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Offline Hannibal Smith

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Went to the Dark Side.............
« on: September 12, 2012, 02:56:58 PM »
Lookin at a '79 Shovel mill in the corner with visions of Chopper dancing in my head.

Oh no.
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Offline NewOldSchool

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2012, 03:52:25 PM »
Just don't go Evo, the AMF era is scary enough! :P
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Offline jamesb

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2012, 07:09:21 PM »
thats what i'm doing too.tomorrow i go look at a 81 shovel.bee having my eye on a couple others a 72 and a 75 flh love those big fat front ends.
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Offline Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2012, 09:44:13 PM »
Welcome. 42,000 miles and no problems, just tires.
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Offline Hannibal Smith

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2012, 10:59:54 AM »
Good god man! This Harley engine is crude!
Started tearing down the mill.
I am having mixed feelings here, half of me is looking forward to the chopper I am going to have, and the other half is shocked by the crudeness and horrible workmanship.
When I am done she will be cool and reliable, but this 70's mill...................yikes!

According to my research, on May 13 and 14 of '79 Harley ran out of the right size rocker studs so did a quick fix with a hex spacer, and my engine is one of them!

That's not all! Harley would sometimes use two different heads on the bikes hoping nobody noticed..................my bike has mismatched heads too! Too funny.
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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2012, 05:08:58 PM »
Quote from: NewOldSchool on September 12, 2012, 03:52:25 PM
Just don't go Evo, the AMF era is scary enough! :P

How about Revo ... my Honda Davidson v-rod.. :)
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Offline 750resurrection

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2012, 10:08:32 PM »

 Hey Hannibal it's like a double stamped coin.

 What a dream, a unique Hog.  :P
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Offline Killer Canary

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2012, 06:53:38 AM »
Did I get this right; you have just the motor and you're building a frame?
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Offline Hannibal Smith

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2012, 07:04:49 PM »
Quote from: Killer Canary on October 19, 2012, 06:53:38 AM
Did I get this right; you have just the motor and you're building a frame?

Yep, just like I always do.
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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2012, 09:26:56 AM »
 They are not crude, our Honda were refined. The shovel came out in  66.
 He didn't go to the dark side, he went to the torque side..
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Offline Old Scrambler

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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2012, 11:13:36 AM »
Jerry is just a lucky guy :)

All others should invest in a chase-truck if you plan to ride out of town ;D ;D ;D  I have witnessed several chopper groups on the highway to Indy and Sturgis in the late '60s and throughout the '70s.......always followed by a RYDER truck.....and one-time verified that it was needed :-[ :-[
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Re: Went to the Dark Side.............
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2012, 11:28:44 AM »
There might be affordable ways to improve reliability now; better gaskets and sealants, CNC machine tools, shares in Loc-tite. It'll be a torque monster anyways.
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