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Jul 12th, 2007, 08:26 PM
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#1 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
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Jul 12th, 2007, 08:34 PM
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#2 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| i like it. i remember the days of no fender.....used to carry a roll of electritian tape to wrap between the forks, just touching the tire to wipe some rain sprayaway!!!! ahhhh those were the days!!!! | |
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Jul 12th, 2007, 09:30 PM
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#3 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
| my wife wants me to put a companion seat on I have the seat and a new stock fender to mount but I kinda like it the way it is gonna paint the tins this winter at least I will try to help get em painted. My daughter's boy friend rides an R6 and does custom car stereo installs and is a right good hand with fabrication and paint and has volunteered to show me the finer points of paintin' | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 07:54 AM
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#4 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alvin TX
Posts: 1,812 Model: 03 E Glide X cop bike Interests: My family Old Dodge truck's Riding My Glide Occupation: Retired truck Driver
| look's good like that , But you have to keep moma happy , try looking at the wide glide style rear fender , you both just might like it
i remember riding that style in my wonder years (still wondering how I got through them)
Do you have a new color in mind ? | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 09:29 AM
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#5 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Shores of Tonto Creek
Posts: 689 Interests: Guns, Hunting, Fishing, 4 wheeling and riding Occupation: Network Administrator
| I love the "Bob" look!! | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 09:39 AM
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#6 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
| I been thinkin about a mercedes blue metallic and the reason is because the paint is free I got an OEM fender for it but if I can get a wide glide fnder to fit and keep the bob look I am there | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 10:15 AM
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#7 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 365
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Originally Posted by drillsarge  my wife wants me to put a companion seat on I have the seat and a new stock fender to mount but I kinda like it the way it is gonna paint the tins this winter at least I will try to help get em painted. My daughter's boy friend rides an R6 and does custom car stereo installs and is a right good hand with fabrication and paint and has volunteered to show me the finer points of paintin' | Don't get too attached to your daughter's boyfriend.... cause....you know.... you may have to put him down some day. | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 10:36 AM
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#8 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
| after ridin this bike, he is considering a big twin, like a Metric,and besides,  he knows what the deal is when it comes to my girls: ) | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 11:02 AM
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#9 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| sarge, just an idea...find an old flh front fender. turn it backwards and see what ya think, also keep in mind that you will probably cut some of it, and have to drill your own mount holes...........that would give ya a true 60/70 bobber look...............sweet. ditch the hand clutch, fab up a foot clutch, fab a bracket for the ratchet top to acomodate a fabbed jockey shift, then..........well, i dont know how far ya want to take it. have fun!!! keep the pics commin and stay safe!! | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 12:02 PM
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#10 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 81
| Nice bike, classic!
And Chuck, good idea with the fender - like HD did the Wide Glide which was an idea stolen from home builders doing as you describe. Also, I must refrain from looking at the bouncing boobs 'cause it leads to a lengthy lusty stare.
Bill C. | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 03:26 PM
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#11 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
| I appreciate the comments. My scooter feels like it was built for me.I will give the flh fender a look see, however I feel I should wait a minute or 2 on the foot clutch and the ratchet shift. Aint got them kinda ridin skills yet | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 06:34 PM
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#12 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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Originally Posted by drillsarge I appreciate the comments. My scooter feels like it was built for me.I will give the flh fender a look see, however I feel I should wait a minute or 2 on the foot clutch and the ratchet shift. Aint got them kinda ridin skills yet | hehehehe...my first was a 49 pan, with foot clutch and jockey shift, apes, no front brake, no fender, mechinacal drum in the rear!! first time i took it out, it was snowing...about 1/2 inch on the roads....no way was i NOT gonna ride it!!!!! i finished the build and it fired...opened the kitchen door and off i went. that was back in 67........i think i have a pic of that bike in my album.... | |
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Jul 13th, 2007, 09:41 PM
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#13 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
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Originally Posted by chucktx hehehehe...my first was a 49 pan, with foot clutch and jockey shift, apes, no front brake, no fender, mechinacal drum in the rear!! first time i took it out, it was snowing...about 1/2 inch on the roads....no way was i NOT gonna ride it!!!!! i finished the build and it fired...opened the kitchen door and off i went. that was back in 67........i think i have a pic of that bike in my album.... | one day I will find a 63 panhead at a price I can afford, 1963 is the year of my birth, who knows, that could be my first build. | |
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Jul 14th, 2007, 12:23 AM
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#14 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 81
| Still got my first Harley....sitting back in the shop collecting dust -'56 Pan. It was a foot clutch and side shift too. I changed that way back and now regret doing it. I let the tanks go back then that had the shift slide bracket on the side and also replaced the transmission top with a 'ratchet lid'. I rode it some as original side shift and a lot with the foot shift - enough to get hooked on Harleys. I also changed the heads and barrels to shovel - that made a difference!
