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101 Harley-Davidson Twin-Cam Performance Projects

101 Harley-Davidson Twin-Cam Performance ProjectsAuthors: Mark Zimmerman, Chris Maida
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 12 reviews
Sales Rank: 112,827

Media: Paperback
Edition: First
Pages: 224
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 1.5

ISBN: 0760316392
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.28775
EAN: 9780760316399
ASIN: 0760316392

Publication Date: January 2005
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Product Description
Cruisers such as Harley-Davidsons represent the fastest-growing segment in motorcycle sales and the Twin-Cam engine is used in many of the most popular Harleys on the road today. None of these bikes remains in stock condition. Owners personalize and customize them and most Twin-Cam models receive performance upgrades such as aftermarket pipes, brake and suspension upgrades and engine modifications. Respected motorcycle journalists Chris Maida and Mark Zimmerman present 101 projects an owner can consider or undertake to customize a bike’s power, ride and styling. They cover basic regular maintenance and cosmetic customizing as well as more-complex performance projects such as suspension tuning and working on the electrical system. Color photos showing each project in step-by-step fashion make it easy for readers to undertake projects themselves.


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4 out of 5 stars great performance ideas for TC88   November 30, 2009
Gordon Spencer
I am enjoying the book. It gives a lot of performance ideas and also tidbits of knowledge that I was not aware of.


2 out of 5 stars 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.


5 out of 5 stars 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.


5 out of 5 stars 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.



2 out of 5 stars 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.

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