Difference between a current softail and an Evo one
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I have to disagree with that, because that is exactly what Shovelhead guys said to me when I first got my Evo 22 years ago... And I bet the Shovelhead guys heard it from the Panhead guys...
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Besides the front fender, virtually nothing from a 99 down will bolt on to a 2000 up without some modification...that being said I have a 2005 seat and 2007 rear wheel on my 84. All depends on your modification skills.
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The Evo is still the best of both worlds. It has most of the character of the Shovels, and the reliability of the Twincams. They are way easier to work on than the later models. To me it is the greatest engine that Harley ever made.
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And they heard it from the Knucklehead guys who got sneered at by the Flathead brigade....
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Cruiser
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That's not to say I don't like them, I like all the Harley's but the Evo just seems a little more about what I was expecting from a Harley.
I'd still have a Twinkie in the drop of a hat though
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I can still remember riding my new ('88) FXSTC into a local indie shop and the guy in the shop was wearing that old famous T-shirt.... "See No Evo, Hear No Evo, Ride No Evo" Never saw one on shovels, pans, knucks, etc. But I rememebr their comments, it didn't matter much, I loved it and won them over in time, he's still a friend of mine and no longer has a pan but an evo dresser, or as I razz him, his "fully dressed garbage skow" LOL, as for the twinks, nah, I could by a 90's era bagger, drop a 96" sidewinder in it and travel the country in my retirement and the first 4 months would be free with what I saved LOL.... Ride hard, ride often
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Does anyone know if 2000-up fatboy front fork sliders fit on 99-down fatboy,i wanna upgrade to newer caliper
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If I were you I'd just get a PM brake caliper because depending on what year slider you use you will have to change wheels too and might be stuck with those awful sealed bearings.
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I've actually done this to my 1990 Glide. Be wary, as there are subtle changes, such as to the shape of the Lower Stop. I actually had to machine mine to make them match up with my mix of parts. Take a look at an on-line parts website to cross-check part numbers. While our forks have been 41mm since Adam was a boy, it seems they haven't remained completely unchanged!