A pic of my bike

posted a pic of my bike in the photo gallery.. check it out if you get a chance

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'

I love the "Bob" look!!

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

Don't get too attached to your daughter's boyfriend.... cause....you know.... you may have to put him down some day.

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: )

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.

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

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.

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

Nice bike Sarge..... I like the taped pipes...

Nice bike, Sarge! But why did you let that grouchy-looking guy sit on it? :roflmao:

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.

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.:cheers: