Nice video. I've got a hsr42 mikuni on my 1974 rigid shovel and I'm very happy with it. Super response, run fast and at normal rides it doesn't use much fuel. I will not swap! Cheers from France!
im just a backyard do it yourself guy. No official training. I went to the local expert in town when i went to swap carbs out. Good ole boy, been working on bikes for longer then ive been alive. Has a repair shop and his own parts shop. He helped me select the mikuni carb you are talking about. I experienced a loss in fuel mileage and a terrible noise. He explained how a flat side carb works, then pressed in on the slide and the noise disappeared as promised. Then he took and adjusted what i believe is called the accelerator pump rode so there was a space the width of a nickle between it and the throttle lever. He explained that from the factory the rode rides on the throttle lever, so every bump that may make your had twist even the smallest amount it dumping a bit more fuel in which is just going to be wasted. Since my bike is a hard tail, every bump in the rode had this effect on my bike without me even realizing it. After that, he took my pilot jet from a 25 to a 22.5 and took needle adjustment shim up a notch allowing my need to go further down. Now my fuel mileage is about back to normal and i still seen 6 hp and 8tq gain on the dyno. This is just my experience, may be something to play with yourself.
well that and throttle control, just a mikuni carb added onto your bike wont make it burn the wheel. staying out of the power band when im just putting around helped me out too
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I owned a 1975 Kawasaki Z1-900 which I installed four 32mm Mikuni's. I now have a 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R which sports 36mm Keihin Constant Velocity carburetors from the factory. Before you guys give my rice grinder a hard time; I Love World Superbike. I love Harley Davidson cruisers too; I am a motorcycle man.
There’s a fine line between performance and fuel mileage. If you dump too much fuel you’ll take the engine out. Too little fuel you will over heat the engine and take it out. My 2003 sportster 1200 has a CV carb on it. Was always just slightly a little bit lean from new. If you left the choke out 1/8” it ran perfect. So this year I finally took the top off the carb pull the needle out of the slide and install a .025 thick washer on needle and reinstalled. So now engine gets slightly more fuel. I adjusted the idle mixture screw to about 2 1/4 turns out and set the idle at 1000 rpm. Runs great. Oil temp in tank was 195*F at 90*F air temp. Now it runs 10*F cooler at 90*F/185*F. I also use 20W50 Amsoil. Mileage stayed the same and the mid range performance is better more responsive. Fuel mileage is about 60 mpg (Canadian mpg) US probably about 50. Pipes and air cleaner are stock from factory. Scooter tramp Scotty had a video on the carb. I followed his advice worked out great
I had a '00 1200C , stock except for mufflers and a/c and eventually, Screaming Eagle hi compression pistons. Ran great , but not til I gave it a valve job and upped the jets in the carb... she loved the fuel... still got about 50mpg US. My 88 1200 had a mikuni, cams, head work, Supertrapp, fast bike but 30ish mpg.
I learned to really like the CV 40 carburetors every bike I ever had had ether a Bendix or a Linkard until I got the 02 Twin cam and rebuild the CV 40 carburetor on it. I sold the twin cam to buy a 98 FLSTF and rebuilt that CV carburetor too. I hate S&S carburetors I never had one on my bikes but I must have put 40 of them on others guys bikes for them they are a pain to get set up the first time.
Been riding Harley's since I was 17, I'm 64 now and still riding. I like this man's style and why he does the things to his bike. Never heard of a man trading off a newer bike for an older one just to have a EVO engine under him, but he did. Man, that is a lot of heart and a man that knows what he wants. My respect to you and your wife, keep on being yourself and have a good life
I like the Linkert on my 57, in the 90's we'd hit altitude an everone was spittin an poppin. I just gave her a couple clicks an of id go! New sub an appreciation for dumpin twin cam
Love the dance,shows just how much you really enjoy the music, never have had a Harley,but can see the love,& pleasures of working on them especially when it seems to hit perfectly, been in automotive all my life but it’s kind of the same as when you put a nice cam , a good carb & headers on a old Chevy,& it bumps so good I can get the same dance !!! Been looking for a Harley & you’re videos are helping me decide what to look for,thanks & later.
Check the jets on that CV, should be 42 pilot-175 main. Change the needle to H-D Part No. 27094-88 (Old sportster needle) to get rid of the off idle lean condition. If not already done pull the idle mixture cap and adjust for best idle (start at ~ 1 1/2 turns out from all the way in). When turning mixture screw all in to bottom be gentle. Should get almost 50 mpg and good acceleration throughout the throttle range. The Mikuni is a great carb. too. Needs 17.5 pilot jet-160 main(HSR42) 175(HSR45) and a 50 accelerator pump nozzle. Hope this helps, these are Joe Minton's Tips, He wrote the Mikuni tuning manual. You can get it free online.
Hi Saddle Tramp like your site. I have been riding scooters 58 years now getting harder but you live the life you love and riding is something i hope i won,t have to stop. But for myself Harleys and Mikuni carbs mix, i know the gas is a problem but i like Mikunis and trust me i have played with a lot of carbs on Harleys i not going to bad mouth the one most riders use if they change out there carb on the new bikes. Myself i haven,t had a new scooter in 20 years. I have a stable full.... Keep up the good site.......
I remember when a friend of mine bought one of those mikuni carburetors for his 93 dresser and he also was not happy with the mileage. I'll stick with my CV carburetor it does okay. So many people I know they talk up the SNS or the mikuni. I had an SMS years ago this was before they had an accelerator pump I never got used to that. I had an SU and if I knew more about it I probably could have made it work well but I can make a CV work good I have found that using a Sportster needle one that was used in a CV carburetor prior to 1988 I think that's the part number year. As it has a very narrow taper throughout the shaft gives real good mid-range acceleration. This is the first time I heard you talk about Keenan. As I watch his channel also I picked up a lot of good pointers on how to set up a shop and also work on bikes through him and his videos. It's surprising that a carburetor could make a motor vibrate more but.
Yea, I did that same dance with my 88 FXR when I figured out the problem with it, bad intake, had tiny itty bitty nick in the intake mount point to the head.
Just found your channel. I have a 93 FLHS that I put Screamin' Eagle heads w/9.7 C/R, MSD ignition with 3 ohm coils and a V Thunder 244/244 .580" lift cam with a heavily massaged CV with 50 low jet and 200 main. Gets 40 mpg and revs to the moon. Has 50k miles on a rering and has 7% leakdown. I had lifter noise until I put a 1/8 inch spacer on top of the pressure relief spring for the oil pump and raised the pressure to 40 psi at idle. I run 10w40 in cool weather. Enjoy your new ride.
one of your video's just came up so I watched it. It was your newest one & I liked it very much, very interesting!! I then went back to the video where you made the trade. I enjoyed that and have watched the others, forward to the newest. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to all your video's! I own a 2005 Ultra Classic & although it does have the fuel injection ect., I still feel the same as you do regarding prefering the older bikes over the new or newer. I hope to, as you, to learn as much as I can so I can do at least the basic repairs or more if possible. Thanks for the inspiration! Enjoy...
One of your best videos. You keep getting better. Love it! Plus you have shown us how creative your mechanic skills can be. Saddle Tramp Custom Cycles Rulzes.
