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Sportster Oil Change
Published by glider (Community Liaison)
Published date: Feb 11th, 2008
For all you sportster fans that like to work on your own bikes, here's a step by step of how to change the oil in the sporty that includes pics too. Now there's no excuse to not do it yourself.

Bert's Sportster How Tos - How to change the oil


Here's the tip on the transmission oil change too...

Harley Davidson Sporster tranny oil change
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Old Aug 6th, 2009, 05:45 PM     #1
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Re: Sportster Oil Change
2009 hl1200c vance & hines double barrel fuel pack and se stage1
any advice on syntetic oil (runnung hd) for motor and tranny
ride in san diego average tem 85
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Old Aug 6th, 2009, 05:58 PM     #2
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Re: Sportster Oil Change
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2009 hl1200c vance & hines double barrel fuel pack and se stage1
any advice on syntetic oil (runnung hd) for motor and tranny
ride in san diego average tem 85
Just keep reading the forum here - plenty of advice and recomendations on oils / lubes!!!!
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Old Aug 6th, 2009, 06:17 PM     #3
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Re: Sportster Oil Change
You made it to the right section, just read the other posts here.
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Old Aug 6th, 2009, 07:13 PM     #4
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It's a little confusing but i will keep reading tanks
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Old Aug 6th, 2009, 08:56 PM     #5
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Re: Sportster Oil Change
Ditch the HD oil (especially if it 's syn 3)and go to Mobil V Twin for the engine.
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Old Sep 11th, 2009, 01:08 PM     #6
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Re: Sportster Oil Change
Ok I'm a newbie, I just watched Burts oil change instructions and it shows the oil tank completely full. Is this correct? What is the mark on the dip stick for? Is that the minimum level?

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Old Sep 12th, 2009, 01:08 PM     #7
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Re: Sportster Oil Change
Thanks Glider.As a new Harley 2008 Sportster Custom owen it's nice to find info. like that and pictures too. Only have 447 miles on it but want to change first one at 500 miles.
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right now i'm running kendal 20w50, can youget that mobile anywhere??
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We have a 2007 Sportster XL 883. After changing the oil & primary oil we hear a "whistling" sound coming from the clutch plate area. Any ideas?
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