Vette's and Duo Glides Do Not Mix Well

Look close...there are two Duo Glides in this picture!!!!

Shot Guns!

The rest of the bike doesn't really go with this "radical" exhaust for the time period.

Crash Victim 1958

I can't tell exactly what the bike is from these pictures. It has a big twin springer, Peanut tank, bobbed rear fender and it looks like the carb is on the right so based on what I can make out of the motor I'm thinkin' a Pan.

Junk...

Look behind the barrel

Get out the Flux Capacitor...I want to be transported back to a time when this was junk and piled up in yards!

39 Progress...more..Is it wrong?

Spray painting in the living room...Is it wrong? Fuck no!

I had to touch up the repaired cradle tubes before bolting in the engine.

Pressed steel drum to go with the backing plate...nice!

39 EL Progress? Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

46 FL Scalped of it's front brake

39 Only(shackle) Front brake

Shackle end up close


36 - 38 Shackle

39 matching front fender

Ugh!

It does match nicely though!

I decided to get some work done on the 39 EL today...

Now awhile ago I was doing some research on front brake parts and realized I had a 39 only front brake on my 46 FL. The "39 only" part is the shackle and positioning of the rear grease fitting...so today I raped the 46 for it and I'm cleaning it off to put on the 39. I had an earlier brake picked out but I may as well put the right one on. I also picked a nice matching front fender...It has issues but I will overcome!

Yes, after 7 years that's still the ex wife's furniture taking up valuable motorcycle room...what the hell it's comfortable!

Slippage

My 1950 Pan needed a seasonal dumping of the oil to stop the sticking and slipping. Pull plates, wash in gas, resurface on patio block, wipe out clutch basket and reassemble...yes I've replaced the main seal and the ones that go in the clutch hub nut. I used to keep it up on the rear stand when parking for extended periods...that helped. I think its engine oil filling the primary anyway. The process is usually good for several months. Hhhhmmm...maybe that strategically drilled hole just below the derby cover... nah...