Another excellent video and I love that you take us on the test ride after you finish the project. it's kind of like you want us to check it out with you. I also love the way you talk us through all the projects and you give us some history and knowledge
I had my Mikuni HSR42 as lean as you can possibly get it (17.5 pilot, -98 needle, 50 squirt, 165 main) yet 36-38 mpg was the best it got fuel economy wise. I went back to the Keihin and am looking at achieving 50 again. I'm all about fuel economy since I ride with guys that have 6 gallon tanks. My bike is 100% stock and even has the stock cam, mufflers and airbox.
Love the channel! Totally agree with you about newer bikes. I wrench a bit as I have an 1980 Shovelhead that needs care and feeding to keep it happy. But I wouldnt get rid of her for anything! The EVO is, in my humble opinion, the best motor they've made thus far. Has that great sound, like my shovel, which to me sounds like the beat of horses hooves. I have a Twinkie Road King for when me and the wife ride 2 up, but she has her own bike too and its a Shovelhead! Love your atitude about riding. I'm no longer a member of the "go fast" crowd either since I became "re-citizenized" a couple years back LOL. We love the 2 laners and back roads. You discover so much more on them than just blasting down the interstate. BTW I've got an S&S Super E on my Shovel and it works great. It's a really old one, but I have found it to be really easy to adjust and maintain. Looking forward to your future vids!
I had nothing but praise for my stock Keihin carburetor on my 1985 Tour Glide Classic. I changed out a jet on it to enrichen it just a little and that's all I did. I got great mileage and never had any mechanical problems with it the 20 years I owned it. I own a 2008 Ultra Classic now with fuel injection. I have to say it runs exceptional especially since I did the Stage One mod. Enjoy your channel. :)
My lord, your home just sounds like my 1977 superglide! I referred to the sound like horses galaping! I don't know how ya spell it but ya know what I mean...
Totaly wrong my friend, I run a Mikuni HSR on both my HD's, one a 42mm and the other a 45mm both around 50mpg on a run. That thing just needed setting up right.
@@masterofnonetv8361 Totally. My main point was just that aside from the slightly larger Venturi, the only real difference should be that the mikuni doesn't have a system to adjust itself for elevation and that a poor gas milage issue is likely just related to a bad tune.
I am currently running a CV on my 93 FXDL...pulled it off a couple of months ago and cleaned, then re-jetted to a 45/180 and trimmed the slide spring a loop (also a Head Quarters Rumble Stick camshaft)...did a 700 mile trip a few weeks ago, straight through ride at 70-80 mph most of the way....I figure I am getting around 45 mpg if I can keep from twisting the throttle open further.
My buddy just traded his mostly stock Sportster for a super-customized, very high performance Sportster. I noticed his carb didn't look like what he had or what I have. Now I recognize it, it's the Mikuni. He is constantly complaining about how his acceleration in the first few gears is like a rocket and he still can't get used to it. He didn't do his homework and bought the rocket on an impulse. Now he has a tiger by the tail. Be careful of what you ask for. Another great educational video. Thanks!
Thanks. The last bike that I had before this one, my '05 R.K.Custom was a '51 pan... Needless to say, it's like comparing apples to oranges. I wish that I your garage!!! I don't have anything like that to turn wrenches and living in N.J. makes it a pain in the ass in the Winter. Anyway, someone dumped about two cups of sand in my gas tank. I had no idea for about a thousand miles. It sandblasted the CV carb and made garbage. After much ado, I bought a 42mm Mikuni. Now I too get 25 - 30 mpg. Ofcourse, while the bike was down, I changed out the cam plate & the crappy tensioners and a new oil pump that came with the "Screaming Eagle" was put in. I'm gonna binge watch your videos before I spend another penny on this bike...! I'm happy with the performance but I definitely am stopping for fuel a lot more. Once again, Thanks!
since I just got the same bike as well ... I have a feeling I will learn a lot from you ... thank you man! great video! ... I know what you mean man ... you want a smooth ride and a good smooth ride and not a freakster dragger ride... same here bud ... thank you for this video ... kind of funny too.
My evo hard tail had a mikuni on it when I got it and i put on a cv on it I had laying around and am completely happy with the cv. Good job on your videos and keep them coming
They all sound different than the others . Each motor has it's own sound and we have loved them all. Bon Jovi has "seen a million faces and rocked them all" Harley Davidson motors has seen a million asses and rocked them all !
Even though I don't wrench on my bike very much I do enjoy watching your videos and the way you explain stuff interesting. Love the sound of that bike.
Sounds like there is a cam in there. With the Mikuni, ignition and pipes, it wouldn't surprise me. I have a bone stock 95 FLSTN. Doesn't sound anything like that, pretty sure it is not just the pipes. I have a Mikuni in the drawer never take time to put it on. Rethinking that now.
Is your 1995 the same color as the 1994 because i have the exact same 1994 flstn model as this guys i was just wondering from what im told the 1993 moe cow flstn then the 1994 flstn bull hide is the 95 anydifferent
FLSTN, four years of production, 93 Moo Glide Black and White, 94 Birch and Silver, 95 Black and Charcoal, 96 Dark Green and Charcoal. Then they quit making them.Today's FLSTN is the Deluxe. As I was buying mine, new from the dealership, they told me, we can't call them Nostalgia any more they are the "Special". There was a motorcycle parts company called Nostalgia (might still be around). Harley was getting a reputation for taking company names and then making the original company stop using it. Hog Hollow was another parts company. Rumor has it HD stole their name. They had to change their name to Fog Hollow. Nostalgia (company) must have taken quick action and HD lost so we can't ;) call them Nostalgia's any more. But I still call mine a Nostalgia, I like it better than "Special".
I'm glad to see your videos, they are amazing. With that music is very easy to dance so well!! Congratulations for your Heritage & job. Carlos from Spain.
i had a CV carb {stock carb} on my 1989 FXLR lowrider.. i changed the stock pipes with the x-over to a set of pythons & re-jetted the CV from the stock 42 to a 50 main jet & adjusted fuel mixture, it ran great until i sold the bike 13 yrs later! to be honest, i regret selling that bike, very reliable , drove it to Sturgis a couple of times, plus the eng was rubber mounted and that made it a great ride!
Haa! good job my brother! Yer perseverance pays off with the joy of success and the (way obvious!) satisfaction you get from that well behaved and great sounding engine!
Nice production. I get what your driving at. Some like speed, as I was addicted to once, but now it's the long-range rides that beg me to the roads. A well-tuned motor lasts for a long time. Speed comes at a cost. If I want that I hop on the 84 Motoguzzi LeMans 1000. Thanks.
Sounds great. Your like me and I've been riding for 40 years. My is 99 heritage custom softail /w stage 2 kit and CV carb. It runs great. I also have 07 ultra classic/ w stage 2 kit. Which runs great. Been thinking about adding a sidecar on the bagger /w live suspension. I just come across a few of your videos lately and the one with trade for the heritage impressed me. The newer harleys, I wouldn't own one.
Me and my brothers built my little brothers bike we used a callaghers hot rod baby g frame ran a twelve hundred bored thirty over with Buell heads and started with Andrews n89b cams and mikuni carb it was uncontrollable couldn't get it to idle switched to a super e no problem since
Daniel Pyle I wholeheartedly agree. Unless his Mikuni had ethanol damage I can’t imagine there being more vibration from the bike, unless the vacuum plug or the boot on the VOES line was cracked, or the VOES needing to be tuned to the different vacuum signal. ? Never had a Mikuni carb cause vibration, and out of my thousands of fellow riders most of them running Mikiunis, they refuse to part with them, I know Ive tried to give them S&S Super E’s with manifold & seals plus cash, and buy lunch, (i was in a hurry to gat the bike going and didn’t want to wait for the new carb to ship, being that I had another project that needed a Mikuni
Thank you for making this video. I was undecided about removing my Mikuni carb. I just want to ride not worried about speed. I bought a bike that already had the Mikuni Carb. i just ordered a CV carb. cant wait to try it out.
