Great advice and so true. I find lots more people are hesitant and or fearful to working on their own bikes, even easy tasks of changing fluids or tire pressure. I recently was doing a detailed cleaning of my rear wheel and noticed 3 bolts had backed out on my belt drive sprocket, luckily I found it and added some loctite to them. Doing your own maintenance builds a relationship between yourself and the bike, you get to know its ins and outside, like you say. Thanks for the videos, your great at showing just how easy things are to do and giving people some confidence in doing their own work.
Happy to help. I love working on my machine. Old Chevy, Harley I find it very rewarding. Thank you for your Sub Terry. Any questions just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Good points. Fixing to pick up my first Harley, but I've been riding metrics for awhile now. Folks forget how important maintenance is. Thanks for this. Great heads up on things to look at on a road king
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Road kings are great machines. The more you know about your machine. The better your experience. It's very rewarding to do your own service work. Thank you for watching. And all your support Will. Ride safe and have a great day.
Rocco - you have some good common sense videos. I just discovered them in the last week. I have owned and maintained my bikes (Harleys and a few Hondas) for the last thirty years. I also try to do as much of my own maintenance as possible. Keep up the good work.
Hey I appreciate your channel a lot. Im just wondering if you can make a video on how can I go about assembling a tool set for my 2002 road king because I want to follow each video you did, but don't have the tools for the job. What's the best way I can go about buying my first set of tools for my first time maintenance on my bike.
Happy to help, as you come across the jobs you buy the needed tools. Look at the video. what tools are needed. Thank you for watching and all your support elijah. again. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a 2000 Road King Classic with the dreaded marelli EFI. Apart from really low rpm when cold starting it runs fine but lately i started hearing a pinging sound coming from the front of the motor it seemed and i freaked out a little thinking the cam chain tensioners had grenaded but they looked fine. was about to start to remove the rocker covers to take a look at the top end when i notice the shifter linkage was all loose so tighten it up and voila pinging sound gone :D Should have watched this video first but will put these points into regular maintainance scedule. Cheers for a great video
Ebay item. www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Source-WPX30L-NG-Nano-Gel-30AH-Lightning-Start-Motorcycle-Battery-Harley/123712289185?epid=17014576555&hash=item1ccdd3b9a1:g:KjIAAOSwa69bHrUk. Make sure you check year and bike for fit.. You will love these battery. Warranty 1 year full replace. on line. Email them for fit.. Let us know what you think.
Can you explain or post a video of how you fit the Kuryakn chrome primary cover. I did mine I have a 2000 Road King and the seating of the cover is horrible yours sits beautifully!
The best way to stop your shifter linkage, wearing out or getting loose, get rid of the heel shifter. That’s the number one killer of shifter linkage bushings. Shifters are bad.
Happy to help. That's an idea, People kinda love the heal to toe shifter. It's a real signature thing on the cruisers. Thank you for watching and all your support Catman. Ride safe and have a great day.
Rocco..... Great video. ... My 99 road king started to vibrate all of a sudden. Wondering if you could possibly give me some input of your knowledge that you might know what is causing this. Thanks Roc.
www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Source-WPX30L-NG-Nano-Gel-30AH-Lightning-Start-Motorcycle-Battery-Harley/254648615785?epid=17014576555&hash=item3b4a3d8369:g:KjIAAOSwa69bHrUk. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day, This is the battery I use in my 2002 Road King.
How do i safely tighten my battery like you did? I went to put the metal cover on my battery today and it sparked at me. Why is that? The battery comes loose often like you mentioned. But the battery freaks me out when touching it. Please help 😁
Happy to help. That is your positive cable grounding to the frame. Wrap the tool and tape and be very careful you don't touch any metal to the positive side that is grounded. Electrical tape around the 10 mm wrench. That's not how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Carlos.. Ride safe and have a great day.
Happy to help. Just take your time. Be patient. And it should be pretty straightforward. Thank you for watching and your sub Dags. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. PS Lots of blankets.
Rocco, on my 06 Sportster the nuts and stems for my exhaust at the manifold are rusted out. Do you thinking I should do any preventative maintenance and replace them?
