Great. NOW ya tell me I should have worked hard and made lots of money when I was younger. Where were you 20 years ago

 

Complete S&S uppers with their 2 pc rocker boxes , roller rocker arms , dual plugged heads , high lift valve train & late model evo type lifter system with internal oiling all pushed by a .600 lift cam . Notice the 1/8" oil isn't here to feed the rockers ? it's an expensive bitch if you don't find deals but man what a difference it makes for a shovel with 93" @ just under 11-1 comp. .

Shovel rocker boxes just do not clean up well period . You'll never get the pits out of them polishing or plating without big bucks and lot of hand lapping to get the mounting surfaces flat again . I use some stuff that used to called Extreem metal polish . It's like a rough cotton ball wadding soaked in in something , you tear off a piece and just rub . Best alum cleaner polish I've tried . Hear they don't sell it anymore under that name .

I'll keep in mind for the pan stuff thanks , I'll shoot you a PM later . Thanks .

 

Sounds like you got PLENTY of power. Don't you just LOVE the sound of a shovel, at low idle with straight pipes?

The cleaner you are talking about in a can goes by several brands. I think one is "Dura-glass" and the other one is "never Dull." I have used both of them, but old habits are hard to break and I have rubbed and rubbed using "Mothers Mag & Alum Polish" since the shovels first came out and have learned that I can make polished Alum look "almost" like chrome.

BTW, my besides the custom paint, my red 79 shovel has a 'diamond cut" pattern on the heads ( I will have to get a close up photo of the heads) and a custom cut design on the front and back fenders in order to get a little extra attention when I park it.

But all in all, I generally ride it a couple of times a week and whenever I ride it, with it's forward controls, it's a TOY that takes me back to my youth and lets me get lost in my memories of days gone by. Only it's not a rigid frame and I have seriously been thinking about building ONE MORE chopper, complete with an 8 or 10 over girder, before I am too old to hold one up.

 

Ya she kick's out about 94-95 hp and the mod list is too long to even start here , fine tuned into a very smooth riding reliable bike mirror buzz doesn't set in till over 75 . Bunch of the local new bike guys won't ride with me anymore . Spent bokoo bucks on a bike then dump several grand more in and still can't outrun a 39 yr old bike , kinda pisses on their ego and bragging rights a bit .


This is the stuff I use on alum. best I've ever found , guess it's back on the market again YEH !! Try it and you find out why Mothers is only half the real name , you'll use the rest of it thinking about all the work you didn't have to .

http://www.xtreemusa.com/metalpolish.html

 

 

Twizted, isn't that entire motor aftermarket? Correct me if I'm wrong but the lower end is not "stock" right? It looks like one of those S & S Shovel engines you can buy and drop in??? If so, did it just bolt right up? Any frame mods to take the more powerful motor, etc.?

 

yeah but readin about and seein pics of shovels beats reading "who's a biker" any day.

 

And that's a fact!

 

Who gives a crap what someone wears, doesn't wear, how much they ride, what they ride, or any other issue.

Some of you concerned girly boys just give it a rest. No one cares what you think.

 

Yeah F' it Shovels are a thing of beauty ain't they?