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My new bike!

Are those factory items?

The case saver are .......quite........possibly........maybe........ factory parts, I've never owned a set that I was SURE were factory parts.

The rear rack is an aftermarket piece, I believe. It does not look at all like my factory rack.
 
I just don't remember "factory accessories" for these old bikes, maybe our dealer never had any. I's surprised, a couple of wks, ago when somebody on here had a Suzuki fairing on a GS550.
 
I just don't remember "factory accessories" for these old bikes, maybe our dealer never had any. I's surprised, a couple of wks, ago when somebody on here had a Suzuki fairing on a GS550.

Suzuki had a a rear rack available for the 82-83 gs1100e
 
'Factory' accessories? I wonder why Harley never thought of that? Probably no money in it.
 
So I've been riding around a bit, and it runs great. Pulls clean from idle to red line. But...#1 cylinder is running hot. I have new carb balancer adapters coming, so I'll check further when I balance the carbs. I did find the header bolts were not tight on that cylinder. Maybe that caused a lean condition?
 

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Congratulations on the new bike - it looks amazing! Photo of the Month material for sure.
 
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