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Thanks for the pics Architect. Information seems logical too.
Interesting pics. At some point MoCo went to a cross version of your Shovel and my Pan.
My 84 FLH is stock and does not use the bar design w/ internal wires but does use the same style passing lamps and turn signal (different part numbers on lamp bucket, directional buckets and bulb covers).
Last edited by panz4ever; Mar 27, 2020 at 03:12 PM.
Panz, I had no idea the wires went into the cross bar until I saw John's '76 at a meet last year. I always hated the way the wires were hanging in the breeze, and I even had a short a year ago from one of them rubbing on the nacelle. Running them internal is super clean, was worth the effort and no more shorts. Carry on.
John, glad you are feeling well enough for sarcasm.
touchdown, nice looking bike. Only see a couple of changes made. Rode mine with the valve spring under the seat T until I started the rebuild. Have to say it works very well that way.
My 65 stays with me until after I am gone. Then, it either goes to my grandson (if he wants it) or the wife sells it and spends the money as she pleases.
Keeping a detailed list of what I am doing (along with pics, lots of them). Wife doesn't know much about bikes (other than models). She wants me to write down questions so that if she sells it she can ask the buyer specific questions so that she knows it will go to a good home.
As a newcomer to the brand Its funny to see how harley holds their bikes together with springs. Seeing an FX or something with nothing more than a spring holding the gas tank on was a first for me.
I had a set of pipes on my Evo that had heat shields held on with similar springs. They would break off every year or so, fortunately there was 3 per cover. I still have the bag of springs in my stash.
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