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Jan 5, 2011 | 04:10 PM

#31

Bandit29

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From: Brooksville, KY

Would love to see it really clean and rode like it is.

Jan 5, 2011 | 04:20 PM

#32

silverwolf79

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From: Bedford Co. Pa .

Nice find , curious to see what you do with it .

Jan 5, 2011 | 04:30 PM

#33

schumacher

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From: Springfield, Ohio

very nice find

Jan 5, 2011 | 04:44 PM

#34

Turbo Flux

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From: TEXAS!

You can't buy a total wreck Harley around here for $1500. I would have jumped on it too.

Jan 5, 2011 | 05:10 PM

#35

Bike-R-Mike

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Joined: Jun 2010

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From: Eastern Ontario , Canada

Well , there was a big oil spot under the bike and in the first thread everyone was saying it had to be torn down . But I noticed that the petcock on the tank had been left on and I KNOW from experience on the older bikes "because I did this to myself on an old Sportster once" that if you leave the gas on it can slowly drain down into the base of the motor . the thinned oil will then wick through gaskets . So I intend to change all the fluids on the bike , spray oil in the cylinders and crank it a few times with the kickstart and then give a try at sparking it up . If it runs I will let it run for a bit and then do a second oil change on the motor (because of the gas that I'm sure got in the bottom end) and it should be good to go . Well after other things are adjusted and oiled and lubed . The tires even look great on it and hold air , but they are cracked with age and will be changed . Saddly I won't be doing all this for a while as I have no garage to work in and it's winter here

Jan 5, 2011 | 05:11 PM

#36

BobStreetBob

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Joined: May 2007

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From: NC

Good find, good deal,good project. It's all good.

Jan 5, 2011 | 08:17 PM

#37

MCSarge

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Joined: Jul 2006

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From: Michigan

Excellent find and great price not matter where your from. I got my 87 FXR for 2000 and thought I stole it. I would be beside myself if I could find a 65 for 1500 no matter what motor it had. Good luck on your project.

Jan 5, 2011 | 09:59 PM

#38

j1mmy

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Joined: Dec 2009

Posts: 4,598

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From: navarre ohio

you did good,the cheapest shovel,or any twin, i have ever seen is $2700,and it was a basket in a hundred rusty pieces..some of the people on here are nuts(the 60's deals are LONG gone)..have seen that frame alone sell for 1500 if it was clean and origenal..if you need a garage, i have plenty of space here in ne ohio..

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