I could be wrong. I am pretty sure your wind deflectors are installed wrong. I’m looking to buy a set and from what I have seen they should be set up to scope the air inward to help cool the motor. The way you have them , I’ve heard make the motor run hotter. The video isn’t clear view of them but looked like it to me.
Nice looking bike….I just purchased a 2014 Heritage and it’s a blast to customize…..also…I’ve been to Blackhorse a few times in 68……I was a Dustoff medic 57th Med Det…welcome home!
@@deg453 glad to see you survived that hazardous service and a big thank you for what you did. You guys were the best. I have some good Dustoff pictures. Enjoy your harley.
@@garyboman5018 I have the S&S slash cuts and they sounded good, not as loud as the cobra RPT, and the bike ran well with them without a tune. The chrome is not as nice on the SNS as it is on the cobra exhaust and they tend to rust in some areas.
Dear Mike, My Dad was a combat engineer attached to the 11ACR at Camp Blackhorse . He served during the same time period as you. His unit was transferred to I Corp in January 68 and ended up in the A Shau Valley. He had nothing but great things to say about your unit.
@@michaelschaefer3124 I certainly did he's Still alive to this day, I'm definitely Thankful that i got to hear his Stories on how it was over there, and sum he just don't want to talk about and I respect that. Maybe I'll get to see Him in a video on RU-vid I already have him in a news paper clipping
Allons brother. I few scouts with the Air Cav Trp. I never scouted for a tank company, but I did see you guys in action (from a distance) and it was impressive. It was probably not a good day for the NVA vacationing in Cambodia. One of the things I wanted to do was see things from the ground level. After promising that I knew how to load and fire an M-60 I had a ride in an ACAV, manning the left side gun. It was tense, hell, it was scary, I couldn't see 10' in front of me. For obvious reasons I could not go out in an M-48 or a Sheriden. I was not with the 11th for very long, but the troopers that I met or saw in action, just did a hell of fine job, in that thankless forlorn war.
@@michaelschaefer3124 A lot of guys said that about flying, It was risky. I never want to see another green tracer. But hey, pilots usually could count on a hot shower, a hot meal, a cold beer and a nice OD cot. The only C rats I ate was a lunch courtesy of some ACAVS and a command track circled up in a clearing. Tropical chocolate, what a delight. I have a picture somewhere of those tracks and of the guys who lived in them. I know a fellow who was a scout for one of the squadrons. He walked in that jungle. He told me once how he reacted when his wife asked him if they had tents and sleeping bags. He described the wagon wheel, how at night they would lie in a circle, heads out and boots touching. How they drew reassurance from that contact. I know firsthand what a bullet or a near miss from an RPG can do to an OH-6 and I saw what a mine can do to an M-48. We all ran risks every day.
Best bike Harley Davison ever made. I've riden thousands of miles on Road Glides and Street Glides but they are over weight evil handling pices of dog doo compared to the Heritage.
I have a 2022 Heritage and agree with you. I traded in a 2017 Street Glide for it. I love this bike and it is a sleeper. I have been riding for over 50 years and have owned some the best bikes out there. This bike is perfect for me. I fail in love with on the first ride.
@@michaelschaefer3124 1 How many tanks were in a platoon 2 what tactics did you guys use to fight the VC/NVA. 3 What uniforms and gear did you wear and carry 4 how long did you guys stay in the field 5(last question) how was unit morale generally speaking
@@noface4176 1. I was with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. The regiment had three line squadrons and each squadron had one tank company and three ACAV troops. Each tank company had 17 M48 tanks, five in each platoon and two headquarters tanks. 2. Our tactics were basically search and destroy which meant that we actively went out to look for the enemy, based on intelligence that was gathered by various methods. That being said, the most of our contacts, with the enemy war, being ambushed by them. Our motto was find the bastards and pile on. Once we made contact we could call in artillery and air support. 3. Jungle fatigues, jungle boots, tankers helmets, flack jacket and a steel pot. Carried a 45 auto. 4. I was in Vietnam for one year and spent about 10 months in the boonies. We basically lived on our tanks. 5. I was there from July 67 to July 68 and for the most part morale was pretty good but I know that as the war dragged on and the protesting against the war increased morale suffered.
tbh when I was a kid I looked forward to this train ride more than the actual animals. I remember the engine used to have the orange/maroon MILW scheme
We shipped out from Ft. Meade in August of 1966. We sailed out of San Diego and arrived in Vietnam in early September of 66. I was in G Troop 1st platoon. I was on the construction detail that built the tent frames in the 2nd Squadron area. We ended up in Chu Lai at the Navel air base and I rotated out in July of 67. The 11th ACR was the best unit in Vietnam.
@@TheSteamShowThat explains why they put the good old 2 chimer back on. Still kinda curious as to why 1958 got a new horn too. Not that I dont like the new horn, I do. I just think the older one sounded better.
I SERVED WITH THE MARINES IN NAM 66 67 68... IT WAS A USELESS WAR THAT KILLED MANZ ZOUNG MEN... I WITNESS THIS DAILZ ON THE DMY CON THIEN. WHAT A WASTE OF ZOUNG MEN I WAS ONLZ 18 AND 19 IN THE WAR... I SERVED WHAT WHAT ABOUT MZ BODE AND MZ MIND... IT WAS A WASTEOF HUMAN LIFE ON BOTH SIDE... FOR WHAT ___
Thank you for sharing your video my Dad was in the 11th calvary in 68 and 69 he has passed away now but I still think about him every day and the stuff he told me about you guys are all heros god bless take care
Mike did you know a Captain Vickery I'm a UK vet and I collect uniforms and equipment from the Vietnam era and I have recently acquired a shirt that belonged to him
An excellent collection of photos of one of the 11th ACR's units in the field . You get a sense of the terrain , deployment and conditions these guys went through in Vietnam as tankers . I still have not had the question answered , why was the M - 60 tank not used in Vietnam . The M - 48 was a good tank , but the M - 60 is better and had been sent to Europe for a few years prior to Vietnam . The 11th Armored Cavalry was one of the most successful units in that conflict , and it is sad that commanders requests for more armor were denied by the Pentagon . " Find the bastards and pile on. "
@@michaelschaefer3124 Thanks Mike , a good answer that explained about this . I was a crewman on both tanks during my time with the California National Guard .
@@gordonlandreth9550 👍 Then you know that the M48 was easier to get up and down on I’d rather be picking up and loading that 90mm round in a firefight…
