1976 Harley Davidson Shovelhead

[@IgnotusMedia]

I am the cameraman, the younger kid is my brother, and the older guy is our father. My father bought the bike in the early 80s and modified/customized/rebuilt it until 2004, when it broke down one last time and he decided it was time for a new bike. He now drives an early 2000's Road King. This bike sat in the shed unused until I got my motorcycle endorsement in 2011. When I got it, my father gave me the bike. Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video! :)

[@kinnanej4058]

My dad just rebuilt his 81 lowrider with the 1340 after 15 years. hearing that thing through drag pipes after such a long time was awesome

[@BjFoley]

Now thats the Sound of a Real.Harley i ride a 1982 FXE.

[@IgnotusMedia]

Thank you! I ride it whenever I can

[@IgnotusMedia]

Thank you! I am a big fan of the lopey idle as well

[@burkey426]

Awesome video! gotta love that galloping shovel idle

[@IgnotusMedia]

@TustinVlogs I love that sound. Its way more intimidating in person

[@IgnotusMedia]

The bike has many modified performance parts in it, including an aftermarket camshaft ("cam") that has larger lobes on it. This allows more air/fuel to enter the cylinder during the intake stroke, and results in a more powerful explosion. The side effects of larger cam lobes are a crisper, snappier sound and the labored idle, which he is referring to.

[@BadBlood0710]

So many dudes say they only bother with their shovels because its what they started on back in the day....but i'm 23 and i still punish myself trying to keep my dads going strong(ish).

[@jdisinter]

Awesome bike,dont own a harley but a friend of mine has one like yours.When we would leave work I would be the first out so he would let me start it.When i get one that is what I want.Accept no substitutes.

[@rhynocerous988]

I love that slow, lopey idle. Nice ride man :)

[@murraykennedy6019]

the reason it was spewing oil is called"sumping" when a Harley sits for a long time, the oil in the tank drains down into the lower end. that means the check valve in the oil pump is not sealing, but that is an easy fix

[@spidiq8]

Beautiful, sound and looks. I could sit and listen to harley ticking over all day long, the only thing that comes vaguely close is a 50's Brit single cylinder.

[@nikolaiownz]

gorgeous bike man!!!

[@garyronan5568]

Very nice! I have A '76 myself but mine is A FLH bagger. Vid makes me want to take A ride but seeing as it's 4 above I guess I'll settle for A run to the bar with the old HD snow machine. (If it starts!)

[@IgnotusMedia]

Listen closely at 0:08 right before he said "that's why I told you to buy an extra quart" and 0:27. It literally spews oil into the tray underneath it, which is right next to the enormous oil puddle :) Good ol shovelhead

[@nikolaiownz]

Mann your lucky.. enjoy that bike and ride it alot! its so awesome! :)

[@travisvincent813]

i put a 3 inch open belt primary on mine no more oil leek sounds great

[@michael7324]

Just pulled my 81FXWG out today.

[@skiraf]

that leaks almost as much as my old triumph.

[@tonyahensley3874]

Got a 1972 shovelhead and cant figure out why it wont stay fired up can you help

[@TeriG123]

Gotta love the 2:37 dance. :-)

[@oldharleylover]

the young man loves the "gallup" as I do!

[@LyonhartZ2]

@YourDoom, Who owns the Bike? The person filming? or the older gentleman? Its a nice sound!! (It seems that the Kid in the Background is a little is a little scared of the mechanic guy..Is that his father?) Anyways, AWESOME Ride!! (Seems like you have much more!!)

[@AndrewG2.0]

Sounds good after it warmed up

[@62jpowell]

nice Bike and take good care and pass it on to your son when that time comes

[@78shovelhead]

shovelheads rule

[@MrSchroyer]

my bike dosnt leak... it marks its territory lol

[@skiraf]

how did you clean the driveway?

[@kozmicdreamer]

doesn't a super low idle starve the top end for oil ?

[@IgnotusMedia]

Not with these older motors. Wouldn't try it on an evo or a twin cam though.

[@murraykennedy6019]

I don't understand why as soon as it fires up, he runs around the bike to shut the choke off. let the motor warm up a bit! that's what chokes are for. but the worst thing is revving the shit out of it when the motor is stone cold. it obviously had not run for a bit, with the oil sumping and all

[@lawrencebrandt8448]

he should be checking the charging system .

[@IgnotusMedia]

That's what I tell my girlfriend's father every time I park it in his driveway for too long ;)

[@heelscommando]

pity youjube doesn't allow for multiple likes. x

[@skiraf]

What did you mean by "it's all CAM" ?

[@PhilOsGarage]

Where was the oil leaking from?

[@IgnotusMedia]

***** From the overflow tube. Oil pressure would go up when the bike fired, but since it would stall almost immediately the pressure would remain and be released from the overflow tube. At least thats how I understand it

[@PhilOsGarage]

Ahh, easy fix?

[@IgnotusMedia]

Yeah, once the bike was running the oil didn't leak anymore

[@PhilOsGarage]

Ahh fair enough, if only everything were so easy! I'm not a Harley guy, but I really liove the fact that people are so enthusiastic about them, all part of the wonderful world of biking, the bike is a real credit to you.

[@onlineagencyexpert356]

Oh My! I wanna twist that throttle too!

[@IgnotusMedia]

That's the plan!

[@ZRATBB]

Not enough jumper cables ...

[@skiraf]

happpy kid dance @3:00 :-)

[@Martuszewski]

Looks like one guy paying around with a credit card riders bike.

[@Martuszewski]

It's ur timing, not cam. I would clean carb because linking gas, n next time have full charge before trying to f%@k with bike. It's timing!

[@ezekielxspressxclio]

Me casaba con ella :( (L)