SO Many HARLEYS Too MUCH Motorcycle DRAMA Update / Ironhead Shovelhead Evo Softail Sportster Chopper 

That Shovel is guilty of Contributing to the Deliquency of a Sportster

Try asking pacific Mike about the shovel. Mike has always responded to me and the man really knows his bikes. His daily rider "road bike" is a 79 flh.

With those solid lifters you will want to add STP oil additive only because it has a Very high zinc content, I use it for breaking in engines but with the solids you NEED a higher zinc engine oil, try that I bet it shuts it up some, my 91 evo I changed the entire top end with all S&S components but the pushrods I got, not really too happy with, they're revtecs, they're ok, but once they're adjusted I have the same problem with movement

I know it's been a while now but I'm so glad to see you got that garage up I love how you never give up on a bike you always figure it out very inspiring have a great day brother

I have got to the point that i just replace the intake seals every couple of years just to get in front of it

If you've never heard the Bob Dylan song 'Everything's broken' you owe yourself a listen.... LOL Good luck getting them all back to service!

Yes Corey, I too, feel your pain, the whole family sucks but we can’t help but to enable them by keep ‘em on the road. Love hurts 🏍️

Man, that old Ironhead is how I found your channel!

Hi Corey, looks like you have more then enough to keep you wrenching... We just serviced the bike and getting ready to head north for Sturgis!

Just another day in the life of a Harley owner, and we love every bit of it.

Good to see you man. Nicole says say hell to the missus.

I was going through that a couple of months ago too damn many bikes sold them all kept my Springer and I'm done

This might sound weird. But check your timing on the ironhead. That happened to me years ago. It took me almost a month to figure it out (long before internet..lol)

Back in the day, I was having carb issues and all I did to fix was; check the float valve adjustment with the bowl off. Just slowly lift the float, and see what level the float is at when the float valve starts to lift off the seat hole. You know! (Float adjustment tab too low - it'll starve the engine! Too high - it'll flood it.) Hope that helps! I nowadays own a fuel injected TC-88 on an 05 Road King Custom and a fuel injected 1200, 08 Sportster Nightster! But those F.I. bikes fuel delivery cannot be adjusted without a Dyno or unless I buy an electronic fuel management system, for them. But they run great, so I just leave them alone in my senior age and just ride!

Cory thank you for sharing what’s going on in your neck of the woods. Man I miss having to wrench on my 73 Sportster. You are so blessed man

I'm telling ya man get a HRS40 for your sporty and a 42 for your big twins that need carbs. Buy a aem air/fuel meter weld a O2 bung in the front pipe 18" from the engine. and rear your air fuel by the gauge. Stsrt with wide open throttle (main jet) then cruise (needle highth) Lastly off idel and low speed (mixture screw and pilot jet) You want your idle screw to be turned out about 2 to 2.5 turns If it is under 2 go one jet smaller over 3 go one piolet jet larger. Do the rest by air fuel reading. I've probably tuned 35 or more bikes this way over the last 20 years with no complaints as well as my onw street and race bikes with great results

I run solid lifters in my shovelhead, be way to help with noise. Is keep the fuel tank full. It's echos the noise when there isn't much gas in the tank, the nature of the beast they will tick

On the Shvel, some cams are made for solids only,

Too many irons in the fire, go ride😎

Thanks for the update Cory, best of luck on getting all of them back to the way that you want them.

I've been running solid lifters in my 91ci Shovelhead for 43 years....you do know hydraulic lifters require a different cam than the solids....check with Andrews/ check a parts catalog example Andrews B grind(485. lift) solid lifters BH = hydraulic lifters....I have an original cam from Tom Sifton 485 lift it's for solid lifters....the B grind is a good choice for street use...

Man you got a lot going on hang in there you'll get them all sorted out

Check your plugs man cutting out first thing to go to. I know crazy but start a simple first or you cause yourself a lot of work. But you know that right

Crack on. Rotherhithe it happens to all of us sometimes you will work through it and enjoy the road afterwards all the best from the UK fellow iron head lover

Its like having a lot of kids the more you have the more problems you will have LOLOL. Great to see you buddy. It all will keep you busy for a while. Stay safe friend.

You know you jinx yourself with the bagger. Never say something doesn't have an issue. Know you'll get all the other sorted out in due time.

Corey, thanks for the update. I hope by the fact that you're surrounded by "slmost running" motorcycles that your happy and having a good time. I hope that is the case. You be good to yourself (I like that closing line.) and we'll see you either out on the road or on the next video. Thanks for Sharing!

The Max Headroom edits are interesting.

The gas "starvation" problem, make sure the petcock isn't clogged. Have had that happen.

Thanks for posting.

Great update 👍👍

More bikes, mean more projects, I’m guilty of that. 😂

If you adjust sold lifters properly you won't need to re-adjust. I have them in my 79 and have not had to adjust in years!

I thought I heard something to the effect that if your bike rides better with the air filter off, you're rich on the carburetor being that more air can come in to compensate for the heavier flow of fuel.