The CV-40 that comes stock on The KLR 650 comes on some Harley's it's 100% reliable and easy to jet properly they wouldn't use them if they didn't work nicely a rebuild kit is like 12-17$ being cheap to maintain.
You’re correct about the CV carbs except for one point, the diaphragm uses engine vacuum to raise your needle and slide, altitude may effect this slightly, neither here nor there, the carb jetting does not change, the metering does not change and therefore the air fuel ratio remains the same, what happens is a choking effect due to high vacuum high speed low volume (partially closed slide opened throttle, pulls fuel from enriching circuit. Which is one of two problems with the Miki, specifically the choke cable, and or the jetting, the choke cable makes a 90° bend at the carb body, make sure it closes all the way when you push it in to close the enricher. In my experience they are almost always installed incorrectly, the plastic pinch (position holding) collets fail after a few years, when you take the bike in to have the dealers new gung-ho hercules replace them they don’t get the plunger stopper little rubber thing in to seal the cross orifice correctly (completely) it feels like it’s working and you will run richer when you actuate it, but it won’t ever close off the port drencher. The other thing, Miki jets are not measured and identified like every other jet in every other carburetor on the planet, ( if i owned it own it or want it its probably a ballbuster to get parts for) Miki Jets are numbered by the amount of fuel in LPM they meter or flow, you need to know your starting point, and make sure you test ride at the same engine temp. If you can find someone with a pair of AFR probes MAF reader and a real time digital AFR gauge or signal reader can/bus or usb cable for a computer you can easily get it dialed in right in one shot (most of the time) Know that a 60.0 and a 65.0 jet meter 5.0 mlpm or clpm or some metric unit measure of fluid volume per minute, so the normal two steps up selection for a hunch would go 60,65,70 you’ve just bypassed 60.1, 60.2, 60.3, and thats a lot of fuel! It’ll run ok until WOT at high rpm, then it’ll gush, newbies drop the metering rod to compensate, when a jet change can be done with the carb on the bike one plug (11/16 is close but not the size, its metric, ugh) jet comes out with the fuel bowl on!! Yayyy! Replace test. Last thing, the accelerator pump, there’s a Phillips screw that adjusts the actuator rod, out or lefty loosey= more fuel squirts out, adjust this so there’s almost 0 lash. Not .0005-.001 almost 0. (Its like chipper blades, set them so they do not touch) that is written the technical specs, give the throttle cable a tiny bit of slack, and remember its a push pull carb so two cables are the norm. (they may have single cable models or kits i don’t know)! Any way, hope that insight and the suggestion to download the Mikuni Carb PDF and you can use the troubleshooters section, it explains and clears up a lot of misunderstandings) I went from 30 mpg, CV carb for about 1-1/2 -2 years, but got tired of holding everyone up, and felt like the little kid or ole lady, always having to stop for gas, with a 3-1/2 gallon tank id get 90 miles and burrp putt chhiffahh (hit reserve) reserve means you better be near a gas station and then put on the miki got closer to 35 mpg until I tuned it, then close to 40-45 if I wasn’t hotdoggin! ( I like to announce my presence with a roar instead of a Thump-Oof! F****** A** H*le scatch-skitch-itch-chitch-itchichity-ichity thats gonna cost a lot, and the insurance company aint gonna wanna pay for it, and they usually dont! Back on topic you should get better ride ability and mileage as well as smooth performance ,Ill never use another brand of carburetor, until i find a one off that no one has parts for that is the basis for my tuning and parts selection because I hate not having a nightmare trying to find parts! Make sure its the HSR 42 (80”) not the 45 (100”+)
Man, I am glad I found your videos. You are some kind of great bike mechanic. I think instead of selling parts you should keep them and open your own shop. Ride Safe
I found out since this video that this motor had some hopping up done to it. That was the main culprit for the poor fuel milage. I made a video about it since then.
ST I I fully agree . I have 2003 XLH 1200 Anniversary ,it has a CV and I rejeted with 6sigma and my friend has a 2001 XL 1200C with 42 Mikuni and open pipes on a 54 mile run he used twice the gas I did .. and now he is facing some costly repairs . and I am still running smooth , so I am running stage 1 and he is running the stock custom with Mikuni , so I agree its easy to over carburet the stock motor .. once you cross the line you loose more then you gain .. great video dude ...
Thinking about putting the stock exhaust and pipes on my twin cam 88 fxdwg. I don’t need the loud noise and be nice if the mileage went up. I get 40 on the interstate and 50 on slower two lane highways.
It's probaly me! Always happens to me aswell. I've got 2 mukunis, one new the other needs a rebuild. I like the throttle response, but yeah gas goes fast!
Man I love the lope on that hog! And no it ain’t just you when things go wrong. I’ve rewired some auxiliary lights on my hog 3 times before I got them right. Just is what it is brother.
I love the CV carburetor. They really do give you better mileage. I had the Makuni on mine before. Well I had two on it before. One 45 running the front cylinder one 45 running the back. Took some patience setting them up. But, when you're putting out 166hp & 160 ft pounds torque. You're not really worried about gas mileage. I went to a large bodied "Woods" CV carb. Best of both worlds. Super hp & great mileage still up over 160hp & over 40 miles per gallon.
I was sold on S&S carbs with hi-flow air filter for a long time and got good performance from them. Now I'll stay stock until I start to lose performance then we'll make some changes.
As an owner of a 1997 Flstf all I can say is KICK ASS !! The Klein CV is a solid carb. I had a stock issue Makuni on mine. Went to an S&S 111 Evo style engine. With the stock S&S carb. Power for days. But it will never have that Potato Potato yours does.
I am still running a Bendix on my 72 FLH with the factory wire throttle cable through the handle bars. It works great on the Shovel but mileage is not good. The 02 FLSTC has a CV carburetor I had issues with at first due to incorrect jets. My 01 Road King is fuel injected and I don't know anything about it yet. I think I am selling it and maybe the 02 FLSTC too so I can buy a Evo that I can work on. Did you check the after market chrome cap on the one carburetor for air leaks. I have seen where the rubber gasket gets pinched and you lose suction.
Did the previous owner swap out the cam? Changing the carb and ignition hints he might have been on the performance road and a cam may have been done or was about to be done. I went down that road with the Superglide but I bored and stroked it to 96 CUI, did Manly valves, Crane springs, Andrews cam, S&S Supercarb, dual points and Acell super coil along with having the heads ported, flowed, and polished by Branch. It sure did run.
I went crazy on my Pan Head A Dellorto side draft with accelerator pump and a morris magneto. Rigid frame Springer front end 12" over. Only ran it once wide open, scared me to death.
