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$1700 for a 95 BB kit is a pretty good deal..
3yrs ago a 103 BB kit for my bike during the winter special was $1800..
Better check to see If Ur Indy is doing it for $1200,, then I'd almost bet U he's just sending out Ur jugs and having them Bored out,, not new ones like the dealer is doing..
If U wait till winter and see what Specials they are having, U can save a good chunk of change doing a build in the off months..
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3yrs ago a 103 BB kit for my bike during the winter special was $1800..
Better check to see If Ur Indy is doing it for $1200,, then I'd almost bet U he's just sending out Ur jugs and having them Bored out,, not new ones like the dealer is doing..
If U wait till winter and see what Specials they are having, U can save a good chunk of change doing a build in the off months..
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Hey New Jersey...I ride out of Rutt's Hut in Clifton. 2005 Deuce carbed.
Have ridden Harleys since my first "Dresser" in 1964. Love modding them for better performance. The Deuce is made to be a mod champ. It is light, comfortable and can really run and handle with a few choice changes.
You and me are not too far away from Hillside Cycle in New York which is nationally known for taking TC88s and growing hair on them. Even a mild set up would be 100/100 with heads, jugs, cams and pipes. Check out their site and look up the subject here on the forums. On the other hand if you are a good mechanic you can just slap on pipes, AC, an SE204 cam and get it remapped and bingo you will have 80/85 for next to nothing cost wise.
The Deuce in particular is ideal for wringing more handling out of the softail format. After all the 88B allows Harley to bolt the engine into the frame thus adding a ton of stiffnes. Mine just doesn't flex. I have five inches of ground clearance which is way more than I will ever use even at extreme lean angles.
My comparison is years of riding Rigids, Sportsters, Triumphs, Nortons, Suzukis, Hondas and lots of them were peppy and known handlers. Stock the Deuce is one of the quickest air cooled Harleys ever due to the light weight. It outperforms a Sportster Sport before you even lift a wrench to it.
It is easy to pull the forks apart and modify their valving. Same thing in the rear although if you just set the sag correctly the stock shocks ain't half bad... You have five and a half inches of travel in the front forks and four and a third in the rear. Pretty impressive numbers I don't care whose cruiser you compare it to.
My Deuce puts any of my Sportsters to shame in the handling department. Sure it is a bit on the large side compared to a medium weight standard however if you work with its weight it will go around a corner like it is on rails. And that weight and the extra room to strecth out your legs really keeps you from cramping up on all day rides.
My short runs are 200-300 miles for a day trip. Come and get me if you want to roam around the Catskills or run down the Delaware on Old Mine Road. There is a lot of riding to do in Jersey. And drag racing at Englishtown will make an old man like me feel young again. Nothing like having a time slip to back up idle chatter with proof...
Good luck with your Deuce. Great choice.
PS... Can't see covering up the "faux hardtail rear section" with bags. Isn't the clean looking shockless frame the whole reason for going Softail? I simply use a steamer-sized Kuryakin seat trunk for week long trips. It straps to the rear seat and doesn't wreck the handling too much and it holds a ton of stuff. Then when you arrive you just pull a few straps and you are looking good again. IMHO.
Have ridden Harleys since my first "Dresser" in 1964. Love modding them for better performance. The Deuce is made to be a mod champ. It is light, comfortable and can really run and handle with a few choice changes.
You and me are not too far away from Hillside Cycle in New York which is nationally known for taking TC88s and growing hair on them. Even a mild set up would be 100/100 with heads, jugs, cams and pipes. Check out their site and look up the subject here on the forums. On the other hand if you are a good mechanic you can just slap on pipes, AC, an SE204 cam and get it remapped and bingo you will have 80/85 for next to nothing cost wise.
The Deuce in particular is ideal for wringing more handling out of the softail format. After all the 88B allows Harley to bolt the engine into the frame thus adding a ton of stiffnes. Mine just doesn't flex. I have five inches of ground clearance which is way more than I will ever use even at extreme lean angles.
My comparison is years of riding Rigids, Sportsters, Triumphs, Nortons, Suzukis, Hondas and lots of them were peppy and known handlers. Stock the Deuce is one of the quickest air cooled Harleys ever due to the light weight. It outperforms a Sportster Sport before you even lift a wrench to it.
It is easy to pull the forks apart and modify their valving. Same thing in the rear although if you just set the sag correctly the stock shocks ain't half bad... You have five and a half inches of travel in the front forks and four and a third in the rear. Pretty impressive numbers I don't care whose cruiser you compare it to.
My Deuce puts any of my Sportsters to shame in the handling department. Sure it is a bit on the large side compared to a medium weight standard however if you work with its weight it will go around a corner like it is on rails. And that weight and the extra room to strecth out your legs really keeps you from cramping up on all day rides.
My short runs are 200-300 miles for a day trip. Come and get me if you want to roam around the Catskills or run down the Delaware on Old Mine Road. There is a lot of riding to do in Jersey. And drag racing at Englishtown will make an old man like me feel young again. Nothing like having a time slip to back up idle chatter with proof...
Good luck with your Deuce. Great choice.
