I too still have the original rings in my 84 EVO. When I bought it I tore the motor down just to see what condition it was in. Everything was in spec...and the cylinders had no wear...I ran a ball hone though the cylinders and put it back together with James gaskets...it has a mild cam, jim's lifters and S&S carb...everything else is just like it came from the factory...that was fifteen years ago and no problems...no clue how many miles it has on it...but is on it's third speedometer.

 

Haha, you know, I cant tell you the amount of times I've had to explain to my buddy that my "winter project" is not required other than fixing **** I've created.... Even this snowball, bottom end project I'm in the middle of was someone else's fault, not HD's.. Honestly, most automotive problems are related directly to the nut behind the wheel or wrench too.....

 

Admire the old ironhorse riders, ran into one at a waterhole before entering the Badlands, the battle scarred Evo and weathered leather grey breard felt like I was drinking a beer with a warrior.

Havn't never noticed myself making alot of changes, still the owner of a Black and Chrome RK, air cleaner says 80", don't know how many gears I shift, factory exhaust and just purchased a new engine that I wouldn't even think about tearing apart. Don't understand why bike owners just can't leave their equipment alone, maybe installing a set of nice grips or timing cover but most of people in this forum are obsessed up with making a faster, better looking Harley and I just don't get it, you know who are and admitting it is the first sign of recovery.

 

Honestly, I think you and I may have a lot in common on this topic.. I spend so much time fixing and diagnosing 4(+)wheelers that I cant stand them.. The 2 wheelers are new, fun, exciting and haven't gotten old yet.. I like to use some of my knowledge on these things, mostly because I can.. It's still new and I know very little about the specifics, but the general premise is familiar enough.. More fun than anything... Kind of a detox..

 

Bagger have you been dipping into Traildogs seafoam???????????

 

Yes Sir! mechanical detox is accurate. was going to say your are reading my mind but it gets scary in there at times.

 

Haha, if I remember your career position, we're not all that far apart, I often scare myself... I can surely relate.. Hell, we may know some of the same folks from a particular manufacturer..

 

Would have a better chance of getting a bear cub away from a Grizzley than touch TD's Seafoam, very scary hunk a doodle when he crosses to the dark side and can be unpredictable: see picture of him setting on a 2014 Street Glide for proof of mental instability.

 

This is what I love about my Evo. It's scattered all over the shop and I am already planning my winter project. It is very relaxing and rewarding.

 

My old man was like that. Rode his old Flathead and J model for decades and decades and would not lay a spanner on them unless they actually stopped on the side of the road. Always reckoned me and my brothers were wearing our bikes out by pulling them apart and putting them back together all the time.
He never even changed the oil much, figured the Flatty leaked so much he just kept topping it up with fresh oil and did not need changing.