'78 Electra Shovel
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OE... so that tells ya...Chiwanese is a very bad idea.. for O.E. Quality [and probably price] Baker... or save yerself some Grief...
If it is mostly for Looks... any old Cover...with any old Kicker works fine... anybody asks, why don't it work......tell 'em ya bought a Cheap kit... anybody that done it will understand...
Instant cred!!!! LOL
If it is mostly for Looks... any old Cover...with any old Kicker works fine... anybody asks, why don't it work......tell 'em ya bought a Cheap kit... anybody that done it will understand...
Instant cred!!!! LOL
Last edited by Racepres; Nov 25, 2019 at 05:18 PM.
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From: la la land jerzey
as said the china replacement stuff is rubber that looks like metal
baker stuff is over the top better then Oem and 3 times the price
a china kit will in a pinch starter solenoid stop working / yea you could use the kicker to get it going
baker stuff is over the top better then Oem and 3 times the price
a china kit will in a pinch starter solenoid stop working / yea you could use the kicker to get it going
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Absolutely need an exhaust, if on an FLH... but, That is the least of the problems, with the Crap available these days especially
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I just added a kicker to my '70 FLH this past winter. Old cover from the MoCo, needed the inside welded where it cracked at the kicker arm bushing, no big deal, then fresh chrome. Stock kicker arm and pedal, arm did not work with my exhaust, had to buy offset arm from W&W in Germany. I did it once with the $80 gears from China, it was a bit of a train wreck. After one week, tore it down again after learning a lesson, then all Baker internals. Works like a charm and honestly to me the bike looked wrong without a kicker. Have used it many times for show and for a day when the electric starter was not working. Good luck.
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I just added a kicker to my '70 FLH this past winter. Old cover from the MoCo, needed the inside welded where it cracked at the kicker arm bushing, no big deal, then fresh chrome. Stock kicker arm and pedal, arm did not work with my exhaust, had to buy offset arm from W&W in Germany. I did it once with the $80 gears from China, it was a bit of a train wreck. After one week, tore it down again after learning a lesson, then all Baker internals. Works like a charm and honestly to me the bike looked wrong without a kicker. Have used it many times for show and for a day when the electric starter was not working. Good luck.
The stock exhaust goes right accross the place where the kicker goes...and there is No way yer gettin around that!! Different exhaust required...
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Agreed, no chrome but my '70 is a chrome ***** started by previous owner, easier to go along with the program then go backwards.
The cover I scored I believe to be the '65 thru 69' version, looks like the 70's FX cover but without the over fill screw in the cover, or sightline or whatever that screw is called. I already had true duals on the bike, so plenty of room and no mods needed for the exhaust.
The cover I scored I believe to be the '65 thru 69' version, looks like the 70's FX cover but without the over fill screw in the cover, or sightline or whatever that screw is called. I already had true duals on the bike, so plenty of room and no mods needed for the exhaust.
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Find an extended shaft for the kicker arm, pushes things out 3/4" . helps loads clearing pipes & some rear peg arrangements.
https://www.jpcycles.com/product/620...d-kicker-shaft.
https://www.jpcycles.com/product/620...d-kicker-shaft.