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It's been awhile since I've been here. Life gets busy and at times I forget all the groups I'm in. Can't keep up with everything these days must b getting older.. Anyway I had an 01 EG for three years or so and it wasn't what I really wanted but it was a good deal and super clean so I bought it. Did a lot of maintenance to it but expected to do so anyway. It was a nice ride, smooth and ran great but it wasn't really me. Not my style of machine.
I kept looking around the entire time and finally three years later I found my type of ride I was searching for. I'm not the type to like much of anything new the quality these days isn't the best. I don't care for fuel injection or computers and sensors and belt drive it's not my thing. Others may like it but not me. So I put up with it awhile then recently sold it finally. Felt great to get rid of it . It was ok but just not a real Harley in a sense.
Now I have the machine I hoped to find. It's the same model being an FLH but it's much older. So now I've got a sweet ride indeed... 73 FLH shovelhead... This is a real Harley in my world... Points, carb and a chain is what I was after and the oil leaking shovelhead... Lol.. These can be sealed up and leak free easily. As long as your check ball in the oil pump is seated and it doesn't sit a long time it's fine. No puking oil out the breather line... O-ring chain and oiler turned off it will be fine..
I got lucky on this find. It isn't stock and obviously has add on parts but it's nearly 50 years old . The frame and motor match and the trans is stamped correctly so that's my main concern for original. The motor and trans were redone along with other parts and pieces. It looks good and runs strong . But after seven years of not being rode much the gaskets seep some so time to pull the motor and trans and reseal it again.
This is going to be most enjoyable getting it back to a leak free machine and cleaning it up! I enjoy work as my on them as much as riding myself. I'm a mechanic as my profession so wrenching is in my blood. This bike is a lot lighter than the 01 was and is quite comfortable. It doesn't vibrate anywhere near as much as the 01 did either. Most say these will rattle your fillings out but I don't feel it. Feels nice and smooth to me. Motor is quiet and strong unlike the 01 it was quite noisy. Anyway it's my new ride just waiting on spring now...
Old Blue 01 FLH....New Green 73 FLH
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I kept looking around the entire time and finally three years later I found my type of ride I was searching for. I'm not the type to like much of anything new the quality these days isn't the best. I don't care for fuel injection or computers and sensors and belt drive it's not my thing. Others may like it but not me. So I put up with it awhile then recently sold it finally. Felt great to get rid of it . It was ok but just not a real Harley in a sense.
Now I have the machine I hoped to find. It's the same model being an FLH but it's much older. So now I've got a sweet ride indeed... 73 FLH shovelhead... This is a real Harley in my world... Points, carb and a chain is what I was after and the oil leaking shovelhead... Lol.. These can be sealed up and leak free easily. As long as your check ball in the oil pump is seated and it doesn't sit a long time it's fine. No puking oil out the breather line... O-ring chain and oiler turned off it will be fine..
I got lucky on this find. It isn't stock and obviously has add on parts but it's nearly 50 years old . The frame and motor match and the trans is stamped correctly so that's my main concern for original. The motor and trans were redone along with other parts and pieces. It looks good and runs strong . But after seven years of not being rode much the gaskets seep some so time to pull the motor and trans and reseal it again.
This is going to be most enjoyable getting it back to a leak free machine and cleaning it up! I enjoy work as my on them as much as riding myself. I'm a mechanic as my profession so wrenching is in my blood. This bike is a lot lighter than the 01 was and is quite comfortable. It doesn't vibrate anywhere near as much as the 01 did either. Most say these will rattle your fillings out but I don't feel it. Feels nice and smooth to me. Motor is quiet and strong unlike the 01 it was quite noisy. Anyway it's my new ride just waiting on spring now...
Old Blue 01 FLH....New Green 73 FLH



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