High Idle on 2016 models
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For those of you that have never heard what a Harley sounds like, This old bike idles down nicely, but dont make a habit of it.
Last edited by sixguns; Jun 29, 2016 at 06:28 PM.
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A modern Harley is never going to sound the same as an old dual fire engine. If you want the potato-potato sound you've got to go back a couple of decades.
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Also speaking of emissions...catalytic converters in the pipes....when did those start in all Harleys..2010? In some prior years I think they were put in the touring models...but if I recall, all models started in 2010. Dulls the sound out-o-the-pipes.
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The 2006 touring models were the first year, with a cat in just the right side pipe. They also had cams with no overlap between intake and exhaust. You couldn't even get up a shallow sloped hill without shifting down.