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HELLO! my name is Jeremy, I just moved crosscountry with my 2005 VTX. this is my first bike since I was a kid and riding dirt bikes. Prior to transporting my bike it ran beautifully. I rode it everywhere I could. Well, here I am a month and a half later, I wanted to go take it for a ride in...

Hey ya'll! Second post and I have a few more pics. I know a lot of people here prefer Darkside, but after riding the VTX for over a month now, Darkside doesn't work so good for me. I can feel the front and back tire trying to almost fight each other whenever I go into any type of corner. And...

I was wondering I have a vtx 1800c, I was driving to work and it died on me not even 1 mile away from my house. I had hearing protection on so it was hard to hear anything. It had some not great power just before then died. I shut everything down and restarted and no problems since and I had...

Hey guys! Im blessed enough to be going on a cross country trip very soon on my VTX1300. I have 20,250 miles. I so far have put on new tires , Pirelli route66 , Changed the oil and oil filter , air filter , I have final drive oil on the way oil the mail. Has anyone taken a similar ride ? Is...

Hi All, I just purchased a 2009 VTX 1300C. It only has 5200 miles, so it has definitely been sitting around for a while. I filled up for the first time yesterday, and realized there is a little bit of rust on the inside of the fuel tank. I think I might try to get it out by soaking it in...

I have known my rear tire tread was getting low for a while now, but that didn't stop me from taking on a 400 mile trip last weekend. Instead of honestly inspecting my tire before the trip, I didn't even check. I took off blindly, excited for a good time and just hoping for the best. Darwinism...

Hey All! I've been riding my 2007 VTX1300C for about 3 years now. This is my first bike and up til now I've always had all maintenance done at the shop. I'm interested in starting to do some repairs and upkeep on my own. Anyone have good advice on where to start? I've been familiarizing myself...

Hey, everyone. It's about that time for me to replace the plugs, air filter and change the oil I suppose and it got me wondering...what other types of maintenance and small improvements can you recommend that greatly improve the performance and / or longevity of the bike? I'm all ears! Also...