Put a veteran mechanic on your shelf with this comprehensive guide to improving your Evolution-engined Harley-Davidson. Created with the weekend mechanic in mind, this illustrated manual offers 101 projects that will improve your scoot's power, handling, and ride. Presented in a clear, colorful, and concise format, you'll be able to quickly determine how each project will improve your bike, what you need for the project, how much it will cost, and how to do it. Author and Harley-Davidson technician Kip Woodring offers tips and techniques garnered from years of personal experience hopping up and living with Harley-Davidson Evolution-engined Big Twins and Sportsters. With more than 350 color photographs and 50 charts and illustrations, 101 Harley-Davidson Performance Projects is an invaluable source for any Harley-Davidson enthusiast. Table of Contents: SECTION ONE: BASICS The lowdown on replacement parts / Tools / Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN). SECTION TWO: SIMPLE MAINTENANCE Performing the 10,000-mile service / Lubing cables / Changing engine oil / Changing transmission and primary fluid / Servicing air cleaners / Choosing, reading, and replacing spark plugs / Checking and tensioning your drive belt / Replacing brake pads / Timing your engine / Adjusting your clutch. SECTION THREE: FUEL and EXHAUST Installing a Screamin' Eagle air cleaner / Rejeting for altitude / Tuning your stock CV carb / Choosing a jet kit / Installing a jet kit / Swapping carbs / Choosing a high-performance exhaust / Replacing vacuum-operated petcocks / Installing a fuel stat / Troubleshooting fuel injection / Hot-rodding fuel injection. SECTION FOUR: SUSPENSION and CHASSIS Fixing clunking Wide Glide forks / Installing a cartridge-fork emulator valve / Retrofitting 1200S cartridge forks and shocks / Lowering forks / Lowering the Softail rear / Lowering twin-shock rear ends / Installing a torsion-bar suspension on a Softail / Taming vibration: servicing rubber engine mounts / Installing a torque arm or race brace. SECTION FIVE: TIRES, WHEELS, and BRAKES Installing wide tires and thin belts / Building and maintaining wire wheels / Servicing your brakes / Upgrading brake discs / Installing multi-piston brake calipers / Upgrading Softail brakes. SECTION SIX: ENGINE Finding your build date / Keeping excess oil out of your air cleaner / Blueprinting your engine / Breaking in a new engine / Setting cam and ignition timing / Increasing compression ratio / Fixing base gasket leaks / Checking cylinders / Choosing high-performance heads for your Sportster / Choosing high-performance heads for your Big Twin / Sealing your rocker boxes / Installing roller rockers arms and adjustables pushrods / Converting Sporster 883s to 1200s / Choosing aftermarket camshafts / Installing an aftermarket camshaft / Replacing 1992 and later Big Twin cam bearings / Balancing your engine / Crank assembly repair / Replacing defective crankcases / Aftermarket XL crankcases / Replacing noisy pinion gears on Big Twins / Replacing the timer cover / Dyno tuning your engine / Using desktop dynos. SECTION SEVEN: LUBRICATION Installing an oil cooler / Fixing your Sportster's oil tank / Upgrading your Sportster's oil pump / Upgrading your Big Twin's oil pump / Keeping your oil particle-free. SECTION EIGHT: DRIVETRAIN Updating the 1984-1989 Big Twin clutch / Updating the 1984-1986 Big Twin main drive gear / Installing a Big Twin pro-clutch / Improving the four-speed Sportster clutch / Improving the five-speed Sportster clutch / Fitting a primary chain tensioner / Installing fluid balance masters / Updating five-speed Big Twin belts and pulleys / Installing a belt primary drive. SECTION NINE: TRANSMISSION Fixing hard-shifting Sportster four speeds / Altering final gearing / Fixing sloppy Sportster five-speed shifting / Fixing tranny mainshaft leaks on your four-speed Big Twin.

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