Just bought a '77 Super Glide
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From: Denver
Just bought a '77 Super Glide
I picked this up today:
It's my first Harley but by far not my first bike. I work at a Denver dealership (porter/tech assistant) and this was a trade-in sitting in what the general manager calls "the turd pile." The mechanics assure me it's solid. Aside from the king/queen seat, sissybar and semi-straight pipes it's stock and unmolested. Of course, it marks its territory. At the moment it doesn't run but a new battery, fresh gas and clean plugs should change that. For $3600 I figure it's a good start.
I've looked around at the posts here and clearly I've come to the right place for advice. Any comments and suggestions at this point will be appreciated. For background, I'm 51, mechanically adept, have a good home shop and am mostly undaunted by new challenges.
For the curious, here's my last project: www.CBCafeRacer.com
It's my first Harley but by far not my first bike. I work at a Denver dealership (porter/tech assistant) and this was a trade-in sitting in what the general manager calls "the turd pile." The mechanics assure me it's solid. Aside from the king/queen seat, sissybar and semi-straight pipes it's stock and unmolested. Of course, it marks its territory. At the moment it doesn't run but a new battery, fresh gas and clean plugs should change that. For $3600 I figure it's a good start.
I've looked around at the posts here and clearly I've come to the right place for advice. Any comments and suggestions at this point will be appreciated. For background, I'm 51, mechanically adept, have a good home shop and am mostly undaunted by new challenges.
For the curious, here's my last project: www.CBCafeRacer.com
Last edited by Acemon; Oct 31, 2012 at 10:04 PM.
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From: pasadena
looks to be in pretty good shape, i just bought a 76 a month ago that has been sitting for 10 years. most chrome was rusted, but it ran like a clock (although noisy)
biggest problem was electrical system so i chopped it out and installed a new harness. that, oil lines, brake lines, and tires were the worst.
good luck
biggest problem was electrical system so i chopped it out and installed a new harness. that, oil lines, brake lines, and tires were the worst.
good luck
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I wondered because of the dual discs on the front-----------------so is it a 77 on the title??You work at Avalanche I take it????
Nice save from the Turd pile..Take your time and get it right and it will be good to you..Old iron is a labor of love..
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From: langley,bc,canada
I see a very decent bike under that seat somewhere,,seriously though,Old shovels are gettin just like pans were when I was a kid,,hard to come by unerappreciated,,thans to this wonderful place for those of us & others who keeping these beauty's alive.
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OP--------------tell us more about the title etc., It appears to be a 77 frame if you look at th highway pegs and how thy mount.I think the mounts for forward controls didn't hit again until the sturgis came out as well---------------if its titled a 79 I would be surprised
