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Like many others here, I am going to change out my bars here in another week or two. My horse is a 2004 FLSTFI. I have read many posts and have a good idea of what it is going to take to do the task. My question is: Is it necessary to remove the fuel tank to run the wires inside the bars? Is it because the connectors are under the seat? This is the only item that I am really a little unclear on.

I'm going to be riding for team WRW Racing next season in mini endurance in CMRA (Central Motorcycle Roadracing Asso) and TMGP series (Texas Mini Grand Prix). WRW Racing is Billy Wiese in Houston, Texas. He's a first rate tuner, tuned recently in AMA superbike racing for a couple of teams. Anyhow, John, my partner and the owner of the bike, an NSR50 Honda has support from Billy. His wife runs the office for Billy, so that's the connection. Anyway, Billy has developed kits for the NSR in 50cc for TMGP light superbike and a 63cc decked, ported, and piped version for superbike class and CMRA F5. The guy works on anything and if you are in the Houston area, he is THE MAN I'd use for performance and dyno tuning on metric, Harley, whatever. I thought you guys would get a kick out of...

Hey all, does anyone have an opinion or experience with Dakota Kid's CV carburetor rework? I've never read anything about the results, I just know it sets ya back about $300, plus shipping.
I have a '04 Wide Glide, with no immediate plans for the engine except exhaust, intake and possibly ignition.
Is it worth spending the extra couple hundred, or would a Thunderslide kit be a better choice? I'd also use DP's CCP fuel inlet and idle mixture screw.
I'm what you'd call a novice mechanic, but not afraid to take things apart. Seems like the DIY project would be more fun/educational, and less expensive.

Is there any comparison between these options?

Thanks for any and all inputs.

Joe

Hi!
New here. I just got a 05 HD 1200 Custom. I know there is a special tool used to adjust the rear shocks. My question is what position is for what weight? And what is the proper adjustment for what weight? I am small and want to adjust it to where I can get it to set as low as possible. I appreciate any information.

Thanks!!

Hi everyone. I would appreciate any imput that will lead me to the right bike for myself. I am looking for a crusier style bike. The problem is that I am 6'5". Any thoughts. I want to buy Harley. However, I want to have one that fits me, a stock Fat Boy is too small. The Honda VTX's/2000 Vulcans seem larger, based on wheel base.

Follow up question, Sounds... The VTX's and Vulcan 2000 stock, how are the sounds?

Any help would be appreciated.