EVO carb....
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Shep
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Anybody got an EVO carb sitting in their shed?
Gathering dust, unloved .....just crying out to be used??
Might have, off my old Fatboy, give us a few days I'll take a look.
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Take the opportunity to fit a .....Mmmm.....Fucked if I can remember.....I have one on my evo lump......I even used them in my racing days on Rover 3.9 lumps.....Oh yeah...An SU carb, one of those with an oil reservoir in the top with a little plunger, lovely things they are.
My Evo was converted from FI to an SU carb.....Muchbetter.
My Evo was converted from FI to an SU carb.....Muchbetter.
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Mmmm, good but not as good as a properly jetted standard cv carb or a Mikuni/SE flat slide carb. All IMHO of course
The Mikuni would be the choice if it were me
I know they are about 300 squids, but well worth it.
Haven't heard of SU's being fitted for many a year.
Lovely looking carb and really well suited to the shovel I reckon.
Att, if your bike runs well then you're sorted I'd say. It's just that in my experience SUs weren't easy to get tuned exactly right for EVOs and CVs/Mikunis are a better bet. I wasn't criticising your carb it was more as a 'helpful comment' for Twizzle in case he was tempted in that direction
I've also got a pair of SUs that I rescued off a Bond Equipe that my mate was scrapping. This was about 35 yrs ago, I remember taking them off in the dark outside his house in Palmers Green. Can't think why and I've still got 'em
I've got 2 of those hung up in the shed.... 2" SU off an old E-Type
What happened to the third one?
Haven't heard of SU's being fitted for many a year.
How did you stop the carb sucking your flared trousers into the engine ??
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I had an S&S Super 'E' on my 91 FLSTC then transferred it over to my 95 FXDWG
Proper looking air cleaner and the carb ran perfectly straight out of the box
Proper looking air cleaner and the carb ran perfectly straight out of the box
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Thingeymajig on my gay bike....SU
Now sorted thanks to eBay....looks nearly new as well and only £32....Plus it was 8 miles away so I collected to save postage !! HD price new.....£485...
the seller had it posted as a Harley Carb model unknown...
Result !!
Thanks to all for help and Shep for looking for me...
the seller had it posted as a Harley Carb model unknown... Result !!
Thanks to all for help and Shep for looking for me...
Don't forget to put oil in your dashpot
Now sorted thanks to eBay....looks nearly new as well and only £32....Plus it was 8 miles away so I collected to save postage !! HD price new.....£485...
Result !!
Thanks to all for help and Shep for looking for me...
The seller wasn't a Mr D. Nimrod was it. Rob, check the Glide!
Sorry, it's a Mikuni CV not an SU... I'm rather boringly sticking to a stock set up.
The current set up is Screaming Chicken with K&N filter. The carb has been fecked about with and appears to be causing the lack of "go" in the higher rev range (3.5-4.5k)
My indie suspects the carb has been "drilled" with the "hole" being too large what ever the fuck that means...
So, he suggested I hunt one down...
He's fabricating forward controls for me, fitting the carb, new inner bat wing fairing, clutch cable, and sorting out the stripped cover from the timing cone... It's hanging on by a thread......
This is on top of my winter work.... hammerite paint job.
, welded exhaust, re-packed wheel bearings, new pannier mounting brackets, exhaust shields, remodelled seat.... so, this should conclude the ergonomics and general running issues... I'll see how it all pans out this summer and may go for the full triple black cosmetic job during winter 2013...
dont spend all your money ,you might need it for a road glide later on in the year 
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