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Yo Hammer??

Whatcha think??

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...890007737.html

Originally Posted by Wet

Are you looking for something else you can put in the garage and hardly use?

Originally Posted by SuperSoaker

He who has the most toys win's

Most of us poor people have to sell a toy to get a toy.

That means I will never win.

Originally Posted by fat rat

Whatcha think??

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...890007737.html

I like
original owner???
Very Low miles for the bottom end, if the plugs look good it's a runner for a Looooooong time. Depends on what guides HD slammed in the heads at that time > mostly Iron, which is fine but were set up a little loose and could/maybe start puffing around 35,000. If it's a good one those early 80" Shoves could go a lot of miles before even thinking about pulling the heads for guides.
The hot set-up is to completely seal-off the primary from the engine return > so no clutch dust/particles is recirculated back into the engine oiling system. I did this to my Shovel decades ago.

Originally Posted by HammerDown

I like
original owner???
Very Low miles for the bottom end, if the plugs look good it's a runner for a Looooooong time. Depends on what guides HD slammed in the heads at that time > mostly Iron, which is fine but were set up a little loose and could/maybe start puffing around 35,000. If it's a good one those early 80" Shoves could go a lot of miles before even thinking about pulling the heads for guides.
The hot set-up is to completely seal-off the primary from the engine return > so no clutch dust/particles is recirculated back into the engine oiling system. I did this to my Shovel decades ago.

Haven't called him. you think 45,000 is low miles?

Originally Posted by fat rat

Haven't called him. you think 45,000 is low miles?

For the year, sure. Original owner > this matters too.
Again, the lowerend is almost bullet proof > not like someone would be doing 5000 RPM burnouts with that type of bike.
The only weak link is the valve guids, but if the plugs burn clean w/no oil at the exhaust tips it could go a long time before it needs a wrench put to the heads.

I have a good friend that's about to pull the trigger on a 1967 FLH on eBay located in N. Jersey. He also called to ask my advice.
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...Q5fmotorcycles

Originally Posted by HammerDown

For the year, sure. Original owner > this matters too.
I have a good friend that's about to pull the trigger on a 1967 FLH on eBay located in N. Jersey. He also called to ask my advice.

78 is/was AMF?

Originally Posted by fat rat

78 is/was AMF?

Yup > from 1969 AMF/American Machinery and Foundry and then sold the company in 1981.

My Shovel engine, tranny, and drive line are all 1979.
The only problem was, the prior owner has a bad valve job done on it. Of course once I realised that I went through the entire engine > the lower-end was within spec and like I said pretty much bullet proof. I simply honed it, ringed it and did a valve job using bronze guides and better seals. I put tons of miles on it before I put the Hot-Rod shit in...and still used the same original flywheels and tranny .

What I would like to really find........65 Electric!

Originally Posted by fat rat

What I would like to really find........65 Electric!

My first big HD was a 1962 Pan ... I was 16

Originally Posted by HammerDown

For the year, sure. Original owner > this matters too.
Again, the lowerend is almost bullet proof > not like someone would be doing 5000 RPM burnouts with that type of bike.
The only weak link is the valve guids, but if the plugs burn clean w/no oil at the exhaust tips it could go a long time before it needs a wrench put to the heads.

I have a good friend that's about to pull the trigger on a 1967 FLH on eBay located in N. Jersey. He also called to ask my advice.
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...Q5fmotorcycles

You think this one is priced right?