I have an HSR 42 Mikuni on my 95 flstn and get about 38 miles to the gallon Andrews 27 cam Big Bore Kit Vance & Hines Longshots crane hi-4 box under the seat
@@SaddleTrampTV of course it all goes to shit when you accelerate fast and run over 60 miles an hour! You have to baby it to get 38 miles to the gallon sometimes 40 , with that 5 gallon tank I can go 200 miles before I hit Reserve most of the time! LOL
@@SaddleTrampTV also if you have a higher lift cam on stock Harley lifters they will fail at or around 50,000 miles! I'm speaking from experience just went through that! Broke a lifter, lifter block, went back with fueling lifters S&S adjustable pushrods and while I was in there I changed out the Breather valve that runs off the cam and replaced it with S&S Reed breather!
@@james44mag31 It has a 165 main. But I'm now running a CV again with a 48 idle with a 185 main. Rode this on a 1400 plus round trip and it did a whole lot better. Check out my later videos on this matter.
Hey I'm a new sub. So I'm 33 I have a 2018 Road King Special .. yes its a new bike... Ive tuned it up with an upgraded oil pump, cam plate , cam, lifters and push rods . I'm familiar with electronics. The bike is pretty much how i want it. Well recently i Picked up a 2005 Sportster Roadster XL1200R for $1600 maaaaan this thing had everything wrong with it. Had to rebuild the brakes fix some wiring , i had to replace the outer primary cover , new bars , and rejeted the cv carb. Ill tell ya what, i love my Road king, but theirs nothing like a Carbonated Harley ! I love that damn sportster! i just wish it was an old fxr Low Rider... me being 6'1" and all... hey man great channel!
Job well done! Unfortunately I haven’t had any experience with a CV carb. Both my 1999 Indian Chief and my 1996 Heritage (with Fatboy fenders) have S&S Super E shorty carbs on them. Wonder what the difference would be...
17.5 pilot, -98 needle, 50 accelerator squirter will get you the most economical fuel efficient HSR 42 possible. I tried that combo but at best was able to get 42 mpg. Went back to a CV40 and am back to 55mpg. Plus it runs better in my opinion
When the engine backfires at the intake the engine is running lean, very lean, when it backfires through the exhaust the engine is running rich. Very rich.
Great score on the bike... I have a 94 FLSTF (Fatboy).. I bought new in 94 and refuse to go fuel injection. I, like you do most of my work on my bike a,d want to keep it that way. Great videos brutha.. Where are u located?
Interesting observation on the vibration. The CV on my '92 FatBoy finally gave up the ghost to E10 gas last year and I installed an S&S Super E. The bike runs like a champ with the S&S! But the vibration is like you say. Gotta stay tense to keep my feet on the floorboards it vibrates so bad at 70. Don't know why.
Upon further tinkering, it seems, like the Mikuni, the S&S ships way over jetted for a stock 80” Evo. I installed the smallest jets in the kit, .028 and .066 in the Super E. I didn’t realize the ol girl had so much power waiting to be unleashed. And the vibration is back to its normal feet tingling level at high rpm. I’d bet lunch your Mikuni would give the same results with proper jets. Just wanted to share.
ive found that the 80ci motors with loud exhaust perform great not fouling plugs with 162.5 main jet and 37.5 pilot the step down on pilot did the trick for me ..better gas mileage too
If tuned correctly the HSR 42 gets the same if not better gas mileage than the CV carbs. Only downside is the HSR makes you want to twist grip more... then you get about 30mpg. The HSR is a much much better carb if you ask me.
Man, I could just work on bikes like this all day. Fun to watch too! I've danced like that in the garage before, but I don't have your courage. I usually edit out my terrible dancing skills. Good video, bro.
Back in the day I swapped a TILLOTSON for a 38 Bendix (69 FL) then around 2005 I ditched the Magnetti (FI) for a Killer Keihen. Now love my twinkie again.....but gonna look for a deal on an EVO :)
Try leaning the mixture. Mikunis are great. Look into Mikuni CLONES as well, they often have adjustments that can be done by hand rather than a screwdriver.
I know what you mean about the right potatoe potatoe rhythm . When my harleys are runnin right I also do a rock type dance movement. The base drum beat. The latest 97 fatboy I purchased 8 days ago didnt have the right beat, until I timed it at the nose cone and turned that module to the left which retarded the engine down slightly. So that fatboy evo isnt timed by any scanner or lught but I know at age 64 and tons of experience when the BEAT is right and is followed by a non hesitating throttle rev . Then when I get that If there is no black smoke out of my drag pipes then I KNOW ITS RIGHT. In my collection of movies the top movie is Billie made in 1965 with patty duke in where she becomes the champ in the HS track team and she would always say You have to have the BEAT. Your harley and my fatboy are the style I will ride for life. I listened to that engine as you rode your bike on the highway and know its RIGHT and the right harley to own. It will last you for as long as you live because it will never go out of style and everything is totally rebuildable.
Nice video. I've got a hsr42 mikuni on my 1974 rigid shovel and I'm very happy with it. Super response, run fast and at normal rides it doesn't use much fuel. I will not swap! Cheers from France!
im just a backyard do it yourself guy. No official training. I went to the local expert in town when i went to swap carbs out. Good ole boy, been working on bikes for longer then ive been alive. Has a repair shop and his own parts shop. He helped me select the mikuni carb you are talking about. I experienced a loss in fuel mileage and a terrible noise. He explained how a flat side carb works, then pressed in on the slide and the noise disappeared as promised. Then he took and adjusted what i believe is called the accelerator pump rode so there was a space the width of a nickle between it and the throttle lever. He explained that from the factory the rode rides on the throttle lever, so every bump that may make your had twist even the smallest amount it dumping a bit more fuel in which is just going to be wasted. Since my bike is a hard tail, every bump in the rode had this effect on my bike without me even realizing it. After that, he took my pilot jet from a 25 to a 22.5 and took needle adjustment shim up a notch allowing my need to go further down. Now my fuel mileage is about back to normal and i still seen 6 hp and 8tq gain on the dyno. This is just my experience, may be something to play with yourself.
well that and throttle control, just a mikuni carb added onto your bike wont make it burn the wheel. staying out of the power band when im just putting around helped me out too
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@Jonathan Miller it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thank you so much, you really help me out!
I owned a 1975 Kawasaki Z1-900 which I installed four 32mm Mikuni's. I now have a 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R which sports 36mm Keihin Constant Velocity carburetors from the factory. Before you guys give my rice grinder a hard time; I Love World Superbike. I love Harley Davidson cruisers too; I am a motorcycle man.
Yay another guy that’s sports and tourer and chopper enthusiasts all things 2 wheels love from Scotland
There’s a fine line between performance and fuel mileage. If you dump too much fuel you’ll take the engine out. Too little fuel you will over heat the engine and take it out. My 2003 sportster 1200 has a CV carb on it. Was always just slightly a little bit lean from new. If you left the choke out 1/8” it ran perfect. So this year I finally took the top off the carb pull the needle out of the slide and install a .025 thick washer on needle and reinstalled. So now engine gets slightly more fuel. I adjusted the idle mixture screw to about 2 1/4 turns out and set the idle at 1000 rpm. Runs great. Oil temp in tank was 195*F at 90*F air temp. Now it runs 10*F cooler at 90*F/185*F. I also use 20W50 Amsoil. Mileage stayed the same and the mid range performance is better more responsive. Fuel mileage is about 60 mpg (Canadian mpg) US probably about 50. Pipes and air cleaner are stock from factory. Scooter tramp Scotty had a video on the carb. I followed his advice worked out great
I had a '00 1200C , stock except for mufflers and a/c and eventually, Screaming Eagle hi compression pistons. Ran great , but not til I gave it a valve job and upped the jets in the carb... she loved the fuel... still got about 50mpg US. My 88 1200 had a mikuni, cams, head work, Supertrapp, fast bike but 30ish mpg.
