Originally Posted by Hey Man

Well, myself I don't think I'd sink all that money into a bunch of after market parts then screw them together to make it look like a Harley. In the end it will never be worth near the sum total of it parts with a no-name, assembled from parts title.


If it were me and I wasn't building a rigid, I'd find a genuine H-D titled Softail frame and start from there. Or better yet, find a basket case early Softail. The Shovel motor would fit fine and I'd sell off all the fat stuff to defray costs. Seriously.