fire60 wrote:
one thing about the Harley carbs is that they are diaphram rather than bowl type... like a chainsaw this means that they can operate in any angle,
Please explain?
Rhinoman is on the money! CV carbs still have a fuel bowl which is generally located centrally under the slide. This setup makes them work very well on large angles.
Here is an example of a CV type carb off a late model Harley

Fuel bowl is located under the throat. Here ^^