1st time on a harley

[Speedbag]

I had the pleasure(?) of riding a bored out 1938 knucklehead built by Paul Cox. Hard tail, no springs. Open chain primary. Drag gearing and pipes.
His shop was moving to a new location and I was helping him transport bikes and equipment.
I have never before felt such raw visceral power. I could feel all my organs vibrate as if at a Stones concert and I think I lost some fillings. Not only was I freaked from the power but I was riding a bike who's paint job was worth more than my Duc.
I am a firm believer that HD was the pioneer of the travel tool pouch, lol.

I have a stroker panhead like that. 

OK I'll come out of the closet.
Traded the Cordoba for this.




Ridiculous? For sure... but.... the more I ride it, the more I have come to enjoy it !?!?!?
The only way I can explain it is that it's kind of like skiing and snowboarding, different means to the same end.
New bars are in the mail anyways. 

Nice FXR..... 

[Ducatamount]

I have a stroker panhead like that. 

Nice FXR..... 

Thanks, it has a 42mm. Mikuni flatslide, Andrews EV27 cam and drag pipes. It runs strong.
Shifts smoother than any other bike I've ever owned.

[Speedbag]

Thanks, it has a 42mm. Mikuni flatslide, Andrews EV27 cam and drag pipes. It runs strong.
Shifts smoother than any other bike I've ever owned.

Reminds me of the first bike I built back in the mid-'90s:



It ran a 11:1 90” stroker with an Andrews EV57 cam and the full complement of other hi-po goodies. The thing flat out ripped, and was generally snotty and antisocial. I rode it for nine years and sold it once it started getting a little rough around the edges. The guy I sold it to ruined it by putting forward controls on it, and eventually blew it up.

Sometimes I wish I had kept it.

[memper]

Sometimes I wish I had kept it.

...don't we all...

[Ducatamount]

Reminds me of the first bike I built back in the mid-'90s:



It ran a 11:1 90” stroker with an Andrews EV57 cam and the full complement of other hi-po goodies. The thing flat out ripped, and was generally snotty and antisocial. I rode it for nine years and sold it once it started getting a little rough around the edges. The guy I sold it to ruined it by putting forward controls on it, and eventually blew it up.

Sometimes I wish I had kept it.

Nice. Looks like a quality build. Is that a Daytec frame?
Any pics of your pan?

[Speedbag]

It was a Kenny Boyce frame.

Here's a couple of my pan from this summer:

[dpainecustom]

Here's a shot of my Flyrite bobber......

[Ducatamount]

I think this has been posted before but still good info if thinking about buying a HD.
http://www.jamesrussellpublishing.biz/beforeyoubuyharley.html
I like the stroked Panny. The Flyrite bobber is cool but too So.Cal. for me.

[Skybarney]

Tis a pretty HD,  Although part of me in sincerely offended by pretty HD's.  Come on what kind of 1% killer rides a blue HD?   

[77south]

My name is 77south and  ...I would ride a Harley.  I think the 1200 nightster with low rise handlebars and everything painted matte black is a pretty sharp looking ride.  However, it's about 9 or 10 on the list of bikes I'd buy if I came into a shit ton of money.  It would also need a serious diet.  How does that tiny bike end up weighing 600+ lbs?

[Kev M]

I think this has been posted before but still good info if thinking about buying a HD.
http://www.jamesrussellpublishing.biz/beforeyoubuyharley.html

Yes, it's been posted before, but it's largely misinformation loosely based on facts.

I wrote a lengthy summary in the last Harley thread a few weeks back. I don't know what bone this guy has to pick with the Moco but it's obviously a poorly written personal vendetta.

[koko64]

While that guy makes some good points, the fact that he repeats the same points to fill out the argument shows he has an axe to grind.

I have owned a '75 XLH, '72 custom FX shovel (Wideglide style) and a performance modified '93 FXR. They were generally reliable but for how previous owners messed with them, and I flogged 'em without mercy. They were simple mechanically. The Sporty was the most fun and led to the Monster.

Found the the Quad Underhead Cam design of the Sporty intruiging. All about good pushrod angle I spose.  I'd love a '60s model XLCH (or XR or KR flat tracker). People are quick to forget the Sportsters racing heritage. Much to my shame I buckled under the peer pressure of my "bros" back in the day and ditched the "skirtster".

Imagine if he owned a plastic tank Ducati .

[Bill in OKC]

I spend a lot of time on the Harley tech sites and see the worst of it but it is not really all that bad.

[koko64]

Some nice Harleys.
That pan is beautiful, so minimalist.

[Speedbag]

Some nice Harleys.
That pan is beautiful, so minimalist.

Thanks.  Much time was spent making various parts serve multiple functions toward that end.

And the pics don't do justice to the iridescent metalflake, and ducpainter's application of it  .