What is the best year for the EVO?
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Actually I was told by a very very reputable builder that the 95 n up case were made by Mercury Outboard with a material called Mercalloy. Supposedly they are the best cases ever manufactured for HD. Every thing else speaks for itself. You know how it is the later the year for a specific motor or design of the specific run or model the better.
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To me, you need to look at the individual bike and what has or hasn't been done to it. The closer it is to stock, the better, especially with regards to the engine, transmission, and to a lesser extent wiring.
I would also try to avoid fuel injected models since they were using MM instead of Delphi. Not there is anything wrong with the early fuel injection, but they don't take to modification as easy. Besides, a carburetor is much simpler, easier, and cheaper to tinker with or repair.
Some have said the early Evo's may have been more prone to case cracking when bored out, but that has been disputed and the exact years are in question. To me, anything in the mid nineties is a safe bet. Again, you have to look at the individual bike.
The thing about Evo's is they are infinitely rebuildable and are a solid platform to build on. To me a carbureted Evo captures the essence of what a Harley is. They are more reliable out of the box than their predecessors without being as complex as these new bikes with fuel injection, linked abs brakes, and all the rest of it. There is a fix for virtually anything that may be wrong as well as a tremendous knowledge base and good guys on this forum that usually don't take themselves too seriously.
I would also try to avoid fuel injected models since they were using MM instead of Delphi. Not there is anything wrong with the early fuel injection, but they don't take to modification as easy. Besides, a carburetor is much simpler, easier, and cheaper to tinker with or repair.
Some have said the early Evo's may have been more prone to case cracking when bored out, but that has been disputed and the exact years are in question. To me, anything in the mid nineties is a safe bet. Again, you have to look at the individual bike.
The thing about Evo's is they are infinitely rebuildable and are a solid platform to build on. To me a carbureted Evo captures the essence of what a Harley is. They are more reliable out of the box than their predecessors without being as complex as these new bikes with fuel injection, linked abs brakes, and all the rest of it. There is a fix for virtually anything that may be wrong as well as a tremendous knowledge base and good guys on this forum that usually don't take themselves too seriously.
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