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Just got an 88 fxrs, had a couple questions. Yesterday i pulled the sissy bar and rear seat, went ahead and pulled the fender to buff out. my question is in the parts diagram it shows a long 3 hole spacer between the strut and frame. mine does not have this? also, im swapping over to a cv carb, the 90-91 evo carb bracket should work here, since i don't have head breathers? also is it a good idea to start looking for the for the 91+ trans and primary set up? heard these are weaker, bc of the tapered shaft instead of the splined? thanks
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Not sure about the spacer but, if it had one it probably got removed when the sissybar got installed. Bracket should be okay. You are right about the trans setup.
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Just got an 88 fxrs, had a couple questions. Yesterday i pulled the sissy bar and rear seat, went ahead and pulled the fender to buff out. my question is in the parts diagram it shows a long 3 hole spacer between the strut and frame. mine does not have this? also, im swapping over to a cv carb, the 90-91 evo carb bracket should work here, since i don't have head breathers? also is it a good idea to start looking for the for the 91+ trans and primary set up? heard these are weaker, bc of the tapered shaft instead of the splined? thanks
As for the tranny I'm a little confused by your statement. Up until 1989, the FXR tranny had the tapered shaft after that starting in 1990, they went to the splined shaft. You can switch to the splined shaft set up, but you will need the newer clutch set up.
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Hey there.. Welcome to e awesome world of FXR's! The best looking and handling Harley ever made, although I am biased.
I now run a 199x CV Keihin carb and it fits spot on, sort of. I had to fill and redrill the breather holes as they were way too large for the size bolt the FXR has there. Other than that it was plug and play. Are you ditching the old compliance shorty manifold for a later one piece unit as well? I cannot recommend strongly enough that its a great idea! Really cleans up the intact path and replaces those damn compliance fittings. You will need to run the CV cables though...Yell out if you want pics of what I did as I got snap happy on my rebuild.
Leave the transmission alone! Unless it broken do not mess with it. I'm running the stock tranny on my 86 FXR with 107HP at the rear wheel on my 80" engine and its held up fine. Is it a potential weak link - sort of as the woodruff key is a potential for shearing, but its certainly not as common as folks say. Is the later splined version a better design - yes, but that's still no reason to start messing with things.
Which hole is the spacer in as my strut has 3! A rear one, a middle one for indicators and a front one for the shock absorber.
I now run a 199x CV Keihin carb and it fits spot on, sort of. I had to fill and redrill the breather holes as they were way too large for the size bolt the FXR has there. Other than that it was plug and play. Are you ditching the old compliance shorty manifold for a later one piece unit as well? I cannot recommend strongly enough that its a great idea! Really cleans up the intact path and replaces those damn compliance fittings. You will need to run the CV cables though...Yell out if you want pics of what I did as I got snap happy on my rebuild.
Leave the transmission alone! Unless it broken do not mess with it. I'm running the stock tranny on my 86 FXR with 107HP at the rear wheel on my 80" engine and its held up fine. Is it a potential weak link - sort of as the woodruff key is a potential for shearing, but its certainly not as common as folks say. Is the later splined version a better design - yes, but that's still no reason to start messing with things.
Which hole is the spacer in as my strut has 3! A rear one, a middle one for indicators and a front one for the shock absorber.
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Good to know im replacing the manifold as well.
the spacer im talking about is # 25 in this break down
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....NDER---SUPPORT
the spacer im talking about is # 25 in this break down
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....NDER---SUPPORT
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Ahhhh... My bike has items 19 & 20 as the side rails. I must admit that I do not have a #8 which is a spacer too; although I have a backrest installed.
I suspect that its not needed if you have the backrest. Just make one up out of some aluminium?
I suspect that its not needed if you have the backrest. Just make one up out of some aluminium?
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If you're talking about spacer part # 59591-87, the parts manual for my '93 FXR only lists this part for the FXR (EA), the FXRS-SP (EG), and the FXRS-CON (EM). If you have a FXRS (EB), then you don't need it.
As for the tranny I'm a little confused by your statement. Up until 1989, the FXR tranny had the tapered shaft after that starting in 1990, they went to the splined shaft. You can switch to the splined shaft set up, but you will need the newer clutch set up.
As for the tranny I'm a little confused by your statement. Up until 1989, the FXR tranny had the tapered shaft after that starting in 1990, they went to the splined shaft. You can switch to the splined shaft set up, but you will need the newer clutch set up.
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I'm guessing that the spacer has something to do with the mounting of the mini sissy bar bracket or that the back of the strut is not level between the three holes (depth wise )?
At any rate, it's an obsolete part. Not easy to find, but they're out there.
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