Bear with me… this is about to get messy | 1984 FLT Tour Glide | Final Drive Chain | Bonus Stage

Now wanting to stay with a chain drive for two reasons: simplicity, it’s already there and the trans seems okay, and, it’s got a bit of an old school vibe.
Time to dig into the enclosure and see what’s involved in swapping for an o-ring / x-ring exposed chain and if the existing sprockets are in any sort of useable condition.
Was expecting way more of a mess, but seems most of the gear oil had already leaked out!
And at the end of the day, decided to take an opportunity for a quick bonus…

[@rustyrims05]

The fact that the chain and sprockets are serviceable speaks volumes for full final drive enclosure. A bastard to work on though.

[@williamrenner2504]

I have an 82 . Watching closely.

[@tta850]

Agreed, everything I’ve learned so far says it’s a great system, I just want to keep things simple and most importantly leak free 👍🏻

[@stephengibbs4372]

I owned a ex police 86 FXRP with a fully enclosed chain and when I civillianised it I was going to remove it but didn’t and never had to adjust the chain whole time I owned it, ugly but functional.

[@Reckless_Garage559]

underrated channel

[@tta850]

Thank you 🙏

[@kindnessalwayscomesback2419]

Its night and day different from your last street run i think your going the right way with this build , love watching you ride through streets of NYC keep doing what your doing

[@tta850]

Thank you so much, the ignition was definitely acting up cause it’s smoother, starts quicker, and all around runs better 👍🏻

[@invertedsun]

Glad youre stickin with it brother! cant wait to see where it goes next.

[@tta850]

🙏

[@bradwiebelhaus7065]

Good work. I connect my new chain to the old chain and pull it through the sprockets, works great.

[@theone2be33]

@@bradwiebelhaus7065 that's VERY CLEVER! Great tip!

[@tta850]

Ha great idea thanks! Will keep that in mind when I change it out! Thank you! 👏

[@K4RLOTrucking]

THIS. You will save a mountain of headache using this method @tta850

[@mattivirta]

yes just thats need do. easy simple job. but need change all sametime chain and sprockets ewery time all need change or new chain go fast shit if not change sprockets too.

[@kurtfoulke5130]

I remember my Dad's FLT. The enclosed chain was a pain in the ass but, I think the chain would have lived forever. Once you hit 5th, it becomes a very smooth & quiet ride.

[@tta850]

Hope to find out about 5th soon!

[@Patchesrepairshop]

I have had my rear wheel out in my videos, the rear sprocket was impossible to find in the UK so we machined the sprocket off the hub and welded a later sprocket on. It worked a treat 👍

[@tta850]

Cool going to check your vids for guidance 👍🏻

[@tta850]

Thank you!

[@Patchesrepairshop]

@@tta850 I can’t remember if the wheel removal was part one or part two 🤔😂

[@poulsonarrow]

Totally enjoying this channel and once finished with this project , how about a cross country road trip ( vlog ) ?

[@tta850]

Hopefully, the plan is Sturgis in 2025 with this machine and a few friends… not completely cross country but from NY it’s 1800 miles each way 👍🏻

[@JohnSmith-in1tt]

Just found your channel. Sweet old bike you got, and as someone who was born not too long after those tires were made, it's even cooler to watch you bring her back to life. I'm not a cruiser guy, but this definitely makes me want an old Harley for sure. Cheers

[@tta850]

Thank you!

[@FourIntoOne]

"I think we are gettin somewhere..." Yep I think you are, loving the way this is going. Would love to have a bike like that, never can find em like that in the UK. 👍

[@3757590]

Waiting till the end of the year to get a standard, your videos make me want to go used!!!

[@tta850]

I’ve ridden a lot of new Harley’s and they old ones, Evo’s in my opinion, just have a soul the new ones don’t! Don’t get me wrong the new ones are great, I test road my friends new CVO Road Glide ST and it’s impressive, but I’ll keep my Evo’s lol

[@EspresserChannel]

If I may suggest something, invest in the 2090/17 Wera Impact Driver. If you're into restoring old rusty things, this tool will save you so many times you'll be thanking the Lord for it. Trust me, it's expensive but totally worth it.

