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Pix of your shovels....

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deadreckoning on Jan 10, 2009

Apr 6, 2026 08:03 AM
by FL54

2,128

1,055,879

Shovelhead

The Last Shovelheads: 1984 FLHX Special EditionThe Last Shovelheads: 1984 FLHX Special Edition

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Curated Content Editor on Sep 28, 2020

Mar 14, 2026 09:02 AM
by Mike1956G

23

5,584

Shovelhead

affect, cup, cups, fork, increase, install, motorcycle, neck, offset, rake, raked, shovelhead, trail, tree, tripple

Raking with neck cups

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mark127 on Nov 15, 2010

Feb 20, 2026 07:19 AM
by WKNDS

25

32,614

Softail Models

1973, 73, difference, early, engine, harley, houston, ironhead, late, model, repair, shovelhead, sportster, vin, xlch

early 73 or late 73?

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oil leak on May 15, 2011

Jan 31, 2026 05:47 PM
by Bryan Austin

13

18,512

Ironhead

2006, cb, custom, fire, fuel, harley, injected, make, misfire, misfiring, miss, occasional, plugs, shovelhead, skip, spark, wot

Occasional misfire at cruise

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iclick on May 5, 2011

Oct 1, 2025 05:17 PM
by net4u@aol.com

29

22,879

Ignition/Tuner/ECM/Fuel Injection

adjust, cable, cables, carb, harley, harlry, idle, install, internal, motorcycle, night, shovelhead, ss, stock, throttle, train

Throttle & Idle Cables for S&S Carb...

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TxMoores on Mar 26, 2005

Jul 13, 2025 08:55 PM
by #1Brickman

14

16,794

Exhaust System Topics

78, blowing, change, davidson, harley, models, oil, oily, plugs, problems, pump, put, shovelhead, smoke, started, troubleshooting

oil problems with 78 shovelhead

mslarm on May 3, 2012

May 27, 2025 05:30 PM
by shovelmann

8

9,264

Shovelhead

Grease Suggestions

Prop on Jun 23, 2021

Jan 26, 2025 09:52 PM
by AJ Brink

5

2,041

Shovelhead

1979, adjust, buddy, flhc, free, games, harley, pogo, post, powered, seat, shovelhead, spring, vbulletin, white

1979 FLHC. Seat (ditch the Pogo??)

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booboo0310 on Mar 29, 2010

Jan 23, 2025 12:25 PM
by AJ Brink

22

25,796

Shovelhead

davidson, exhaust, gaskets, harley, head, hot, how, overheating, rear, retourque, run, running, shovelhead, smoke, ultra, white

How hot is too hot

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dedjr67 on Nov 29, 2009

Dec 14, 2024 01:57 PM
by TwiZted Biker

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12,330

Shovelhead

50wt, 60w, affect, clutch, engine, evo, gears, harley, oil, oils, problem, shovelhead, starter, thick, transmission

Can thick gear oil affect STARTER??

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Haji4 on Jan 10, 2006

Nov 26, 2024 03:37 PM
by smitty901

13

3,104

Primary/Transmission/Driveline/Clutch

Points

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JAMES2 on Sep 1, 2006

Oct 25, 2024 04:15 PM
by Ohio HD

10

3,579

Shovelhead

alley, back, bolt, cycles, davidson, doc, exaust, exhaust, harley, leak, leaks, pipe, put, shovelhead, stop, stud, studs, torque

shovelhead exhaust leaks

athome01 on May 22, 2008

Oct 5, 2024 02:34 PM
by Uncle Larry

7

13,541

Exhaust System Topics

1200, 2009, 883, 89, burn, davidson, fuel, gas, harley, high, kind, octane, premium, running, shovelhead, sportster

Poll

What octane gas do you use?

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PHAT A$$ on May 22, 2009

Sep 30, 2024 10:38 AM
by hammer6315

141

213,087

Sportster Models

1982, classic, custom, shovelhead, triple cylinder

1982 Triple Shovel: One-off Three-Cylinder H-D

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Curated Content Editor on Dec 14, 2018

Aug 25, 2024 07:18 AM
by hellonewman

30

4,930

Shovelhead

brake, brakes, calipers, davidson, forum, glide, goldwing, harley, lehman, parking, reviews, shovelhead, tri, trike, wilwood

Rear Brakes In a Lehman Trike?

