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What did you do to your Chieftain today?

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When I had my 2015 Scout I loved that they had a regular thread where the entire community dropped in what they added, modded, upgraded, painted, etc to their bike.

Would like to start that here! Post what you did to your Chieftain today...
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Gearset807
Hoping to ride tomorrow morning to see if the second of the two tunes CraigB sent me reduces the engine vibration.
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Mrpop33 said:
Bath Time, I also installed Captain Itch Crotch Cooler heat shields and leather grip wraps recently.


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Looks good
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blackgecko
Installed 15" Buffalo Horn (amazing service, quality and sound) and changed the windshield for a freedom shield 12" i'm waiting for the weekend to go for a test ride.
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PE4CE
@blackgecko I really like the color of your bike, is that custom?
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blackgecko
No its the 19 ICON color Patriot Red Pearl

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@blackgecko I really like the color of your bike, is that custom?
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blackgecko said:
Installed 15" Buffalo Horn (amazing service, quality and sound) and changed the windshield for a freedom shield 12" i'm waiting for the weekend to go for a test ride.
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looks good and nice paint
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thehueypilot
Changed the oil for its 5k service today and put in 6 qts of 20W40 fully synthetic V twin Mobil One oil. I have a drag racing habit of cutting open all my oil filters for inspection. Shown below is the stock filter vs fram filter. The fram looks like it’s got more surface area but the Indian filter has a metal cup that it sits down into so roughly the same area. I think I will stick with the stock filter. No metal was present in either filter

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crookedpinky96
I trailered mine to the dealership with five codes and stuck in limp mode and an hour trying to start it after leaving me stranded at work. Today was not a good day

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Put 40 miles on it to/from local cigar shop!
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Put 40 miles on it to/from local cigar shop!
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Put 40 miles on it to/from local cigar shop!
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Repacked baffles, Freedom Performance Slip on.
Sounds nice, when idling , still barks when you add some throttle .
The area where the baffle meets the header pipe , ( inside the slip on) is where all of the heat is at, hardly any heat gets yo the end of the slip on. As far as what the packing shows ,
This area has a wire mesh under insulation , to help with the heat from the engine.
When they install the baffles they use a plastic package tape, like for mailing packages. This is to keep the insulation in place. But it melts and gets hard, also the tape . I used regular scotch tape , to keep it a in place, while I really installed it. When I was push the baffle in , I spun it in the same direction as the insulation is wrapped , to keep it tight. I figured the the scotch tape will hold it for installation, then since it is so thin that it would almost have no hard sound effect.
Results are , quit a bit of difference.
As I stated nice idle and slow speed , but will let you know, it’s there when you give it some throttle.
Anybody can make you bike have the sound you like,
The test will be to see how many miles it lasts , before I have to repack them .
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Wyobob44
Installed my new tank panel from Tim at Timber Wolf leather, he does awesome work
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Installed my new tank panel from Tim at Timber Wolf leather, he does awesome work View attachment 599744
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Wife and i jumped on both our Chieftains and road the Neddles and Iron Mountain road from Sundance, to Newcastle, to Custer, past Crazy Horse over Neddles , back around the Iron Mountain to Deadwood, Spearfish, Beulah, stopped a the Buffalo Jump Steak house for a great supper and then back to the house in Sundance, a good 221 mile afternoon ride...
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Wyobob44 said:
Wife and i jumped on both our Chieftains and road the Neddles and Iron Mountain road from Sundance, to Newcastle, to Custer, past Crazy Horse over Neddles , back around the Iron Mountain to Deadwood, Spearfish, Beulah, stopped a the Buffalo Jump Steak house for a great supper and then back to the house in Sundance, a good 221 mile afternoon ride...
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Lucky!
I've been out to the hills twice so far this year and planning a 3rd.
I've been out there 31 times and counting..
Its a special place and feels like home.
I have a friend that lives in Central city so its an excuse I use to get out there and ride, I also bought my chieftain in Sturgis. Im jealous of people that live there. Congrats

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dfournier said:
Added Mid-rise bars and heated grips.
BTW- I have a set of Chieftain pull-back bars for sale if anyone is interested.
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How do you like the mid ride bars? Been thinking about getting a pair but was not sure.
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Installed tank panel, passenger backrest, dash trim and challenger headdress
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alwaysbikn71
Rode it 1000 miles over the last 2 days. Headed up to the High Sierras with a buddy on his FJ1300. Checked out all the sights and slept under a beautiful full moon!
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alwaysbikn71 said:
Rode it 1000 miles over the last 2 days. Headed up to the High Sierras with a buddy on his FJ1300. Checked out all the sights and slept under a beautiful full moon! View attachment 600165
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Usafle
Replaced my OEM LED headlight with an Halo Eagle Light:

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