[@tta850]

Gonna look into that, thanks for the advice 👍🏻

[@Justk75]

Sitting with your videos on while torchering myself rebuilding yamaha fazer 600 carbs .hey from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rangercisco1]

The plug was there to access the sprocket bolts, that's how the wheel comes off. That boot never had to come off, unless the chain broke 🤙🏼

[@tta850]

Interesting, didn’t think of it that way, it’s actually pretty well thought out just too many places to leak for my liking 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@timothydescala6025]

Hey brother, I still have a 1981 FLT SPORT CUSTOM, I call it, styled as a flhs, easy to do. Your rear sprocket should be a 46, I forget what the front is. I have it in my storage container, stopped riding it in 06. I do have a factory service manual for that bike. 83 was a very good year. The inclosed chain could run a very long time and never ware out. I don't know if you will find a replacement boot. I had a hub made by a machinist, or an early FXR wheel will do the trick. Your engine is probably the low compression with 7.5 to 1. Only problem is pulling hills. Out on the flats you can cruise 80-90 all day long. I made the mistake of trying to add power. Don't go over 8.5 to 1 compression. I went to riding a BMW R-1200-GS have almost 70000 on it. Just picked up a 1998 road king. I'm in the process of going thru it to be my long distance companion. I loved my T, the FLH was the bike that always caught my eye, I don't like the small framed bikes. In 94 they came out with the FLHR. IT WILL BE MY TOURER FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY DAYS. OOPS all caps. See what happens when you get old. I'll keep an eye out on you and chime in from time to time . O and don't forget the swing arm bushings, done properly the last about 10 years or so. Take care.

[@tta850]

lol you are only as old as you feel! 1998 road king is sorta the look I’m going with, I have to check the sprockets. If it’s a 46 tooth rear then that’s perfect (that’s what I was looking for) everything online says it’s a 51 which is too much. Going to dig into the wheels next as some of my parts have shown up. Thanks for the info 👍🏻

[@grahampawson1502]

Stick with it dude , it will all work out in the end , maybe get hold of a workshop manual for that model as it will help no end 🤙🏍😎

[@51panhead91]

What a cool old bike. Luv the rear signals built into the saddlebags. Can’t wait to see more videos on this bike.

[@tta850]

Me too on the rear signals, not something you see often I think

[@mattivirta]

old bike but lot need update better parts if want drive this too sometime.

[@Vors402]

Dude, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching you bring this bike back to life. I'd watch you do the same with that Indian you were talking about for sure.

[@tta850]

The Indian is a story in itself, I’m trying to source parts right now and it hasn’t been easy, but if I can get to a point where I can make some progress will definitely consider documenting it on here!

[@TheGoatRoper]

lol that mirror tap

[@Guitars77OA6]

Man, I just found your journey through getting this bike running, it's going to be a dream once it's all doll'd up I can already tell. Looking forward to seeing what's next!

[@tta850]

Thank you! 👏

[@timothydescala6025]

Holy cow I thought you had an 83, I think the EVO had 8.5 to 1 compression, definitely an improvement over the shovel. But I have to think your rear sprocket is probably still a 46, if not I recommend it. With that engine it would be awesome. Good luck with her.

[@tta850]

Yup first year for the Evo, like I said before I really hope you are right cause 46 tooth is what I was shooting for… now I’m gonna have to go out and count 😂

[@zedbear1]

Awesome, not only is the chain enclosure gone but you have a working trans! Old Harleys are fun to fix, they respond quick to a little love. I have helped bring a couple back to life, plus my '75 sportster needed something every week. That bike was not as fun, it needed something every week I rode it. It vibrated so bad, parts fell off going down the road. Mirrors only served to let me know the color of lights behind me- squiggly white, blue or red. The oil cap came off when ever it wanted to. I rode it though. Consider some type of chain guard, bad things happen when it balls up trying to go through the primary. Seems like I remember the chain being smaller on units with the oil bath, that might be wrong. About tire change, The oil bath stays on. You pull the axle out, and the spacer on the right. Move the wheel to the right to remove from swing arm. I think the sprocket drives the wheel by a nylon star inside the hub.

[@tta850]

Thanks for the heads up on the chain guard, will definitely see if I can adapt something I have lying around, or maybe there’s one from a different year I can make work 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mattivirta]

if ewery week have somethink broken and need repair, lot cheapen and easy job have update ALL and repair ALL before drive next time, then have all good and not need ewery week repair more only drive many year good.

[@sqd37l]

great to see the bike out with all the gears working! good work!

