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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 09:56 AM
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That's a 4 speed Evo Sportster engine/tranny. It's similar to the one I had in my '89. They were built from '86-'90. Good call on the fin modification. The pushrod tubes look like some custom work, too. I'd love to see what's "under the hood".
 
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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 09:47 PM
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Could be wrong on the mid 80's cylinders but the 90 and up evo Sportsters had 10 fins on the stock cyls.That motor has 8 fins left and more than a half inch of space which cutting off 2 of them would give you.
 

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Old Aug 28, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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I think I found it. . . could anyone run it for me to find out where it came from and stuff? It starts with CFMJ and then some numbers.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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CF Sportster 883 Deluxe [XLH883D]
M 883cc Evolution
J 1988

That is what it started out as...since the cylinders have been off, good chance somebody bumped it up to 1200, you will have to pull a head to see.
 

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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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You people are smart! Sounds like you have been around your HDs for a while
 
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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It does have a sprocket on the tranny, and if that is original, it puts it around a mid 80,s model. I don't remember for sure when Sportys went to belt.
 
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ya can definitely rule out it being an early XLCH w/mag---they only had like 5 #'s in the vin
 
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