I feel your pain because I know the struggle. On your Shovelhead lifters check to make sure the lifter blocks were not plugged. Some guys will put a set screw in the oil galley to block flow off when running solid lifters. On the Ironhead, maybe try putting a little more advance on the timing or check to make sure your advance weights are working properly.

Keep on trucking, you'll get there😊

Good luck buddy

Good to see you again bro missed you

Thanks for the video Tramp. Miss seeing you brother.😎

Keep on Keeping on. Thanks for sharing.

Check your ignition system. Bad plugs or bad coil can run ok until they are under a load. Then they fail.

Good luck! :)

Good luck...you figure out the iron.

i would get new flanges and gaskets for the cv carbs,make sure the gaskets or seals are for that model.the shovel might need rocker arms shimed also make sure the push rods are straight.

I have trouble enough working on one bike let alone that many. But I get it. Good Luck Tramp...

Try loosening your gas cap on the sportster when it feels like its losing power. If the bike starts to pick up power, replace the gas cap. That is a common problem on old bikes. The gas caps vents get clogged and reduce power. 👍🇺🇲👍🇺🇲👍🇺🇲

Corey, after rewatching this video, I wonder if you may have some water in your gas with the Iron Head and The Tramp suddenly having the same type problems when they were running well before. I wonder if your most used gas station has underground fuel tanks, which can leak water into the tanks. When I was a kid, we had a local store that had to go to above ground tanks because their tanks had accumulated so much water over the years that people quit buying gas from them. My neighbor was burning leaves and filled his gas can gas cap full of gas and when we threw the "gas" on his smoldering fire, it literally put the fire out! Lot of hammer-yammering to say maybe buy a gas can full of gas somewhere different with above ground ethanol free tanks and drain the tanks on one of them, maybe the Tramp, since you think you might have intake seal problems and see if the "good" gas will solve your troubles. Also, try a gas cap from one of your scoots that runs smooth on the Tramp and see if it is a venting issue. One more thing to check is the petcock. I almost pulled my hair out with that awful vacuum petcock. Sometimes it worked great, sometimes it choked my motor to death. I would think the Softail has a too-high float level or a bad needle and seat. You probably have thought of some or all of these things, so don't take this un-asked for advice the wrong way.......This is the only good advice that I can give you, from personal experience. My advice is pick the easiest one and work on that one and don't touch another bike until you are happy as a clam with THAT bike. That will get your spirits boosted up and you will feel a sense of accomplishment. Then pick the NEXT easiest problem and don't work on anything else until you feel all warm and fuzzy... Before you know it, you will just be down to maintenance instead of repair... And maintaining that whole shop-full of goodness will ALWAYS keep you busy... in a good, non hair-pulling -out way. And don't forget to ask Him for guidance and a calm spirit while you're working on your stable of scooters. Take care, Tramp and The Missus! :)

On your shovel check the bottom of the lifter blocks where the oil hole is. Sometimes guys would tap that oil hole and throw a plug in there if they were running solids.

Love my 82 Fxe Shovelhead

A question my guitar buddies and I discuss is...would you rather have five $500 guitars or one $2500 guitar? So I'll ask you the same question. Would you rather have the shop full of highly suspect bikes or one awesome bike that is ready to go anywhere anytime? There is no wrong answer. Just food for thought.

CV's definitely not an equal. I've started digging in my one, uncap the IMS plug and.... there was 1\2 turn. And it worked just because someone set a crazy idle amount so it was idling on a few transfer ports. XXX Lego)

i know what your going through Corey as you know i have a few bikes myself that i'm dealing with. good luck with them 👍

My old Honda Bros 650 (Hawk in the US) does a similar thing. It pulls fine until about 5-6K rpm when it starts to stumble. It can keep accelerating but can't seem to rev much past that point. My mechanic reckons I need to put a stock airbox/filter on it. I know the carbs could do with a once over but hey, if it aint broke and all that. Kinda is though

Different brands of push rods have threads and require different amount of turns !

Fuel and spark have the same simptoms try a knownmgood coil on the sportster.

For the Sportster…b4 you mentioned intake leak, that’s what I was thinking. Spray WD-40 from opposite side of carb and watch where it goes. Had the same issue on my shovel. Ole bikes like attention. They feel neglected if your not wrenching on them. 😅

Man I just subscribed and was stoked to see all the content you have. I've got a shelf full of super e and super b carbs, manifolds and clamps if you need anything hit me up I'll just send you one. I mostly only do the older stuff, shovel, pan and ironhead stuff. Anyway thanks for the comment the other day on my channel

Try new spark plugs but make sure they are properly gapped to specs good luck Tramp

Look at the bright side. You don't have to deal with EFI. I've had almost 50 carbureted bikes in my life, and they all run/ran fine. I have a 1989 FXRS Low Rider and a 2002 Sportster 1200, both run great. On the rare occasion when I did have a carburetor issue, it was always very easy to track down and fix. My nearly new EFI Honda has been at the dealer now for six weeks, they have yet to figure out why it won't run. If/when they fix it, I'm probably going to sell it. I can see it being a very expensive nightmare when the warranty runs out.

