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How To Build a Harley-Davidson Torque Monster (Motorbooks Workshop)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #112652 in Books
- Published on: 2007-03-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 208 pages
Editorial Reviews
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Midnight
“If you read this book and apply the information it contains you will save many times over the cost of the book.”
Daily Telegraph
“It is a detailed technical guide to getting the most out of your bike.”
From the Back Cover
Harley-Davidson engine expert Bill Rook has spent decades perfecting the art of building torque-monster V-twin Harleys. Rook’s goal always has been to go fast, but also to do so comfortably. Since high-end horsepower and low-end torque are mutually exclusive, this book focuses on real-world power: low-end torque.
Simply stated, torque accelerates your motorcycle to the desired speed: the more torque you have available, the faster you’ll get there. That’s where the real fun is, isn’t it? Torque over a wide rev range is the key to useable street performance.
From intake and exhaust tuning to cam selection, ignition and electrical modification to gearing changes, How To Build a Harley-Davidson Torque Monster explains how to put together a Harley that you can comfortably live with during the day but that will still smoke people at night.
About the Author
Customer Reviews
A breath of fresh air!! Not your typical boring tech book!!
Great book, very informative. the author of this book takes the time to explain in simple easy to understand terms, how the components that make up your engine work and how to properly make performance mods successful. The way this book is written is differnet from most of the performance books I have read. As I read the book, I almost felt like I was having a conversation with the author in person! If I had this book twenty years ago, I could have saved a ton of money over the years. About the only negative thing I can say about the book is that some of the pictures are not of the best resolution, but they still get the message across of what the author is trying to point out. The bottom line is, the book was enjoyable to read and I learned a lot of new things about how motors work and how to modify them to make more power and save money at the same time. This book is well worth its cost!
Excellent book.
I've been riding and wrenching on HDs for over twenty years and I still found this book useful. It confirmed a lot of opinions I had on building a "street" motor and it gave me new information in other areas. I found that the chapters on camshafts, intake, and exhaust were some of the best I've read and expanded my knowledge of these areas.
If you are into HD motors, you should have this on your bookshelf.
Excellent book, worth the price
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.
