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I have the bike stripped completely down to the frame for cleaning degreasing, have to get the soot from the fire off everything. Tins are going out this week for repaint, Ive since spent enough money my wife wants to kill me by buying most of the new chrome. Picked up brand new Dunlop American Elites www tires, picked 2000 up chrome fork sliders, brake caliper and spoke wheel. Also picked up a set of 05 Fatboy handlebars, like the look. Its on its way.
Onto the motor I got a set of weisco 10.1 pistons, EV46 cam, still have to get an ignition and carburetor, I still have the Mikuni 42 so I could put it back on but was thinking of getting an S&S E carb.
Just some pics, the top pic is 4 days before the pic of the burnt bike. Truthfully i could’ve just bought another heritage of the same vintage and probably saved some money but it is what it is.
Last edited by Dave0176; Aug 25, 2024 at 02:32 PM.
Looks like the garage has been restored ! Now ask Junior not to burn it down again
No not yet, this is the rental home, my house is fully under construction right now, and yes the garage has since been torn down and completely rebuilt, house is sided and new roof, all new plumbing, and the electrical has been recently completed. Now they can start sheet rocking the inside, still going to be some time before its completed l, Im betting 4 more months.
Well the frame is completely stripped.
Before I go on I want to vent a little, a bit at myself. I always wanted an Evo Heritage probably going on 30 years now, finally I get my bike January 7th this year a 1998 FLSTC 30K for 5G, 4 weeks later my house burns down and takes 4 of my 5 Harleys with it, 5th was a 76 Ironhead kept at the neighbors garage.
The Heritage suffered the least damage and as I went through the carnage the next day I’m thinking, it’s not too bad just cosmetic and we’re good, that was Feb 11th. Fast forward to now and everything is apart and I can go through everything with a fine tooth comb. On top of fire damage their is 26 years of neglect, this bike was showing its age from everywhere, then add in the probably 1000 degree garage fire it was involved in, so the quick cosmetic resto has turned into a complete restoration which now I wish I didn’t get involved in. Could’ve bought another one for much cheaper. But I’ve spent a lot already and now am fully involved. Might as well just restore it fully.
The frame is stripped and heading to the powder coater because it’s all discolored after degreasing and power washing and a lot of the under frame spots are bare and rusting. On top of no matter what I do I can’t get the fire smell off the frame. So in the end I’ll have the most expensive 1998 heritage. I am enjoying doing it though.
The tires are Dunlop American Elites they seemed to be a softer compound than the D402s. I swapped to the 2000 up fork lowers to run the 4 pot caliper. Tins unfortunately are still at the painter, but I told him take his time. I also picked up a 2000 road king clutch and compensator 24/37 tooth. Now I’m on to the motor, got an Andrews 46 cam Dyna 2000 ignition and coil, Weisco 10.1 pistons, sending the heads out to WFO Larry for light porting. Coming along, I’m not divorced yet soooo lol.
Don't regret spending the money. Not only do you get a new rebuilt bike, you get the pride of knowing every inch of it was done by you.
And you will know exactly what has been done and how/why.
One little bit of advice: Take notes. Almost like a journal of "what did I do to the bike today". Even if you just enter them into the computer like writing a book, make notes or entries on when and what was done, what brand and type of product used, where you got the part from (even the part number) and how much you paid, anything different you had to do, etc. You will eventually want to refer back to those notes. Trust me...it will become a valuable tool.
Did that with the restoration of my old Ford F100. Was just as important as the service manual regarding info I put in there. You will be amazed at 1) what you eventually forget, 2) how often you refer back to the notes, and 3) if you ever go to sell the bike, that journal/notebook will help sell the bike. It will even increase the value of the bike. All it takes is a few minutes in the evening when the wrenching is done. Well worth the few minutes of time.
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