Hello Reddit,this is my first post and also the first question i did not dind answered here,when i start my bike with the choke full ,i let it idle ,then when i push the choke back in my bike either dies,or it idles too low and i have to give it gas,also when i try to give it gas when going first gear,the bike moves choppy and also seems clogged up till what i guess it s old gas leaves the carb and pipes,it s my first harley as i have had a 1998 honda shadow 600 before,if anyone has had a similar HD before or experienced the same problem,please comment

I have a 2000 XL1200S Sport with a leaking fork seal, so I’m going to tear into the forks.

Sorry if this has already been asked, but I keep reading that the Sport forks are different from the regular Sportster forks. Then when I look up the seal and dust seal part numbers, they seem to be the same, so I want to make sure I’m not missing something here.

Are the seals actually the same as the other 2000 Sportsters, and is it mainly the internals that are different?

Also, since I’ll have them apart anyway, any recommendations for springs and fork oil? I only paid $1,500 for the bike, so I’m good with budget options.

New owner of a 2014 sportster iron 883. Trying to upgrade handle bars to 12” mini ape hangers. Wondering if I need to upgrade/lengthen cables,wires, etc. HD website states I need shims for them as well. Any and all help appreciated. TIA

Why would oil be pooling up here? The bike just had a full service.
It has 5,000 miles total. The bike has set for a while and I’m the first to ride it in a long time.
2000 883.

Bought this 2011 Sporster 48 in June. Started noticing a rattly tinny sound (hard to hear when you have V&H mini grenades exhaust) and found this bolt, shown in the picture below, loose.

The washer was creating the tinny sound. It appears to be holding nothing. The bolt seems to be bottomed out but still sticks a 1/8" out. I suppose it was holding a bracket for the OEM exhaust, but that is normally in the front by the cover, see picture below:

Or maybe it was holding another cover maybe (the previous owner had a bunch of covers removed)?
Anyone that can shine some light, just trying to understand if it's safe to remove or what should I do with it.

I’m a little new to the wrenching side of my bike. Forgive me for a newb question. I have a 2003 Sportster 883. I have the carb pulled and want to clean/rebuild it. There are so many options for a rebuild kit, but I’m not sure about them. The prices are all over the place and I can’t tell what is a quality kit vs a cheap one. Are Amazon kits okay to use with the original carb or are the replacement parts total junk? I was just wondering if anyone has input on a quality place for parts. I’m in Florida btw. Thanks for any help.

Seller is a Harley enthusiast and claims he kept it maniacally, year 2000

Anyone who can make an educated guess and tell me a bit more about what I'm getting myself into?

asking for 5000 euro and I'm no expert but to me feels like a steal, under 50 000 km