For the last ten years or so I've been throwing 5 speeds behind Shovels, nothing wrong with Shovel engines, it's the 1930s designed transmissions that holds them back.
I love four speeds and five speeds. The biggest difference I can fine between the two is with canyon riding. the extra gear in The five speed seems to be somewhere in between second and third the final drive gears are the same size between a four-speed and a five speed.
The magic button is nice to have on a cold morning with a hangover...or when I need to make a quick getaway. Great content...keep it comin'. Was that a heater I heard in the background?
Good tech stuff again! I have both on my shovel, electric and kickstart. I had an accident around 19 yrs ago and i still have some slight health issues with my right leg, so the electricstart makes my life a bit easier. And the kickstart is pretty much plan B, if(when) something goes wrong. Keep these videos coming!
Awesome video. The only thing is, those oil slinger style ones aren’t great for foot clutch, if someone is doing a jockey shift. They aren’t very strong. So converting to a throw out bearing would be better in that case. Really the throw outs are better all around.
Seems like the hardest part of doing this would be the fear of ..oh dam..what if I f%&k it up going back together .. Nice video .. Thanks .. How about a video on that mechanical lift ..with the boat winch on it ..😎👍😎
Great video, I inherited my grandfathers 72 FLH, he converted it to a electric start and a hydraulic clutch with a 3 inch open main belt. I’ve collected all the pieces from when it was a kickstart plan on putting it on and keeping the electric start as well.
Picked up a seriously mint 2005 883XL ( 2,500 miles on it - IKR ! ) on the cheap ($1,500) and I wish there was a retro dual/kick start conversion kit for it. Some of My friends say go Bobber, some say Springer, I say Chopper, I win !
Good to see a great video on the proper installation of a kick starter. Personally I've never owned or wanted a bike with the pussy start button. Know your bike and listen to what it tells you when kicking it over and it will be a one or two kicker. If I get too old ( or dumb) to kick start it reliably maybe I shouldn't be riding. Another great video in the vault, keep up the fantastic work. You guys have a great thing going on in that shop setup, show each other respect and make it last.
@@donrice8026 I'm 72 now and my thinking hasn't changed yet. Granted there has been the odd time or two that it would of been nice to just tickle that button and go ( like when it's 110° out and it stalls in traffic) but I felt that way too when I was in my twenties. If I get to the point where I'm not physically capable of kick starting the Shovel I'll know it's time to pack it in, and yes I know that day will come.
Also, back in the day, batteries and ignition systems weren't comparable (reliable, powerful) to modern batteries. You could easily run the battery down trying to start a bike with points setup.
ive been nervous to crack my tranny open and put the kicker in blindly this just made it way easier for me sick! i looked for a video but didnt find anything that went this far really dig the bikes and videos man
Question about installing the oil slinger. I’m having a hell of a time taking the flat head screw/bolt out to install it. This is the bearing housing retaining screw. Any suggestions would be helpful
Hey Cody , thanks for your videos brother . I was wanting to know if you would mind explaining what your parts list would be if you're starting from scratch building a chop. I plan on buying a shovel engine then finding a frame and so on. I've built on to an existing bike before but I want to start from scratch and would like to know everything that is needed to make a runner . It could be a cool series on different motors . Anyways thanks for your content.
well, that’s A tough one. Building a bike starting with only a engine is pretty damn hard not to mention way more expensive. When you start off with a donor bike you end up using a lot more then you would expect. Even little stuff like hardware adds up Quickly. I’ve done builds like this plenty of times and I have a pretty decent collection of parts in stock And I still usually get nickel and dimmed to death over the little stuff that you don’t think About. My opinion after doing this a few times (and I might make a video on it) is… buy a full stock bike running or not. Take inventory of all the parts that you can use from the stock bike (wheels, frontend, frame, drivetrain, etc.) that will give you a pretty good idea of what your going to need. Then you can make a large portion of your money back by selling what you don’t need from the stock bike and help you fund your build. I’ll go into more details when I cover this in a video. Hope this helps ya.
@@codyschoppercorner5727 yea that makes sense for sure because I can sell what I'm not wanting to get what I want and after seeing how much shovelhead motors are you might as well buy the whole bike. Thanks for the insight, truly enjoy your content, very informative.
Yep, am making my 76 fxe kick only. Rebuilt my 4-speed from the ground up with andrews gears, and baker kicker stuff. Hardtailed the frame - yeah going all the way... call me stupid, but that is what I want.
Most of the time this is all about simplicity, removing what you don’t absolutely need. Getting rid of the starter is also getting rid of potential issues with wiring and other moving parts. Another plus is being able to run a $20 dollar battery that only has to keep up with your ignition and lights. A battery that has enough CCA for starting a 74”+ engine usually cost around $150 and up.
Usually if that model came with a kick starter and some didn’t come with the kick starter you can convert it using the factory pieces that came on the Kickstarter model.
