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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Understanding the Information Boxes | |
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| Basics | |
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| The Lowdown on Replacement Parts | |
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| Tools | |
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| Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) | |
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| Simple Maintenance | |
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| Performing the 10,000-Mile Service | |
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| Lubing Cables | |
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| Changing Engine Oil | |
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| Changing Transmission and Primary Fluid | |
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| Servicing Air Cleaner | |
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| Choosing, Reading, and Replacing Spark Plugs | |
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| Checking and Tensioning Your Drive Belt | |
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| Replacing Brake Pads | |
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| Timing Your Engine | |
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| Adjusting Your Clutch | |
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| Fuel and Exhaust | |
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| Installing a High-Performance Air Cleaner | |
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| Rejetting for Altitude | |
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| Tuning Your CV Carb | |
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| Choosing a Jet Kit | |
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| Installing a CV Jet Kit | |
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| Swapping Carbs | |
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| Choosing a High-Performance Exhaust | |
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| Installing High-Flow Petcocks | |
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| Adding an EFI Tuning Module | |
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| Troubleshooting Fuel Injection | |
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| Hot-Rodding Fuel Injection | |
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| Suspension and Chassis | |
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| Fixing Clunking Wide Glide Forks | |
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| Installing a Cartridge-Fork Emulator Valve | |
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| Retrofitting 1200S Cartridge Forks and Shocks | |
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| Lowering Forks | |
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| Lowering the Softail Rear | |
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| Lowering Twin-Shock Rear Ends | |
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| Installing Air Shock Rear Suspension on a Softail | |
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| Taming Vibration-Servicing Rubber Engine Mounts | |
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| Installing a Torque Arm or Race Brace | |
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| Tires, Wheels, and Brakes | |
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| Installing Wide Tires and Thin Belts | |
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| Building and Maintaining Wire Wheels | |
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| Servicing Your Brakes | |
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| Upgrading Brake Discs | |
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| Installing Multipiston Brake Calipers | |
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| Upgrading Softail Brakes | |
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| Engine | |
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| Finding Your Build Date | |
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| Keeping Excess Oil Out of Your Air Cleaner | |
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| Blueprinting Your Engine | |
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| Breaking in a New Engine | |
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| Setting Cam and Ignition Timing | |
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| Increasing Compression Ratio | |
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| Fixing Base Gasket Leaks | |
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| Checking Cylinders | |
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| Choosing High-Performance Heads for Your Sportster | |
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| Choosing High-Performance Heads for Your Big Twin | |
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| Sealing Your Rocker Boxes | |
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| Installing Roller Rocker Arms and Adjustable Pushrods | |
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| Converting Sportster 883s to 1200s (and more) | |
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| Choosing Aftermarket Camshafts | |
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| Installing an Aftermarket Camshaft | |
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| Replacing 1992 and Later Big Twin Cam Bearings | |
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| Balancing Your Engine | |
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| Crank Assembly Repair | |
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| Replacing Crankcases | |
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| Aftermarket XL Crankcases | |
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| Replacing Noisy Pinion Gears on Big Twins | |
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| Selecting High-Performance Pistons | |
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| Dyno Tuning Your Engine | |
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| Using Desktop Dynos | |
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| Lubrication | |
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| Installing an Oil Cooler | |
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| Fixing Your Sportster's Oil Tank | |
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| Upgrading Your Sportster's Oil Pump | |
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| Upgrading Your Big Twin's Oil Pump | |
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| Keeping Your Oil Particle-Free | |
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| Drivetrain | |
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| Updating the 1984 1/2-1989 Big Twin Clutch | |
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| Updating the 1984-1986 Big Twin Main Drive Gear | |
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| Installing a Pro-Clutch | |
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| Improving the Four-Speed Sportster Clutch | |
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| Improving the Five-Speed Sportster Clutch | |
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| Fitting a Primary Chain Tensioner | |
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| Installing Fluid Balance Masters | |
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| Updating Five-Speed Big Twin Belts and Pulleys | |
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| Installing a Belt Primary Drive | |
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| Transmission | |
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| Fixing Hard-Shifting Sportster Four Speeds | |
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| Altering Final Gearing | |
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| Fixing Sloppy Sportster Five-Speed Shifting | |
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| Fixing Tranny Mainshaft Leaks on Your Four-Speed Big Twin | |
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| Installing a Six-Speed Gear Set | |
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| Electrical Systems | |
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| The Truth about Gauges | |
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| Choosing High-Performance Plug Wires | |
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| Servicing Your Battery | |
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| Installing a High-Performance Starter on Big Twins | |
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| Upgrading Your Charging System | |
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| Selecting a High-Performance Factory Ignition Module | |
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| Choosing and Installing an Aftermarket Ignition | |
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| Optimizing Your VOES | |
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| Troubleshooting Electrics | |
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| Mapping Your Ignition Curve | |
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| Personal Touches | |
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| Clean and Shine | |
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| Swapping Turn Signals | |
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| Swapping Taillights | |
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| Choosing Sissybars and Racks | |
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| Choosing a Crate Motor | |
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| Paint Repair | |
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| Installing Chrome Handlebar Controls | |
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| Changing Handlebars | |
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| Hiding Handlebar Wiring | |
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| Mounting Forward Controls on Your Big Twin | |
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| Installing Rearsets and Forward Controls on Your Sportster | |
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| Applying Coatings | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Appendix B | |
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| Sources | |
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| Index | |