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Harley-Davidson Big Twin Performance Handbook (Performance Handbooks)

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I bought this book by mistake. I was looking for the "Big Twin High Performance Guide" from which this title uses a great deal of ideas.
Absolutely no technical help to do it yourself.
If you want a book with more technical information and some ideas of how to do your own tuning try the "Big Twin High Performance Guide" by D. William Denish instead.

I enjoyed thumbing through the book, but it wasn't the technical resource I was hoping for. This is a fairly general book in the fashion of those old Hot Rod, Peterson Publishing books. Still, it does give you a general idea of how much effort might be ahead of you before you dive into a project - and to that end, it has a certain utility. I've been trying to decide whether to return to the Harley fold, but this book is geared more for those who are better a slinging plastic than turning wrenches. If you're wondering how to split your bike's cases this ain't the book; however, if you want the address (or the author's enthusiastic endorsement) of someone who can, then it's reasonably useful. There are lots of enjoyable shaggy dog stories, but it's pretty light on substance.

this is one book i have regretted losing.the pages were already broken in. yes, many a smudge, oil stain, and even food residue had become home on those wonderfully printed, ilustated, and intelligently put together pages of information. purchasing a re-placement is definately within my future plans. i reconmend any,and all, who are building, or thinking of building a custom cycle to purchase, and read this publication. thankyou, Keith E. Bronson.