How to Customize Your Harley Davidson (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)

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Grab your wrenches and head for the garage, it's time to say good-bye to your stock Harley-Davidson! This hands-on guide to personalizing your Milwaukee iron contains color chapters dealing with major subassemblies such as suspension and bakes, as well as painting, finishing, bolt-ons, planning and more. Color photo sequences show how to perform the work, including frame molding and installing a wide-drive kit. Case studies cover building a hot-rodded engine, building an FXR, and converting your dresser to a Road King. Contains extensive resource listings.

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Product Details Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (April 25, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0760303592 ISBN-13: 978-0760303597 Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #375,412 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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intake lobe centerline, breather gear, lifter blocks, lobe separation angle, billet wheels, aftermarket frames, fender struts, headlight nacelle, tappet blocks, pushrod tubes, adjustable pushrods, factory frame, carburetor throat, triple trees, fork tubes, base gaskets, lifter bores, rocker boxes, flywheel assembly, fork assembly, coil bind, tapered needle, aftermarket companies, aluminum rims, primary cover

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Arlen Ness, Fat Bob, Custom Chrome, Big Twin, Donnie Smith, Drag Specialties, Road King, House of Kolor, Chrome Specialties, Paul Harley-Davidson, White Brothers, Dave Perewitz, Ken Madden, Jon Kosmoski, Kandy Tangerine, Metal Fab, Performance Machine, Rob Roehl, Tim Wolff, Departure Bike Works, George Edwards, Greg Smith, Lee Clemens, Jim Petrykowski, Pro Stock

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (April 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760303592
• ISBN-13: 978-0760303597
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #375,412 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Custom Harleys, June 20, 2000

By	Jason (USA) - See all my reviews

In all, this is a good book for anyone looking to customize a Harley. Numerous pictures and tips make the customizing process just a little bit easier as you see the finished product before you spend the big dollars on parts. This book is certainly worth the price for anyone not happy with just a "stock" bike.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad for a basic how-to manual!, December 21, 2001

By	William L. Carter "wlee66" (Salida, CO United States) - See all my reviews

It wasn't boring to me! I've been around Harleys and other brands of cycles for over 25 years. Great book for the biker that wants basic info for custom work. It's a good book for young and old riders alike who dream about their "HOG". Good book for detailes and backyard Custom builders!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How to customise your harley not with this book, December 18, 2001

By	"odswyrldsmith" (Norfolk, Ct United States) - See all my reviews

Boring, Data out dated and he doesn't do anything not covered in a cheap how to do body work manual.
Frankly if you want to do body work your better off buying a 5 dollar book from the used bookstore.
Really disapointing