More Panheads pleeease
Road Master
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i lost my freakin mind and my self control on my last rebuild - it would be easier to hog out a new '64 out of a block of aluminum than to get mine back to original - it will never be seen in any resto museum, thats fer sure.
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Into year 8 of a 49 pan rebuild/reassembly/as close to stock as I can get it. Been frustrating process but with a bit of luck I will have the money for painting the sheetmetal by the end of summer. After that it is just some smallet parts that hopefully will not break the bank.
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Road Captain
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'Been thinking about getting back into the Pan world. There are a couple of decent and not too expensive examples floating around my area. But I just keep trying to remember How hard was it to keep the beast running. Seemed like I always was fiddling with something, but I never did get stranded. But back then, I didn't have much to compare it to. I was just happy to have a scoot that belched and dripped down the highway at 55mph. Nowadays I'm just spoiled with Evo. Not complaining, but damn, Pans are still just the nuts and still almost affordable. Soon I'm guessing they'll be where Knucks are today.
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Have an OEM one for the Linkert on my 49, but using a cut up piece of coathanger wire for the Linkert on my 65 (and yours looks like the one on my 65!) but it works just fine.
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These bikes are beautiful!
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Road Captain
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From: Sweden via Bisbee, Az.
Here's a pic of a damn close to original '65 that I've been going back and forth with the owner. NOw stands at about $17k. My dream bikes are a '47 knuck, the 65 pan and of course a '99 evo. The last years of each are by my reckoning the best of the beasts. Ohhh decisions... Ohhh the lack of funds.... Kill me please.
Road Master
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'63-'65 outside oiler panheads are cool, fer shur. Also the '66-'69 shovels. That was a distinctive era....
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Road Captain
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From: Sweden via Bisbee, Az.
Wow.