Mostly just stuff. Motor "wetsumped" from just sitting around and not getting ridden. We'll check the points and plugs, clean the airfilter. Again, routine stuff that shouldn't get overloooked,
I've been in love with Panheads for a LONG time.. thanks for my visual "fix" , lol . Always great info and I appreciate your old school style , have a good ride !
Thanks Mike!!! Love the kicker peddle too. Hope the toe is on the mind, gotta get back to walking her. Lord knows you need it more than Sonja 😊😅 dogs rock! Harleys roll.
Babydoll looks real purdy inside the garage, under the lights, but her beauty REALLY shines out in the sunshine!... I really like those Harbor Freight blue LED flashlights like you checked the points with. Sometimes, we get lucky and the best tool for the job is one of the cheapest, and those little lights are just great!
Mike, it is indeed a pleasure to be a member of your channel. I do recommend to other channels when it appears that they are unsure or struggling with HD stuff. I sent them to your channel. Pacific Mike University...
Thank you for all the knowledge mike , I recently built a shovelhead chopper and im on to a panhead next and your videos have help immensely. Your a real treasure to the old harley community !
Thank You. In 1972, I found a pretty sweet old Panhead and couldn't come up with the money. In 1992, it happened again, but I had the money and she is the resulting Panhead. We've been together ever since. I'm one of those crazy guys who loves them forever.
Not sure if I am watching a great motorcycle mechanic or a great guru! Either way, this is one of the most enjoyable 15 minutes I have spent in quite some time
Thank You. It's a combo I did when building the motor. A bit of a lumpy bumpy cam, high compression pistons, open exhaust (pipe tuned for freeway speeds). And, it's all Panhead.
Its nice to really stay connected to our bikes, even when not riding them Saves you the grief of having issues out on the road as well. I say what was on the pole!! BTW everybody, Watch an add now and again. Helps the channel out. Cheers.
As always thanks for the videos. I own a few bikes “old” to me (Evos and TCs) but would love to get a Shovel or a Panhead. Granted I’d have to find someone with the wealth of knowledge like yourself to give me pointers on it. Stay Safe out there Mike 🤙🏽
Thank You. You too. The way to learn it is (1) Buy a year specific Harley Davidson Service Manual. (2) Develop good habits with hand tools. (3) Realize, you're learning old technology. (4) Enjoy our videos. I just show you how I do it. I'm not the "Be all or End All." But, I have about 340 videos up that I hope can help you some.
Michael buddy old pal, my mouth Waters when I see you working on these incredible machines, I am just a Sportster man with three different varieties, but nevertheless you're straightforward No Nonsense no BS videos are where it's at. Peace brother
Hey Mike! New subscriber here, just wanting to introduce myself and say I have been binge watching your videos. Wow you put up a bunch! From your comments about swap meets and locations you venture, I am surly surprised we have not crossed paths. I'd sure like to meet you and cameraman Mike at say, Cooks Corner for lunch some time! I'm Buyin! Just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. I just love these old school scooters! Sure would like to "See ya out on the road"! Thanks again for all you do!
Lubricity eh? A labyrinthian network of covered canals, all pipework, ducts & jetties . . . 'As the balls & rollers start to ride, on the coaster tracks of their races, a river of oil must start to flow, so covering all their faces, liquid cushions fit to kneel on, warm ice on which to slide, a heat sink where it's needed, or fine damping in the glide.' ~ Amazing stuff really, or, as Long John Silver could easily say - "Whale oil beef hooked!" : )
@@pacificmike9501 Towering cumulus floating by on a steady ten knot Sou'westerly, brief gaps of blue let sun shafts through, spotting the forest floor with pools of gold. Nineteen degrees Napoleon - that's sixty five Fahrens high . . . Take care out there : )
I've installed a small fuel petcock in the oil line on older bikes in the past. Prevents al that oil leaking down into the case when it sits for a while. I do, howver, put a bright orange sticky note on the seat, and a tag on the bars that says "Turn oil on before starting" just so I never make that devastating mistake.
I cannot say I'm jealous of your 1952 Pan, but I'm most certainly Jealous of your 1952 Pan. Brother its a beautiful bike. The only thing that you don't have on is a boat captains hat. When I was a kid, around 8 years old, my uncle road Harley Panhead's, there were no helmet laws back then. He always wore a soft boat captains hat each time he road.
