Ok what do you ride a Evo or Twin Cam (sorry to all the other Harley owners but we all own great bikes) what do you prefer and why but also please don't run each others bikes down we all know they have there faults.

So I start it off, I ride a 2001 Twin Cam Dyna Super Glide it's a great bike but I am first to admit I spent a shit load of money on it to put gear driven cams in it plus upgraded oil pump and bearings (all my choice the bike did not need work done to it but I wanted to do it) so was it worth it I think so, I like the power of it (the TC88's seem to go hard) and it cruise's very nicely at hi-way speed, so very happy with my Twin Cam so far and hope this bike will be a keeper cheers.

2012 FXDB...96 Twin cam. Goes like a raped ape. Id love an Evo but Im only new to Harley and dont know enough about the old school donks to make an informed decision.

The older I get, the older my engines get. Currently have a Blockhead and a Shovelhead. Next will be a Panhead. Just me but I just dont have an interest in newer bikes.

Very good article first posted by badcooky , 464,000 miles !! . Timken bearing upgrade for twin cams sounds the biz .

 Viva La Revolution 

Thanks guys some interesting reading so far, i will admit that i never thought i buy a Twin Cam and i have owned quite a few Harley's eg: a WLA, a 77 Shovel Low Rider, a 91 FXR Super Glide and quite a few Sportster's.


So what made me go for a Twin Cam well i wanted to give one a try and yes i have heard the horror stories about them but if it was all true then by rights there should be none on the road they would all be in workshops getting fixed if i believed everything i read about them.

Funny thing is that i am old enough to remember when the dealers sold Shovels my first ever ride on a Harley was at Morgan & Wackers i rode a brand new Iron Head Sportster and back the when the Evo's first came out the many people i talked to who said they would never own one because it was to much like a Jap bike, ohh how times changed lol.

A nickname / slang for Twin Cam .

First HD was a 2001 Heritage, loved it, always reliable, a pleasure to ride, could be dressed up for cruisin or dressed (badlander seat, saddle bags and sissy bar off) down for .......well quiker cruisin.

Current bike, 1987 Softail custom. Not as reliable but with so many twincams out there we are often the only ones on an Evo, so that fact and a set of 17" apes makes it stand out a little bit. Even though it has spent a fair bit of time off the road (which shits me to tears) I do thorughly enjoy pulling it apart and fixing it. With the twincam nothing broke so there was no need to fix it.

Saving madly at the moment to get a Heritage again...........to keep the Softstress company when she is feelin poorly!!

Notice the good ol Evo's are fetching a nice price these days, especially a good Softail.

Have the best of both worlds a 86FXR and a 2012 Dyna like em both for diff reasons the old evo has a soul the new 1 has the new bike smell

78gold has 100,000km on his , Superglide twinkle.

Try what I do.............ride em, fuck em fix em, basics of owning a harley in my opinion . I have both an Evo kicker and an 88 twincam that get ridden hard and I have taught myself over time to do all the work on em plus every forum has a core of knowledgeable fellas that are happy to pass on advice if you happen to get stuck on something. Buy what you desire, ride and enjoy just deal with shit when it happens

Solo has 160,000k's on his 2007 Heritage. I believe he's only had to replace the stator.
Admittedly, the 2007 models have the hydraulic cam chain setup.

Someone I know in my area has put 106,000ks on is 2002 Night Train, he did have to replace the cam tensioner on his bike and went with gear driven cams because at a 100,000ks it did shit itself but he has told me he is very happy with his Twin Cam and looking forward to racking up the next 100,000ks on his bike and btw he rides his bike very hard and love's doing big miles on it and this is the only trouble he has ever had with it.

Oh yer go the TC88's can't tell that I own one as well lol cheers.

 For me it's an EVO.

I've had a 96 RK. and an 07 RK, Saddest day was having to sell the 96 RK, happiest day was selling the 07 RK.. I still ride a 98 FXD which i have had for years.

The Evo sounds right, rides right and still old school enough to be a bit of a challenge (fun) to make handle. I found the 07 to be a bit of a "plug and play" bike, i felt sorta detached from it, but with the EVO it feels like i am "riding", if that make sense.

Just my 2c

Skippy

 The Soul factor is something difficult to explain eh. The 96 RK had it in spades. I did about 250,000 on that ol girl no probs at all apart from rings and hones etc. I serviced her regularly which i think is the key to the longevity of any bike.I have to add i had an EV 27 in and she loved it. Sorry about your upcoming loses, (the bikes). 

 Skippy

Soul? what is this soul you speak of? - what page in the 2012 HD Parts and Accessories catalogue is it? Does installation require any additional parts on a 2012 FXDB?

 

Twincam any day of the week

 True enough i spose. But i never said the TC never had any soul. I just stated it was a hard thing to desc. I have to agree with on of the other guys when he reckons that with time and a few miles and dings, the bike develops it's own character.   

Skippy