Hi. My bike is a 2016 xl48. Although most original parts changed now. Keeping the bike on trickle charge is the norm on these bikes as can drain when not in use....... im away at moment with about 2o sportsters so keep an eye out for that series soon 👍
Enjoyed your mix of American English vs the Queens English. Cracked me up. Also I got a kick out of watching you suffer between SAE and Metric sizes. Your procedure was pretty spot on. One thing I did want to mention was regarding “dirty oil”. Just because the used oil is discolored, does not mean that is is dirty. It’s discolored due to heat, or burnt if you may. There are some good oil reviews on TH-cam that address this issue. It’s worth checking out. It changed the type of oil I use in my Sportster 1200 Custom. My bike (2014) has 6200 miles (10km) on it. I will be doing all of those services over this Winter, plus some other small mods. There is always something as you well know. All the best to you. Enjoyed it.
Got to cater for the world stage mate 🤣👍. Cheers.. You know, I once did a course on oil contamination , and it surprised me how much foreign material(micro) was in New oil in an unopened container 😬.. But yep, mainly brown from heat etc 👍.. Dont get me started on the thread mix 😀.. Cheers for watching and thanks for the feedback 👍.. enjoy that sporty of yours 👌
I will put this video in my favorites box! I learned so much for you my friend thank yo so much for sharing all those hints to have the job done nice and easy! I’ll try to do the 10 k service on my own! But meanwhile I can refresh annually the fluids and filter on my own and save some money!!!
Great video, loved the milk carton tip - will make it much cleaner. I just did my 10k service. The only difference was with the chain setting, they recommend you put the bike in 5th gear and rotate the back wheel so that you can check the tension at various points, otherwise you may end up overtightening the chain. It's a bit of a pain of you don't have a proper bike lift, but you can lift up the back tire with a normal jack.
Cheers 👍. I think I mentioned over it being better on jack, and was going to remove rear wheel but doing that again. And yes , to be absolute sure of measurement, then high gear is correct, but is fine to just take out max slack as it is as long as dont wind adjuster too much. 👍. So yep, cheers 😁👍
Beautiful bike! What year is this bike? I bought a 2004 xl 1200 custom sportster last week (my first bike) however it didn´t start a couple of days afterwards because of batteryfailure so I´m waiting for a new battery at the moment, so I thought I´d do a service on it at the very least! The tires is pretty bad too so I´m thinking of switching to cobra tires also, they looked really cool on your bike!
Cheers Pete 👍. The lettering is just done with a gold tyre paint pen. Usually done with white , I like to be different 😁. Thanks for watching and have a great xmas 🎄👍
Thanks mate 👍. Avon cobra chrome. Best tyre for a bit of spirited riding on a sporty. The 150 rear is slightly wider than standard so gives a fatter look 👍
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Hello, I am writing from Turkey and I am a superlow 1200t user. Here, they recommend full synthetic as engine oil and mineral oil as primary oil. Do you think I should use mineral oil?
Hi, I use Syn 3 harley oil but plenty of others out there. Amsol 20/50 etc you can use in both engine and primary. Best use an oil specifically designed for drivetrains 👍
I was planning on being nice because this is a great informative video.. but come on lol now your playing in 2 holes instead of 3 and one of your fingers is brown and sticky 🤣🤣🤣
Great video but you can't get the old oil out of the crankcase but flushing the tank with new oil...The tank is higher than the crankcase... They do make a kit called the old scavenger I think . I think that's the really the only way to get the oil out of the crankcase on these sportsters... Wish they would put a drain bolt on the crankcase as they do on the primary
Thanks 👍. And agree with you on the bottom drain plug. But probably only a couple of ounce of oil left so not really an issue. But does seem like your skipping that final step 👍.. reminds me.. need to get my 15k sorted soon 😁
Yep ... love the sportsters...easy to maintain yoself...70k miles of leisure riding on my 883...replaced my accelerator pump this week what a difference in performance for just a few dollars..Fixing to buy a 1200..I'm pushing 60years old plus,so why not..Keep up the good work!! Safe riding!!
@groovee63 some fair miles there 👍👍. Sportsters are too versatile to be overlooked.. I might prefer the 'other' bike for the distance stuff now but cant beat having the 48 for the fun 👊. Cheers
Hi. My bike is a 2016 xl48. Although most original parts changed now. Keeping the bike on trickle charge is the norm on these bikes as can drain when not in use....... im away at moment with about 2o sportsters so keep an eye out for that series soon 👍
Enjoyed your mix of American English vs the Queens English. Cracked me up. Also I got a kick out of watching you suffer between SAE and Metric sizes. Your procedure was pretty spot on. One thing I did want to mention was regarding “dirty oil”. Just because the used oil is discolored, does not mean that is is dirty. It’s discolored due to heat, or burnt if you may. There are some good oil reviews on TH-cam that address this issue. It’s worth checking out. It changed the type of oil I use in my Sportster 1200 Custom. My bike (2014) has 6200 miles (10km) on it. I will be doing all of those services over this Winter, plus some other small mods. There is always something as you well know. All the best to you. Enjoyed it.
Got to cater for the world stage mate 🤣👍. Cheers.. You know, I once did a course on oil contamination , and it surprised me how much foreign material(micro) was in New oil in an unopened container 😬.. But yep, mainly brown from heat etc 👍.. Dont get me started on the thread mix 😀.. Cheers for watching and thanks for the feedback 👍.. enjoy that sporty of yours 👌
I will put this video in my favorites box! I learned so much for you my friend thank yo so much for sharing all those hints to have the job done nice and easy! I’ll try to do the 10 k service on my own! But meanwhile I can refresh annually the fluids and filter on my own and save some money!!!
