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Just a quick question: how reliable are these manuals ? Is this something that they create themselves or are they just making another copy of manufacturer service manual ? I'm looking for service manual for HD Sportster 2018 Forty-Eight and thinking about Cyclepedia and their printed version.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Never heard of them. You should still be able to get the factory service manual from any HD dealer.

You will probably want to get the "parts" and "electrical" manuals too. Yes they are expensive, but they are really good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't have first hand knowledge. I've heard the printed manuals are not great but that their online versions are good.

I've generally preferred buying the manufacturer's manual even though they're relatively expensive. Honda's manuals and their Common Service manual in particular were excellent. KTM's is just okay, disappointing after coming from Honda's and BMW's manuals, at least it gets the wiring diagram and torque specs right.

I've had mixed experience with Haynes and Clymer. They're better than nothing but the photos are not so good, they rarely cover differences between years, and make a lot of assumptions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was more curious about how they're created. Anyway thank you for replying!