Solid Mounting a twin cam
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Yes, but the OP didn't specify. He only said about solid mounting a twin cam. The softail custom is basically a wide glide with a softail frame.
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If I were to do this with a twin cam you could buy a wide glide and shoehorn a twin cam b motor in there. First you would have to find a B motor. I bet it would be a PITA to do . Someone could probably figure out how since I have seen some genius level mods on harleys.
I do have to ask . If you want a solid mounted twin cam motor the new softail blackline is available. Looks remarkably like a WG with a twin cam B motor... hmmmmm. Looks like harley did make a WG (very similar) with a B twin cam in it.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...blackline.html
I do have to ask . If you want a solid mounted twin cam motor the new softail blackline is available. Looks remarkably like a WG with a twin cam B motor... hmmmmm. Looks like harley did make a WG (very similar) with a B twin cam in it.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...blackline.html
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I do know someone who had a softail with a B motor in it. He took off the counterbalancer unit (don't know how but he disabled it)so he could rev the motor past 6200 safely. His bike is the fastest bike I have ever seen . However he is not of this world . The extra vibes dont seem to bother him at all. LOL. Proud to have him as my mechanic.
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Ok this is her husband now... Harley wants way to much for these motor mounts... and youll never get rid of the wobble at high speeds pinned through a corner.... So I thought hummm I'll weld them up rigid and not worried bout vibration at all.( i also have a rigid Ironhead i built from ground up) I no they make adapters to fit a TC A motor into a evo rigid frame... So that would be rigid mounted right?? I come from a 20 year motocross career and expert sport bike and supermoto background...So i do ride HARD..... Just basically wanted to know how much vibration it would really have if i did this...So I did the front mount and its ok vibration wise idle is the worst 5th gear 80 thru the corners smooth as butter... so i think ill yank rear also and do it to...Stupid idea HD had bolt a swingarm to a motor then rubber mounting it all to a frame...no way in hell to loose all flex in the center that way..IMO rigid mount would rail in the corners and never have any mid bike flex...
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I do know someone who had a softail with a B motor in it. He took off the counterbalancer unit (don't know how but he disabled it)so he could rev the motor past 6200 safely. His bike is the fastest bike I have ever seen . However he is not of this world . The extra vibes dont seem to bother him at all. LOL. Proud to have him as my mechanic.
all u do is split the cases and yank balancers and the chain and 3 guides... I've also been a tech for over 20 years...HD's r just knew to me!
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Ok this is her husband now... Harley wants way to much for these motor mounts... and youll never get rid of the wobble at high speeds pinned through a corner.... So I thought hummm I'll weld them up rigid and not worried bout vibration at all.( i also have a rigid Ironhead i built from ground up) I no they make adapters to fit a TC A motor into a evo rigid frame... So that would be rigid mounted right?? I come from a 20 year motocross career and expert sport bike and supermoto background...So i do ride HARD..... Just basically wanted to know how much vibration it would really have if i did this...So I did the front mount and its ok vibration wise idle is the worst 5th gear 80 thru the corners smooth as butter... so i think ill yank rear also and do it to...Stupid idea HD had bolt a swingarm to a motor then rubber mounting it all to a frame...no way in hell to loose all flex in the center that way..IMO rigid mount would rail in the corners and never have any mid bike flex...
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Im gonna get me a true track. I have seen ads for both rigid frames with adapters for mounting a twin cam A motor and also a couple of rigid frames for twin cam B motors. If you want a rigid framed bike you can find one that will hold a twin cam motor.
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Good luck to the OP (tclark)at the husband: it does sound like you have some experience with motors etc. you should be able to come up with something to your satisfaction. I would be interested to hear what you finally decide to do.