Great question, I would not. I learned years back, Don't fix something that is not broke. If you do, Use rust blaster to loosen rusty nuts, bolts and studs. Day or two before you plan this preventative maintenance. Hope this helps. Let us know how this works out.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Notorious Problem. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and all your support Tony. Ride safe. Have a great day. Love those Road Kings.
Sorry I don't know. I would remove and inspect. You will see your problem. Let us know what it was. Thank you for watching Jacob. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Happy to Help, ended OEM Harley Davidson parts that you can find on eBay used . Thank you for watching and your sub Frank. Ride Safe and have a great day. www.ebay.com/itm/313619363506?epid=1623279251&hash=item49052bb6b2:g:gygAAOSwy3lhAbXE. Hope this helps.
Glad you like it. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching it all your support Chuck. Ride safe and have a great day. www.bing.com/search?q=Motorcycle+whitening+start+battery&form=APMCS1&PC=APMC. Hope this helps.
www.ebay.com/p/17014576555?iid=123712289185. Happy to help. This is the battery I use in my 2002 Road King. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Tim. Let us know how you like the battery. I find it to be the best Battery I ever bought for my RK 600 cranking amps.
shifter linkage and floor boards should have codder pins if they are going to do this crap. i could not believe my eyes when i was riding my first harley down the street, a 2007 road king, and my shifter FELL OFF!! i have owned many bikes over the years and the only other time that happened was when in was riding a 1979 Yamaha 50 cc dirt bike. i like the road king. it is a joy to ride. but that is ridiculous
it just shocks me the way things are designed. I believe they do this so you trade your bike in or buy a new one. it's by design to fail, they should be ashamed but they're paying the price Harley Davidson. They got to change their ways, I love my Road King.. but I know my Suzuki GSXR will have none of that. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day Hana.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Joshua. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great advice and so true. I find lots more people are hesitant and or fearful to working on their own bikes, even easy tasks of changing fluids or tire pressure. I recently was doing a detailed cleaning of my rear wheel and noticed 3 bolts had backed out on my belt drive sprocket, luckily I found it and added some loctite to them. Doing your own maintenance builds a relationship between yourself and the bike, you get to know its ins and outside, like you say. Thanks for the videos, your great at showing just how easy things are to do and giving people some confidence in doing their own work.
Happy to help. I love working on my machine. Old Chevy, Harley I find it very rewarding. Thank you for your Sub Terry. Any questions just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Good points. Fixing to pick up my first Harley, but I've been riding metrics for awhile now. Folks forget how important maintenance is. Thanks for this. Great heads up on things to look at on a road king
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Road kings are great machines. The more you know about your machine. The better your experience. It's very rewarding to do your own service work. Thank you for watching. And all your support Will. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks , Many of us neglect or procrastinate on these necessary checks.
Happy to help, Thank you for your support Dan.
Kept asking around what all was needed to be checked frequently and this video helped a lot , you're awesome !
Happy to help, Thank you for your Sub ,Any question just ask. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Like to add, check your spokes where applicable. I had 1 loose just a bit. Thanks for your simple yet informative videos.
Happy to help. Thank you for your input and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
Rocco - you have some good common sense videos. I just discovered them in the last week. I have owned and maintained my bikes (Harleys and a few Hondas) for the last thirty years. I also try to do as much of my own maintenance as possible. Keep up the good work.
Happy to Help, Any Questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub BB. Ride Safe and have a great day.
really great advice, I just bought a 2004 road king and I have a lot to learn
Happy to help. Good luck with your new Road King. They are great motorcycles. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day Chuck.
She's all tight now! Amazing just that tiny bit does it I'd like that link for a good battery I have a sportster thanx
Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a Great Day.
Thank you for these videos this has saved me a lot of heart ache cheers
Happy to Helpl. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Tank. . Ride Safe and have a great day.
Hey I appreciate your channel a lot. Im just wondering if you can make a video on how can I go about assembling a tool set for my 2002 road king because I want to follow each video you did, but don't have the tools for the job. What's the best way I can go about buying my first set of tools for my first time maintenance on my bike.
