And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Yeah, my shovelhead was too, the trick was to bow three times in front of the motor while chanting " Oh mighty Harley Davidson before whom we are as naught, please start" Didn't help much with the kicking, but you usually got enough of a crowd that they could give you a push!
yeah, i'm not positive but the duel carbs look like tillotsons. i had a '68 ironhead with a magnito and a tillotson carb and it was just an absolut bear to start. having two of those carbs with a distributor adds a whole new level of fun. once i got that ironhead runing i wasn't shutting it off for anything. eventually moved on to an evo and never looked back. best engine the mothership made. i just turned over 189,000 on my '97 rk and it runs like a top and starts with one push of the magic button on the handlebar. these new guys have no idea how good thy have it.
I've had a SU carb on my 1946 Harley since 1974.It can sit for 2 weeks then starts on the first kick. It has no choke and doesnt need one.The SU is the best carb ever made.I have two on my 1931 Ford too.
beautiful motor but a bitch to start.
ReplyDeleteYeah, my shovelhead was too, the trick was to bow three times in front of the motor while chanting " Oh mighty Harley Davidson before whom we are as naught, please start"
ReplyDeleteDidn't help much with the kicking, but you usually got enough of a crowd that they could give you a push!
yeah, i'm not positive but the duel carbs look like tillotsons. i had a '68 ironhead with a magnito and a tillotson carb and it was just an absolut bear to start. having two of those carbs with a distributor adds a whole new level of fun. once i got that ironhead runing i wasn't shutting it off for anything. eventually moved on to an evo and never looked back. best engine the mothership made. i just turned over 189,000 on my '97 rk and it runs like a top and starts with one push of the magic button on the handlebar. these new guys have no idea how good thy have it.
DeleteI've had a SU carb on my 1946 Harley since 1974.It can sit for 2 weeks then starts on the first kick. It has no choke and doesnt need one.The SU is the best carb ever made.I have two on my 1931 Ford too.
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