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I realize that checking a frame is kind of in depth, but being that it's been laid down hard I want to make sure I do my due diligence. Is there any quick and dirty way to tell if the frame is beyond help?
I realize that checking a frame is kind of in depth, but being that it's been laid down hard I want to make sure I do my due diligence. Is there any quick and dirty way to tell if the frame is beyond help?
You can probably determine whether the forks are tweaked or not once you have it home. In most (but not all!!!) accidents I've seen, the frame wasn't damaged if the forks weren't damaged (unless it was a two vehicle crash, and the location of impact was a factor - such as being t-boned aft of the forks). What's the history here? Was it a completely running bike that was in an accident and you're getting it in the post-accident condition, or after the accident did it become someone else's unfinished project? I'm asking because reassembly may be an easier task if someone else hasn't already started hacking away at stuff (like wiring, etc.).
The story, as I understand it, is that somebody somewhere wrecked the bike (obviously), and then sold it at auction, where the current owner purchased it. I don't know if the first owner started the repairs and then backed out, or if it was sold for parts at which point the current owner started hacking into it.
The current owner sounds like an experienced Harley guy, he's got a couple of old shovelhead projects going, so I'm hopeful that he didn't do too much damage to this bike while he's had it.
I'm undecided about which way to proceed at this point. Half of me wants to just start tearing things down and get the frame and other parts off to powdercoating, and the other half wants to hear the engine run first. It's a carbureted engine, so in theory I should be able to rig up fuel, jump the starter solenoid, and it should fire.
On another note, regarding the wiring harness. A friend of mine suggested I just remove the harness altogether and take it to the "local" Harley shop and they should be able to repair it for me. So I'm going to explore that possibility.
Agreed, the finish leaves something to be desired. It will be corrected, though. Not sure how yet, but it'll get coated with something!
OK so here's my first question. What is this plug? The bike is carbureted, and this looks like a location for an O2 sensor on the EFI version of the bike, so hopefully this is a dummy plug? I say hopefully, because I broke it. I did hear from a friend who should know that it's a MAP sensor? Didn't think that the carbureted models had any of that.
Next question. I assume these are fuel vents, and it looks like one connects to the bottom side of the fill cap. Where does the other one tie in? I see there's a port that looks like a hose barb, pointing directly down, on the aft side of the carburetor, with nothing connected to it. Is that where it connects?
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