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Old Dec 11, 2022 | 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TriGeezer
No such thing as variable displacement. Unless you are talking about turning off a cylinder under certain conditions, Then yes, Harley has EITMS which under certain conditions turns off the rear cylinder for rider comfort.
I had a Lucas magneto on a Norton that did that back in the 1960s.
 
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Comfortable….. I’m from an era when men were men and mothers were tougher.

‘Common sense… how can it be good to have an un-equal intentional load difference on the crank? Now one cylinder (wrist pin, barring’ s, crank, heck even piston skirt and rings) has twice the centrifugal weight to carry when running alone. Why don’t we start installing wind sails while we’re at it. Maybe a toilet seat for the passenger.. They are motorcycles. Leave them manly and raw.
 

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Originally Posted by TriGeezer
No such thing as variable displacement. Unless you are talking about turning off a cylinder under certain conditions, Then yes, Harley has EITMS which under certain conditions turns off the rear cylinder for rider comfort.
In the context of Harley Davidson, there is no such thing

Variable displacement pumps are widely used in industry.

Variable displacement pumps have been used on fuel and hydraulic pumps on aircraft, but for the most part are extinct, at least on modern jet engines.
 

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Originally Posted by Rains2much
Comfortable….. I’m from an era when men were men and mothers were tougher.

‘Common sense… how can it be good to have an un-equal intentional load difference on the crank? Now one cylinder (wrist pin, barring’ s, crank, heck even piston skirt and rings) has twice the centrifugal weight to carry when running alone. Why don’t we start installing wind sails while we’re at it. Maybe a toilet seat for the passenger.. They are motorcycles. Leave them manly and raw.
considering they've had eitms since 2007, seems your anti rant is not gonna go anywhere.
 
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Originally Posted by Rains2much
I’m from an era when men were men and mothers were tougher.
Real biker threads are boring.

Originally Posted by Rains2much

‘Common sense… how can it be good to have an un-equal intentional load difference on the crank?
There is no such thing as variable displacement on a Harley, not sure what you are talking about.
 

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Real biker threads are boring..
De-masculated WOKE Sissy’s are exciting? Fail You keep saying “Real Biker” like every time I see you post. Do you not know what Real means? I don’t understand your labeling everyone Trolls and saying real Biker all the time? Is that just what you say when you don’t agree with someone else’s opinion? Is it a limited vocabulary thing? Is English like a distant forth language?

Are fake Biker threads better for you? Is that like a Honda forum?
 

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Originally Posted by NorthWestern
It's right on the info screen on GTS, roll the throttle to the closed stop for like 5 seconds with that screen on, ignition on, you will see EITMS change to OFF.
It's in the manual. EDIT, on RK it is a similar process, I did it on my FXDLS, too. Check your manual

An example. Last line on GT screen.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2022 | 04:10 PM
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For awhile now HD has been shipping with EITMS off.
 
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Originally Posted by Rains2much
Is it a limited vocabulary thing? Is English like a distant forth language?
Forth? Is it your fourth language? Anyway OP asked about varaible displacement, not variable.
 
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Im just curious as why someone would want this..
 
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