Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance Handbook, 3rd Edition (Motorbooks Workshop)

Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance Handbook, 3rd Edition (Motorbooks Workshop) | Buzz Buzzelli | Sportster Performance

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	Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance Handbook, 3rd Edition (Motorbooks Workshop) Buzz Buzzelli Motorbooks, 2006 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

For Harley-Davidson aficionados, the very name Sportster conjures an image of a fire-breathing mechanical beast scorching the world?s tarmacan image the Sportster itself often does not live up to. Straight from the factory, in its standard form, the Sportster routinely proves an entry-level motorcycle providing a relatively tame ride.

This book aims to change all that and to show every Sportster rider how to free the beast in his or her bike. With expert, detailed advice on the proper mechanical massaging and plenty of helpful diagrams and photos this updated, third edition of Buzz Buzzelli's best-selling handbook shows how the Sportster can be transformed into the superbike of old. Including a history of the Sportster from its birth in 1957 to the recent introduction of a new engine (only the third in its long life), this book has everything it takes to open up the gates of hell and give the Sportster its head.

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Great purchase...

I got this book to research possible upgrade to my 2004 Sporty, the book was packed with more information than I bargained for. Anyone who is wanting to hop up their sporty, this a great book to have.

Sportster Performance

Book was in great condition and arrived within the time frame. I would order again from you.

Just be sure you get the edition you want!

Basically this is an interesting book to own if you have a Sportster. It's in the nature of this sort of book that the models being described and the aftermarket products being recommended will pretty soon be "out of date" or even unavailable, so that isn't a great criticism in my opinion. IF you happen to own a Sportster from the covered period, the book's "dated" info can still be what you want: The trick is to find the edition that applies to your particular bike.

I have an '06 Sportster, bought just so I could enjoy the last Harley made with a traditional carburetor. (I like to work on my own bikes and I prefer to work with a Mikuni HSR 42 than fiddle with pricey electronics that, to my Neanderthal brain, seem better suited to a space capsule!) So for me, the 3rd edition is quite good... although somebody with fuel injection might want to wait for a 4th Edition!

One thing that is confusing about this title is that the various editions are not always plainly marked, so one can be disappointed in the coverage of the book they get. I almost bought a remaindered copy of this book with the same cover as the 3rd Edition... but with, on closer examination, a copyright date of 1997, different ISBN numbers, 256 pages - the first edition has less than 200, the third only 240 - and, most importantly, no mention of the game-changing improvements in 21st Century Sportsters. Nowhere could I find a "2nd Edition" tag, but that's probably what I was looking at! Buyer, beware!

But it's a good book, if you buy the edition which covers your own Sportster. The discussions are good, even when the advice is not quite what the current consensus happens to be, and it'll help orient you for further Internet-based research! Recommended.

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Carburetor versus fuel injection

When talking about 883 to 1200 conversion, is anybody taking into account that from 2006 on, carburetors no longer exist for Harleys? With the former, you just get a larger bore pair. With the injection pump, who is going to set his paws on it? Are there skilled personnel in the mech shops capable of doing it? Can you regulate the amount injected or you have to purchase a bigger gauge pump?They must be quite expensive.Does anybody elaborate on this?

Sporty

This book had a wealth and knowledge however it was a bit out of date did not cover the new fuel injected sportsters

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