RARE 1985 FXWG LEFT IN A FIELD TO RUST/ THIS SHOULD'VE NEVER HAPPENED 

Glad you’re out there saving these awesome vintage American motorcycles. Whenever I watch one of your videos it always takes me back to a time when I was in my twenties and rocking my first Harley; a 1979 Low Rider. I remember the excitement when HD announced their new Evolution engine platform. It was a great time to be into Harley Davidson motorcycles. Man, I wish that I’d had the foresight to hang onto at least one of my Shovelheads. I now own two Twin Cams; a 2010 FLHTK and a 2016 FLSTC and I love them both but I really miss the sound, feel and simplicity of my Shovelheads. I’ll be going to your website to enter into your giveaway because that might be the only way that I can add a Shovelhead to my garage without risking a divorce 😁. My wife is absolutely wonderful and loves riding with me but she doesn’t understand that one can never have too many Harleys in this life.

Another awesome bike you’ve saved. You’re living the dream. Keep it up.

Doesn’t matter how many leftover shovel parts they used, it’s an EVO. Even the ignition cover says it. First year EVO was an EVO. I don’t understand why the attempted justification. As a Shovel guy since the 70s I finally had to admit EVOLUTION was the perfect name, they finally perfected the shovel design and saved the company.

Your Channel is awesome! I have become hooked on your channel and in the past 5 years I am hooked on saving these Shovels also. I just recently started posting stuff up here including a Sturgis restoration and the rare FXDG I was just a kid when these bikes were new but I am hooked! Keep it up Great stuff

Looking forward to watching the progress on this bike….. love the color and patina!

Best Shovel motors ever made. Evo bottom end and Mahle pistons. Put a new one in my 81 1/2 FLH80 in1985 when big end started Knocking in Melbourne at 120,000 KLms. Made it to Sydney & new motors on Dealers (Frasers)table Evo one end and shovel at other $3, 300 AUST With carby, oil pump and ignition.

Rode HD my entire life. Now I ride a actual American value built bike. F Willie

Glad to see you bringing her back to life. Be well!

It is amazing where some of these bikes are left.

1985 FXWG is one of the greatest Harleys ever. The Softail in my avatar is an '84 with factory Evo, 4 speed kicker, and chain drive. Your FXWG is a late '85 model. That may be useful info when you buy replacement parts.

Rebuilt the S&S on my '77 FXE last winter. It had been sitting about 10 years with nasty gas in it. Don't know if it had ethanol in it but it melted the inside of the fuel line and until the outside of the hose started leaking all that crap ended up in the float bowl. That shit was nasty. Soaked it in Berrymans carb cleaner. Looks and works like new. Poking out all the passages in the carb body wasn't fun. Good luck with yours 👍

Now that’s a rare bird Jeff! Looking forward to the resurrection!👍

I remember when the 84 evolutions came out and they were on display at the Battlefield mall in Springfield, Missouri (my hometown), I was very impressed with the new softtail and the evo engine but even back then I couldn't afford one. Now, I own two shovelheads and two evolutions. 1978 flh 1982 flt 1991 springer softtail. 1992 electra glide ultra classic. I'll enjoy seeing your 84 coming back to life. I would like to ask if you know of anyone that makes a kickstart conversion for the 1982 five speed transmission, I'd really like to have the option on my 82 FLT.

You've got some cool stuff!! Love old Evos!! Need an apprentice? Lol, you've got the best job!!

Cool Blue Shovelhead Evo 😎 Ah interesting to know about blowing the rear cycl head gaskets. Sounds like that bike has had a hard life. Great you have a remote switch. That s&s carb did look dirty.

You have a vast wealth of knowledge about this brand of bike.

Looks like the bike will make someone a good runner

another great video brother, very informative on things to look for when buying old bikes

Thank you for sharing 🙏

Good to see old bikes getting restored. Sad to see these bikes just cast aside by a lot of people. Just bought the 6 pack of decals. Let me know when I win .... Iol That yellowish stuff is probably pollen from sitting outside

Does anyone know when the next giveaway winner will be picked?

Man, yeah I remember them, a guy came to work at our detailing shop and he rode in on one of those but it must been 1 or two years later and had yeah no kickstart. It was a bitch as his elec starter was screwed and we always had to bump start the bastered down the length of the workshop and it always back fired and I always fell backward when it fired up with the jolt. Man he never gave a crap about us just roared of down the road and waved thx. lol but yeah was a cool bike.

I still ride a 1985 Evo 4 speed kicker we have done over 280 , 000 kl , 2 rebuilds 🕷 and my Bike is a ONE kick start

The first guy giving legit advice. There was a young buck gonna show me how to warm it up fast! Lets them idle forever, "engjnes gotta breath", Such a poser, dude its August! glad Im outta dealers.

Would the cold start be better if it still had the factory carburetor that way, it wouldn’t blow the rear head gasket just out of curiosity

If this economy doesn’t change soon, I’m going to be selling my bikes. 😞

Regards 🇮🇪👊🏼

Hey FFEJ I have a question I hope you can help me out. I bought a 1981 FXS shovel it has a lot of cool parts on it. One of the things that attracted me to it was it has dual plug heads. Well once I got into it the heads have 2 different plugs in them. The right side are short reach and the left side are long reach. Has someone destroyed these heads? This is my first shovel with dual plugs and a guy tried to tell me when you dual plug the stock heads that’s what you end up with. I have never heard this so that’s why I’m trying to get some info. Thanks bud any help would be appreciated. You take care and ride safe.

Bet a soda blaster could make that motor look new.

My 84 FXRS is an EVO. I bought an 86 FXWG from Oil, an old brother. The ratchet in the cow patty lid can be welded with stainless to make it shift correct. I really disliked that bike!

Do you ever say the heck with it and just take a motor out and rebuild it from the ground up?

Runte Brook

Didn't you say your brother wanted it

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😂 maybe they right