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1998 Evo Fatboy or 2000 TC Fatboy
Adam76
8 hours ago
Hey guys,
After many years of riding twin cams and even owning an M8 for a short while, I'm looking to go back to something old school, classic, carburetor and easy to work on.
Is there any love for the Evo bikes out there still? are they still a sought after year / era bike? Do they hold their value?
I know the early 2000 - 2002 softail TCs had the good crank and the CV carb which I like. And you can do a 95" / 98" big bore kit pretty easily with the 88" motors. But being a Twin Cam they're a completely different animal.
Both in good condition seem to be priced similarly.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Cheers.
Hilly
6 hours ago
98 Evo is a solid choice, all the bugs ironed out by 14 years of on road development 😁
2000 twin cams biggest bugbear is the cam chain tensioners, but honestly if you stay on top of them they can't hurt you, being a B engine it does have counterbalance shafts though and they are chain driven with tensioners, for a keeper between the two I think I would favour the 98, choices aye 😁
Adam76
6 hours ago
Hi Hilly,
Thanks for your input.
I've replaced cam chain tensioners in 99-06 TCs before and it's really not that big of a deal. Although the counterbalancers in the B motor is something to think about with the twin cams.
I like the fact that with an Evo you're dealing with a single gear driven camshaft instead of two chain driven cams which is simpler and cleaner.
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