Softail changes through the years.
Road Warrior
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From: Catalina AZ
You need to decide what motor & trans you want.
EVO, Twin CAM, or M8?
Once you figure that out then you can narrow the field.
A kind of overview:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softail
In Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the softail frame is designed to look like the rigid frame bikes of the past, while still offering the comfort of rear suspension.
Models from 1984 to 2017 and under the seat on 2018 models.
EnginesThe Softail models do not have rubber-mounted engines. This led to more vibration in Evolution-engined Softails than in rubber-mounted Touring or Dyna models with Evolution engines. To compensate for this, later models used a counterbalanced version of the Twin Cam engine instead of the regular Twin Cam engine used in the Touring and Dyna models. The Twin Cam was later replaced by a variant of the Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight engine for the 2018 model year.
I would love to have one of each
EVO, Twin CAM, or M8?
Once you figure that out then you can narrow the field.
A kind of overview:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softail
In Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the softail frame is designed to look like the rigid frame bikes of the past, while still offering the comfort of rear suspension.
Models from 1984 to 2017 and under the seat on 2018 models.
EnginesThe Softail models do not have rubber-mounted engines. This led to more vibration in Evolution-engined Softails than in rubber-mounted Touring or Dyna models with Evolution engines. To compensate for this, later models used a counterbalanced version of the Twin Cam engine instead of the regular Twin Cam engine used in the Touring and Dyna models. The Twin Cam was later replaced by a variant of the Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight engine for the 2018 model year.
I would love to have one of each
Last edited by GRWHD; Apr 5, 2018 at 02:06 PM.
5th Gear
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From: NH
Best year twin cam motors 02-04'........the 02 has the timken bearing but you can convert the 03-04 to a timken bearing setup. 03 and 04 also have hot/cold forged cranks......05 n up is when they started really cheapin out on the TC. Gear drive conversion should be done on em all........
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