PS... Can't see covering up the "faux hardtail rear section" with bags. Isn't the clean looking shockless frame the whole reason for going Softail? I simply use a steamer-sized Kuryakin seat trunk for week long trips. It straps to the rear seat and doesn't wreck the handling too much and it holds a ton of stuff. Then when you arrive you just pull a few straps and you are looking good again. IMHO.
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Hey New Jersey...I ride out of Rutt's Hut in Clifton. 2005 Deuce carbed.
Have ridden Harleys since my first "Dresser" in 1964. Love modding them for better performance. The Deuce is made to be a mod champ. It is light, comfortable and can really run and handle with a few choice changes.
You and me are not too far away from Hillside Cycle in New York which is nationally known for taking TC88s and growing hair on them. Even a mild set up would be 100/100 with heads, jugs, cams and pipes. Check out their site and look up the subject here on the forums. On the other hand if you are a good mechanic you can just slap on pipes, AC, an SE204 cam and get it remapped and bingo you will have 80/85 for next to nothing cost wise.
The Deuce in particular is ideal for wringing more handling out of the softail format. After all the 88B allows Harley to bolt the engine into the frame thus adding a ton of stiffnes. Mine just doesn't flex. I have five inches of ground clearance which is way more than I will ever use even at extreme lean angles.
My comparison is years of riding Rigids, Sportsters, Triumphs, Nortons, Suzukis, Hondas and lots of them were peppy and known handlers. Stock the Deuce is one of the quickest air cooled Harleys ever due to the light weight. It outperforms a Sportster Sport before you even lift a wrench to it.
It is easy to pull the forks apart and modify their valving. Same thing in the rear although if you just set the sag correctly the stock shocks ain't half bad... You have five and a half inches of travel in the front forks and four and a third in the rear. Pretty impressive numbers I don't care whose cruiser you compare it to.
My Deuce puts any of my Sportsters to shame in the handling department. Sure it is a bit on the large side compared to a medium weight standard however if you work with its weight it will go around a corner like it is on rails. And that weight and the extra room to strecth out your legs really keeps you from cramping up on all day rides.
My short runs are 200-300 miles for a day trip. Come and get me if you want to roam around the Catskills or run down the Delaware on Old Mine Road. There is a lot of riding to do in Jersey. And drag racing at Englishtown will make an old man like me feel young again. Nothing like having a time slip to back up idle chatter with proof...
Good luck with your Deuce. Great choice.
PS... Can't see covering up the "faux hardtail rear section" with bags. Isn't the clean looking shockless frame the whole reason for going Softail? I simply use a steamer-sized Kuryakin seat trunk for week long trips. It straps to the rear seat and doesn't wreck the handling too much and it holds a ton of stuff. Then when you arrive you just pull a few straps and you are looking good again. IMHO.
Have ridden Harleys since my first "Dresser" in 1964. Love modding them for better performance. The Deuce is made to be a mod champ. It is light, comfortable and can really run and handle with a few choice changes.
You and me are not too far away from Hillside Cycle in New York which is nationally known for taking TC88s and growing hair on them. Even a mild set up would be 100/100 with heads, jugs, cams and pipes. Check out their site and look up the subject here on the forums. On the other hand if you are a good mechanic you can just slap on pipes, AC, an SE204 cam and get it remapped and bingo you will have 80/85 for next to nothing cost wise.
The Deuce in particular is ideal for wringing more handling out of the softail format. After all the 88B allows Harley to bolt the engine into the frame thus adding a ton of stiffnes. Mine just doesn't flex. I have five inches of ground clearance which is way more than I will ever use even at extreme lean angles.
My comparison is years of riding Rigids, Sportsters, Triumphs, Nortons, Suzukis, Hondas and lots of them were peppy and known handlers. Stock the Deuce is one of the quickest air cooled Harleys ever due to the light weight. It outperforms a Sportster Sport before you even lift a wrench to it.
It is easy to pull the forks apart and modify their valving. Same thing in the rear although if you just set the sag correctly the stock shocks ain't half bad... You have five and a half inches of travel in the front forks and four and a third in the rear. Pretty impressive numbers I don't care whose cruiser you compare it to.
My Deuce puts any of my Sportsters to shame in the handling department. Sure it is a bit on the large side compared to a medium weight standard however if you work with its weight it will go around a corner like it is on rails. And that weight and the extra room to strecth out your legs really keeps you from cramping up on all day rides.
My short runs are 200-300 miles for a day trip. Come and get me if you want to roam around the Catskills or run down the Delaware on Old Mine Road. There is a lot of riding to do in Jersey. And drag racing at Englishtown will make an old man like me feel young again. Nothing like having a time slip to back up idle chatter with proof...
Good luck with your Deuce. Great choice.
PS... Can't see covering up the "faux hardtail rear section" with bags. Isn't the clean looking shockless frame the whole reason for going Softail? I simply use a steamer-sized Kuryakin seat trunk for week long trips. It straps to the rear seat and doesn't wreck the handling too much and it holds a ton of stuff. Then when you arrive you just pull a few straps and you are looking good again. IMHO.
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