Forum: The Board
12-02-2015, 02:19 PM
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Re: Belt drives
Hmmm... My turn to stand corrected. Sorry Liam. My focus has been on the DG; for some reason I thought it was the first dual belt model, although I have a complete Sturgis drive train on the shelf......
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Forum: The Board
12-01-2015, 02:23 PM
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Re: Belt drives
The '80-83 FXB and FXSB were belt primary and chain final.
The '83 FXDG (Willy G's custom FXWG) was dual belt; earlier FXWG's were chain/chain, and later ones were chain/belt.
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Forum: The Board
12-01-2015, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 35
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Re: Belt drives
Drag bikes typically run belt primary and chain secondary.
My stock '83 FXDG is dual belt. HDs first attempt at a primary belt started in '80 with the FXB and FXSB Sturgis. Not popular due to its...
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Forum: The Board
11-29-2015, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 30
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Re: Fuses on new wiring on our vintage bikes
I'm the opposite of simple... I don't like to run big current through the handlebar switches, partly because of their capacity and partly because I run all the wires internally; not a lot of room in...
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Forum: The Board
11-29-2015, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 30
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Re: Fuses on new wiring on our vintage bikes
The problem with fuses is you can go through a lot of them while troubleshooting a fault; not good at 2am on backroads... A blade type circuit breaker is a cheap problem solver:
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Forum: The Board
11-26-2015, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: The Board
11-08-2015, 01:08 PM
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Forum: The Board
11-08-2015, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 70
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Re: Anyone have a Shovel head manual in PDF?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ri9fbsk6tx...s%20Manual.pdf (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ri9fbsk6tx35fcl/1971-1984%20FX%20Parts%20Manual.pdf)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1tbtf0yx0v...e%20Manual.pdf...
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Forum: The Board
11-06-2015, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 1,026
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Forum: The Board
11-02-2015, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 467
Views: 78,848
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Forum: The Board
10-31-2015, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,959
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Forum: The Board
10-31-2015, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,749
Re: Shovel Motor in Softail Frame?
Why softail...? Because I'd never built one from scratch before.
I get bored easily; I find I need to keep learning in order to enjoy my quality time in the shop. My current project is grafting...
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Forum: The Board
10-30-2015, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,749
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Forum: The Board
10-26-2015, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 2,015
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Re: Pics of Riders on Bikes?
http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad127/GrinderBill/Flintstone_zpsece94iuw.jpg
Came across this photo of my friend Flintstone. His only bike, he rode this little BSA everywhere, in any weather....
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Forum: The Board
10-20-2015, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 27
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Forum: The Board
10-18-2015, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 40
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Forum: The Board
09-21-2015, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 30
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Re: Friday Art Show Sept 18th
+1 on that. Some serious talent around here...
Grub's stuff... first thing I thought of was the portable spirit containment device from Ghostbusters...
Don't know if this qualifies as art; I...
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Forum: The Board
09-06-2015, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 22
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Re: No title pre unit
If it's stolen it isn't yours and never was.
https://www.nicb.org/theft_and_fraud_awareness/vincheck/vincheck
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Forum: The Board
07-25-2015, 10:46 PM
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Forum: The Board
07-07-2015, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,828
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Forum: The Board
07-07-2015, 01:51 PM
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Views: 1,828
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Forum: The Board
07-03-2015, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 14,377
Views: 4,154,246
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Forum: The Board
06-22-2015, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 15,511
Re: Richie pan
sad. Live while you can.
http://www.bikernetbaggers.com/pages/RIP_Richie_Pan__.aspx
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Forum: The Board
06-20-2015, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Shovelhead compensator sprocket
I recently replaced the regulator on our '93 sportster. Called HD and got told "obsolete"; I almost always check with the moco first to see if a part is available, as the quality is usually higher...
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Forum: The Board
06-15-2015, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 71
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Re: Shovel won't kick over when hot, normal?
Yeah; if it was in front of me it wouldn't run again until it was fixed. The more history we get, the more it sounds like it's been a time bomb for years. Good 'ol tractor technology; run for hours...
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