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Oct 12, 2009 | 07:34 AM

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Wally

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The dealer rep must have mistaken the year of your bike for a newer one with a 96" engine.

Oct 12, 2009 | 08:13 AM

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Da Gumpmeister

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Wally

The dealer rep must have mistaken the year of your bike for a newer one with a 96" engine.

THIS would be 'my guess', also, M.E.

88 with a BB top end = 95
96 with a BB top end = 103

Oct 13, 2009 | 11:20 AM

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oct1949

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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..

I agree with his thinking U already have a 96, Our dealer last yr has a winter special for the 96 to 103 kit, cams (255's), flattops, jugs, labor, for $1700.
Any other work was more. the dynos they had showed most of those builds without head work netted 105/85 average...

Oct 13, 2009 | 11:28 AM

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armorup

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My local HD dealer quoted me $1550 for the upgrade from 88" to 96". Said I couldn't get my bike to a bigger displacement without some serious alterations and $$.

Oct 13, 2009 | 05:16 PM

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nighttrain72970

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Wait! The dealer made a mistake!! That doesn't happen! Is your dealer Conrads? I was in there last year. Nice place. Never had any experience with the staff but its a big dealer. Should have a decent staff. Right?

Oct 13, 2009 | 06:08 PM

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seniorsuperglideE8

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+1 with the gump, sounds like service was in a hurry to sell work that they didn't realize the engine displacement.

Oct 13, 2009 | 06:16 PM

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JW1200

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I'll bet they messed up on the year of your Harley.

Oct 14, 2009 | 08:58 AM

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MidnitEvil

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Yeah... it was just part of a phone discussion. Just "Gimme a ballpark number on what this might cost me." Not a firm quote with every detail thrown in. Hell, if I thought I could hold them to taking my bike from an 88 to a 103, doing it right, for $1,500 - my credit card would fly out of my pocket so fast my *** cheek would get whiplash!

I did talk to one of my indy guys about it. He talked about working with the motor & jugs I have - bore them out to 95, working the heads... said he could do a real nice job and put me over 100 hp for about $3,000 (which is more what I imagined it might cost me).

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