Happy to help, as you come across the jobs you buy the needed tools. Look at the video. what tools are needed. Thank you for watching and all your support elijah. again. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a 2000 Road King Classic with the dreaded marelli EFI. Apart from really low rpm when cold starting it runs fine but lately i started hearing a pinging sound coming from the front of the motor it seemed and i freaked out a little thinking the cam chain tensioners had grenaded but they looked fine. was about to start to remove the rocker covers to take a look at the top end when i notice the shifter linkage was all loose so tighten it up and voila pinging sound gone :D
Should have watched this video first but will put these points into regular maintainance scedule. Cheers for a great video
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Nifiheimur. Ride safe and have a great day.
Good habit to get into! My mirrors on my 02 sportster need tightened at least every couple months hence the name "Shaker"
I agree, Thank you for your support. Ride Safe and have a great day.
My friends joke around and call my sportster 05 a male vibrator :)
Can I get the link for the Battery?
Thanks for your videos. I now have more confidence to do most of my own maintenance. Keep up the great work!
Ebay item. www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Source-WPX30L-NG-Nano-Gel-30AH-Lightning-Start-Motorcycle-Battery-Harley/123712289185?epid=17014576555&hash=item1ccdd3b9a1:g:KjIAAOSwa69bHrUk. Make sure you check year and bike for fit.. You will love these battery. Warranty 1 year full replace. on line. Email them for fit.. Let us know what you think.
I use a torque wrench to tighten to H D specs. That is the proper way to maintain your motorcycle....
I Agree Ron. Thank you for watching and your sub Ron. Ride Safe and Have a great day.
Thanks for the video and tips. Helpful to guys that want to do their own work
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Allen. Ride safe and have a great day.
Can you explain or post a video of how you fit the Kuryakn chrome primary cover. I did mine I have a 2000 Road King and the seating of the cover is horrible yours sits beautifully!
That cover is HD OEM primary cover. that's why it fit so well. Thank you for watching Jaime.
The best way to stop your shifter linkage, wearing out or getting loose, get rid of the heel shifter. That’s the number one killer of shifter linkage bushings. Shifters are bad.
Happy to help. That's an idea, People kinda love the heal to toe shifter. It's a real signature thing on the cruisers. Thank you for watching and all your support Catman. Ride safe and have a great day.
Rocco..... Great video. ... My 99 road king started to vibrate all of a sudden. Wondering if you could possibly give me some input of your knowledge that you might know what is causing this. Thanks Roc.
How many miles? What is vibrating? How old are your tires?
Tires are good. Engine is vibrating. 19, 600 on bike.
Send me a video of your bike running to ERocco3964@gmail.com. Hope I can help.
Check your engine mounts, the front lower mount especially. Look at the rubber to see if it is deteriorating or if the mount bolts loosened up.
I wish i had seen this video 2 days ago,before i replace my battery with one on 390 CCA....can you send the link for your battery please?
www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Source-WPX30L-NG-Nano-Gel-30AH-Lightning-Start-Motorcycle-Battery-Harley/254648615785?epid=17014576555&hash=item3b4a3d8369:g:KjIAAOSwa69bHrUk. Thank you for watching and your sub. Ride safe and have a great day, This is the battery I use in my 2002 Road King.
Great Video. A big Thanks!
My pleasure, Any questions just ask. Thank You for watching and your support Rocky, Ride Safe and have a great day
Thanks you got best Harley videos n utube ref harleys repair
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank You for watching and your sub Chief Pvfpd.. Ride Safe and have a great day.
How do i safely tighten my battery like you did? I went to put the metal cover on my battery today and it sparked at me. Why is that? The battery comes loose often like you mentioned. But the battery freaks me out when touching it. Please help 😁
Happy to help. That is your positive cable grounding to the frame. Wrap the tool and tape and be very careful you don't touch any metal to the positive side that is grounded. Electrical tape around the 10 mm wrench. That's not how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Carlos.. Ride safe and have a great day.
Great info! Situational awareness!
Happy to help. Thank you for watching and your sub Eric. Any questions just ask. Ride safe and have a great day.
Gday Rocco looking at replacing my road king classic windscreen with a 17” Memphis shade screen, any advice would be appreciated, thanks
Happy to help. Just take your time. Be patient. And it should be pretty straightforward. Thank you for watching and your sub Dags. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. PS Lots of blankets.
