Parts on order for the Knucklehead Topend oiler, so, lets attack this clutch control on the Shovelhead roadbike. It's taking more effort to operate than I would prefer.
It's so nice to be able to watch someone who knows what they're doing instead of spending the day swearing and making everything worse. Thanks for sharing the knowledge, Mike.
Toy runs are a beautiful thing to bring joy to an underprivileged child. Mike, you said that you wished that all kids could have a toy. Such a sweet statement, your heart is in the right place! Merry Christmas to all!
Hi Mike and Mike, thanks for another great video! Unfortunately this year's Toy Run where I am in Adelaide, South Australia, had to be cancelled on the weekend due to severe storms. The toys were still collected and will be distributed, but the actual ride part couldn't go ahead. 😢 Anyway, I'd like to wish you both a wonderful festive season! Ride safe & keep the shiny side up. Cheers from Oz! 👍👍🇦🇺 🍻
Pacific Mike, Just wanted wish a Merry Christmas and Holiday. I am into a Fourty Year old 2 stroke. Time to lap some engine case’s. I really appreciated the EVO Video’s. Thankyou
Sounds like the new fittings will be a Christmas delivery, which means "any time" where I am. I hope your delivery is more timely and wish you a Merry Christmas, without the snow we expect, grin.
Hello from Sweden. Good lesson on adjusting clutchcabel👍. Sounds nice to go for a ride. But here we got snow on the ground. Have a nice christmas to u both. Kjell Blomstrand🇸🇪.
Thank You. We've been together for over 45 years. There's plenty of her on our videos. Go to Paciic Mike on RU-vid. Tap on the word "videos." Bunches will come up.
Again Professor Mike, you are my favorite HD master mechanic. PHD in tutorials. Thank you for passing this information on to the younger generations to come. Keeping history alive. That being said when you have time could you post a video on the rear juice drums. Tons of stuff on mechanical but nothing on rebuild or adjustment. I know it’s super simple, but I know people would love to see it in your catalog. The shovels are the new pans and the twins are the shovels and so on. I don’t prefer anything that doesn’t run in a carb like the old guys used to say about swing arms. lol. But to each their own. This stuff is just getting rare so if you could help the entire community as usual. Thank you brother. Much love. Ride safe and Merry Christmas. I’m from IL but I sure would love the chance to see you out on the road. God bless.
I'm very curious about your exhaust and how it's mounted to the head, are they custom heads or was this a custom modification? I really appreciate your videos, especially the shovelhead videos. I'm always open to suggestions and learning more about them. I want to keep my 78 flh running even after I quit running (hahaha) and eventually passed down to my son then my grandson.
The heads are STD. They were made with 3 stud exhaust ports. So Rob and Nathan at Turner" Customs in Yucaipa Ca. made my exhaust system (my design and their talent) and we only used 4 sets of old pipes to do it. We'll keep running as long as we can.
Mike , I have a1981 shovel ( motor has 140 lbs compression) due to oil tank size biggest battery I can put in is 235 CCA. I wanna put a AllBalls starter in the bike. Is that battery gonna be big enough for that starter ? Thanks
@@pacificmike9501 Got a crazy question, do I need a different mainshaft to convert a '79-80 belt final drive trans to old school chain? Encountering resistance. Switching flattop to ratchet turning non-trival. Should I sell it and buy a 70's ratchet lid 4-speed instead?
That final belt drive trans is probably worth some serious money. Yes, I'd much rather have a ratchet lid trans. You can change what you have to chain sprocket, with spacers. Just remember that it has the longest mainshaft of any of the fourspeeds.
@@pacificmike9501The 1974 ratchet top in it now had the back primary ears broken off in a wreck, prettied it up with a grinder but the mainshaft support just hangs out there on top, couldn't do for a decent belt guard. Rebuilt it in '78 as mainshaft was bent too, still works great. Picked up the sidewinder top at a swap meet cheap around '82 with no research I stupidly thought the case was the same and I could swap tops and final gear, Finally retired and lining up some old projects I just never got around to. Thanks man.
Oh the '74 trans is an FX with the tiny speedo. there is no shaft in it to connect the gear box to the big clock. Have not known how fast I'm going for 40 years but on the plus side she still has zero miles.
Question! 1960 Panhead. New rebuild on motor. Started and ran a few minutes max . Now I need to pull the heads to check something. Can I reuse the head gasket since it's been torqued already during the build? TY in advance for your input. I'm a regular supporter of your channel and I have all the tee shirts. 😁
I hate to say it, but, I would definitely buy a new pair of head gskets. Once they've been compressed (installed), that's it. A pair of head gaskets should be installed once. And, Thank You. I certainly do appreciate you.
