How To Build a Harley-Davidson Torque Monster (Motorbooks Workshop)
How To Build a Harley-Davidson Torque Monster (Motorbooks Workshop)
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Product Details:
Author:
Bill Rook
Paperback:
208 pages
Publisher:
Motorbooks
Publication Date:
March 15, 2007
Language:
English
ISBN:
0760329117
Package Length:
10.5 inches
Package Width:
8.1 inches
Package Height:
0.6 inches
Package Weight:
1.4 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 8 reviews
Description:
Many people modify their Harley-Davidson engines—and find the results disappointing. What they might not know—and what this book teaches—is that emphasizing horsepower over torque, the usual approach, makes for a difficult ride. Author Bill Rook has spent decades perfecting the art of building torque-monster V-twin Harley engines. Here he brings that experience to bear, guiding motorcycle enthusiasts through the modifications that make a bike not just fast but comfortable to ride. With clear, step-by-step instructions, his book shows readers how to get high performance out of their Harleys—and enjoy them, too.
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2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
How to build a Harley Davidson Torque MonsterMay 29, 2008 I'm an experienced home mechanic and found some things useful in this book but not much. He dwells on old Sportsters with magnetos which these days are nearly extinct and more work than they are worth. He dismisses Evos which is what I have and gives only a passing glance at CV carbs. He also does not give much info on cams and how to pick one. It was published last year but is outdated already. He is an old school wrench and it shows. You could get more info by surfing the Web and joining a chat room or talking to the manufacturers and it's free. Too bad.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Book!!Apr 01, 2008 If you like hot rodding your bike or just want to read about it get this book. A very good premmer on how to make you bike fast and street worthy at the same time. How to do it with out wasting money and time in the process. Something for every Harley rider.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
great bookFeb 29, 2008 I bought this book for my husband who has ridden and built Harleys for 30 years....he is very satisfied and happy with the book because it does teach him new things.....
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
How to build a Harle Davidson Torque MonsterFeb 29, 2008 Book appears to have been written with the author fully knowing that he has filled the pages with useless information. Very little useful information. Many large pictures of common things, and large 1/2 page pictures of himself from childhood up and 1/2 page blow ups of spark plugs. How to change oil! What oil he likes! Basic wasted information like that. Will not buy anything from this author or publisher again. This was not a mistake by the author, you can clearly tell that it was intentional by how much wasted garbage is in the book, and how little useful information is in there. I guess he was able to sell it to people like myself.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Excellent book, worth the priceJan 14, 2008 Bill Rooks's book is a great resource for anyone who works on Harley Davidsons or would like to. As an amature mechanic, I learned a lot from this book. Top end and head work are covered extensively, as well as carburetor selection and tuning. Rook stresses the importance of designing a total package for achieving specific performance goals rather than simply bolting on expensive parts. Rook's careful, simple, yet detailed descriptive writing style makes sense, and will allow anyone with a basic understanding of internal combustion engines to grow in their knowledge and tackle the project or modifying a stock Harley Davidson for performance gains. I highly reccomend this book.
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