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How does this thing keep showing up, it is like a fat girl in a bikini, you look and can't imagine who rides it and look away quickly before a mental image takes hold.
Unfortunately it's one of those rides that you just can't seem to take your eye's off of....
I have a 96 fxstc, paid about 6k or so 3 years ago. Probably put 10k into by now. New paint, exhaust, new cam, big bore kit, head work, new seat, led lights, headlight and taillight, new progressive 422, the list goes on. I will never sell her, she flies for a 80inch evo !
I have a 96 fxstc, paid about 6k or so 3 years ago. Probably put 10k into by now. New paint, exhaust, new cam, big bore kit, head work, new seat, led lights, headlight and taillight, new progressive 422, the list goes on. I will never sell her, she flies for a 80inch evo !
I am truly a motor man.... Whatcha got in the build?
There are still a few EVOs around in the southeast, from Norfolk down to Atlanta. I looked for mine about two months until I found the one I was looking for. Paid $5300 for 89 FLHS with only 15K miles on her. It already had cam and springs/pushrods and S&S carb and air cleaner installed and had never been dropped! No $30 sensor is going to cause her to leave me on the highway!!!
No $30 sensor is going to cause her to leave me on the highway!!!
I had a failed sensor put me in "Guardian Mode" on a 135 Mercury Optimax in the Atlantic Ocean. That limits you to 1,200 RPMs. Fortunately I was not too far out and there was an incoming tide. Otherwise I could have been in a world of trouble.
So many well intentioned technologies do more harm than good.
My first EVO was an '87 Softail Custom (solid rear wheel, WG front end) that I bought used in '88 and sold in '91.
The "weaknesses" that I discovered in that bike:
Ignition module. Installed upside-down on the bottom of the "horseshoe" oil tank. Sat directly behind the read jug of the engine and absorbed heat for both the engine and the oil tank.
When the module went bad it was quite a job replacing it. If you must do this,relocate the module between the seat and rear fender as it should have been from the factory.
Wiring harness:
Harness routed behind the oil tank and up to the battery and the rear of the bike "grounded" against the frame due to a lack of proper insulation/routing.
Gaskets.
Cylinder base gaskets often "seeped" oil.
Intake seals. Seems these seals need replacing more often than the ones on T/C engines. Not a lot of money, but a couple of hours of wrenching and well worth the effort.
Ignition switch.
Old style, tank console mounted switch.
Had to "jiggle" the key to get it in position to start. Easy replacement.
In addition to the '87, I still have my '98 (which I'll keep till the end) but sold my '92, '95 and my wife's '99 Evo's.
All good running, dependable, but not extremely fast machines.
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