'60 FLH Semi-Restore

[CraigArizona85248]

Great looking projects!  I wish I was building a new bike but I just did my taxes and I owe Uncle Sam about $6K so project money is a little short.

I'm starting a low $$ project for my wife this week.  She wants custom paint on her 2002 Vespa ET4 (125cc of twist-and-go power  ).  She's having surgery next week and won't be able to ride for about 6 weeks.  I told her I'd try to get the Vespa project done so it's ready to go when she is.

-Craig

[rbonner]

Craig,

Turn the Vespa into a new Pan Project and then tell her she can't ride it...  My OL was hoping to ride the Shovel, but when I stuck the stock 12" shocks on it that put it out of her leg length.  OOPS sorry Babe, need to grow about 3" of leg there...  Then come back and talk to me.

Is it obvious I don't like women any more?  Heck I don't like guys either...  HAven a heck of a time with dogs too; Pishaw and Oh shucks.

BOB

[Snuff™]

Update:  Got some sheet metal back.  Waiting on the tanks and heat shield for the exhaust.

-Snuffâ,,¢

[rbonner]

Oh my.

[twincamzz]

she's lookin' mighty fine there Snuff !! 

[Deye76]

Snuff,  that'll give a red blooded American a woody.

[Little Al]

wow

looking damn good!

[Pzokes]

Bike looks great.........can't wait to see the pictures when you get done. 

[70weight]

Snuff...great job! It's gonna be awsome.

Mule...lookin good! Post more pics as you get er done.

[Snuff™]

Thanks guys!  But you haven't seen it close up.  Really disappointed in the paint job.  I'll probably have Seattle paint it next winter.  A guy at work painted my shovel fairing for $30 and it looks perfect, so for $200 for the pan I thought perfect.  Wrong!

-Snuffâ,,¢

[rbonner]

Snuff, there's always color sand and reclear.  I've had to do that before to.  On the race cars, we just strategically hung stickers.

BOB

[Snuff™]

Getting close.  Got the tanks back.  Painter didn't get the paint scheme correct.  Will have it repainted during the winter.  Can't find my shut-off valve yet.  Did get 2 orig. exhaust brackets for the front exh.

-Snuffâ,,¢

[panjs]

Beautiful 

[rbonner]

Looken good.

[Pzokes]

Snuff,

Looks like your almost ready for a ride.  Looks good. 

[twincamzz]

Hate to hear that the paint didn't turn out like you wanted Snuff, but I still think your Pan is coming along nicely. Are those saddlebags in the background for this project ? If so, they're gonna be awesome ... 

[Snuff™]

Thanks for the positive comments.  Twin, those bags in the background is a set of Heritage Softail bags I got off EBay ($47).  Needed some new studs and Doc Bailey's, Look pretty good now.  I'll be modifying the shape of them to fit (shock interference).  I got a set of originals, but like the leather look.

-Snuffâ,,¢

[Snuff™]

Here's an update on my pan.

http://harleytechtalk.com/htt/index.php/topic,31451.0.html

-Snuffâ,,¢

[Snuff™]

I updated with a video.  Still trying different starting sequences.  About 1/2 the time it starts on the 1st kick.  I just can't remember if it's 2 or 3 prime kicks.

http://harleytechtalk.com/htt/index.php/topic,31451.0.html

[twincamzz]

She sounded mighty fine there Snuff. After all your hard work I know you gotta be one happy man. Enjoy the ride brother. 

[harpwrench]

Beautiful bike man. 

[panjs]

I updated with a video.  Still trying different starting sequences.  About 1/2 the time it starts on the 1st kick.  I just can't remember if it's 2 or 3 prime kicks.

http://harleytechtalk.com/htt/index.php/topic,31451.0.html

The '50 I had years ago was happy with 2 kicks to prime. I'm hoping my '61 will let me know some day how many she wants!
Both had a Bendix.