Just bought a 48 yesterday and its at 5200 miles. I cant thank you enough for the amount of detail in this video 🙏 i hope you make more.
Thanks mate 👍. Enjoy the 48... definately right choice 😃.. plenty more videos on the channel. Theres tuning and service playlists . Cheers 👌
@@ALCHEMOTO thanks my dude! i’ll watch em all 🤙🏻
Great video mate. Informative and useful when winter comes and people are looking to clean, fix and so maintenance.
Cheers Mr.T.T 👍, the true ethics of the channel 😁
Used this as a guide to service my sportster, first one I've done myself. Cheers 👍
Glad it helped you out Ryan. Thanks 👍👍
I love the Sportsters, if i could fit on one, i would own one. Great job!
Awesome video! Great tip for removing the oil filter! Thanks so much!!
👍 Thanks mate. 😁
Thx for your help. Very friendly type of explaining
Thanks 👊👍
As allways a grate vid one off the best how too vids i have seen all the best mick👍👍👍👏👏👏
Cheers mate 😁👍
I wish i found this video early er literally explains it much better
Theres a lot of vids out there 😁. But glad mine helped... even if it was after the service 👊😄
Well done sir
Thankyou Sir 😁👊
Great vlog 👍👍
No doubt come in handy when I do mine next year
Cheers Greg 👍. Yeah, makes me think more people will need to do their own while dealers are closed as well. 🤔👍
Great video! It will help me a lot. Thank you.
Cheers 👍. Glad it will help out, and thanks for watching 👌👊
so imformative i learn a lot from you!!! damn you really explain it crystal clear mate!!!❤️
Appreciate that mate 👍. Cheers 👌
Great how too video. Keep safe and well 😎🤙🏻
Cheers 👍and will do mate
Great vídeo my Friend
Tanks from Portugal
Cheers 👍🤙
Great video, loved the milk carton tip - will make it much cleaner. I just did my 10k service. The only difference was with the chain setting, they recommend you put the bike in 5th gear and rotate the back wheel so that you can check the tension at various points, otherwise you may end up overtightening the chain. It's a bit of a pain of you don't have a proper bike lift, but you can lift up the back tire with a normal jack.
Cheers 👍. I think I mentioned over it being better on jack, and was going to remove rear wheel but doing that again. And yes , to be absolute sure of measurement, then high gear is correct, but is fine to just take out max slack as it is as long as dont wind adjuster too much. 👍. So yep, cheers 😁👍
MM Glad it was inside this time I remeber outside video and sure was cold . Good video My friend , stay safe now .
The days of my little brick shed vids 😁. Definately better in an insulated garage 🤔👍👍
Well done mate.
Thanks mate 👍
👍 milk carton trick😅
😉💯👌.. works every time
Beautiful bike! What year is this bike? I bought a 2004 xl 1200 custom sportster last week (my first bike) however it didn´t start a couple of days afterwards because of batteryfailure so I´m waiting for a new battery at the moment, so I thought I´d do a service on it at the very least! The tires is pretty bad too so I´m thinking of switching to cobra tires also, they looked really cool on your bike!
Milk carton tip is a good one.
Its free, and everyone has one 😁👍👍
Love your videos! I have to ask...where did you get those tires with the gold lettering?
Cheers Pete 👍. The lettering is just done with a gold tyre paint pen. Usually done with white , I like to be different 😁. Thanks for watching and have a great xmas 🎄👍
Great video man. Just wondering what tires you're running?
Thanks mate 👍. Avon cobra chrome. Best tyre for a bit of spirited riding on a sporty. The 150 rear is slightly wider than standard so gives a fatter look 👍
Hello, I am writing from Turkey and I am a superlow 1200t user. Here, they recommend full synthetic as engine oil and mineral oil as primary oil. Do you think I should use mineral oil?
Hi, I use Syn 3 harley oil but plenty of others out there.
Amsol 20/50 etc you can use in both engine and primary. Best use an oil specifically designed for drivetrains 👍
@@ALCHEMOTO Thank you 🤙
I was planning on being nice because this is a great informative video.. but come on lol now your playing in 2 holes instead of 3 and one of your fingers is brown and sticky 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
🤣, trust you 🤫. Just gotta make sure you use the right lube 😁👍
@@ALCHEMOTO 🤣🤣🤣 no one likes to go in dry
@@mrs.peaches7920 🤣🤣👊
Milk idea is great
Semi skimmed 😁👊
Great video but you can't get the old oil out of the crankcase but flushing the tank with new oil...The tank is higher than the crankcase... They do make a kit called the old scavenger I think . I think that's the really the only way to get the oil out of the crankcase on these sportsters... Wish they would put a drain bolt on the crankcase as they do on the primary
Thanks 👍. And agree with you on the bottom drain plug. But probably only a couple of ounce of oil left so not really an issue. But does seem like your skipping that final step 👍.. reminds me.. need to get my 15k sorted soon 😁
Yep ...
love the sportsters...easy to maintain yoself...70k miles of leisure riding on my 883...replaced my accelerator pump this week what a difference in performance for just a few dollars..Fixing to buy a 1200..I'm pushing 60years old plus,so why not..Keep up the good work!! Safe riding!!
Man that is a awesome color combo
@@groovee63 Cheers 👊👍
@groovee63 some fair miles there 👍👍. Sportsters are too versatile to be overlooked.. I might prefer the 'other' bike for the distance stuff now but cant beat having the 48 for the fun 👊. Cheers