Harley Davidson XL883 1200

by Jim Quick
(Camdenton, Mo USA)

My plan this past winter was to completely rebuild my Sporty but thanks to the economy that was canceled. However, I did have the money to purchase a Wiseco 10:1 1200 Conversion kit with black wrinkle finish. This was my very first time doing anything of this magnitude and discovered a lot of mistakes not to make. In the end though she's running like a bad ass now tearing up the lake roads. I have a 170 lbs compression and haven't found the top end yet. Next month I will install 12 inch baby apes on 3" risers and relocate the speedo off to the side of the neck. Its a slow process when the bank account is empty but eventually she'll be where I want her to be and then on to the next project.