Bare bones conversion
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RE: Bare bones conversion
ORIGINAL: PigInaBlanket
Ithink I answered this samepost from you on the XL forum but I'll post it here again.
I had my 883 converted to a 1250 by using a NRHS kit that consisted of the jugs and pistons. Kept everything else stock except for the ignition which I used a SE 1200 one at first then a TC88A.
The power was great, the rpms were a little high but not that bad in my opinion.
The oil usage I experienced however was very bad. It used a quart every 500 miles. A few others have had the same luck with theirs and it is an ongoing problem that has never been solved. Just wanted to let you know there is a possibility of this happening.
I got tired of dumping oil in the bike so I ended up trading it in for the Street Bob I have now.[/align]
Ithink I answered this samepost from you on the XL forum but I'll post it here again.
I had my 883 converted to a 1250 by using a NRHS kit that consisted of the jugs and pistons. Kept everything else stock except for the ignition which I used a SE 1200 one at first then a TC88A.
The power was great, the rpms were a little high but not that bad in my opinion.
The oil usage I experienced however was very bad. It used a quart every 500 miles. A few others have had the same luck with theirs and it is an ongoing problem that has never been solved. Just wanted to let you know there is a possibility of this happening.
I got tired of dumping oil in the bike so I ended up trading it in for the Street Bob I have now.[/align]
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From: Virginia
RE: Bare bones conversion
Yep the problem seems to be with 04 and up Sportys and I believe the original poster has an 06 Sporty. I'm not so sure it's only 1250 conversions having the problem though. I know of one other person with a 1200 conversion experiencing the excessive oil use, who knows if there are more or he is the exception?
If you are going to do it though sandman460 I would go with the HD 1200 conversion since at least you have some kind of warranty should some problem arise.
If you are going to do it though sandman460 I would go with the HD 1200 conversion since at least you have some kind of warranty should some problem arise.
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From: Boise Idaho
RE: Bare bones conversion
Just boring the jugs and using a set of reverse dome pistons works perfect you willget a large bump in performance. You will need to rejet the carb and you don't need to change the ignition the 1200 gets alone just fine with the 883 module.
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From: Keaau, Hawaii
RE: Bare bones conversion
Yep.Thats my friends bike.You have to remember, even if you don't get fancy with the head work, or change cams etc.-your still bumping up your displacement by what-almost 40%?Thats a pretty huge difference.
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