it idles good and runs okay as long as you not romping on it i know the carbs aliitle off since i just took it out of the box and put it on but i check the plugs its alway brownish so its not lean actualy seems to be good it dont smoke i have no clue why he took it apart im getting the feeling he did the motor and doumped it on me cause he couldnt figure out why it had no ***** since i traded my old bike for this one

 

Talk about resale value....
Here is a '97 Ultra for $5000 on Craigslist that
caught my eye - it needs an oil pump. I think
they still had the EVO in '97.

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/mcy/1850447252.html

 

"last time started oil pressure guage fail to climb to max pressure, bike was
turned off immediately, will need oil pump"

Could be anything from a bad guage or sender to a totally blown motor. I would venture to say that it was not just the oil pump. Maybe: Inner cam bearing let loose, piece went through the oil pump. 65K miles would be about right for a toasted inner cam bearing or a lifter let lose.

1987fxr, trade for the shovel if that's what you think you want. Just remember after the 3rd day that you have it and it's broken that those of us who have owned shovels "told you so." And if you can't be bothered to fix what you have, starting with jetting the carb, you are not going to like shovel ownership.

 

i have a 72 flh mostley rebuilt, paint just needs finished.. lots of extra parts,pipes,seat,kickstarter.. ill trade, this bike is fast,and is as reliable as any bike

 

I got rid of my Troublehead after 250,000 miles and a bunch of rebuilds. It was always reliable on long trips but would then **** the bed as soon as I got home.
It is slower and has a lot more vibration than your FXR. It WILL require a lot more maintenance. Shovels do sound better in my opinion.
I would have traded for your FXR, I really wanted one for a number of years. Now, I will keep my EVO bagger. It is a lot better bike than my Troublehead was.

 

Ok fxr I gotta ask did you put a cv carb on the bike?

 

i put an s&s carb on it im gona go check it out anywasy see if its nice i only put 800 miles on the fxr this year i dont go far reliablity isnt a huge issue i also ride with a guy on an iron horse and im willing to bet he stil breaks down first im not gona jump into it im bringing my buddy whos owned shovels sinces the 70s and still rides one today hes gona look the bike over and tell me yes or no

 

good luck, I guess if you pull the trigger they will see you alot on the shovelhead forum!

 

Not to sound insulting, but I think you are crazy to swap. I rode, owned and wrenched (mainly wrenched) shovelheads for years, went evo and will never, ever go back. All the above comments are correct. That being said, the last one I owned was an 81, which was markedly better than the 78. It's not just the engine, its the other components of that era, the primary, trans, wiring, brakes. If you are tired of your fxr, swap the frame for a Kenny Boyce or do something else to change it around. You've got a great platform there to customize.

 

this wont be my first shovel my first harley was a 79 shovel chopper with a hardtail kick only 4 speed i just couldnt ride it on the highway since it only did like 50 but it was reliable always started went to laconia twice witch is like 200 miles one way no issues and ive had 2 iron head sportsters one was good no issues the other was hell broke all the time but im trying to putr a value on the shovel flh prices are all over ive seen as low as 5000 and as high as 15000 im only 23 im young and like working on stuff