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From: fulton ny
68 shovel
hello all cool site i have a 68 shovel 900 cc was told basket case motor all apart seams to all be there came with a ridged frame all there but all apart lol looking for help on the motor part any imfomation would be very helpfull thank you
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From: San Diego/Tj mexico
welcome congrats on the new bike & good luck
Hope to see some pics when you get her back on the road.
Rick From San Diego / TJ Mexico
1992 flhtc
2002 V-Rod
soon to join the 260 club
AW wheels
Metzelers
V-mods
Hope to see some pics when you get her back on the road.
Rick From San Diego / TJ Mexico
1992 flhtc
2002 V-Rod
soon to join the 260 club
AW wheels
Metzelers
V-mods
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From: Yakima, Wa.
Welcome from central Washington. Great site and even better people. Use the search function and snoop around a bit before asking questions . Just a little brotherly advice. Glad you're here . Geezer
Welcome from SoCal. Check the Shovel section. There is plenty of good help here.
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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
Sorry to tell Ya but a 68 shovel is a 74 in, 1200cc motor, what you have is a 900cc motor so you might have a Sportster motor.
Here''s an article I fournd on everthing U want to know about a Harley....
The Shovelhead was an air-cooled, 45 degree, V-twin motorcycle engine manufactured from 1966 to 1984 by the Harley Davidson Motor Company. It had 1200cc of displacement and, after 1978, was increased to 1340cc for Harley's Big Twin bikes.
It replaced the Panhead style engines and in turn was replaced by the Evo engines. The name "Shovelhead" was a continuation of the convention of naming the engines for the shape of the rocker covers at the top of the engine. The Shovelhead has subtly rounded rocker covers that resemble the shape of a shovel.
The Shovelhead was in production so long during a time of innovation and competition that it was considered a relic long before it was replaced. By the standards of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Shovelhead's oil management systems, reliability, maintenance schedule, and overall performance were out of date.
A number of third-party engine manufacturers produce custom Shovelhead-style engines, in a variety of bores, many much larger than the original design displacements. Each manufacturer includes upgrades to the original design to improve the performance and reliability while still providing the original styling and overall engine structure.
Congrats on your bike and Welcome to the forum.
To learn how to get around in here Go to the forum main page and look it over and it would help to read the Rules.
Questions like (What’s the best) mufflers, seat, Cams, tires, oils, ETC, have been answered hundreds of times.
Do a search in this forum or Google, If you can’t find the answer, then Start a thread and go from there.
At least U tried….
From Indy.
Here''s an article I fournd on everthing U want to know about a Harley....
The Shovelhead was an air-cooled, 45 degree, V-twin motorcycle engine manufactured from 1966 to 1984 by the Harley Davidson Motor Company. It had 1200cc of displacement and, after 1978, was increased to 1340cc for Harley's Big Twin bikes.
It replaced the Panhead style engines and in turn was replaced by the Evo engines. The name "Shovelhead" was a continuation of the convention of naming the engines for the shape of the rocker covers at the top of the engine. The Shovelhead has subtly rounded rocker covers that resemble the shape of a shovel.
The Shovelhead was in production so long during a time of innovation and competition that it was considered a relic long before it was replaced. By the standards of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Shovelhead's oil management systems, reliability, maintenance schedule, and overall performance were out of date.
A number of third-party engine manufacturers produce custom Shovelhead-style engines, in a variety of bores, many much larger than the original design displacements. Each manufacturer includes upgrades to the original design to improve the performance and reliability while still providing the original styling and overall engine structure.
Congrats on your bike and Welcome to the forum.
To learn how to get around in here Go to the forum main page and look it over and it would help to read the Rules.
Questions like (What’s the best) mufflers, seat, Cams, tires, oils, ETC, have been answered hundreds of times.
Do a search in this forum or Google, If you can’t find the answer, then Start a thread and go from there.
At least U tried….
From Indy.
Last edited by oct1949; Jun 19, 2009 at 09:40 AM.
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