I subscribed when you were explaining “ I have these parts and I don’t know where they came from” , good channel. Good presentation, great topic.
I learned to really like the CV 40 carburetors every bike I ever had had ether a Bendix or a Linkard until I got the 02 Twin cam and rebuild the CV 40 carburetor on it. I sold the twin cam to buy a 98 FLSTF and rebuilt that CV carburetor too. I hate S&S carburetors I never had one on my bikes but I must have put 40 of them on others guys bikes for them they are a pain to get set up the first time.
Been riding Harley's since I was 17, I'm 64 now and still riding. I like this man's style and why he does the things to his bike. Never heard of a man trading off a newer bike for an older one just to have a EVO engine under him, but he did. Man, that is a lot of heart and a man that knows what he wants. My respect to you and your wife, keep on being yourself and have a good life
Nothing sounds like a carbureted Harley awesome 👏. Great video!!!!
man you ain't lyin'...ugh!
You mentioned Tatro Machine a couple times. In the last couple years Tatro Machine has become a popular TH-cam hangout for bikers.
Parts here, parts there, parts everywhere....I love to see you make things work how you want! Keep up the dancing!!!!
Thunder in the back ground, now some thunder in the foreground!
12:56 - I do this when the wife says we’re having tacos.
Great video. Nailed it with those mad skills!🤘🏻
Lol!!! Yeah that's my taco dance too. Lol
I like the Linkert on my 57, in the 90's we'd hit altitude an everone was spittin an poppin. I just gave her a couple clicks an of id go! New sub an appreciation for dumpin twin cam
I have a 1982 Yamaha Virago 750 and I converted it to use that same carb. Works like a charm.
Love the dance,shows just how much you really enjoy the music, never have had a Harley,but can see the love,& pleasures of working on them especially when it seems to hit perfectly, been in automotive all my life but it’s kind of the same as when you put a nice cam , a good carb & headers on a old Chevy,& it bumps so good I can get the same dance !!! Been looking for a Harley & you’re videos are helping me decide what to look for,thanks & later.
I'm a mikuni carb guy, I have one on all three of my bikes. A Dyna, Heritage and Roadking. When tuned they're by far the best.
Channel keeps getting better. Keep at it, brother!
Check the jets on that CV, should be 42 pilot-175 main. Change the needle to H-D Part No. 27094-88 (Old sportster needle) to get rid of the off idle lean condition. If not already done pull the idle mixture cap and adjust for best idle (start at ~ 1 1/2 turns out from all the way in). When turning mixture screw all in to bottom be gentle. Should get almost 50 mpg and good acceleration throughout the throttle range.
The Mikuni is a great carb. too. Needs 17.5 pilot jet-160 main(HSR42) 175(HSR45) and a 50 accelerator pump nozzle.
Hope this helps, these are Joe Minton's Tips, He wrote the Mikuni tuning manual. You can get it free online.
Hi Saddle Tramp like your site. I have been riding scooters 58 years now getting harder but you live the life you love and riding is something i hope i won,t have to stop. But for myself Harleys and Mikuni carbs mix, i know the gas is a problem but i like Mikunis and trust me i have played with a lot of carbs on Harleys i not going to bad mouth the one most riders use if they change out there carb on the new bikes. Myself i haven,t had a new scooter in 20 years. I have a stable full.... Keep up the good site.......
Well done, exactly right about the mileage as well, but I am a big fan of mikuni carb, they are very consistent.
I remember when a friend of mine bought one of those mikuni carburetors for his 93 dresser and he also was not happy with the mileage. I'll stick with my CV carburetor it does okay. So many people I know they talk up the SNS or the mikuni. I had an SMS years ago this was before they had an accelerator pump I never got used to that. I had an SU and if I knew more about it I probably could have made it work well but I can make a CV work good
I have found that using a Sportster needle one that was used in a CV carburetor prior to 1988 I think that's the part number year. As it has a very narrow taper throughout the shaft gives real good mid-range acceleration. This is the first time I heard you talk about Keenan. As I watch his channel also I picked up a lot of good pointers on how to set up a shop and also work on bikes through him and his videos.
It's surprising that a carburetor could make a motor vibrate more but.
Yea, I did that same dance with my 88 FXR when I figured out the problem with it, bad intake, had tiny itty bitty nick in the intake mount point to the head.
Just found your channel. I have a 93 FLHS that I put Screamin' Eagle heads w/9.7 C/R, MSD ignition with 3 ohm coils and a V Thunder 244/244 .580" lift cam with a heavily massaged CV with 50 low jet and 200 main. Gets 40 mpg and revs to the moon. Has 50k miles on a rering and has 7% leakdown. I had lifter noise until I put a 1/8 inch spacer on top of the pressure relief spring for the oil pump and raised the pressure to 40 psi at idle. I run 10w40 in cool weather. Enjoy your new ride.
Good job, enjoying hanging out in your garage, have a blessed week my friend
Thanks, man. You're always welcome.
Great commentary....your a knowledgeable Harley guy one can fall back on for repair help....vids...bring em on!
one of your video's just came up so I watched it. It was your newest one & I liked it very much, very interesting!! I then went back to the video where you made the trade. I enjoyed that and have watched the others, forward to the newest. I subscribed to your channel and look forward to all your video's! I own a 2005 Ultra Classic & although it does have the fuel injection ect., I still feel the same as you do regarding prefering the older bikes over the new or newer. I hope to, as you, to learn as much as I can so I can do at least the basic repairs or more if possible. Thanks for the inspiration! Enjoy...
Thanks so much.
Dude I just found your channel and watched your video swapping bikes and now this one. Love the channel.
One of your best videos. You keep getting better. Love it! Plus you have shown us how creative your mechanic skills can be. Saddle Tramp Custom Cycles Rulzes.
I don't know about that, but thanks anyway, bro.
Another excellent video and I love that you take us on the test ride after you finish the project. it's kind of like you want us to check it out with you. I also love the way you talk us through all the projects and you give us some history and knowledge
I had my Mikuni HSR42 as lean as you can possibly get it (17.5 pilot, -98 needle, 50 squirt, 165 main) yet 36-38 mpg was the best it got fuel economy wise. I went back to the Keihin and am looking at achieving 50 again. I'm all about fuel economy since I ride with guys that have 6 gallon tanks. My bike is 100% stock and even has the stock cam, mufflers and airbox.
Love the channel! Totally agree with you about newer bikes. I wrench a bit as I have an 1980 Shovelhead that needs care and feeding to keep it happy. But I wouldnt get rid of her for anything! The EVO is, in my humble opinion, the best motor they've made thus far. Has that great sound, like my shovel, which to me sounds like the beat of horses hooves. I have a Twinkie Road King for when me and the wife ride 2 up, but she has her own bike too and its a Shovelhead! Love your atitude about riding. I'm no longer a member of the "go fast" crowd either since I became "re-citizenized" a couple years back LOL. We love the 2 laners and back roads. You discover so much more on them than just blasting down the interstate. BTW I've got an S&S Super E on my Shovel and it works great. It's a really old one, but I have found it to be really easy to adjust and maintain. Looking forward to your future vids!
I had nothing but praise for my stock Keihin carburetor on my 1985 Tour Glide Classic.
