Panhead find
Road Warrior
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From: Macon, GA USA
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Road Warrior
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From: Northwest Georgia
Let me know if you have any questions. You do not live real.far from me as we are both in Georgia. I am in Macon. Been riding and working on Harley s none stop since 1971. Here I am on my first Harley after I chopped it. I bought it new and a few months later tore it down and chopped it.
I have a 1959 Pan I am working on now for a customer. Both the 59 and 60 have the same tank emblems but the 59 was the last with the tin covers on the front end and the 60 was the first with the aluminum housing that most call elephant head.
I have a 1959 Pan I am working on now for a customer. Both the 59 and 60 have the same tank emblems but the 59 was the last with the tin covers on the front end and the 60 was the first with the aluminum housing that most call elephant head.
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From: New York
I would start by telling her how hard it is to keep these "old" bikes running, not like the "Newer models". Then how hard it is to find parts followed by how expensive those parts are when you do find them. Remind her that it's hard to find anyone who can work on the old Pans anymore. Then tell her how although you've riden Harleys a long time you wouldn't want your kids to ride cause there so dangerous! Thats when you tell her how much you would be willing to pay for the bike and she should call you if she decided against giving it to her kids....then LEAVE. Call her after a couple months just to see what she's thinking. This has worked for me a few times over the last 40 years of riding..
Road Warrior
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From: Macon, GA USA
Years about 2 Sundays out of the month I use to get on my bike for a ride. When I would go through a small town I would stop at stores and such and ask if any one new of some one that rides or use to ride motorcycles that may have some parts or bikes for sale. I use to come across either a pickup load or more of parts or a old bike every other month at the most but now rarely.
Old bikes are getting harder to keep them running but with all the reperduction parts they produce now not all that hard. Working on them is easier then the new ones as you do not need near the special tools the new ones take. They are not as reliable as the newer ones but are still reliable enough if you keep the maintained. All 3 of my children road on my motorcycle before they where 1 but not far. But wraplock I understand what you where saying as a buyers point of view.
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Is your 46 UL an 80" with the 4-1/4" Flywheels?
The set might be original Harley seat but not for a 1960 pan. In 1960 should have a seat mounted on a spring seat post like on my 46u in the below picture. Now you could have a solo or buddy seat but both where on a seat post not down on the fender and frame. The buddy seat all so had helper springs the solo seat did not. On FL they did not put frame mounted seats till the late 70s or early 80s.
All so more then likely the whole front end was changed. Good chance the carburetor has been changed. Not saying all this is a big deal but in a show and value wise it is.
All so more then likely the whole front end was changed. Good chance the carburetor has been changed. Not saying all this is a big deal but in a show and value wise it is.