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Gee after reading this post I guess I'll go sell my 07 Street Glide, as I guess it should be junk by years end. Please, give me a break. What is happening here is typical internet story telling. If you leave the engine alone like Harley designed it, and not try to make it put out big huge HP numbers, it will be just fine. There are lot's of good stock high milage Harleys running around that are later models than 2002. (I own two myself)
With the advent of the Internet, it only takes a small number of folks having a few problems for the story to get all blown out of shape. Now I'm not saying no one has had problems, but to say later models are junk is a huge leap.
Harley V-Twin single crank pin engines were never intended to put out huge HP numbers at high RPM and be survivable. If you want to go fast on a cruiser type motorcycle and make big numbers, get one of the late model metric cruisers. The water cooled, modern designed engines in those bikes will make big HP numbers if you want and not have the problems that an old design, air cooled motor will. But, they are ugly and I would not have one. I don't care what you do to them, they are not a Harley! Give Harley a break and just ride them like they were intended to be ridden. (With a stage one mod of course. And maybe a fueling device)
Last edited by muleskinner : 06-18-2008 at 05:47 PM.
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