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Dec 22, 2015 | 08:35 PM

#121

smitty901

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Not going to use the word love. But my 1996 Fb EVO is still here. A lot of bikes have come and gone, but the one I could never part with is still here. Except for exhaust , update halogen lights to replace old seal beams, and New windshield old one cracked
It is stock. Added the car for grandchild that is in a wheel chair so she did not get left out of the riding. It has been a good ride. Wife and I have had a ball on it of over the years. Never named my bikes but others named this one 1SG. They knew I was coming.
Wife still calls it that. grand children do also. Only the 18 year old one knows what that means. EVO is a different ride feels different sounds different. It has been the lowest cost to own I have ever had. Has it place in the bike room next to the 2016 RGU.
When I die or can't ride no more second son will take it He is now a 1SG his self

Feb 15, 2016 | 04:35 PM

#122

Smartasswhiteboy

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From: Mt.Airy MD

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Originally Posted by EVOLFXD

I know TCs are better.
I know they can be bored out to 5196 cubic inches.
I know the transmission is bolted to the engine to make it stronger.
I know they have better oil scavenging and more cooling fins.
I know with the latest EFI they are as responsive, efficient, and tunable as they have even been.
It is technically a better engine, I know.

But, I love my Evo.

I have owned a TC, and could have easily bought another one, but I chose an Evo.

I don't have crankshaft runout issues.
I don't have cam chain/tensioner issues.
I don't have heat issues.
I don't have TBW or CAN bus issues or any other computer gremlins.
I love how it runs as quietly and smoothly as a Singer.
I love how it has a nice choppy idle, even with a stock cam.
I love how if I have a lifter take a dump I just have to replace a lifter block and not a whole case half.
I love how every single Evo has a Timken left side bearing...before the MoCo got cheap.
I love how my motor was designed by engineers and not bean counters.
I love that raw chunk of metal between my legs that with 99.9% certainty will start every time and never leave me stranded.

Sure it's not the most powerful or the most sophisticated thing in the world but to me that's what a Harley is all about. It's about that raw unadulterated metal getting you down the road every time. If I wanted something super polished and sophisticated I'd go out and buy a Honda or BMW. I guess a HD Evo is just for me. Just sayin'

Let's not forget the fuel system doesn't require electricity.

Feb 15, 2016 | 05:24 PM

#123

Harley-Davidson

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From: Northern Wisconsin

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Originally Posted by Smartasswhiteboy

If I wanted something super polished and sophisticated I'd go out and buy a Honda or BMW.

My wife and I had a pair of the super polished and sophisticated Honda ST1100's. The engine cases stretch and lose tolerances over time. The center main bearing came loose in the case and spun. Wiped out the cases and crank. Can't be repaired because the engine was considered by Honda to be non-rebuildable. The color coded main bearing shells they used to fit the bearings due to differences in manufacturing tolerances in the cases during assembly were never available from Honda, or the aftermarket. Even if you could line bore and sleeve the crankcase, the bearings would have to be custom made for it.

Our '86 Evo still runs with 172,000 on it and is as reliable as they come. Our 2002 Honda ST1100's; one went to the junkyard with a blown engine, the other we sold for $900, which was all we could get out of it with 123,000 on it.

That super polished and sophisticated is mostly smoke and mirrors when one breaks. And they all break if you ride 'em long enough. How much it costs to get it back on the road is what separates the men from the boys.

Feb 15, 2016 | 06:24 PM

#124

sqdealgeorge

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From: Eagle River WI

I like your attitude EVO's were the last of the engineered HD's After the twinkies what next ?

Feb 15, 2016 | 06:34 PM

#125

Harley-Davidson

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From: Northern Wisconsin

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Originally Posted by sqdealgeorge

After the twinkies what next ?

Nobody knows. And those of us that ride Evo's, Shovels and Pans won't care because the MoCo won't get us to buy one anyway.

Feb 15, 2016 | 07:23 PM

#126

sqdealgeorge

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From: Eagle River WI

you forgot knuckles ? sold my 46 chopper last year I'm still crying bought the engine and tranny and a 48 pan frame for $350 (PJ's emporium south Milwaukee in 71) after the army Had a shop in Iron Mountain MI form 1988 till 2006