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I have an '01 Dyna FXD that only has a speedometer. I purchased a HD tach that came wit hte dual mounts and all the hardware. It actually looks pretty nice in the box. Now I need to install it or pay the dealer over $100 and be wothout my bike for a few days. Has anyone out there installed one of these from scratch? Is there going to be a bunch of splicing drilling and removing par parts? I'm pretty handy and have all the tools. I just don't fee like spending 3 hours on a sunny Saturday monkeying around wiht this to find out I have to take it t the stealer anyways. Think this will be easy or hard?

I'm new to the forum. I bought a 2004 sportster this summer. I didn't realize how much I've missed ridding, it's been about 15 years. I ordered vance and hines exhaust, vance and hines rejet kit and a hypercharger. I installed them myself. My one jet stock was 180 and the slow was 42. Right now I've got a 195 and 45 installed. It still does not have the take off power I feel it should. I dropped it off at the bike shop yesterday to see if they would have any luck hooking it up to the dyno. The mehanic told me that vance and hines pipes were too large and that I would lose bottom end torque. I haven't got my bike back yet but he said they probably can't get it to run right either. Has anyone else had this problem? What else can I do to it to help. Sorry so long.

can someone help me, i have a 04 low rider, inj. with the stage 1, hd air kit and hd pipes. i would like to idle it down from 900 r's, it still has the plug in the throtle body. i was told that idleing it down would cause oil pressure problems. is this so? also i have heard that this engine has cam bearing problems. is there a port or plug to get a pressure guage installed? thats all the questions for now. thanks in advance. mofasa

Bought a hd tach pn 97946-96b for my 03 night train. Minus the instuctions.
Anybody wanna help the rookie. Thanks J

My bike has the above slip on mufflers and everything else is bone stock. My problem is somtimes while in traffic driving as say 30 to 40 mph in the lower gears I get surging. I usually happens when I just increase the rpm instead of shifting up, but the RPM never anything above normal speeds, I just speed up to avoid changing a gear because I have to slow down right awa because of traffic.

Next is when I de-accelerate when coming off the tollway I do get some popping, from what I have read that is somewhat normal.

The bike always has crisp acceleration in any gear, also I have just had the bike out for a 300 mile high speed drive and have not experianced any blueing starting on any of the exhaust system.

Now after all the babbeling , would it be necessary to have to upgrade to...