First Ride in a Loooooong Time

Gilligan

Gilligan

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thakidistight said:
Its a rigid frame with a springer front and a 73 Shovelhead motor and trans. Swapped out those apes for something a bit shorter.
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Nice. But that said...looks like my '47 flattie rigid is headed up the road. Stuck with the Road Sofa now...
 
GWguy

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Gilligan said:
Nice. But that said...looks like my '47 flattie rigid is headed up the road. Stuck with the Road Sofa now...
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FirstGear

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ShyGirl said:
I like this suggestion!

Is anybody else free next Saturday, April 26?

We could meet in the old Woodburns Market parking lot on Solomons Island at 9:30 and then the parking lot of the old Saffron Restaurant in Prince Frederick around 10:15.
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This is tempting, but the "Spring fling" in Leonardtown is the next day, I usually take the day before the show to clean my car. Have a great ride, the weather is going to be nice.
 
glhs837

glhs837

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I'll consult with my L5/S1, but I'm pretty sure riding is off the menu for a little while........
 
Gilligan

Gilligan

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thakidistight said:
Now thats a nice bike. Have any pics of it? I find myself quickly becoming an older Harley mechanic. And investing in Locktite.
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Locktite is a close friend when you own an old Harley. I carry wrenches too. :whistle:
 

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Larry Gude

Larry Gude

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Gilligan said:
Locktite is a close friend when you own an old Harley. I carry wrenches too. :whistle:
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Some bikes look fast sitting still.

Some bikes look painful just sitting still. :lol:

Gorgeous piece at any rate...However, I always hate how that pipe set up looks like they are on two different planes...
 
Gilligan

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Larry Gude said:
...However, I always hate how that pipe set up looks like they are on two different planes...
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Me too. Off the shelf options are few and those were one of them. The front pipe does not fit properly with the foot peg and brake pedal assy I used. Custom pipes is the only thing that can do and that's probably a good $800 or so at least.
 
Gilligan

Gilligan

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Larry Gude said:
Some bikes look fast sitting still.

Some bikes look painful just sitting still. .
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And going fast on that one is painful. I've had 'er up to 70 a couple times though. The most pressing issue one faces at that near-supersonic threshold is a vision defecit; the vibration reduces your forward vision to a blur and you have to rely on your peripheral vision to stay between the shoulders.
 
Larry Gude

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Gilligan said:
Me too. Off the shelf options are few and those were one of them. The front pipe does not fit properly with the foot peg and brake pedal assy I used. Custom pipes is the only thing that can do and that's probably a good $800 or so at least.
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Ok, but, I see it a lot. What's the deal?
 
Gilligan

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Larry Gude said:
Ok, but, I see it a lot. What's the deal?
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Beats me. I had almost the exact same pipe "style" (hard to justify calling two short chrome tubes a "style"..whatever) on my '85 Dresser and they were perfectly parallel to each other.

Might be a tolerance thing. Harleys are built to exacting tolerances; everything is the specified dimension, plus/minus at least an inch.
 
Gilligan

Gilligan

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thakidistight said:
. Whats that rear tire size? It looks like an on road/off road style in the pic. I like it.
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I intended to compete with that bike in some Enduro events..maybe a couple dirt track races too. If you drift it just right, you close off the entire track and nobody can get by you.
 
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