I have an older bik all my bolts and nuts are startin to rust im havin probs gettin bolts off when im fixing things lol stay safe out the people
Rust Blaster, Great stuff. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Good news: they're rusted on. They're not going to come off. Problem solved. Problem staying solved.
Rocco, on my 06 Sportster the nuts and stems for my exhaust at the manifold are rusted out. Do you thinking I should do any preventative maintenance and replace them?
Great question, I would not. I learned years back, Don't fix something that is not broke. If you do, Use rust blaster to loosen rusty nuts, bolts and studs. Day or two before you plan this preventative maintenance. Hope this helps. Let us know how this works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thanks for the reply. I'm not going to do anything with them, but they're fully rusted.
@@Andrewmylife It look worse than it is. Probably was stored outside, And they all rust. Ride Safe and have a great day. Cold...
Harley = loctite
thanks for the advice 👍
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Notorious Problem. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and all your support Tony. Ride safe. Have a great day. Love those Road Kings.
I have an 08 road king and my day maker headlight is starting to rattle a bit.
Sorry I don't know. I would remove and inspect. You will see your problem. Let us know what it was. Thank you for watching Jacob. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Very good stuff Thank you!!
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Mark. Ride safe and have a great day.
Harmonics will get ‘cha ! 👍🏻 🫡🇺🇸
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and all your support equal opportunity offender. Ride safe and have a great day.
what mounting kit is used on this bike for the passenger foot board so you can get around the exaust pipe
Happy to Help, ended OEM Harley Davidson parts that you can find on eBay used . Thank you for watching and your sub Frank. Ride Safe and have a great day. www.ebay.com/itm/313619363506?epid=1623279251&hash=item49052bb6b2:g:gygAAOSwy3lhAbXE. Hope this helps.
would you please send me the link for the lightning battery?
Glad you like it. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching it all your support Chuck. Ride safe and have a great day. www.bing.com/search?q=Motorcycle+whitening+start+battery&form=APMCS1&PC=APMC. Hope this helps.
Interested in your battery, link please thanks
www.ebay.com/p/17014576555?iid=123712289185. Happy to help. This is the battery I use in my 2002 Road King. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Tim. Let us know how you like the battery. I find it to be the best Battery I ever bought for my RK 600 cranking amps.
My rear indicator bar was loose after 2000 mile ride. Harleys shake. Loctite is your friend.
Thank you for sharing that. It is so true, Loctite and follow up. Thank you for watching and your support Bradford ride safe and have a great day.
hey ROCCO can you show me how low the RPM IN A HD road king classic 2000
Happy to Help, 2000 road king idling. Is this a carbureted bike?
@@TwoWheelRocco electronic injection
@@dulcesdemexico6292 you have to buy a manual idle air control solenoid. IAC.
I have the same bike !
Happy to help. Great Bike, I love her. How many miles on yours? Thank you for watching and all your support Gerald. Ride safe and have a great day.
shifter linkage and floor boards should have codder pins if they are going to do this crap. i could not believe my eyes when i was riding my first harley down the street, a 2007 road king, and my shifter FELL OFF!! i have owned many bikes over the years and the only other time that happened was when in was riding a 1979 Yamaha 50 cc dirt bike. i like the road king. it is a joy to ride. but that is ridiculous
it just shocks me the way things are designed. I believe they do this so you trade your bike in or buy a new one. it's by design to fail, they should be ashamed but they're paying the price Harley Davidson. They got to change their ways, I love my Road King.. but I know my Suzuki GSXR will have none of that. Thank you for watching and all your support. Ride safe and have a great day Hana.
Because of the vibration, my oil filter came loose, causing oil leakage.
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you watching and your Sub Intruder... Ride Safe and have a great day.
If you need to do this more than once, use Loctite.
Happy to help. I Agree. . Thank you for watching and your sub.Leif. Ride safe and have a great day.
LMFAO what a crock
Just trying to help, Tim thank you for watching. Ride safe and have a great day.
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Happy to help. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Joshua. Any questions just ask. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
“Not much” as you over torque without using a torque wrench and break the Loctite.
Just trying to help. Thank you for watching and all your comments. Ride safe and have a great day.