Yesterday I went to the big CBA swap meet down in Charlotte NC. Of all the wore out parts I saw what I didn't see was EVO parts.. I saw lots of TC stuff and plenty of shovelhead parts but, very little, almost nothing for an EVO.

 

I thought you were gonna say you met THC..........

 

I see futures, in those evo parts.

 

It naturally follows that Evos are more reliable then shovels and twincams and don't get broken up!

 

Yeah, I'm thinking that because we don't need parts as much as, say, shovelhead guys (who need parts on a daily or more frequent basis), and there are more twinkies out there, so more parts, that's why you didn't see much evo stuff.

 

I know of some shovels that don't need parts daily, but they've been rebuilt from the ground up, are ridden daily, and are well taken care of.

 

"You Say You Want a Evolution" oh yea baby.....

 

I've reached the point where I'm starting to hoard Evo parts as I find them, "just in case". I blame old age.

 

The Evo is by far the most reliable motor HD has made, and why they changed it no doubt. It is getting to the point where when a part does break all we can do is find after market parts to exchange them with. I guess original Evo parts fall into one of two categories, they are good and kept or broken and gotten rid of.

I really think the only way of guaranteeing having original Evo parts is to buy a second Evo and keep it for spare parts for the future.

 

...or just own 2 of each similar but differnt models and years of Pans, Shovels and Evos. And if ya do your own wrenching, it is mostly service intervals that you need be concerned with. That way if you need a part you still have other choices and are not down-n-out for that upcoming ride.