I can see the advantage of the EFI in the mountains, no doubt. You do a buttload of riding Harley. How many miles do you ride a year? Most of mine is just commuting and small day trips with a couple of adventures along the way. If I can get my wifes blessing, I may try to do a long road trip this summer.

when the evo came out Harley dealers stopped stocking shovelhead parts, I go to the dealer for my 2000 fl and they treat me like it is an old bike. When I broke my swingarm in 2002 there were only 2 in the harley computer, they got it from a dealer in Washington state. Took care of that problem now, plated the stock swingarm. I don't believe in those harley downloads, power commander with a good dyno man gets it tuned right for that engine. and I got one of the best. He has been using the race tuner on the new bikes sometimes.

I've taken my bike up and down mountains - up to almost 11,000 feet elevation, and I live at sea level + 65 feet. I don't ever remember having any issues with the bike running rough at any part of those trips. My carb'd bike ran strong the whole way. I've never been up Pike's peak and maybe that added elevation might be the barrier that would give it a hard time. I always have my tool kit with me, just in case. I'm hoping that helps keep Mr. Murphy at bay. So far, as long as I can keep gas in it - it runs. I trust it and I hope I never have to make that phone call - come pick me up...

I think I've read that the modern carbs(EVO's and up) have a little more plus/minus for altitude adjustments then the old Kiehin carbs did. Whats the new ones called? Something constant velocity carb? I don't know I jumped from 1983 w/ and S&S Super B and E to 1998/2001 and both were MM EFI. I think the better Kiehin CV carb came out in 1989 and were made to compensate for changes in barometric pressure and altitude.

I don't know if that is the case. My buddy had a 95 Road King - his wasn't as powerful as mine. I had some minor mods - the backing plate was removed from the carb and then rejetted and i punched out the baffles in the original mufflers. looking back - that might have made a difference. He was riding 2 up and loaded to my just loaded bike. He had little power going up the mountains - we attributed it to the passenger - but she was skinny (at the time - LOL). Still - it was a hundred or more pounds than I was pulling. He got rid of his bike after that trip. He's had several since - he says he liked the RK the most except for the lack of power.

Post subject: Re: Pre AMF versus AMF versus post AMF yearsPostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:50 pm

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You are wrong, in 1948 the first year of the hydroglide the designations were WL, UL, U, US, EL, E, ES, FL, F, FS, as you can notice no FLH. FLH diesignation came out in 1955 along with FLHF, FLE, FLEF, FL, FLF, along with other lightweights and the K models. This information can be found in The Harley-Davidson Motor Company, an official eighty-year history. This is not one of the many british produced books that are out there. This has a foreword by Willie g and the author had full access to the harley archives. It is not a heresay book. If you would like to learn the history of Harley this is the best book I have found, and I have bought a few and get them as presents all the time. Not trying to push buttons just putting out the correct information. Deerslayer

While looking online I have found that I was wrong about the first hydraulic front end on a Harley, the XA got the hydraulic front end in 1943, hard to remember specifics on the XA seeing that I have only seen 3 in person. I think I am correct now but I always think I am correct.
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My favorite Harley was an AMF era. Saw a guy at Oak Hill in Tx. Smoke the expert class. Fell in love with that bike.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwVuIur0EtE[/youtube]

Great little bike - Armachi I think - Italian bikes with AMF HD badging - The Europeans are nuts for Moto Cross. In the right hands a true competitor.

Very cool HD enduro/scrambler bike.