Good morning Mike… 1990 EVO softail… 80,000 + miles … runs great , but shifts a little stiff , and I can’t find neutral without shutting the engine off … I’ve replaced the clutch cable and lever, and made the proper adjustment according to the service manual… the clutch isn’t slipping and there is clearly a engagement / disengaged to the clutch assembly and seams good to me … any thoughts and advice on typical possible solutions would be much appreciated… thank you …
@@pacificmike9501 thanks for the quick response… Im not sure how old the clutch is maybe the original, I do know it’s been opened before I got the bike … I’m hoping it’s as simple as that … thanks for all the good content…
Ah, 'adjustments' - there to please the very soul of any good design, so the jacket fits their shoulders & their trousers hang just fine. Whether over-centre mousetraps, or push rod floated springs, their angle of free-dangle, will amount to many things. For ease of use, or wrist abuse, the answer's in your hands, so 'back off a quarter turn & a blonde one', & put your hand in happy land. (Blasted East by howling Westerlies, Sherwood's leaves have taken flight! : )
Hey Mike, off topic question that I’m hoping you might point me in the right direction. I have a buddy in San Diego who is a retired Marine. His best friend, another retired Marine, is in poor health and is pretty much confined to a wheelchair. They both love to ride, but due to his friends restrictions, he is unable to any more. My friend, Jon, had the idea of a side car that would be able to fit the chair into and get the guy back into the wind and ride with him once again. It got me remembering the few you put out about the sidecar you had on your bike for a short period of time to take your dog on rides. Do you know, or maybe someone else reading this know, is there a manufacturer that sells such a set up? I don’t believe a regular sidecar is an option and I really don’t know the requirements for securing a wheelchair in a sidecar, especially in Southern California. If you or anyone might have a lead I can pass on, please let me know.
I remember years ago, there was a bike with a sidecar in Ventura (That's where I saw ir) that had a sidecar chassis and a flat surface. The wheelchair rolled up into the sidecar. It was just a sidecar chassis with the body removed. I would contact the Vet's clubs in the San Diego area. There are some wonderful Veteran's Motorcycle clubs.
I was at Sturgis last year and noticed most of us are 55+. A lot of guys looked like they were at their last rally. Am I the only that thinks in 5 years there are going to be tons of Harleys for sale? The younger generation has little to no intrest. Maybe I'm wrong....
Hard to say. There are so many young bike builders out there now. As for the newer Harleys, people may ride them, and then sell them, maybe even cheap. The kids will pick them up and have fun, I hope.
Hey Mike, thanks for answering these questions! I have a 66' FL that is stock. I had two quarts of oil in my primary when I took the cover off. Does this mean my pick up is clogged or that oil is leaking in from somewhere else? Thanks!
Well, I don'tt know what's been done to the bike. If it's been sitting quite a while, it could have wetsumped and filled the lower end which then leaked it from the "motor seal" into the primary. Hard to say. Need more facts from what lead up to this happening.
@@pacificmike9501 Bike sat for a couple years. I put good gas in it, fired it up. I pulled the clutch in and kicked it in to gear and it killed because the clutch wasn't disengaging, which prompted my tearing in to it. I didn't really determine exactly what the cause was but cleaned everything up, put a new pushrod in it and it works great now. I just want to make sure I don't need to address the oil issue in the primary before I reassemble. Your best guess is all imagined you could do without knowing everything. Thanks again!!
Have fun. A 66 stock Shovelhead is a real prize. Yep, sat two years and naturally "wet sumped." Keep an eye on things. Run it. Make sure while it's running that the oil is returning to the tank. Pull the cap on top of the oil tank. Remove the filter and watch the oil returning. Again. Enjoy.
@@pacificmike9501 Thanks Mike! Yeah the bike is pretty nice, it was partially restored by Elmer Ehines (I don’t know how to spell his last name) Out of Maple Grove ,Mn. He is a world class Harley restoration guy. I worked for him at Kokesh Motorcycle when I was 16-18. He loved Flatheads and 47 Knuckleheads and built a few very memorable period correct bobbers that were in the magazines. Just thought I’d name drop and see if you heard of him or the shop I worked at…
Sorry. Back in the day, we didn't know people from all over. We get to now. There were a lot of folks we'll have to tell people about. Sounds like you have some great memories.
@@pacificmike9501 Thank you very much for the response! When I pulled the primary cover off it had all of two quarts in it, does that mean my pick up is clogged/not working or that I have engine oil entering the primary from a different location? Thanks again, it's really great that you take the time to answer these questions!