I changed out a jet on it to enrichen it just a little and that's all I did. I got great mileage and never had any mechanical problems with it the 20 years I owned it. I own a 2008 Ultra Classic now with fuel injection. I have to say it runs exceptional especially since I did the Stage One mod. Enjoy your channel. :)
I WAS about to buy a mikuni carb.. and i saw your video. changed my mine for the best thank you
My lord, your home just sounds like my 1977 superglide! I referred to the sound like horses galaping! I don't know how ya spell it but ya know what I mean...
Well done done very handy.
Love my evo, stock with pipes and s&s airfilter, done!
Ride safe man...
Totaly wrong my friend, I run a Mikuni HSR on both my HD's, one a 42mm and the other a 45mm both around 50mpg on a run. That thing just needed setting up right.
Yeah, the only real disadvantage with the Mikuni is if you're going up and down in elevation a lot.
@@wesd3370 the guys from hammer performance claim they've had bikes with both carbs at elevation and one ran equally as bad as the other.
@@masterofnonetv8361 Totally. My main point was just that aside from the slightly larger Venturi, the only real difference should be that the mikuni doesn't have a system to adjust itself for elevation and that a poor gas milage issue is likely just related to a bad tune.
Awesome persistence , it paid off . Sounds great & runs smooth , just like you anticipated !
This is a great video man. Story. Music. Harleys. Great video work too. It's got it all. Dare I say PERFECT??? 😂
Thanks!
I am currently running a CV on my 93 FXDL...pulled it off a couple of months ago and cleaned, then re-jetted to a 45/180 and trimmed the slide spring a loop (also a Head Quarters Rumble Stick camshaft)...did a 700 mile trip a few weeks ago, straight through ride at 70-80 mph most of the way....I figure I am getting around 45 mpg if I can keep from twisting the throttle open further.
My buddy just traded his mostly stock Sportster for a super-customized, very high performance Sportster. I noticed his carb didn't look like what he had or what I have. Now I recognize it, it's the Mikuni. He is constantly complaining about how his acceleration in the first few gears is like a rocket and he still can't get used to it. He didn't do his homework and bought the rocket on an impulse. Now he has a tiger by the tail. Be careful of what you ask for.
Another great educational video. Thanks!
I’ve been wanting to put a mikuni carb on my evo! Thank you for the video
Thanks. The last bike that I had before this one, my '05 R.K.Custom was a '51 pan... Needless to say, it's like comparing apples to oranges. I wish that I your garage!!! I don't have anything like that to turn wrenches and living in N.J. makes it a pain in the ass in the Winter.
Anyway, someone dumped about two cups of sand in my gas tank. I had no idea for about a thousand miles. It sandblasted the CV carb and made garbage.
After much ado, I bought a 42mm Mikuni. Now I too get 25 - 30 mpg. Ofcourse, while the bike was down, I changed out the cam plate & the crappy tensioners and a new oil pump that came with the "Screaming Eagle" was put in.
I'm gonna binge watch your videos before I spend another penny on this bike...! I'm happy with the performance but I definitely am stopping for fuel a lot more.
Once again, Thanks!
since I just got the same bike as well ... I have a feeling I will learn a lot from you ... thank you man! great video! ... I know what you mean man ... you want a smooth ride and a good smooth ride and not a freakster dragger ride... same here bud ... thank you for this video ... kind of funny too.
My evo hard tail had a mikuni on it when I got it and i put on a cv on it I had laying around and am completely happy with the cv. Good job on your videos and keep them coming
The sweetest sound of a Harley is a evo motor
Brian Blair is beg to differ lmao. Personally I prefer the shovelhead
They all sound different than the others . Each motor has it's own sound and we have loved them all. Bon Jovi has "seen a million faces and rocked them all" Harley Davidson motors has seen a million asses and rocked them all !
Unless you own a panhead
Ironhead for me
Apparently you've never heard a Shovelhead.
Well A-L-R-I-G-H-T....gotta love that Eighty Inch EVO rap. You got her right, she clears her throat and settles right down.
Sounds nice! The Mikuni on mine is a 38 VM. I get real good gas mileage with it. Course it is on a Shovelhead.
Even though I don't wrench on my bike very much I do enjoy watching your videos and the way you explain stuff interesting. Love the sound of that bike.
Sounds like there is a cam in there. With the Mikuni, ignition and pipes, it wouldn't surprise me. I have a bone stock 95 FLSTN. Doesn't sound anything like that, pretty sure it is not just the pipes. I have a Mikuni in the drawer never take time to put it on. Rethinking that now.
Is your 1995 the same color as the 1994 because i have the exact same 1994 flstn model as this guys i was just wondering from what im told the 1993 moe cow flstn then the 1994 flstn bull hide is the 95 anydifferent
FLSTN, four years of production, 93 Moo Glide Black and White, 94 Birch and Silver, 95 Black and Charcoal, 96 Dark Green and Charcoal. Then they quit making them.Today's FLSTN is the Deluxe. As I was buying mine, new from the dealership, they told me, we can't call them Nostalgia any more they are the "Special". There was a motorcycle parts company called Nostalgia (might still be around). Harley was getting a reputation for taking company names and then making the original company stop using it. Hog Hollow was another parts company. Rumor has it HD stole their name. They had to change their name to Fog Hollow. Nostalgia (company) must have taken quick action and HD lost so we can't ;) call them Nostalgia's any more. But I still call mine a Nostalgia, I like it better than "Special".
I'm glad to see your videos, they are amazing.
With that music is very easy to dance so well!!
Congratulations for your Heritage & job. Carlos from Spain.
i had a CV carb {stock carb} on my 1989 FXLR lowrider.. i changed the stock pipes with the x-over to a set of pythons & re-jetted the CV from the stock 42 to a 50 main jet & adjusted fuel mixture, it ran great until i sold the bike 13 yrs later! to be honest, i regret selling that bike, very reliable , drove it to Sturgis a couple of times, plus the eng was rubber mounted and that made it a great ride!
Haa! good job my brother! Yer perseverance pays off with the joy of success and the (way obvious!) satisfaction you get from that well behaved and great sounding engine!
Nice production. I get what your driving at. Some like speed, as I was addicted to once, but now it's the long-range rides that beg me to the roads. A well-tuned motor lasts for a long time. Speed comes at a cost. If I want that I hop on the 84 Motoguzzi LeMans 1000. Thanks.
Sounds great. Your like me and I've been riding for 40 years. My is 99 heritage custom softail /w stage 2 kit and CV carb. It runs great. I also have 07 ultra classic/ w stage 2 kit. Which runs great. Been thinking about adding a sidecar on the bagger /w live suspension. I just come across a few of your videos lately and the one with trade for the heritage impressed me. The newer harleys, I wouldn't own one.
Great video dude, I took my softail Evo out today (Instead of my twin cam or triumph 1700) and loved it!
