[hdshovel82]

Genny are nice and if you set em up right they are pretty reliable,i have electronic ignition,and a cycle electric 1 wire genny with regulator built in ,You set it and forget it 14k miles later still running mint no problems mags are nice but way over rated.Its all personal preferance..I have both a Cone and a Genny and Love both.My Pan 3/4 kick everytime hot or cold so lovely...Most the time i just use the electric leg though..But when i show off my mechanical abilitys I give her the 3/4 dirt bike style kick and Wham everytime.No Crazy Ballerina Dance on the kicker with Leg in the air and a Triple linden landin on the kicker for a power kick....hahahahah

i run this setup on my pan. 1 dirtbike kick almost always,but i do have a cpl on cone shovels that i love.1s a 88. the others a stock 74.

 

[Tony the torch]

I could be wrong but isn't the Cycle Electrics set up an alternator with a built in regulator/rectifier and not a D/C generator?
That would make sense of why it works better than a generator.

 

[Zeeman]

There's beauty in simplicity and by having the charging system run right off the crank, the cone motor has fewer moving parts. I still like the look of a genny motor, though.

You can always use a Sputhe cover - cone electrical in a genny motor..

 

[shovelinit]

Cones not clones rule

 

[White Nightmare]

Thanks for the input fellas. I was looking through some threads on the shovelhead.us forum and I guess a few people have also used cone/genny case setup where it looks like a genny but has a cone charging case half. In place of the genny is a remote oil filter setup. Looks like that might be an option as well. Get the best of both worlds. Does anyone know if you can use a early tin primary setup on a cone?

-Chris

 

[jakespade77]

Thanks for the input fellas. I was looking through some threads on the shovelhead.us forum and I guess a few people have also used cone/genny case setup where it looks like a genny but has a cone charging case half. In place of the genny is a remote oil filter setup. Looks like that might be an option as well. Get the best of both worlds. Does anyone know if you can use a early tin primary setup on a cone?

-Chris

Yes you can. Paughco makes a set up but you have to use a narrow belt primary drive. Not sure of the price, but thats what im gonna run :-D

 

[White Nightmare]

Awesome. Thanks man.

 

[mooncrickett]

all dressed up and ready to go

 

[Rubone]

This thread is a stupid as asking what woman is better than another. And as far as I'm concerned, if you go by what someone else says you are as stupid as they are! Make your own choices, and grow the balls to back them up!
Robbie

 

[indawaitinroom]

im not much for the mismatched heads, but this one with the cut off camcover/case caught my eye

i totally agree that the generator is an inferior setup when compared to the alternator, but if you ask me, the 69 and older motors are worth more because of the paperwork.

 

[robtech]

that cone/pan is gorgeous!

 

[I_am_10_ninjas]

Me too. I love the look of the cone, and I love the look of the panheads. So I went with both and run a cone shovel with panheads. Best of both worlds (looks wise) for me

Sixball

Whaah? I'd love to know the particulars on that one. Ive known a few knuck heads on cone bottoms, but never seen one topped with pans. Do tell.

 

[I_am_10_ninjas]

You can always use a Sputhe cover - cone electrical in a genny motor..

This one is new to me too. THat's what I like about the (va)JJ. I always learn something new.

 

[indawaitinroom]

i have seen a hand full of the "cone-pans", but what intrigues me about this one is the shovel style intake. how did you do that?

 

[TEACH]

I dont know what so unreliable about generator motors.. I rode my 47 knuck from Minneapolis to Tennessee in May, to California in June as well as Yuba wisconsin in June, and then to Milwaukee and back twice in July, and to sturgis this month...never had any problems

 

[lvvato]

Cone 4 me!

 

[indawaitinroom]

I dont know what so unreliable about generator motors.. I rode my 47 knuck from Minneapolis to Tennessee in May, to California in June as well as Yuba wisconsin in June, and then to Milwaukee and back twice in July, and to sturgis this month...never had any problems

well, teach us then, share your secret!

 

[White Nightmare]

i have seen a hand full of the "cone-pans", but what intrigues me about this one is the shovel style intake. how did you do that?

Don't know if there are other companies that make em but STD made (maybe still do) shovel heads that look like pans. They have the shovel intake and exhaust setup but look like pan heads.

-Chris

 

[White Nightmare]

Here are some more pictures of the Sputhe setup.

-Chris

 

[rigidude]

I was always brought up being told that anything AMF was junk compared to old HD stuff.

-Chris

Nah, just a few practical jokers put beer cans in for pistons, nothin that couldn't be easily fixed on that great motor.
I have more problems with my pre-AMF's...what that means ? Nothin at all really.