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You didn't make out too bad on that deal at all! Congrats.

Traded in my 2018 Chieftain Limited for a brand new 2019 Chieftain Classic Icon.

Retail on the Icon was $28,700 I got it for $25,500 out the door.

Price also included having my accessories moved over to the new bike ( which included reduced reach handlebars)and a free Indian leather vest (valued at $200).
 

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I saw something similar a few weeks ago. Guy slips his clutch when the light turns green, Car behind him guns the gas thinking the motorcycle is going to go forward and just slams into him.

I get off my bike to help the biker and the operator of the vehicle gets out of his car with a back brace on and says to the guy on the Motorcycle: "I'm sorry, my reaction isn't as fast as it should be because I'm going through chemo and I shouldn't even be driving"

You can't make this up......

Sitting at a red light, 2 riders in front of me, light turned green, and BAM! The driver behind me just decided to take off and slam into me. I'm fine, little whip lash, couple bruises, but my poor bike is a mess.
 

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How often are you doing that? I never had this issue with my VIC CCT - and it's the same mounting system. I also never heard of this issue until here. Just want to see what you suggest for 'preventive bushing replacement'.

I look at mine, none look 'warped' or anything...

Changed all 6 of the rubber bushings for the side covers. I don’t want to be part of the “I lost my right side cover” club.
 

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I just hit the 10k mark on my '19. Your post makes me think I should look at mine.

What brand iridium plugs did you end up going with?

Changed the spark plugs in my 2019 Chieftain to iridium. 10k miles and the original plugs show slight wear to the center electrode. Hopefully I won’t have to change them again until the 100k mark or beyond. The front plug (left side of the bottom picture) looks good with the heat mark showing at the halfway point of the ground strap and light brown color but the rear cylinder shows fuel additives not being completely burned off so it is covering the heat mark.

Tim
 

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Can you hear the lifter noise at acceleration with this setup? I've got the little filter hooked up to mine but it is laying on top of the A/C and every time I accelerate I hear what sounds like a jar full of marbles coming from the A/C area. Never heard that noise before with the stock Indian A/C.

I got the idea from a post by @CragB1960. His post has links for the filter and hose. The mounting bracket is my idea. Basically a piece of thin sheet metal with a .750 hole for the hose and a .250 hole for mounting. Plenty of room where the factory air cleaner was mounted to the frame. I’ll paint it later if I decide I like it this way. Zero issues so far and I rode a little over 50 miles yesterday wicking on the throttle pretty hard. No fumes or smell at all.
 

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Thanks for clarifying. Someone, somewhere on here stated that starting the bike and keeping the rev limit around 2k for 10 minutes would "seat" the lifters or something like that - said there was an Indian tech document on it. I tried that, the noise still persists. Glad to know it's not just me.

Apparently people that have that $600 Voodoo A/C don't have the "noise" issue. I guess that's why it costs $600 for that? lol

Yeah, there is a lot more noise with the more "open" filter
 
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