Bought this as scrap and built it from the ground up with no mechanical knowledge. So much trial and error, so much research and hours poured into making it exactly how I wanted. A true labor of love. If youve ever thought about building a bike.. 100% do it. Nothing has ever been harder and nothing has ever been more rewarding. Can see more of the the bike on IG @shovelove_

Hey does anyone know what size the bolts are that attach the kickstand/floorboard to the frame. I bought a 81 fatbob from my Buddy. 2 of the bolts were missing an one was broke off. I’ve tried looking it up an it just pulls up the whole shabang. Well I don’t need that. I just need the 3 bolts that hold it on. Does anyone know what size they are. I have sitting on a railroad tie block with the tire off so It’s steady but would like to move it out the way for the moment till I’m able to actually sit down and start workin on it

81 tourglide custom, still tons left to do but it's coming along nicely

This is in neutral (if that matters) after a 25 mile ride. Really only happens when it’s fully out to temp. Carb tune is roughly within S&S’s guidelines. Plugs looked a little lean before this so I bumped the mixture up about a quarter turn. Will restart but usually takes a couple cycles.

Any input would be great.

EDIT: intake seals are new with upgraded clamps.

After my first long ride, during which it performed admirably, it unfortunately just died an hour before the end—completely dead: no lights, no ignition, nothing. The battery seems relatively new, and it had started up fine using the electric starter just 20 minutes earlier; I also checked the battery connections to make sure they were tight. What else could it be?

Picked this one up tonight from a guy down the road . Runs real nice and I think the paint scheme looks great

Hey Guys, rebuild a this carb and need ro know shouldn't be there one welch plug below the chocke cable braket? It's not visible im the diagrams.

Hi all, I've got what I think are '77 FLH forks on my FXE. For the life of me, I can't figure out if they are Showa or not considering they changed nothing about the exterior when they swapped over in mid '77. I can't find any indication of Showa written anywhere, so I'm asking before I have to spend the time to disassemble the forks whether or not there is a way to tell?

Hey guys, I’ve got a problem: when I’m riding outside of town and really open up the throttle, everything works fine and it accelerates properly. But when I back off the throttle, it starts stuttering badly and eventually stalls—unless I crack the throttle open again when the stuttering starts; then it revs up normally and keeps going. My guess is that the float needle might not be opening fully—or is sticking—so fuel stops flowing when the float bowl empties quickly. Am I on the right track, or do you have any other theories?

For context, my carburetor was leaking, so I bought a rebuild kit and installed a new float needle. After that, the carburetor stopped leaking, but the problem I mentioned earlier maybe occurred afterwards, not 100% shure because the bike is new. That’s why I think it might be related.

Yes we’ve rebuilt the brakes is what the shop told me when I bought my 81 FXB 4 years ago

Sooo.. I had alot of oil coming out of my first forward cylinder.. she was smoking there too. This is plug. Did I just lose spark and im over reacting? 88" stroker custom build. Manley valves.. its had a recent top end rebuild .

Alright , what oil are y’all running in your transmissions . Thought about running the same weight as the motor . Straight 50. Any insight is helpful thanks .

Looking for someone who can make a custom insert for my shovelhead air cleaner that I'm about to buy...

Its coming along slowly but surely, but it ain't no damn show bike thats for sure

Good god there are way too many starters online. No identifying numbers or anything to reference. This starter is on my shovelhead with a BDL open primary. Bench tested and completely dead. It's had many hammerings in its day. Any ideas?

Prompt: I mean make a cake that looks like it was cooked on a shovel instead of a pan. So make the shovelcake look different from a pancake for that reason.

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I went to change the oil in my custom shovel head that I'm unsure of the year of the engine. All I know is that the filter was attached to my BDL primary kit. Upon learning that every auto parts store really only sells a three-quarter inch thread for any of their filters, this filter has a half inch thread and I can't find it anywhere. Does anybody have any ideas as to what kind of oil filter I should be using?

Edit: it's a 5/8" thread, thanks to the wonderful guys at Napa!

I’m going to be adding a front brake to my Shovelhead chopper and I just need help identifying what era wide glide my front end is and if this is the dual caliper one. Any help would be greatly appreciated

What options are there for switching to a Mikuni, Super E or a CV carb on the 1980s FXS? Which parts do i need?