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why did Harley get away from something most everyone raves about?
When it first came out, everyone hated it. "Hear no evo, see no evo, ride no evo." Not that I'm knocking it as I'm currently looking for an FXR., just saying that history is a funny thing.
When it first came out, everyone hated it. "Hear no evo, see no evo, ride no evo." Not that I'm knocking it as I'm currently looking for an FXR., just saying that history is a funny thing.
I still have that tee shirt and the shovel I was riding when I got it in 1986 in Sturgis
Good luck on finding a decent FRX , I looked for a couple years for one or a FXRT that hadn't hammered to death. Said screw it and bought a 17 Road King when the M8's came out.
I had a '96 Heritage Classic in 2013/14. I rode the wheels off it over those two summers, including a 4200 mile round trip to Sturgis in 2013 and a 7000 mile round trip to the east coast in 2014. The only thing I had to do to the bike was replace the back tire and oil changes...it never skipped a beat. I regretted selling it but life sometimes makes it hard to keep your toys. I recently replaced it with a 2001 FI Heritage, and while the TC88 has a bit more power, it runs a heck of a lot hotter and it doesn't have the traditional Harley sound. I'm sure I'll get used to it, though. I do like the ride. 2001 FLSTCI
1996 FLSTC
When I was a youngster and the Evo was still a new design I remember a lot of Harley guys saying the Evo wasn't a real Harley. Now those same guys say its the last real Harley. Funny how things change.
I bought my first big twin Evo a week ago today and so far I love it. But already I am finding some differences between it and the Twin Cam bikes.
It's kind of a slug. Mine is a stage one with a Screaming Eagle air filter and V&H pipes, otherwise bone stock. It certainly isn't going to set any land speed records but its plenty enough for my style of riding. But even a stock TC will out run it pretty quick.
One thing I really liked was when I pulled the seat off. No birds nest of wiring and electrical crap. Maybe 5 or 6 wires. Simple. And it also pretty easy to maintain. I looked it over pretty good and it appears like anything that needs to be worked on is right out there and easy to get to.
And then there's that carbureted Evo sound. That's something you just can't get from a Twin Cam or fuel injected bike. I think I'm going to dump the V&H pipes from mine and get something a little less drag pipe sounding. They're nice pipes but they're too raspy for me. I like a loud, low growl from my bike.
I still have that tee shirt and the shovel I was riding when I got it in 1986 in Sturgis
Good luck on finding a decent FRX , I looked for a couple years for one or a FXRT that hadn't hammered to death. Said screw it and bought a 17 Road King when the M8's came out.
Just looking for my next project now that the Night Train is all buttoned up to my liking, and adding a third bike to the stable. Out here in the cornfields the Dyna Bros cant get to them so there's some hope.
There is 124 inch and bigger Evo's out there. I have always said if the factory would have used o-rings on the cylinder bases and good lifters and better bearings ( inner cam) that engine would have been hard to beat. I really, really liked my engine powered bikes.
I thought I remembered that they couldn't patent the Evo all their new engines are their designs only and they are patented I could be totally wrong
think your right, remember reading that to. Because they couldnt patent the Evo engine other manufacturers like S&S etc copied it so Harleys brought out the Twin Cam to stop that happening.
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