I guess I'm on the ignore, so this probably didsn't add anything...whatever... | |
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Jul 14th, 2007, 08:15 AM
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#15 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
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Originally Posted by Clem Still got my first Harley....sitting back in the shop collecting dust -'56 Pan. It was a foot clutch and side shift too. I changed that way back and now regret doing it. I let the tanks go back then that had the shift slide bracket on the side and also replaced the transmission top with a 'ratchet lid'. I rode it some as original side shift and a lot with the foot shift - enough to get hooked on Harleys. I also changed the heads and barrels to shovel - that made a difference!
I guess I'm on the ignore, so this probably didsn't add anything...whatever... | What are the keys to ridin with a foot clutch and a hand shifter. Would balance and the right attitude be 2 of 'em. A foot clutch seems almost natural.
PS couldn't log on this AM all advice for me is welcome, the more I can learn the better and safer rider I can become  | |
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Jul 14th, 2007, 03:14 PM
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#16 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago
Posts: 431 Model: Harley-Davidson Dyna Superglide Interests: Motorcycling, Duhh...Shooting, camping, going to country music concerts Occupation: Firefighter/Paramedic
| Nice bike Sarge..... I like the taped pipes... | |
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Jul 14th, 2007, 08:26 PM
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#17 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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Originally Posted by drillsarge What are the keys to ridin with a foot clutch and a hand shifter. Would balance and the right attitude be 2 of 'em. A foot clutch seems almost natural.
PS couldn't log on this AM all advice for me is welcome, the more I can learn the better and safer rider I can become | well balance and attitude is a big part of it, but there are a few differences....make sure your front brake is working ....i didnt have one on my first one and it gets a bit touch and go at a stop light on a hill. have to have a real sensitive hold on the clutch to keep ya from rolling back!!! also dont sit at a light with the bike in gear and both feet on the ground, as the foot clutch could engage and off ya go, when ya least expect it...now these tips apply to the rocker type clutch of days gone by........ | |
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Jul 15th, 2007, 09:46 PM
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#18 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta
Posts: 667 Model: '07 Harley Davidson ElectraGlide Classic Interests: Riding the bike (and the wife!)
| Nice bike, Sarge! But why did you let that grouchy-looking guy sit on it?  | |
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Jul 16th, 2007, 04:15 AM
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#19 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 81
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Originally Posted by drillsarge What are the keys to ridin with a foot clutch and a hand shifter. Would balance and the right attitude be 2 of 'em. A foot clutch seems almost natural.
PS couldn't log on this AM all advice for me is welcome, the more I can learn the better and safer rider I can become |
Easy answer... Foot clutches were very eloquently called a 'suicide clutch'. More often than not, you will need the foot that the clutch is actuating. The shifter is a natural but not the clutch. Hang the mousetrap on the wall (don't let it go) and install the 'eliminator' bracket under the oil tank front mounts at the seat post. Make it a hand clutch - much, much safer. Ride it a little as it is. Just place it in neutral as you begin to make a stop.
The eliminator bracket was called a 'D&D' bracket....for the company that began to make them for sale in the 70's. You can get hold of the clutch control from HD or aftermarket and measure for a cable. The cable is the size of the current hand clutch cables. | |
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Jul 16th, 2007, 06:37 AM
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#20 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kentucky
Posts: 152 Model: 77 H-D FX Interests: my new(to me) bike,UK basketball, listening and DL music Occupation: CNA and Army Reserve Instructor
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Originally Posted by Peyts Nice bike, Sarge! But why did you let that grouchy-looking guy sit on it? | Must be the Drill Sargent in me. Seems to me, the only time I smile is when I talk about my bike, martial arts my kids and grandkids,and bootiful women
Clem, thanks for the advice on the clutch, my philosophy is find as much info as I can fom folks that have "been there and done that". I won't know how it will go til I try it but at least when somethin' goes good or bad I can say "yea, I remember this, I heard that might happen on Bike-Talk forum." Yall make a feller feel welcome.  | |
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