I have a 92 softail with over 80000 miles smokes a bit but still runs like brand new!! EFFE!!😁
hi saddletramp, all the way from isle of lewis scotland, been spannering and building bikes since i was 14 , love the vids , keep goin. TCC
Thank you, my friend!
the mikuni is the best thing you can do to a harley. when swapping my sporty to a mikuni and dyno tuning i picked up 8 horsepower and 5 or 6 MPG
My bike has a mikuni I'm going to switch back to a super e
Me and my brothers built my little brothers bike we used a callaghers hot rod baby g frame ran a twelve hundred bored thirty over with Buell heads and started with Andrews n89b cams and mikuni carb it was uncontrollable couldn't get it to idle switched to a super e no problem since
Jeremy Steckman ship me that mikuni
Sorry guy the guy who built the heads on my bike has first dibs considering he's my son
Daniel Pyle I wholeheartedly agree. Unless his Mikuni had ethanol damage I can’t imagine there being more vibration from the bike, unless the vacuum plug or the boot on the VOES line was cracked, or the VOES needing to be tuned to the different vacuum signal. ? Never had a Mikuni carb cause vibration, and out of my thousands of fellow riders most of them running Mikiunis, they refuse to part with them, I know Ive tried to give them S&S Super E’s with manifold & seals plus cash, and buy lunch, (i was in a hurry to gat the bike going and didn’t want to wait for the new carb to ship, being that I had another project that needed a Mikuni
Thank you for making this video. I was undecided about removing my Mikuni carb. I just want to ride not worried about speed. I bought a bike that already had the Mikuni Carb. i just ordered a CV carb. cant wait to try it out.
Have you done the change over? I am also going from a Mikuni to a CV, and I am wondering if there will be any changes I have to do. Thx
The CV-40 that comes stock on The KLR 650 comes on some Harley's it's 100% reliable and easy to jet properly they wouldn't use them if they didn't work nicely a rebuild kit is like 12-17$ being cheap to maintain.
You’re correct about the CV carbs except for one point, the diaphragm uses engine vacuum to raise your needle and slide, altitude may effect this slightly, neither here nor there, the carb jetting does not change, the metering does not change and therefore the air fuel ratio remains the same, what happens is a choking effect due to high vacuum high speed low volume (partially closed slide opened throttle, pulls fuel from enriching circuit. Which is one of two problems with the Miki, specifically the choke cable, and or the jetting, the choke cable makes a 90° bend at the carb body, make sure it closes all the way when you push it in to close the enricher. In my experience they are almost always installed incorrectly, the plastic pinch (position holding) collets fail after a few years, when you take the bike in to have the dealers new gung-ho hercules replace them they don’t get the plunger stopper little rubber thing in to seal the cross orifice correctly (completely) it feels like it’s working and you will run richer when you actuate it, but it won’t ever close off the port drencher.
The other thing, Miki jets are not measured and identified like every other jet in every other carburetor on the planet, ( if i owned it own it or want it its probably a ballbuster to get parts for) Miki Jets are numbered by the amount of fuel in LPM they meter or flow, you need to know your starting point, and make sure you test ride at the same engine temp. If you can find someone with a pair of AFR probes MAF reader and a real time digital AFR gauge or signal reader can/bus or usb cable for a computer you can easily get it dialed in right in one shot (most of the time) Know that a 60.0 and a 65.0 jet meter 5.0 mlpm or clpm or some metric unit measure of fluid volume per minute, so the normal two steps up selection for a hunch would go 60,65,70 you’ve just bypassed 60.1, 60.2, 60.3, and thats a lot of fuel! It’ll run ok until WOT at high rpm, then it’ll gush, newbies drop the metering rod to compensate, when a jet change can be done with the carb on the bike one plug (11/16 is close but not the size, its metric, ugh) jet comes out with the fuel bowl on!! Yayyy! Replace test.
Last thing, the accelerator pump, there’s a Phillips screw that adjusts the actuator rod, out or lefty loosey= more fuel squirts out, adjust this so there’s almost 0 lash. Not .0005-.001 almost 0. (Its like chipper blades, set them so they do not touch) that is written the technical specs, give the throttle cable a tiny bit of slack, and remember its a push pull carb so two cables are the norm. (they may have single cable models or kits i don’t know)!
Any way, hope that insight and the suggestion to download the Mikuni Carb PDF and you can use the troubleshooters section, it explains and clears up a lot of misunderstandings)
I went from 30 mpg, CV carb for about 1-1/2 -2 years, but got tired of holding everyone up, and felt like the little kid or ole lady, always having to stop for gas, with a 3-1/2 gallon tank id get 90 miles and burrp putt chhiffahh (hit reserve) reserve means you better be near a gas station and then put on the miki got closer to 35 mpg until I tuned it, then close to 40-45 if I wasn’t hotdoggin! ( I like to announce my presence with a roar instead of a Thump-Oof! F****** A** H*le scatch-skitch-itch-chitch-itchichity-ichity thats gonna cost a lot, and the insurance company aint gonna wanna pay for it, and they usually dont! Back on topic you should get better ride ability and mileage as well as smooth performance ,Ill never use another brand of carburetor, until i find a one off that no one has parts for that is the basis for my tuning and parts selection because I hate not having a nightmare trying to find parts! Make sure its the HSR 42 (80”) not the 45 (100”+)
Man, I am glad I found your videos. You are some kind of great bike mechanic. I think instead of selling parts you should keep them and open your own shop. Ride Safe
I put a manuki carb on my harley Went from 35 miles to gal on trip to 52 Around town I got 30 on cv carb My maniki gets around 44 around town
I found out since this video that this motor had some hopping up done to it. That was the main culprit for the poor fuel milage. I made a video about it since then.
IMakuni carbs r senitive little bitches I bout a new one with.the jets n stuff Ended up ordering more Pilot jet n such before I got it right
ST I I fully agree . I have 2003 XLH 1200 Anniversary ,it has a CV and I rejeted with 6sigma and my friend has a 2001 XL 1200C with 42 Mikuni and open pipes on a 54 mile run he used twice the gas I did .. and now he is facing some costly repairs . and I am still running smooth , so I am running stage 1 and he is running the stock custom with Mikuni , so I agree its easy to over carburet the stock motor .. once you cross the line you loose more then you gain .. great video dude ...
Thinking about putting the stock exhaust and pipes on my twin cam 88 fxdwg.
I don’t need the loud noise and be nice if the mileage went up.
I get 40 on the interstate and 50 on slower two lane highways.
It's probaly me! Always happens to me aswell.
I've got 2 mukunis, one new the other needs a rebuild. I like the throttle response, but yeah gas goes fast!
Man I love the lope on that hog! And no it ain’t just you when things go wrong. I’ve rewired some auxiliary lights on my hog 3 times before I got them right. Just is what it is brother.
Not many people worry about fuel mileage on a motorcycle.
Great to see you setting it up for what you want it for. Not just HP
I love the CV carburetor. They really do give you better mileage. I had the Makuni on mine before. Well I had two on it before. One 45 running the front cylinder one 45 running the back. Took some patience setting them up. But, when you're putting out 166hp & 160 ft pounds torque. You're not really worried about gas mileage. I went to a large bodied "Woods" CV carb. Best of both worlds. Super hp & great mileage still up over 160hp & over 40 miles per gallon.
Now I know why they call it a steel horse, it's that damn tune
Exactly! I think it sounds like the cadence of a horse cantering when idling and galloping when accelerating. Best sound ever!!!
Sounds amazing!
Hey! Just stumbled across your channel! Great content! I'm gonna go through the rest! Keep em coming!
I was sold on S&S carbs with hi-flow air filter for a long time and got good performance from them. Now I'll stay stock until I start to lose performance then we'll make some changes.
As an owner of a 1997 Flstf all I can say is KICK ASS !! The Klein CV is a solid carb. I had a stock issue Makuni on mine. Went to an S&S 111 Evo style engine. With the stock S&S carb. Power for days. But it will never have that Potato Potato yours does.
