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Thanks guys. I will go with FLH my way.
I have the bars I hope to use, a smallish solo seat and I think shorter shocks come with the bike. All just for mock up.
Wheels, motor, tin, seat & bars to be mocked up for my initial visual to see if thats how it will go.
Looking forward to seeing the mock-up.
The son of a friend of mine put a fat 21" wheel on his 2000-something Road King and it didn't look half bad. Keeping the original fender made a big difference.
The son of a friend of mine put a fat 21" wheel on his 2000-something Road King and it didn't look half bad. Keeping the original fender made a big difference.
Here are two very different 21" setups. A Wide Glide chop style, and a 21" stuffed under the FLH fender.
I happen to like both. My bars will be similar to either.
I will get a build thread going soon. I have to sort everything & see what assortment of bolts I have. Got my lift cleared of another bike. Then I will get a separate bench going for various assemblies.
Hoping to get ahead slightly on the mock up & take pics so I have something to post. I will post up pics of all my acquired parts here to marvel over, maybe next week.
I like the 21" on the front, both examples above look good. If you want to keep the fender, cool look, I recommend lowering the fender. Drill out the rivets holding the supports and install plates bringing it down closer to the tire, would look slick. I know they make kits for newer bikes, might be able to work on a Shovel since HD didn't redesign that fender for 40 years, good luck.
My intent is to run a 120/70 (4.72" width) up front. It comes in 19 and 21" sizes. It is close to a MT90 (130/90) width (5.12") so I hope not to have to even consider narrowing the front fender.
A rear (and front)130/90 is 25.21" tall. A 120/70-19 is 25.61" tall. A 120/70-21 is 27.61" tall.
A rear MU90 (140/90) is 5.51" wide...
A 110/90-19 is also available... 26.8 diameter & 4.33 width.
So... to me the most sensible combo is... a MT or MU/90-16 rear and a 120/70-19 in front. Virtually no diameter changes while giving the larger hoop visual in front.
A 21" front tire is about 2" bigger in diameter, and when fender adjustability may be needed.
Either way I will have fresh built Buchanan wheels w/black rims. The mock up will have the stock 16" wheels.
Sorry about all the numbers! But its what I have to do.
Thank you panz4ever, a nice order of business.
I officially took on the project today, a gentlemans handshake with my friend. He has the title! Lol
The tin is in very good shape. The tanks are unbelievably spotless metal finish - kinda blew my mind.
The bike has been disassembled for 15 years & his Dad is long gone. Its ran the last time he rode it and it had a coil failure apparently. He did not mess with it further as he was right in the middle of bringing up a family... He thought the AMF build was so poor he did not want to do the project.
It should have a disc front end, but has a drum... And the tin (or front fender anyway) is Duo Glide! Go figure. I think his Dad back dated it as it was semi bobbed too.
Maybe a Duo Glide front end? Hmmm...
My indy H-D shop is behind me. He gave me a complete thick V-Twin Mfg products guide. Cool beans. Thanks to Kenny. It has a lot of product.
I will do a starter button or lever on the solenoid, I like that old school location...
Yes a nuts & bolts package will be acquired when I know more what I need. He has bags of bolts but not documented - I can figure out some of it...
I have two Shovel guys in my circle so I will throw a thousand questions at them lol, and here too. :-)
I have a lift... I have the funds to make this happen. I will expect a year or two of build time. Maybe mocked up by fall?? Dunno.
I will do Buchcanan rebuilt wheels. I will look at Andrews for the trans (looked at the Baker 6 into 4 so far). S & S might be in the mix in the future. ;-)
My goal will be like this pic below in a basic function. ...A sweet bike I found on A Dennis Kirk Garage page.
I will have pics of all my acquired parts soon!
Thanks for all the positivity gents.
If you are after this look I think that the front fender here is late model, the sides are not as full. Maybe designed for a larger diameter wheel ?
As this is a consideration thread, I am considering many things...
Hopefully the stock engine for awhile with a rebuilt or replacement transmission.
Another consideration is the primary drive... Go original chain, or what looks to be an 1 1/2" belt primary. That eliminates oil in the primary right?
Durable? Quieter? Waste of time?
I believe I have made a decision on wheel diameters. 16" rear and 19" front. I think that will be enough of large diameter bias in front.
For a visual reference on 19/16 wheels here is a pic solely for wheel size. Not a direction I would go, but I like the wheel size balance.
I really am trying to not over do this bike. $$ will add up quick enough.
I should be getting much of the basket case this week. We'll see how organized or not it is. My friend is pretty together.
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