Good luck with them all. Still love seeing the 76 iron head my first Harley, mine was blue also. It was only 9 years old when I had it I loved it but I worked on it constantly 😂 best of luck enjoy them 👍

I feel every bit of your frustration with the Softail. Gotta put mine in the shop soon. Pilot jet is partially clogged, I believe. I will trust White Beard to figure it out though.

man! seems like plenty of content in that garage lol good to see ya sir 🎉

the FLSTN will be float & or needle & seat...... .& know ya pain my car has causeing me a lot a grief ... cheers mate

Love your videos not a doubt you will figure it all out.

Some hydraulic lifters needvspecial pushrods that match them. I remember years ago i had a set

Looks like we need to start a broken vehicle support group 😂

gas cap not breathing . just a few thoughts, A defective carburetor, coil getting hot , bad battery, loosen the retaining nut and turn the rod until it bottoms out the spring on the hydraulic piston. Then mark your flats and turn it out 3.5 times, or whatever the spec is. Its is a zeroing point. don't get mad at me if you hve already check these , just tryin to help out. Rock on brother man.

Hey I think I'm overwhelmed with two bikes 😮🤪✌️

Question?....Are you running hydraulic lifters on a solid lift cam? A solid lift cam has what they call a quieting ramp. Hydraulic cams don't need it and that might be why it ticks..maybe worth a check with your friend at his shop.

Hey Man, how are Ya? Love the "New Shop" Old Bikes always seem to have their Quricks but I sure do like how they sound. I just got back from VAMM I am working on the series of videos Talking to others that have met you love this community. You say you are not a pro I say you are. Great video

Just a thought but have you tried a new carburettor straight out of the box, when you are riding along at a decent rate the engine sucks fine dust through the carb at something like the speed of sound thereby wearing out the thing after a few years, good to see you saving these bikes!

The points on mine cause that. 1 thousandths off one way and no low end 1 thousandths off the other way and no high end. Ended up having to change the mechanical weights. The springs didn't have the right tension anymore. Good luck!

They’re all machines nothing is infallible.

Iron heads and Shovels were made to run on leaded gasoline not ethanol no lead fuel at gas stations now. yes closing the petcock and running the carb dry is a wise idea before putting it up. I keep my 77 Shovel alive by buying non ethanol unleaded and adding a quart of 110 leaded AV gas to it.

Mikuni carb the best there is in my opinion. Throw the rest away or sell them. To many bikes can stress you out. 2 is the perfect number for me. Evo all the way. A bagger R KING for the Ol lady to ride with me a good Softail for solo riding. I tried the shop full road; it was just too much.

Should have kept that 103 twin cam man....lol

My new 1974 Sportster would die just like that. Always seemed like it was starving for fuel. Didn't figure it out.

Shovel has wore out tapet rollers ironhead needs brass mesh air filter .later Sportster needs power cones at the heads in the exhaust pipes Evo needs back pressure as well. Good luck

More bikes more problems!! 😁 Divide and conquer!!! 😎👍

Too many Iron(heads) in the fire?? :)

Only 8 minutes late Getting better

2:10 Im hearing the Drums beat Hot for teacher lol it sounded like a Shovel . I had Trouble with Andrews push rods I use S&S or SE screaming eagle . They are getting hard to find . I got a new set in 2018 have not seen no more on ebay

Not laughing at you brother Corey,Laughing with you ! Isn't it funny how we choice to drive ourselves insane with these toys !

Ideal S&S main jet on most Sportsters, Ironhead and Evo should be 66-70. If you're going much over a 70, look for other issues. It's getting enough gas.

Have you tried rocker lockers, the rocker shafts are machined out way to big and like on most twins with similar set up they tick like that. Rocker lockers fixed mine.

would u like to buy another sickel !!! HAPPY TRAILS

Keep on keeping on 🤙🇺🇸

yeah so those bikes keep you occupied.... well that comes with the territory of high demanding bikes I'd say. My guess would be that the one bike you've got plans with... could it be that this bike is going to be used to support young people...in Florida...?

Too bad that there is not a Craigs list for serial killers to come & clean out all of the squares on your block !!! Then you could do your thing at all hours !!! Second , the scooter has a harmonious rumble !!!

Question are those push rods the same for solids ? side play ???

Iron head doesn't have a vacuum assist fuel shut off valve does it?

I'm curious about the shovelhead. Are you running the stock oil pump? I had to get a higher (flowing) oil pump for my 78. (Not a higher pressure oil pump) I'm not a expert by any means this what my mechanic advised when mine was done.

Have you ever considered just going back to that old Honda Shadow?

Where in Mississippi do you live, I'm from Alabama, not too far away. 👍

Sounds like the rocker arm end play needs checked..

If everything turns out quickly and from the first time, then life will become boring)))

Bad coil in softail maybe not fully igniting fuel? Get me ota work for a week ill ride down n help wrench 🤷

n+1= more wrenching on bikes.

Ironhead could it be the condenser.

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