( 10 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 23 2009
This book reminds a lot of the old books put out by Petersen Publishing in the late 60's and early 70's. High quality, heavy bond pages that are dense with information and pictures. I use this book to plan exactly what parts, tools, and information I need as I upgrade each component group on my Road King and it was also a great read in general.
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Posted: Jan 24 2009
I liked this book very much and am using it as a guide for the work I am doing on my own 2000 Road Glide. It is nicely organized, printed on high quality paper, and with excellent illustrations. The instructions for the projects it described are very good and easy to follow. You will still want a workshop manual to get you started on some of the major work, as it picks up the project at some point after the initial preparations and removal of items like fairings, gas tank, exhaust systems, etc. have been done. Otherwise, it tracks well with the Harley service manual on the steps that are the same. I also like that several options for making changes or upgrades are offered for many of the projects, and a nice table gives you an idea of cost, mechanical skill required, and other things you might want to do at the same time you are executing this project. You also get a recommendation of sources for aftermarket parts, often with more than one source indicated. I highly recommend this book if a) you need to correct a Harley design deficiency; b) want to make a performance upgrade that is not a straightforward change such as a slip-on muffler or air cleaner insert; c) want to make a major change to the engine or drive train. This book now resides on my workshelf and will stay there as long as I own my Twin Cam 88.
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Posted: Jul 23 2008
The book is too vague. All the tasks fail to go into any kind of detail. Unless you have access to a Harley mechanic I would leave this one alone.