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mazzurco on Mar 17, 2008

Jul 7, 2024 03:34 PM
by bones3

25

22,311

Hacked, Conversions and Trailering

2008, bad, ccopensator, clutch, compensator, evo, failure, failures, harley, king, noise, road, shovelhead, symptoms, ultra

What Are First Signs of Compensator Failure?

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pierced5 on Nov 28, 2011

Jun 4, 2024 10:39 PM
by hattitude

14

25,242

Touring Models

4744682, 60502, 6050280a, 6050284, 80a, 83, belt, drive, fxb, fxsb, harley, primary, run, shovelhead, sturgis

belt drive inner primary...oem pt #?

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sodbuster on Sep 15, 2008

May 21, 2024 04:47 PM
by FilthyLucre

11

5,391

Shovelhead

air, blowby, blowing, carb, carburetor, case, cleaner, davidson, flt, harley, motor, oil, puking, shovelhead, spitting, vents

blowing oil out carb plate vent hole

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kiss4afrog on May 23, 2008

May 8, 2024 05:31 PM
by Spanners39

13

12,178

Shovelhead

adjust, davidson, harley, jiffy, kick, kickstand, locking, loose, sagging, shovelhead, softail, sportster, spring, stand, tension, wobble

Sagging kick-stand

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Beefcake on May 26, 2005

Feb 2, 2024 07:45 PM
by Harley_ish

10

18,174

Frame/Suspension/Front End/Brakes

1984, davidson, drive, engaging, flh, harley, high, mechanism, motor, running, shovelhead, starter, stater, stick, torque

starter just keeps on cranking?

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bullet 10 on Mar 30, 2011

Jan 13, 2024 07:18 PM
by tkieran

37

55,313

Shovelhead

2001, adjustment, breather, carb, carburetor, carburetors, cv, dynokit, eagle, harley, install, kit, mounting, nozzle, parts, retrofit, screamin, shovel, shovelhead, slide, sportster, top

Setting up a CV Carb on a Shovelhead

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counterreset on Jun 29, 2011

Nov 27, 2023 03:29 PM
by HeavyRevy

28

57,223

Shovelhead

6001m, clarksville, cover, distributor, electronic, harley, harleydavidson, igntion, job, listings, mallory, mybb, panhead, powered, review, shovelhead, tn

Mallory Distributor

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woollyb on Apr 2, 2012

Nov 14, 2023 09:25 PM
by woollyb

11

8,493

Panhead

big, cam, cams, davidson, harley, idle, make, motorcycle, phonedoccom, potat, potato, potatoe, potatopotato, shovelhead, sound, sounding

potato-potato idle

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flhxi06 on May 31, 2007

Aug 8, 2023 05:20 PM
by byersmtrco

50

14,517

Touring Models

oil sumping, shovelhead, sluggish starter

'76 FXE sumping TOO much. Starter struggling...

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Bulldog1085 on Jul 12, 2023

Jul 13, 2023 12:59 PM
by Racepres

13

1,113

Shovelhead

45, davidson, engine, enine, exhaust, flathead, frame, harley, motor, motors, sale, shovel, shovelhead, ul, ulh

Flathead Engine to Shovelhead Frame

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fiveola on Jul 2, 2008

Jul 6, 2023 06:14 AM
by johnjzjz

10

10,917

Flathead

Liberator Fairing - need some help

TikTok on Jun 16, 2023

Jun 16, 2023 06:02 AM
by TikTok

0

368

Shovelhead

1979, 1979fxef, 35, 74, 80, belt, drive, forum, fxef, gas, harley, hd, shovelhead, slitting, tank, tire

1979 FXEF 80 ci need fuel tank, want belt drive

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lostroadcaptian on Oct 7, 2011

Jun 14, 2023 03:36 PM
by HellaGNARLY

14

3,381

Shovelhead

clicking, shovelhead, solenoid, spacer, starter

1982 FLHC starter issue 16k mile stock

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sixty5pan on May 19, 2022

Jun 11, 2023 12:59 PM
by sixty5pan

11

1,467

Shovelhead

davidson, evo, harley, makes, motorcycle, noise, screeching, shooting, shovelhead, softail, solenoid, starter, trouble, troubleshooting, whirring

Basic Starter Trouble Shooting

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HDF Tech on Oct 18, 2005

Jun 2, 2023 07:59 AM
by Dan89FLSTC

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62,370

Electrical/Lighting/Alarm