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A Little Information About The FLSTF Fat Boy Evolution...

What had become known as the "Custom Bike" was getting more and more popular everyday, so in 1990 Harley-Davison responded with the Fat Boy, a slick machine with a monster 1340cc (80cid) Evolution engine. Massive, elegant, and stripped to the bare essentials, the Fat Boy seemed to have ridden straight out of the Fifties. Its Softtail frame (although it looks exactly like the old, rigid Harley set-up) conceals twin shock absorbers beneath its gearbox, allowing for a relaxing, smooth ride while cruising down the road. The height of innovation was the use of a cogged belt for the final drive, which eliminated more than 75% of the vibration that was once associated with the older V-twin, chain dive models. Long the bike of choice here in the U.S. for leather-jacketed Marlon Brando imitators and Hell's Angels (and more recently Rock stars and Hollywood actors), Harley-Davidons have now become the hottest thing on two wheels for the rest of the world as well.

I had been wanting to own a Fat Boy of some sort for several years, but just couldn't see forking over the average asking price of $16,000 and up (regardless of what year it was) here in the DFW area. I finally found one in Van Ives, California (Cycletrader Online), for $12,000. It was completely stock except for the Corbin seat, spot lights and luggage rack. The bike was in really cherry condition with only 11,000 miles on it. The only thing wrong with it that I could find was that it had a rear cylinder base oil leak. Hmmmm... can you say a days work in the garage and a $6 gasket? I road it around the block, feel in love with it, loaded it up in the pickup and took it home with me to Texas.

After I put an additional 10,000 miles on it, I decided to get rid of the California EPA requirements and beef it up a little. These Evos are suppose to have around 60 or so horses from the factory, but with all the emissions crap on it I was lucky to be running 45hp, if that much. Anyway, I wanted it to have few extra hp than a stock engine, nothing radical since it was my daily rider, so I had some head work done, bored it over just a hair, slid in a hotter cam, souped up the stock carb, and made sure the intake and exhaust were freed up and breathing easy. I haven't dynoed it yet, but from looking at others' horse power ratings with simuliar mods I should be pushing a little over 70hp. I have raced TransAms and Z/28s off the line as well as from rolling starts and the bike stays neck and neck with them all the way up to about 85 mph. At that point those V8's start slowly pulling away from me and I have to give it up. Still though, not too shabby for a big ol' over-weight cruiser, even if I do say so myself.

Specifications, Upgrades & Modifications To My '94 Fat Boy...

Everything Else That's Chrome... Last But Not Least