1987 FXRT motor
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From: Milwaukee WI
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almost forgot. I just turned 50,000 miles this summer.
Its official!!! I'm going to send it in to have Harley rebuild it!
Its official!!! I'm going to send it in to have Harley rebuild it!
Last edited by brewcrew71; Sep 14, 2008 at 08:11 PM.
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I had 100,000 miles on my '84FXR and it was still running,just starting to puff a little smoke but I was riding it daily.
Had the top end done .010 over with SE 10:1 pistons and a mild port job with EV27 cam and it flat out ran like a scalded dog.
I sold it at 125,000 miles to a friend and he sold it at 145,000 miles after dumping it and scaring himself.
That was the last I saw of it but I know it had never had the cases split and was still running great at 145,000 miles.
Had the top end done .010 over with SE 10:1 pistons and a mild port job with EV27 cam and it flat out ran like a scalded dog.
I sold it at 125,000 miles to a friend and he sold it at 145,000 miles after dumping it and scaring himself.
That was the last I saw of it but I know it had never had the cases split and was still running great at 145,000 miles.
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I'm betting lifters and/or cam shot on brewcrew71's bike. Check the compression. Pull the lifter blocks out and look at the cam lobes.
Take the bike to a professional for diagnosis if you're not comfortable with it.
Take the bike to a professional for diagnosis if you're not comfortable with it.
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