1980 fxs shovel
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1980 fxs shovel
hhey all,
what am i in for with this ,just bought it,havent ridden since 97 ,had a79 sporty fairly hand with wrench
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what am i in for with this ,just bought it,havent ridden since 97 ,had a79 sporty fairly hand with wrench
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RE: 1980 fxs shovel
I think what you are in for is a very good time! You didn't say if it had any papers to show how it had been maintained, but I would go through and check it before doing any long distance stuff. The fact that you can wrench will also save some mean green. Nice to see another 20 something bike still on the road.
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RE: 1980 fxs shovel
ORIGINAL: dont know Jack
“dont know Jack”
“hhey all,
what am i in for with this ,just bought it,havent ridden since 97 ,had a79 sporty fairly hand with wrench “
First thing do you know if it had a valve job or top end since new ? most likely it did, since the valves were at a time of “lead gas” do a compression test, you need a good battery this was one of the first generation electronic ign. It needs juice to run, HD gel batteries are great last for years.
This is no sporty, the ride will tell you that, does it have stock carb ? (one cable) ?
Good luck, if it’s a lowrider, oh it is FXS ok, you have one of the best looking lowriders of the eighties !
cj
“dont know Jack”
“hhey all,
what am i in for with this ,just bought it,havent ridden since 97 ,had a79 sporty fairly hand with wrench “
First thing do you know if it had a valve job or top end since new ? most likely it did, since the valves were at a time of “lead gas” do a compression test, you need a good battery this was one of the first generation electronic ign. It needs juice to run, HD gel batteries are great last for years.
This is no sporty, the ride will tell you that, does it have stock carb ? (one cable) ?
Good luck, if it’s a lowrider, oh it is FXS ok, you have one of the best looking lowriders of the eighties !
cj
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