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Hello Bmp72,
After a closer look at this FXDG there are just a few very minor things that i noticed, the Plug wires are not OEM, could be that they might have worked on the Ignition ? i would also looks to see if the Point Timing Cover is still there & you can see if it is still riveted to the Cam cover. As mentioned before the chrome Mirrors are not original to this Maschine. i also noticed the Fuel line from Tank to Carb has a cheep Fuel Filter , not really needed because the Fuel Petcock has a built in screen in it already. i would also have a look under the Saddlebags to se if they have supports under them & make sure that they were not rubbing the Belt Guard or the the Brake Calliper. other than these few minor issues the only thing else i would criticise is not being able the hear the Motor run, it should be a simple to push the Machine out side, check the Oil , Battery ,Plugs for spark & Fuel , if you put a Drip Pan under the Transmission it should catch any oil that comes out the blow by on the crank Case Ventilation Tube unless it is still connected to the Carburettor Backing Plate on the Air Cleaner. Also because there is not a photo of the right side of this Bike, need to just make sure the complete Original Exhaust is still there.
here's what the right side should look like with the stock Exhaust . . .
here's a close up of an Original Point Cover . . .
the Air cleaner Grill is also painted to match the other painted parts on these machines . . .
i wish you good luck on inspection of this bike , of course check the paper work , Vin # to make sure it matches the frame & abbreviated # on the motor , let us know how it goes !!
Last edited by troy montoya; Jun 21, 2022 at 07:18 AM.
hi every one ,hope your enjoying your weekend !
well heres what i think was An FXDG, sad to say the Original motor was replaced with an '84 shovel after the original motor was board out to 1600cc & then blew up ! this bike has also had the complete Brake system front & back changed out, the front OEM brake line is long obsolete , the owner also replaced the Disc rear Wheel with a cast Wheel & also changed the Twin Belt drive for chains . . .
not a bad looking Wide Glide , but was once a Disc Glide, i guess you could still call it a FXDG but the prospective Buyer say the frame # looks to have ben altered with a mix of E & G . . . ; (
It got delivered today, so no updates yet. First a good wash, the the wheels come of for new tires. There is some rust on the frame I want to treat with rust solidifier to stop it continuing. There is also some rust on the rear fender I want to have a closer look at, maybe that will need some professional treatment and partly a re-spray. I think Ill start a 'working on my '83 fxdg' thread. I think I will also start a poll for voting whether its an FXDG or an FXWG, but I am 99.9% sure its a DG. What made me buy this bike in the end is the primary belt drive.
& these last few photos are of FXDG's from other Forum members that I've met through this Forum . . . Randy-FXDG's Disc Glide from summer 2020. . . from Gas-Can's post back in 2009 (as i can tell he only posted 1 time ) from Gordon F. in Australia right after he got it home ! Tom B.'s FXDG, he's looking for some original FXDG parts to replace some chrome parts that were changed out from the original owner !
Hi everyone,
ben awhile sense i last posted , here is an FXDG from Mike D. he is currently really working hard on restoring this Dimond in the Ruff ! From what i see of his work its going to be Killer ! if your interested in more details of this Build you can PM Me , i'd love to share with you any thing about this machine that you would like to know about or you can Email me : troymontoya61@gmx.de with any questions or requests !
this was Mikes starting point, a customised FXDG , still has many parts that are special to this Model . . .
this machine was slightly customised after it fell off a trailer while being transported to a Bike Show !!
Mike's newly painted Derby Cover, here you can see how the beautiful this color is , it really pop's ! great work Mike !
Re-furbished rear Pulley . . .
transmission complete & ready to install, dont that look great ,the color combo, black wrinkle , the dark maroon & chrome kicker & hardware !
heres A shot of Mike D's. Motor, really looking good Mike !
Mike's motor has an extra oil psi gauge ,just to make sure he's got oil pressure on initial start up looking really nice , looks like it just rolled off the assembly line ! great job Mike !
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