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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 12:43 PM
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Default Carburetor Harley Sportster 1200cc.

Hello everyone,

I have a Harley Sportster 1200cc and I'm needing of a help about Carburetor.

I can use a carburetor Mikuni 42mm in my Sportster? Fits work? Thanks!
 
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Old Aug 21, 2016 | 03:05 PM
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What year?
 
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The answer is yes, as long as you can fit it to your manifold and jet it properly.
As JOD asked, what year is your bike. We can probably give a bit more assistance with that kind of information.
 
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Year 1992.
 
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Mikuni makes a kit for your bike and can supply you with the information you need. They also have a very good tuning manual which you can download from their website.


I can personally vouch for the HSR42, as I've been running one since '02 on my bike. Runs great, and pretty easy to set up with the tuning manual I mentioned.
 
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Not trying to dissuade you, but what have you found lacking with the stock CV? My '92 1200 works really well with the CV performance jet kit.
 
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I have a stock 1995 Sportster xlh 883.Do I have a CVK 40mm carb??
 
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