Shovelhead, mechanic, shop

Hi I'm new here and new to Harley's I've been a sport bike rider and I just picked up a 79 shovelhead. I was looking for a good local mechanic to help me get this thing on the road. Any suggestions would help. I'm pretty handy myself but don't know anything about a shovelhead. Thank and I look forward to riding.

Can't help ya with the mechanic stuff but welcome from Robertsdale!

Thanks I'm sure someone here has some info for me

welcome from east la. I have heard nothing but good things about the shop over in lillian alabama called D&D local family owned and operated HD people

Again glad you stopped by and joined up and please post up some pics of your bike

beachbum_

now lets ride

That shop is H&D. They are the best I have seen. I will not take my bikes anywhere else. Super bunch of people there.

yeap thats the right name i get them confused with D&D cycles in pissacola
thanks for the correction

Welcome from west mobile. Look up misfit. He can probly help you out.

Welcome aboard bro! ... ok, gotta get this off my chest...WHY oh WHY! would you want to go from riding sportbikes to chugging and sputtering along on dem fat harleys?

Trolling from a rice rocket! Nice!!!!!

Ethio... restoring a bike is not just about the ride. it is about the pride that goes into it too.

I ride both and love it...

welcome to the site, and hope you can get the bike sorted...

That's right I just love to ride. But I have been wanting to do a bobber. So here I go. Thanks for the replies.

Welcome from Mobile

EthioKnight wrote:Welcome aboard bro! ... ok, gotta get this off my chest...WHY oh WHY! would you want to go from riding sportbikes to chugging and sputtering along on dem fat harleys?

Oh, mine sputters along alright.........

Dude, DixonBallz??

I can help you with any questions and total rebuild of shovels, I am however out of town till next week and live in pace but will help you in any way with getting it running an on the road.

Also ETnight,

World's record holders in quarter mile is dominated by harleys..

Let me know when you get back in town. I would love to talk with you.

DixonBallz,

Will be back next tuesday, which oil leaks do you have currently..Also if not already done you need to replaace the single oil feed line to the top with dual feeding both heads instead of piggy from back to front. Will save damage down the road. Sounds like a bent shifting fork, if racket top tranny easy check.

I'm a taking the trans out now to inspect. I think the leak is from the main seal where the motor mates to primary. I will also check the oil lines. Thanks
It is a ratchet top

Both those seals are an easy fix, are you running chain or belt drive?

Also one thing many guys think is an oil leak is the chain pre oiler, and their are hoses routing to and from the oil pump to the primary housing.

On rachet top you can remove the top of the tranny once removed and inspect the shift forks which usually are the ptoblem.

I'm running a wet clutch. The oil lines have been removed from primary. Trans is now out I'll be inspecting in a minute. And it is chain. And the oil to the head is piggy backed.

Right on, I love them all.. sounds like a kick a$$ project.. Welcome to the forum from Bay Minette.

A few tips,
you can cap off all the oil lines to the primary,seal it and with bike sitting up straight add 1/2 quart 30wt oil tru the side cover up to the bottom lip.

run a remote oil filter and cooler

replace the oil feed line with a tee type so each cylinder head is getting fresh oil instead of pumping into the rear then forward to the front.

Do not use metal gaskets, shovels have no close tolerance and will not seal, definetly not on cylinder base, or heads use James Gaskets.

Shift forks look good. With the top off there's a disk on top that rotates there is a spring loaded plunger that stopes it at every gear it functions good with top off but when I put it on it won't shift.

72shovelhead wrote:Also ETnight,

World's record holders in quarter mile is dominated by harleys..

I beg to differ :

Rocket bikes are not allowed in the NHRA. That is apples and oranges, Bro.