Had to laugh at your shrinkage comment. I was at one time 6-1 and 220. Now I am less than 6 foot and 280. I commend you for keeping the weight off. All your scoots are primo not just the pan. Keeping up on one old scooter is a lot of work. Maintaining several scooters and building another is a full time job. Kudos and some raisin pie for you. Later my friend.
Sonya was relaxing on the lawn for most of the video but the moment she realized that you were about to start the bike, zoom, she was gone. lol Mike, I have always wondered, Shovel head engines have always had a reputation for being leaky engines but do Nuckle head and Pan head engines have the same reputation? I know that problem disappeared once the Evo came along and it's been good ever since. Thank you for another entertaining video.
Every model has "characteristics." Times change and with them, "technology." Evos had the worst problem with base gaskets. Problem got solved. Knuckleheads have so many places to leak. Panheads, well, here and there. We have constantly better materials and techniques. It's all just "progress." A lot of things leak because they've been put together and taken apart so many times by people who weren't careful with them. All the old Harleys (pre 65) had total loss oil systems on their primaries.
Start paying closer attention. It really depends on where you want it and how close you really want it tuned. Or, a couple thou between friends don't matter much.
Dear Mike, when are You going to finish the "Flat-Head". It has been two years or more? Remember that you were going to have it stroked ??? Back here in the UK, when I had old Brit Bikes, I just drained the crankcase after it had been stood two long. Then check the oil level, and off we went. I don't know why I did it that way, I was probably told this was the best way to do this? Your way sounds simpler, to just run it with a tray underneath, then do the obvious oil level check. Yes sounds strait forward.
Babydoll has a reproduction pair of plates the bags are bolted to. Then the plates are bolted to the fender. The Shovelhead has a very much customized rear fender. One of the best metal workers I've ever known made the internal fender struts. Another artist who has now passed made the brackets that bolted to the fender and then the bags were bolted to that bracket.
Hello Mike I have a 1984 Harley Davidson 1340cc Evo and when i start the engine and accelerate, the front cylinder becomes very incandescent and very bluish! What is the fault and what can i do? Thanks!
Sounds like a vacuum leak. Check where the intake manifold attaches to the cylinder heads. Maybe the head gasket is blown. Check it out snd we'll go from there.
Hello from Sweden. Baby Doll sounds happy🤩. And Sonja is also outside👍. Today i have a small problem Mike. And u are the one to ask. On a Evo engine from 1991 i have had a rockerbox cover leak on the front cylinder. I have change the black rubber gasket twice and still have a leak over the exaust pipe. Do i need somekind of sealant? Do u have an idéa? Thank u and enjoy the nice weather Mike and Mike. Kjell Blomstrand🇸🇪.
Have you replaced the umbrella valves? Are your head breathers clear? You may be building pressure and blowing it out at that gasket. The weather is 110 degrees in the afternoon. We should be able to figure this one out long distance.
Thank u for that info Mike👍. But i got the wrong modelyear...it is an Evo from 1990 and not 1991. Sorry for that😏. My Evo don't have an umbrella valve on it. Kjell Blomstrand🇸🇪.
I don't know anyone who is particularly good at those Magnetti Morelli units. Usually I blame the temp sensor for malfunctions on those and I'm right. That was like "true confessions." By the way, it is the temp sensor on Evos of that nature only.
nice pan MIKE, My question is, I run good gas with 10 percent alcohol, I have a 2004 88 CC fat boy, She is fuel injected, I have the arlen ness air cleaner and I put samson exhaust straight pipes on her , When she warms up or gets warm outside. I get a little bit of hesitation when I give her throttle like a hipcup, Could you tell me why the problem , please
Yes. With the freeflowing exhaust and intake, plenty air, not enough fuel. You need a tuning module of some sort. If you were carbureted, you'd simply change the low speed jet to a coule steps richer. But you're not. You need a module to outsmart your fuel injection.
I understand thank you very much mike, I'm over here on the west side, But my friend he has a shop and he has a motorcycle dyno. I'm going to take it to him and let him do like you say, I will let you know, thank you much
OK, I'm an idiot. What is the function of the bar that goes across the rear fender just behind the seat, and has what appears to be a spring at either end?
When one installs the "buddy seat," which holds my self and a "buddy," of the female persuasion, the spring post the seat is fastened to, needs help with the added weight of the passenger. At that point, you simply pull that set of buddy springs up and snap the bar into the spring clips at the rear of the aforementioned buddy seat. We're havin' fun now.
Hi Mike,I'm a leather worker and noticed your leather appears to need some conditioner worked in.Especially the saddlebags....Mike what year is "Baby Doll"?