[@tta850]

Thank you! 🙏

[@Paranormal-Reactions]

Hell yeah brotherrr!

[@RNSherrod]

Bringing back memories of wrenching on my 81 flt.. i ran an o ring chain inside the chaincase with no oil but one day the chain came apart and shattered the aluminum parts of that case😢....it was then no case at all with an o ring chain...

[@tta850]

😳 that couldn’t have been a good day! Yeah I’ll leave the chain case off and see if anyone needs it they can have it, would rather help someone in the community keep their bike going cause I’m not gonna use it 👍🏻

[@Paranormal-Reactions]

Been waiting for a new video!

[@jaygatsby3007]

just stumbled across your channel and this series has just become such a lul in the sea of videos I've watched so far

[@tta850]

Thank you! 👏

[@mussels64]

Great content. I went through all this with an '84 FXRS. Good times.

[@joemakin94]

I have the bag clips and I have red turning signals with a blue jewel in the middle of them if you’re interested. Love the videos, man. Excited to see what becomes of this

[@tta850]

Hmmm red turning signals with blue in the middle that has too look interesting! I want to try and stick with amber for now… if I can 🤞

[@joemakin94]

@@tta850 no worries, if you are ever interested let me know I live in Elmira, NY. Wouldn’t cost much to ship them. Riding my bike to Indian Larry’s Block Party this September. I just made some custom parts so I could run without that chain case on my tour glide. Mine is an 82 though

[@theone2be33]

@@joemakin94 Wow! I haven't heard the name Indian Larry in awhile. Had to Google him. So sad what happened to such a legend! RIP INDIAN LARRY! EVEL KNIEVAL! And many more...

[@joemakin94]

@@theone2be33 they have an annual Indian Larry Block Party in Brooklyn, NY. It’s a blast. Saturday, Sept 21st this year. Look it up

[@FloridaBoilermaker]

With all the rust, if you don't have one go to Harbour Freight and het a impact driver. It will help with saving potentially wallering the bolt head.

[@paulsilson2148]

Thats a win win there. Worked at it got a result, found all your gears shift nice and free

[@tta850]

💯

[@chrisb4504]

Watching from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 UK 🇬🇧 Great viewing. You need to keep the patina but obviously like you’re doing well maintained. I visited New York over twenty years ago it was fantastic really enjoyed it such lovely people and fabulous accent.

[@ChippychrisAus]

Nice progress brother! Keen to see more!

[@TheDutchPathFinder1]

Good job sir. These vids keep reminding me why i dont like wrenching on bikes. :P

[@tta850]

Me too 🤣

[@CarputingYT]

this guy has a golden voice

[@silverback8183]

You may wanna keep all the stuff you removed,clean it up and put it on eaby. Could bring good money to someone restoring this type of bike to stock

[@raleighpacheco6243]

Those guards did their job for the riders who put lots of miles on them, most took them off when the rear tire had to be replaced. I am picking up an old sportster this weekend just to have something to tinker with, forgot how much fun it is to bring an old bike back to life

[@tta850]

Yes I’m funny I go from riding the latest bikes with the newest technology to really enjoying everything that goes into bikes built prior to the modern technology era! I put a reasonable amount of miles on my bikes (though it doesn’t seem like much when spread out over 9 bikes) and just look for simplicity in repairs, this system seems like it works great when it doesn’t leak but too many weak places in my opinion.

[@kutansam4172]

The 'god fuhbid' really brought me back to the tristate area.

[@tta850]

😆

[@lifted8938]

got my sub. im invested now. i want to see this thing back on the road. good to see someone taking an older bike and giving it some youth again.

[@tta850]

One step at a time I’ll be bringing her back!

[@cb750k1974]

Nice to see and hear a ratchet swinging back and forth........too many KZbin motor mechanics have become addicted to their drill / driver almost exclusively. Keep up the good work! Enjoyed the ride out after the chain video.

[@crazyfunny1056]

Noticed your title CB 750 1974, my brother raced motocross back then on a Honda Elsinore 125 😅

[@cb750k1974]

@@crazyfunny1056 I remember the Elsinore......It was quite popular with my dirt riding friends back then. My cb750 is in the basement in need of a few minor repairs, as is my 1981 KZ1000J which is in need of a valve seal replacement, my running bike is a 2004 Honda VT1100C........it's my "wanna be" Harley.

