New-er bike recommendation
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
Bad batch of pumps
Misaligned or mismatched rotors
Their wrench was on the pipe and got something very wrong
Badly made SE parts
If the bike came to me I would put a stock (second hand) cam block and pump in it and see what happened.
Road Master
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From: Alvin TX
ON MY 03 my guess was the crank was way out of line , The shop my bro-in-laws bike was at paid for the new engine ,bro-in-law is in another state , he said after the new engine it still ran like crap , his dealer loaned him a trailer & said to take it to another city 60 miles away & let them fix it , he did & second shop well it's still there , second shop is Santa Fe Harley Davidson in NM
Tourer
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From: pomgolia
sound advice, drop a 93" S&S motor into it, chain drive conversion and better brakes and it would be way better than anything the factory has ever produced
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
ON MY 03 my guess was the crank was way out of line , The shop my bro-in-laws bike was at paid for the new engine ,bro-in-law is in another state , he said after the new engine it still ran like crap , his dealer loaned him a trailer & said to take it to another city 60 miles away & let them fix it , he did & second shop well it's still there , second shop is Santa Fe Harley Davidson in NM
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From: Bedford UK
Well I hope we've adequately shot down in flames that first link! Stuff like that gives the internet a bad name. I'm 'between Twinkies' at present, having owned a new FXDXT for a few years, with no problems whatsoever. After fitting a 21T compensator it made for quite a decent bike!
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Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Truckee
Thanks to all for your comments. It was the right balance of useful comments, ridicule, and humor. Not making any giants leaps anytime soon, but will keep you posted on any new purchases.
One last question: What was the last year HD used the Evo engine?
One last question: What was the last year HD used the Evo engine?
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From: Bedford UK
To be pedantic Evos are still being made, in the form of the Sportsters! The very last big twins were made in 2000, overlapping with the first twincams, which were introduced in 1999.
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From: Haslet Texas
'99 for the Softails (I think they changed to TC's mid year)
2000 Only the FXR4 was made with an EVO motor.
