Hope you have better luck with your bike, than I had with mine.
A few years ago, I purchased a 1982 FLT Classic shovel. Owned in for a couple years and the motor blew up on me twice. Stock motor, with less than 40k miles. First time.....the wrist pin clip in the front cyclinder came lose and allowed the wrist pin slide out and mill a groove in the side of the cyclinder. I honestly believe the bike left the factory without a clip installed. There were no traces or marks showing a clip was ever in the piston. Had to replace the cyclinder, new piston and rings. Second time was about 6mths later, cruising into work at 5am on the freeway at 65mph.......and the piston rods seized to the crank. Fortunate for me, I heard the rod bearings coming apart a split second before I pulled the clutch in, then the motor seized solid. This one required a complete rebuild of the motor.......bottom and upper. When I saw some of the machining on the internal part....my jaw dropped. Several parts must have been from the left over reminants of old mill stock, as parts were'nt even milled....just left as uneven saw cut ends. I had heard from several sources that Harley during that period was trying to get rid of the remaining shovelhead parts, to make way for the Evo's. Therefore their quality control was bad and these late model shovelheads werent as reliable as the early shovel's. I definately found that to be the case.
After I got the motor sorted out....just had a ton of little nit picky issues with the bike. Starter/solenoid issues, electrical issues with the stator, and a ton of issues with the clutch plates sticking.......which would launch the bike as you tried to slip the clutch to take off from a stop.
Dont get me wrong.....this sounds like a negative thread, but I really enjoyed riding the bike....when it was running. The shovel's have a different ride, sound and power.......I really enjoyed that. Just got tired of breaking down on it and having to fix the next issue.......got to the point where I quit riding it for fear of breaking down. Worst time was when the carb decided to freeze open while driving thru town in 15 degree weather and sitting in the cold waiting for the wife to show up with the truck and ramps. Froze my ass off that day.....LOL!!
Honestly, I would have kept my shovel......if I had not needed the money from it, to purchase current Harley. If I would have had the time and money to sort thru all the little issue.....it would have eventually became a nice bike. Here is a pic of mine prior to selling it.
Good luck with your new ride and have fun with it. Its a nice looking FLH!!