1998 evo
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1998 evo
I have a 98 heritage, V&H longshots, SE Air Cleaner and ignition.. It been recently dyno'd. Runs smooth.
Could use more gitty-up though. Tops out around 80-85 mph. Looking for suggestions for the best hop-ups moving forward? My wrench wants to go w/ a S&S Super E, tunable ignition and removle of most of the baffle in exhaust. He wants me to ride it after his ideas than talk cams.
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Could use more gitty-up though. Tops out around 80-85 mph. Looking for suggestions for the best hop-ups moving forward? My wrench wants to go w/ a S&S Super E, tunable ignition and removle of most of the baffle in exhaust. He wants me to ride it after his ideas than talk cams.
thoughts?
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Seems a bit slow to me. how many miles on the motor? Have you done a compression check? The book says anything over 90 PSI hot is okay, but I disagree. A good Evo with stock cam should produce 140-150 PSI hot. If your compression is low, you might want to consider freshening the top end before you think about cams.
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Check to see if you are getting full throttle. We've had more than a couple of bikes in with the complaint "It doesn't run as fast as my buddies" and found out they weren't getting full throttle, Easy fix!!!
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My 98 RK will do 80 in 4th and it's stock. My buddy has a 2003 Heritage springer,was doing 108 this summer and I was staying right with him. Something doesn't sound right.....sure your speedo is correct?
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Never heard of this. What's the easy fix?
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Just check that you're getting full throw on the carb's throttle valve! (i.e., Stop to stop as you open and close the hand throttle.)
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got it this summer w/ 8k original.. intermittant speedo. but have rode next to others and checked speed
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