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So just got my first harley about 2.5 months ago. 98 sportster 883, loved it and started working on it to make it my own right off the bat. I quickly felt like I was out growing it. So I went to the dealership and got a 98 wideglide. No I didn't trade my sporty, I still love the bike, I was told it already had a 1200 conversion, not sure tbh, but I'm going to put a 1275 kit on it well, because I can. I've also started tinkering with my dyna mainly cause it was running lean when I got her. Found out the s&s super e carb is a little harder to tune than the cv on my sporty I've done jetted it once, still lean and running hot, it had a bad engine vibration at 70 before that, I managed to knock some of it out but still can't get her above 90( I know, but I love going fast!!) So I got some jets from sigma on the way as well as a thunderjet kit from zippers as well as something a little sneaky from Pete again because I can😉. I'm also customizing a oil cooler to help bring down my temps. I've been experiencing some oil blowing out the transmission breather. I was going to put a catch can and breather on it, but I just read that there is a aftermarket fix for it, the only thing is they didn't say what it was, I'm wondering if I was on the right track. I will gladly hear any advice if given, just sometimes I don't always follow it and do it my way, and learn new methods. Mainly BECAUSE I CAN.
Take care and ride hard, because you can! And remember no one gets out alive, so live free.
JKF
So just got my first harley about 2.5 months ago. 98 sportster 883, loved it and started working on it to make it my own right off the bat. I quickly felt like I was out growing it. So I went to the dealership and got a 98 wideglide. No I didn't trade my sporty, I still love the bike, I was told it already had a 1200 conversion, not sure tbh, but I'm going to put a 1275 kit on it well, because I can. I've also started tinkering with my dyna mainly cause it was running lean when I got her. Found out the s&s super e carb is a little harder to tune than the cv on my sporty I've done jetted it once, still lean and running hot, it had a bad engine vibration at 70 before that, I managed to knock some of it out but still can't get her above 90( I know, but I love going fast!!) So I got some jets from sigma on the way as well as a thunderjet kit from zippers as well as something a little sneaky from Pete again because I can😉. I'm also customizing a oil cooler to help bring down my temps. I've been experiencing some oil blowing out the transmission breather. I was going to put a catch can and breather on it, but I just read that there is a aftermarket fix for it, the only thing is they didn't say what it was, I'm wondering if I was on the right track. I will gladly hear any advice if given, just sometimes I don't always follow it and do it my way, and learn new methods. Mainly BECAUSE I CAN.
Take care and ride hard, because you can! And remember no one gets out alive, so live free.
JKF
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