[Jeff Higgins]

It's been 50 years since Harley fitted a Tillotson carburetor to a bike. My '67 Sportster had one, originally, until I swapped it out for one of the Eliminator SU's. While the Tillotson was a certifiable POS, I never had to constantly work the throttle to keep the thing running. It actually idled quite well, as did a couple more Sportsters with Bendix and Keihen carbs, and a couple of Shovels with Keihens. I have been running an S&S Super "E" since the late '80's, and it idles and keeps running without having to constantly blip the throttle as well. So did my 2000 RK, with its CV carb. I must be doing something wrong - every Harley I have ever owned, regardless of carb (or FI on the new one), has had no trouble idling without having to constantly encourage it. I have to say, this has got to be one of the more embarrassing things that some of my fellow enthusiasts seem compelled to do.