Mike Merkt's 1978 Harley Davidson Shovelhead Chopper 

great scoot stay up be free have fun !!

That swinging rear fender is very slick.

Best hand made chopper of the year!......We all really like your bike......thank you

Awesome shovel!

Great looking bike! Thanks for sharing!

So much nice work on this bike, looks great!

I really like the trim appearance of the bike, & anyone that can come up w/the "chain in a pinch" fix is alright in my book. Good work

Nice bike!

Beautiful ride Doc. Got a '77 FXE. No where as clean as yours. Yours looks and sounds great.

BEAUTIFUL BIKE!! Love it!

Great bike

Killer bike doc. Currently working on mine, keeping the swing arm as well! Subscribed, look forward to seeing more 👊🏻

great job

she it done right

Very nice bike. You should be proud of how everything turned out.

Very nice sounds great as well ..👍🏻🇦🇺

Man the Dr is really causal about his show grade chopper!! Total high grade big dollar build!!!!! Whether he built it himself or not he knows all about it and that’s great!!!

Very nice scoot my man

Looks awesome man!

sweet ride Doc..

Hell yeah 👍 nice great job 👍

Leave the chain , it looks cool, has a stand out statement type of look. I seen other guys install chains ⛓️, my humble opinion is use a chain skip the rod. It’s just one of those little things that makes an impression 👍🏼. Cool 🇺🇸 bike!

Gotta take at least 1 link out of that watch bracelet bro. Awesome bike.

Not my kind of bike at all - but I LOVE it !!! Beautiful engineering and very artistic. Thanks for showing.

You did a fantastic job bud❤💪🇱🇷😁👍🙏

Who says softails can't be sexy!? Sweet ride man. LET IT RIDE!!😊

Awesome bro 😎

nice job.....thank you

More in-depth video pls!🤤

Does the rear fender move with the swing arm? Love the bike ,I owned a 1979 shovel head that was customized by me.

Thanks and it has a front brake looks like? I love these bikes, but usually no front brake. Yours has a clean drum look.

Nice one 👍

😊😊😊😊😊 5 smiles!! Sleek & Smooth!

Subscribed...lol Great build!

wicked nice

Awesome looking bike! What type of exhaust is that? Sounds great

Nice!, Did you leave frame untouched? orginal?

So rear fender doesn’t rub with someone on the back? Where did you put tabs on the swing arm?

Hello again Mike from Hot North Central Fla! What tires are you using& size? 19”or 21” wheels up front? 16 out back? Thanks again!, Frank

Doc , you said it started life as a FXE the E stands for electric ... You added the kicker?

What is your front brake and where did you get it?

Great looking bike !!!! 😁

What brand is the front rim? And type of brake?

Greatlooking bike , and the 1 kick starrt ...wow

The correct way to use a one car garage!

Yuppie with a jockey shift shovel 😄

Please share a bit more about your front wheel , which bike its is off? You mentioned dirt bike?

I like it more manly.

This bike has no rake which defines a chopper or used to a custom bike with no rake no degree change it is not a chopper it's is a beautiful custom bike. Who would change a hand clutch over to stone age foot clutch.

What exhaust?

Nice bike although I think calling it a chopper is a strech, bobber for sure. No offense but I think to really be considered a chopper you need a longer front end. Maybe a strech in the back bone and or down tube. I don't think it's right to call it a chopper because you took off the front fender added a jockey shift and modified the rear of the bike. Like I said I think it's an awesome looking bike, just not a chopper.

nice bike but the lavender paint has to go

A lot of things were called a lot of things no chop in the neck it's not a chopper

Hipster :) gotta have the outfit match the bike

how does the sissy bar work with the fender and swing arm. i want to put a sissy bar on my shovel, and i have a swing arm. But it looks like it will bend the fender up.