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Old 12-13-2011, 10:53 AM
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Does anybody have any good links or book recomendations on books about tuning and jetting a factory HD carb? My bike is in need of jetting I'm thinking about doing it myself. I've never done this before.
 
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There's a sticky thread on the Main SPortster page under the DIY Section:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/fuel-...rejetting.html

Also, I there's a website that you can order the parts:http://cv-performance.com/ which has links on the side that will walk you through tuning your carb:http://www.harley-performance.com/index.html
 
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Originally Posted by WVHogRider
There's a sticky thread on the Main SPortster page under the DIY Section:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/fuel-...rejetting.html

Also, I there's a website that you can order the parts:http://cv-performance.com/ which has links on the side that will walk you through tuning your carb:http://www.harley-performance.com/index.html

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Originally Posted by WVHogRider
There's a sticky thread on the Main SPortster page under the DIY Section:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/fuel-...rejetting.html

Also, I there's a website that you can order the parts:http://cv-performance.com/ which has links on the side that will walk you through tuning your carb:http://www.harley-performance.com/index.html
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I had never done any carb work. Those articles walked me through step by step, and it all turned out great.

 
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here is a good link on the basics of motorcycle carbs
http://www.motorcyclecarbs.com/carbs101.pdf
 
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