Customer Reviews:
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 Save Your Money and buy a Service Manual instead August 27, 2009
Hanahoku
This book is way too General. You can get the same or better advice and ideas on the many on-line HD or V-Twin forums. Articles in this book provide good common performance ideas but it fails to provide sufficient details for follow through. More times than not this book refers you to the service manual. Save your money. If you plan on doing mods on your bike on your own then your knowledge base is likely above the level of this book already. Save the money to buy the service manual and search the on-line Harley forums for performance enhancements that you may want to make on your bike.
 Great overview of all the sweet twin cam mods. July 23, 2009
Sam Iam
This book reminds a lot of the old books put out by Petersen Publishing in the late 60's and early 70's. High quality, heavy bond pages that are dense with information and pictures. I use this book to plan exactly what parts, tools, and information I need as I upgrade each component group on my Road King and it was also a great read in general.
Well worth the investment January 24, 2009
James Hickerson (Cedar Crest, NM)
I liked this book very much and am using it as a guide for the work I am doing on my own 2000 Road Glide. It is nicely organized, printed on high quality paper, and with excellent illustrations. The instructions for the projects it described are very good and easy to follow. You will still want a workshop manual to get you started on some of the major work, as it picks up the project at some point after the initial preparations and removal of items like fairings, gas tank, exhaust systems, etc. have been done. Otherwise, it tracks well with the Harley service manual on the steps that are the same.
I also like that several options for making changes or upgrades are offered for many of the projects, and a nice table gives you an idea of cost, mechanical skill required, and other things you might want to do at the same time you are executing this project. You also get a recommendation of sources for aftermarket parts, often with more than one source indicated.
I highly recommend this book if a) you need to correct a Harley design deficiency; b) want to make a performance upgrade that is not a straightforward change such as a slip-on muffler or air cleaner insert; c) want to make a major change to the engine or drive train. This book now resides on my workshelf and will stay there as long as I own my Twin Cam 88.
Too general July 23, 2008
Anthony L. Broolks (Phila, PA)
The book is too vague. All the tasks fail to go into any kind of detail. Unless you have access to a Harley mechanic I would leave this one alone.
Excellent source for Harley TC Upgrades December 12, 2007
M. Richardson (Canyon Country, CA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I purchased a 2002 Harley FXD Dyna two months ago and wanted a resource for maintenance tips and upgrade performance options. This book fully satisfied all those needs. It has clear descriptions regarding bike care and starts from basics topics (how to change fluids) to medium (re-jetting a CV carb) to advanced (engine balancing). All projects are rated in terms of difficulty.
This book will advance your knowledge of how your bike operates so even if you never intend to take a wrench to your bike, you'll learn which performance upgrades are appropriate for your bike, riding style and wallet. Highly recommended!
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