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Old 04-25-2011, 08:39 AM
flatsboy
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Went back and re-read Lee's Vic bulletin that clears some of this up, but the video infers that after 2001 all sumps took 5 qts, not what the bulletin says. Maybe he was just going for hollywood effect, not accuracy. The part # for the 1999 thru 2002 V92 dipsticks are different than the '05 Hammer which fits all units from 2003 to now according to the Polaris parts site Usage link. Just a cosmetic mold difference or are the level marks different? If they are different level marks, careful using a dipstick thermometer (they advertise for all years) or buying a replacement Vic stick. I dunno... but then again I'm not the sharpest bulb in the drawer

There well may be some Hollywood in the videos. Where Mike makes some valid points and there's no denying Vics's engineering makes more sense, my experience with Harleys and those of many others is not the dire picture painted by Mike in terms of low mileage failures, especially in the Evo and onward motors. Of course this was a sales video.
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