just poked the started and hoped for the best.. you have actually thought about it and considered the internal dryness of the motor.. and thats a really really important matter.. OK, so here are two more things i would do... First, wet the inside of the motor with oil.. and to do that, first TAKE THE SPARK PLUGS OUT, pour about an egg cup full of light oil inside each cylinder (or even WD40 will do), then with the back wheel off the ground...put the transmission on 3 gear, and force the back wheel round so to make a single revolution of the crank, just enough to slide the pistons up and down the bores by hand and line them with some oil.....and then, if its all rolling over freely.. put it back in neutral, hit the starter, and turn the motor over on the starter ONLY.. Hold the starter button in for five rev bursts, do that four times so you count at least 20 revolutions of the crank with the plugs out, this will throw out the oil you just put in the bore... also it will pump the engine oil round the motor and wet everything without it actually running.. its real gentle because the started only turns the motor over at about 100 rpm, and under no load.. Then if you're happy to give it a go.. stick the plugs back in, and fire it up...... let it idle for about 30 seconds, turn it of and restart it again.... then just let it warm right up to working temp... and once you;re happy... stick your gloves on and taker how out for that maiden voyage.. Good luck with it Bob, let me know how it goes, and if you have any problems just holler.. Take care and enjoy your first ride back on two wheels brother..! Del.

Thank you very much for responding and for your wonderfully detailed answer/instructions. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. With any luck, her exhaust note will be singing its sweet song on our back roads soon. It is somehow very gratifying to be working on her again. She looks even better now than when I put her away. All the best to you! Cheers, Bob

Hi John..The way i heard it..Derby covers are apparently so called because they resemble the shape of the 'Derby" hat..later called the Bowler hat ! at least the Derby covers used to resemble Derby hats back in 1957 !! google an image, you'll see the resemblance ! Thanks for your support mate, good to hear from you.

Thanks mate. So nice of you to say.

Hey Rich... good to hear from you buddy.. thats awesome ,exactly the same bike.. and im so glad we have been able to help you with these videos... we just filmed video #5, the main oil change and a full system purge today, ill be doing the post production tomorrow and the video will be up Wednesday on schedule... its going to be a really popular video, because so many people don't realise just how much filthy oil is left in your motor if you don't purge it (almost a whole litre), and the dealers don't do it..my bike's service history has 6 recorded services, and the oil quantity each time it 2.8 litres... and i got 3.4 litres in as i always do.... also the manuals don't say to purge the motor when you change oil, so 90% of "trusting Joes" who swear the manual is gospel will argue its wrong....but wont be able to deny thats 30% sump oil mixed in with your new oil is all bad..... We're looking forward to the fire works in the comments from the Keyboard mechanics..lol Thanks for you support buddy.. its good to know we could help..! Del.

love em' all pal....just watched the "clutch adjustment" vid, and the job came out FLAWELESS! My clutch /gears shift with ease, a neutral is cake!! just hear some clicking goin through the gears, normal eh?ps-love ya, brother! b safe Richie Rich-over and out! tell Pen, she does a great job with the video producing!!!

Yes..that purging is the way to go. mine needs one real bad!!19,000miles . I know there is a lot of stipulation with that whole statement you added, it all depends on who is running/feeding the oil companys, you know that Del...all about the almighty dollar my good man!!

Thanks Rich.. glad we could help you out with yours buddy.. glad to see you taking care of your wheels yourself... expands the pride of ownership aye.!

err on the side of caution

Thanks buddy... Penny is the driving force behind this channel for sure..!

My pleasure, and thank you for the kind feedback.

Thanks buddy.. Just spreading the love..!

Hey Wolco, good to hear from you buddy, it's great to get jobs done yourself and it's great to hear you have a little of the UK on your bike, glad it went well, all the very best, thanks for your D&Px

Thanks again Del, Im rewatching the Full Purge and hoping you are still around today...You mentioned checking oil tank level cold as you are putting cold oil back, you didnt take it for a ride after that right? Cold oil change right? Oh and my primary chain only had a 1/4" of slack! Along with a clutch adjustment, the hard shifting and extreme loud clunk gone!

Hi Wolco, have sent you an email which we hope you got ok ! Ride safe... D&Px

I did! Thanks, and you and Penny too!

You are very welcome Martin.

Thank you Carl, and i agree with your sentiments entirely, over half of our audience demographic is in the USA, and we get constant and generous support and kindness from our US viewers.. So thank you for your kind words Brother, keep safe and stay in touch.. Del.

Ha ha, i like that. Thanks for your support buddy.. and we're glad the videos can help...! Del.

Thanks for your subscription, welcome aboard!

Thanks buddy... sounds like you need another Harley in your life..??!!!

If only mate,my better half worried too much when I was out and about and to be honest it was becoming an obsession!,but I get my fix watching videos like yours.Hope you are both well and as always look forward to your next instalment.

Glad it was helpful buddy, thank you for your kind feedback.

Thanks David, and never say never buddy... take care. Del.

Cheers, if they make something like a Street Triple I might be tempted! 😉