I am still running a Bendix on my 72 FLH with the factory wire throttle cable through the handle bars. It works great on the Shovel but mileage is not good. The 02 FLSTC has a CV carburetor I had issues with at first due to incorrect jets. My 01 Road King is fuel injected and I don't know anything about it yet. I think I am selling it and maybe the 02 FLSTC too so I can buy a Evo that I can work on. Did you check the after market chrome cap on the one carburetor for air leaks. I have seen where the rubber gasket gets pinched and you lose suction.
It's good.
Thanks for sharing your information if I was in your part of the country I'd ride with you
That would be cool
Did the previous owner swap out the cam? Changing the carb and ignition hints he might have been on the performance road and a cam may have been done or was about to be done. I went down that road with the Superglide but I bored and stroked it to 96 CUI, did Manly valves, Crane springs, Andrews cam, S&S Supercarb, dual points and Acell super coil along with having the heads ported, flowed, and polished by Branch. It sure did run.
I went crazy on my Pan Head A Dellorto side draft with accelerator pump and a morris magneto. Rigid frame Springer front end 12" over. Only ran it once wide open, scared me to death.
I have an HSR 42 Mikuni on my 95 flstn and get about 38 miles to the gallon Andrews 27 cam Big Bore Kit Vance & Hines Longshots crane hi-4 box under the seat
You're a better man than me then. I guess the main thing is that I don't know mikunis like I know CVs.
@@SaddleTrampTV what size Main Jet was you running in that Mikuni? I'm running a 175
@@SaddleTrampTV of course it all goes to shit when you accelerate fast and run over 60 miles an hour! You have to baby it to get 38 miles to the gallon sometimes 40 , with that 5 gallon tank I can go 200 miles before I hit Reserve most of the time! LOL
@@SaddleTrampTV also if you have a higher lift cam on stock Harley lifters they will fail at or around 50,000 miles! I'm speaking from experience just went through that! Broke a lifter, lifter block, went back with fueling lifters S&S adjustable pushrods and while I was in there I changed out the Breather valve that runs off the cam and replaced it with S&S Reed breather!
@@james44mag31 It has a 165 main. But I'm now running a CV again with a 48 idle with a 185 main. Rode this on a 1400 plus round trip and it did a whole lot better. Check out my later videos on this matter.
A nice and teaching video. A gentlemans work. Thanx for sharing dude! J/Sweden
Great video man. I really enjoy watching you wrench and explain.
Hey I'm a new sub. So I'm 33 I have a 2018 Road King Special .. yes its a new bike... Ive tuned it up with an upgraded oil pump, cam plate , cam, lifters and push rods . I'm familiar with electronics. The bike is pretty much how i want it. Well recently i Picked up a 2005 Sportster Roadster XL1200R for $1600 maaaaan this thing had everything wrong with it. Had to rebuild the brakes fix some wiring , i had to replace the outer primary cover , new bars , and rejeted the cv carb. Ill tell ya what, i love my Road king, but theirs nothing like a Carbonated Harley ! I love that damn sportster! i just wish it was an old fxr Low Rider... me being 6'1" and all... hey man great channel!
That awesome FXR frame design by Erik Buell Harley should have kept that instead of the dyna that replaced it
That beautiful potato potato potato potato sound!!!! Makes my heart race just hearing it. Great video and sounds brother!!
THAT sound... THAT's a Harley. I call it 'the Gallop' - close your eyes and picture a horse galloping through the terrain. Nice job sir.
Job well done! Unfortunately I haven’t had any experience with a CV carb. Both my 1999 Indian Chief and my 1996 Heritage (with Fatboy fenders) have S&S Super E shorty carbs on them. Wonder what the difference would be...
17.5 pilot, -98 needle, 50 accelerator squirter will get you the most economical fuel efficient HSR 42 possible. I tried that combo but at best was able to get 42 mpg. Went back to a CV40 and am back to 55mpg. Plus it runs better in my opinion
When the engine backfires at the intake the engine is running lean, very lean, when it backfires through the exhaust the engine is running rich. Very rich.
Great score on the bike... I have a 94 FLSTF (Fatboy).. I bought new in 94 and refuse to go fuel injection. I, like you do most of my work on my bike a,d want to keep it that way. Great videos brutha..
Where are u located?
South MS
That evo sound.
Interesting observation on the vibration. The CV on my '92 FatBoy finally gave up the ghost to E10 gas last year and I installed an S&S Super E. The bike runs like a champ with the S&S! But the vibration is like you say. Gotta stay tense to keep my feet on the floorboards it vibrates so bad at 70. Don't know why.
Upon further tinkering, it seems, like the Mikuni, the S&S ships way over jetted for a stock 80” Evo. I installed the smallest jets in the kit, .028 and .066 in the Super E. I didn’t realize the ol girl had so much power waiting to be unleashed. And the vibration is back to its normal feet tingling level at high rpm. I’d bet lunch your Mikuni would give the same results with proper jets. Just wanted to share.
ive found that the 80ci motors with loud exhaust perform great not fouling plugs with 162.5 main jet and 37.5 pilot the step down on pilot did the trick for me ..better gas mileage too
If tuned correctly the HSR 42 gets the same if not better gas mileage than the CV carbs. Only downside is the HSR makes you want to twist grip more... then you get about 30mpg. The HSR is a much much better carb if you ask me.
Very very very good video SaddleTramp!!!
Man, I could just work on bikes like this all day. Fun to watch too! I've danced like that in the garage before, but I don't have your courage. I usually edit out my terrible dancing skills. Good video, bro.
Thanks, bro. Sometimes I like to leave in my lack of success. I think it keeps it real for the viewers and it feels more honest to me that way too.
@@SaddleTrampTV oh, I keep my mistakes in, just not my terrible dancing. 😂
That is a flatslides I'm not surprised, it should be a VM roundslide
Back in the day I swapped a TILLOTSON for a 38 Bendix (69 FL) then around 2005 I ditched the Magnetti (FI) for a Killer Keihen. Now love my twinkie again.....but gonna look for a deal on an EVO :)
Sounds good. Glad I found your channel! Good stuff.
Try leaning the mixture. Mikunis are great. Look into Mikuni CLONES as well, they often have adjustments that can be done by hand rather than a screwdriver.
Sounds nice and smooth
looking good and love the persarvarence you have, thats what it takes to conquer the beast
dont know why it made me spell perseverance the way it did took me twenty times to spell it and i knew it was still wrong
I know what you mean about the right potatoe potatoe rhythm . When my harleys are runnin right I also do a rock type dance movement. The base drum beat. The latest 97 fatboy I purchased 8 days ago didnt have the right beat, until I timed it at the nose cone and turned that module to the left which retarded the engine down slightly. So that fatboy evo isnt timed by any scanner or lught but I know at age 64 and tons of experience when the BEAT is right and is followed by a non hesitating throttle rev . Then when I get that If there is no black smoke out of my drag pipes then I KNOW ITS RIGHT. In my collection of movies the top movie is Billie made in 1965 with patty duke in where she becomes the champ in the HS track team and she would always say You have to have the BEAT. Your harley and my fatboy are the style I will ride for life. I listened to that engine as you rode your bike on the highway and know its RIGHT and the right harley to own. It will last you for as long as you live because it will never go out of style and everything is totally rebuildable.