Valuable information on Harley-Davidson motorcycles, including the Sportster, the Shovelhead- and Evolution-engined bikes, as well as competition, police, Aermacchi, and Buell models. Packed with information on where and how to find these machines, how to identify rare models, and how to figure out what your machine is worth. Girdler offers a mini-history of each model, and explains why the model exists and what its role was in Harley-Davidson's line-up. Covers all models built 1965-98, plus performance ratings. Includes 5-Star rating system.
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Girdler presents a good overview, but misses some details.,
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This review is from: Harley-Davidson Since 1965 (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) (Paperback)
Girdler delineates the distinguishing characteristics of each model so the novice buyer can tell one from another and do some thinking about what Harley might suit him or her best. He defies Harley buyer convention in preferring function over form by rating the FXR models higher than the Softtails. He tends to ignore even glaring flaws like Sportster vibration and glosses over the INA cam bearing issue with some Evo engines. He doesn't note significant changes from year to year, such as the move from 35mm to 39mm forks on XL and FX models, the change in the clutch actuation mechanism on Big Twins, and other changes that significantly effect the performance of the bikes. He clearly loves Harleys, and that means he sometimes turns a blind eye to their faults.
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No motorcycle company is an island, the poet might have said, so it's natural that a motorcycle model, like any product or even any idea, fits within its time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
twin tomahawks, hamcan air cleaner, belt final drive, highway pegs, solo seat, peanut tank, dual seat, cast wheels, fat bob, swingarm pivot, telescopic forks, dual tanks, police package, extra trim, electric start, big twin, steering head, anniversary models, racing department, isolation mounts, brake horsepower, sissy bar, foot shift, larger fuel tank, touring models Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy Harley-Davidson Archives, Cycle World, Low Rider, Wide Glide, Two Cam, Motor Company, Electra Glide, Super Glide, Road King, Tour Glide, Fat Boy, Style Accommodations, United States, Road Rider, Night Train, Disc Glide, Sport Glide, Daytona Beach, Heritage Springer, Road Glide, Cafe Racer, Displacement Brake, Low Glide, Rubber Glides, Erik Buell New!
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No motorcycle company is an island, the poet might have said, so it's natural that a motorcycle model, like any product or even any idea, fits within its time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
twin tomahawks, hamcan air cleaner, belt final drive, highway pegs, solo seat, peanut tank, dual seat, cast wheels, fat bob, swingarm pivot, telescopic forks, dual tanks, police package, extra trim, electric start, big twin, steering head, anniversary models, racing department, isolation mounts, brake horsepower, sissy bar, foot shift, larger fuel tank, touring models Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Courtesy Harley-Davidson Archives, Cycle World, Low Rider, Wide Glide, Two Cam, Motor Company, Electra Glide, Super Glide, Road King, Tour Glide, Fat Boy, Style Accommodations, United States, Road Rider, Night Train, Disc Glide, Sport Glide, Daytona Beach, Heritage Springer, Road Glide, Cafe Racer, Displacement Brake, Low Glide, Rubber Glides, Erik Buell New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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