quick ? 883 or 1200
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quick ? 883 or 1200
new to the site and just bought my 1st hd.. its an 88 sporty 883.. they guy that had it before me said it has the 1200 kit on it... it seems sluggish for a 1200 but ive never ridden an 883 so im unsure... is there a way to determine that this is in fact a 1200 w/ out pullin the heads and physically measuring the bore??.. like possible a stamp in the jug or something? i looked but saw nothing.. thanks
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Only way I can think of is to pull a plug, get the piston to rest at the bottom, fill the cylinder with fluid and measure how much goes in. If 600cc goes in then it's a 1200. I don't recommend the method as it'll be a real bitch to get every drop out again (plus I wouldn't really want to put stuff that don't belong in there).
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There is no way to tell other than pulling the heads, back then most of the conversions consisted of a set of pistons period, it made the bike a lot faster but by no means did it turn them into a tire shredders. You could pull the carb apart, that might tell you, if it has a 175 or larger main jet in it then it probably has the large pistons.
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alrite ya carb mite b a good indicator, jugs appear to be factoryish.. the black paint stuff is equally on the jugs and crankcase, so im thinkin either not touched and i got screwed or just pistons done a long time ago.. but either way, things to consider
