Forum: The Board
10-08-2019, 03:59 PM
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Re: 74 74 74 A Shovelhead Build
Speaking of women, there are two philosophies you can embrace. "Life's too short to dance with ugly women." or "Life's too short not to dance with ugly women."
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Forum: The Board
10-08-2019, 02:34 PM
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Re: Help ID these pan parts please
Gas tanks (left one anyway) is later than '65. Those had the fuel shutoff/reserve on top in front of the gas cap. '66 (I think) had a 3/8" pipe female petcock bung at the bottom front of the tank,...
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Forum: The Board
08-02-2019, 02:45 PM
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Re: 74 74 74 A Shovelhead Build
Seems to follow my old philosophy concerning the three magic words that will get you laid every time: "Lower your standards." (you have to whisper these in your own ear.)
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Forum: The Board
07-29-2019, 12:45 AM
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Re: 74 74 74 A Shovelhead Build
Chapter 21: Plated Unfollowing
There are a lot of things to notice in the pics below. I guess the first thing would be the derby/license plate bracket. This started life as a flat billet piece...
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Forum: The Board
06-23-2019, 07:48 PM
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Re: 41mm Wideglide Axle spacer dims
Not enough information. It would help to know what year forks, or at least the range. Drum or disc forks? American made or Showa? what kind of a wheel are you running? Are you using a brake, and if...
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Forum: The Board
04-30-2019, 02:30 PM
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Forum: The Board
03-03-2019, 12:46 AM
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Forum: The Board
03-02-2019, 04:09 PM
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Panhead aluminum pushrod tubes, what year? TT?
In my stash-o-stuff I came across a partial set of factory Panhead aluminum pushrod tubes, 4 lowers, 4 centers, 2 top inners. Does anyone know what year these might have been used? Palmers' and the...
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Forum: The Board
03-01-2019, 01:35 PM
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Re: Butts Mfg
Those are them. I worked at an indy shop. mostly parts sales, in the early '70s, and my boss also referred to those bars as "Pontiac" bars, though I think he may have said "Chief Pontiac." Wonder...
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Forum: The Board
01-15-2019, 02:01 AM
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Re: ’39 flathead ground cable
The ground on my '37 U was to a clip on the return oil line. It seemed like a strange place to me, but looking in Palmer's book I see the clip on several other pre war big twins. The clearest...
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Forum: The Board
12-18-2018, 01:16 PM
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Re: Black or chrome
Chrome won't get you home but shiny might get you some hiney. It's a short biker poem.
I sure miss the days when chrome was cheap. When I first started modifying bikes (mid to late '60's) there...
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Forum: The Board
10-16-2018, 07:25 PM
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Re: Has This Ever Happened To You?
I got my first Harley in 1967. My buddy wanted me to take him over to see his girlfriend, and told me he'd introduce me to her sister. (this was before people worried about 2 guys on a bike looking...
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Forum: Parts For Sale
10-16-2018, 06:50 PM
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Forum: The Board
09-30-2018, 08:22 PM
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Re: 33.4 mm fork cover question
More Brooks Stevens, the 1949 Hydraglide fork. The tins, the big headlight bucket, the cowbells and the tapered fork legs. Fender too.
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Forum: The Board
09-29-2018, 01:18 PM
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Re: 33.4 mm fork cover question
I've got that covered. literally. I have a metal refrigerator magnet, a miniature version of the '47-'50 ball and streamer tank emblem, that covers the word "Sportster" perfectly. It's my favorite...
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Forum: The Board
09-29-2018, 01:15 AM
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Forum: The Board
09-28-2018, 01:09 PM
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33.4 mm fork cover question
You guys were really helpful with Shaft's 33.4 mm K model tree question, maybe you can help me with this one too.
I know this is a fork crown/handlebar clamp cover, and that it was factory on (at...
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Forum: The Board
09-02-2018, 03:18 PM
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Re: Best internal throttle setup??
The easiest way would be to acquire one of these, HD part # 56090-53. They're hard to find, but not impossible. It's probably easier to get one from an old HD handlebar. These go into the bar about...
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Forum: The Board
08-30-2018, 02:42 PM
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Forum: The Board
08-29-2018, 02:31 PM
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Forum: The Board
08-19-2018, 02:35 PM
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Re: The designated springer ID thread
That is a pretty cool home made springer. I think I would run it with the rockers flipped the other way, so that all the stress of the weight of the bike and hitting bumps and potholes isn't just in...
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Forum: The Board
08-13-2018, 12:08 AM
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Re: Tank coating removal
The cement mixer is interesting. Another way is to wrap it in blankets so it can't move and put it in the clothes dryer on a no-heat cycle of some kind. I've got an old dryer in the basement that...
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Forum: The Board
07-04-2018, 02:39 AM
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Re: Tank coating removal
If you don't care about the paint, there's a place in Piqua, OH called Aesthetic Finishers that does thermal stripping. The put it in an oven and bake it at 800° for 4 hours. (It's on their website) ...
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Forum: The Board
06-02-2018, 12:21 AM
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Re: Sparto Catalog?
Here's the thread:
https://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71543&highlight=Sparto
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Forum: The Board
05-19-2018, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 249
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Re: Slaughterhouse Sally 63 Pan
I bought a '63 Panhead in '73. The wiring was OK, 'cept for where the wiring for the 13 taillights was spliced in. It did smoke a little and it did jump out of 2nd gear. The seller told me about the...
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