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There are 4 speed Softails in 1984 for sure. I almost bid on one at Mecum last month; it sold for $3425.00!!!! I have seen them, they are in my 1984 FSM. I am fairly certain they were in 1985 and possibly 1986 Softails as well.
S&S made an evo that will fit in a shovel frame they my still make that.
Engine itself was the same size, they just used the smaller sportster rocker boxes on them only difference. It's what the Gilroy Indians came with, S&S 88" motors. You can shoe horn the evo in if you flatten the down tube & underside of the backbone a bit just under the seat but you have to pull the motor if ever want to to do anything to it again.
Last edited by TwiZted Biker; Mar 4, 2024 at 08:37 PM.
I'm sure someone can post up a pic of the mods they did to fit the Evo in the stock shovel - JZJZ certainly knows the routine - here's a few pics - one is a shovel fram knotched for an evo motor - the others are from my shop - that's an Evo fitted to a shovel hardtail before I cut and weld - the Evo looks trick in the hardtail - it shoe-horns in nice and I will only relieve the seat post tube slightly - unfortunately - the rear rocker has to be pre-assembled to fit the motor like that - so all tweaks to that rear head will require engine removal - that's the price for looking trick.
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