Friday Morning Rant Nbr 302

[@redshovelhead77]

Note to young mechanics and enthusiasts: Learning how to learn is the most important part of doing this stuff. The pictures in the manual help a lot. As do the schematics in the parts book. Read and study over and over. Watch videos, over and over. Practice learning.

[@billyicon13]

thank you again , and again sir.

[@IronHeadCycle]

Always welcome

[@peterfowler8044]

The valve train noise gets somewhat louder as that gear fit gets looser :) .

[@randynewtonsr9659]

Gary , That one made me chuckle 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣 I mean why would anyone try to work on a motorcycle or vehicle for that matter without a proper repair manual in the first place because helloooo they pretty much tell ya everything that a person needs to know about the specific equipment their working on. The bad spelling and punctuation in my eyes probably explains the scope of the question to start with lol 😆

[@justinmijnbuis]

Not that I disagree with you on the first bit but drawing conclusions from bad spelling / grammar is not that smart either.

[@johnhughes8563]

Look forward to seeing 200.000 members, you deserve better viewing figures .

[@dalespringerwilson4233]

Cant say as I blame you for that rant, it's pretty obvious which way it goes....

[@arthurcgans8198]

I probably shouldn't have............ but I couldn't help laughing...........

[@benderbender1233]

🤘😝🤘

[@DJPTEXAS]

Love it and agree..... lol

[@markjulianoriginalhooli2217]

Go easy man the guy obviously isn't a mechanical genius but hey he's trying 🤨 you have to remember we have like three generations of illiterates they need our help and guidance ✌️

[@SmittyInVegas]

My supervisor recently asked me the same question.

[@harolddalesr8365]

Good Morning Sir 🇱🇷🐓

[@terrypikaart4394]

Im familiar with that gear, its been 30yrs but i know it still... Andrews back to stock, back to Andrews many times..

[@donlipsky2696]

Sometimes the truth hurts. Buy the manual, watch a few more videos. Besides Sportsters, watch a few Harley 45 lower end assemblies. Sportster evolved from 45 engines. 45s, then k models (both flatheads), then Overhead valve Sportsters.

[@enemyilaf]

I have to admit this rant gave me laugh. But in the guys defence, he probably watches videos and never sees anyone using a manual, thus he has not learned the importance of the manual. But I hope he buys one before he breaks something serious.

[@wcl598]

I would have said the mechanical disabled.

[@junebug5882]

Mark face out

[@mikegrewell9302]

heres a dumb question, have you ever seen one of these old ironheads that doesnt leak oil, out of somewhere? if you say yes , i will think you are a big fibber!! lol

[@michaeltochterman5610]

They don't all leak oil I've got one the last time it was apart(topend) was 10 years ago no leaks untill recently it needs a primary cover gasket

[@michaeltochterman5610]

The Facebook ironhead groups are full of the "mechanically challenged" lots of stupid questions and lots of stupid replies some of the replies baffle me

[@mikegrewell9302]

@@michaeltochterman5610 ive tried many times to fix all the leaks and it stays good for awhile, but then sure enough i start seeing new drips! and it from different places , primary cover, countershaft seal, oil pump gasket, push rod tubes was my fault, i was installing them wrong! ive got 3 sets of cylinders and every one of them needs to be bored! , now i look at differently, i like to see oil under it, that way i know it has oil, its when there are no drips you have to worry! but its fine i love the old girl anyway, my poor mans porche! i look at an ironhead sportrster as a mechanics bike, noone else could keep it running except for us mechanics!

[@mikegrewell9302]

@@michaeltochterman5610 dont be baffled michael, not everyone is as educated in keeping a giant vibrater ,drrip free as you are, what would we do without you? i know right!!!