[@crazyfunny1056]

@@cb750k1974 Those were the "good ole days". I grew up in the desert and everyone rode dirt bikes. When I got older I bought a Honda Interceptor and raced everyone on the streets, and always won 😁

[@tta850]

Thank you, I don’t know why but there’s something soothing to me when I use a regular old ratchet lol

[@crazyfunny1056]

@@cb750k1974 And I still use ratchets and screwdrivers !

[@RjsEpicAdventures]

Your videos slap !

[@bubbleone6526]

Seem to run pretty good. Thanks for the update.

[@tta850]

It’s getting there and thank you!

[@Rif_Leman]

FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL

[@grahampawson1502]

Yep 🧐🤙

[@tta850]

I have one, now getting me to read it first that’s the challenge lol What I think may be just as helpful is a parts catalog but I don’t have that yet

[@Rif_Leman]

@@tta850 I was skeptical about parts catalogs until I got one. I was shocked at how useful they are and the value of the information therein. When I bought my second Harley, the first accessories that I bought for it were a factory manual and parts catalog.

[@jimmyhancock947]

Really enjoying the videos! I have the same bike I am working on, I wish we could add pictures on here because I have done some updates that you might like.

[@tta850]

Yeah communication on here definitely lacks a bit for sure, shame cause there’s so much to know about this particular era of Harley Davidson

[@JohnStruemph]

Awesome! That chain enclosure was an engineers dream and your nightmare. Old girl sounds pretty good! Thanks for sharing!

[@tta850]

Definitely a mechanic’s / technician’s nightmare 😂 but I think that’s one of the qualifications to be an engineer!

[@toddk.5873]

I told you earlier I bought & fixed up same year & model motorcycle. Mine was just as rusty if not worse. What I did with mine as I disassembled different parts of the motorcyle, I wire brushed the rusty parts of the frame & painted it gloss black with Rustolium & a paint brush. On the rusty chome I sanded or wire brushed the rust & spray painted them flat black. It looks O.K. I think flat black is the next best color then chrome.

[@tta850]

Yeah I remember you said yours was probably worse, I’m still unsure what level of repair I want to do cosmetically, I want to get through the mechanical first, but I think you are right black is the next best to chrome 👍🏻 good option

[@mattivirta]

black is last colour what need use any bike, not ewer use not good.

[@radricster]

Good to see what's involved in servicing these old Harleys. I suspect you might have made your own life difficult by not starting at the top and removing the seat, bag guards, and side cover before moving to the shock and chain enclosure. I would also leave the enclosure off, replace with a modern o-ring, and just take care of the chain. I'd also ditch the bag guards, but that's just me.

[@scottkinkead6324]

Buddy had one of these 80,000 on the original chain but what bastard to change !

[@tta850]

Yup

[@kennethwise7108]

If you wanted to go with a larger front trans sprocket (for highway use) you'll need to have your inner primary machined for clearance. Keenan Tatro has a video on his KZbin channel. If you were to search for it you will find out exactly what you'd need to have done

[@tta850]

Good to know thank you! 👏

[@linkcube85]

I absolutely love your videos. Totally invested in this. Thanks for sharing!

[@tta850]

Thanks for watching! 👏

[@mississippidrifter5960]

One thing to remember is that when these bikes were made is the speed limit was 55. I'm going to convert my 88 to chain drive to change the gearing. The speed limit where I live is 80 and my bike is not happy at that speed.

[@tta850]

True it’s crazy how much the world has changed. But that explains the stock gearing for sure.

[@emptymv6913]

never had bike and im just 20 but i watched all of your videos it's so interesting lol idk good job idk why u only have 5k subs u deserve more man

[@tta850]

❤️❤️❤️

[@inout3513]

Well that was smart, I personally would have left the chain and linked the new one to it and pulled it through until the new chain was one the front sprocket so I wouldn't have to pull the primary to fit the chain

[@jasonshortphd]

That chain still looks great! Wow. Never seen a system like that, thanks for sharing what you are learning.

[@joeharley87]

Good video. Nice to see some one working on a bike similar to mine. I have the same dash but mine is a belt drive. Its a 1987 Electra Glide Sport. I have it 34 years.

[@tta850]

Cool, I hope to have this 34 years, God willing I make it that far! 👏

[@rjoetting7594]

I've been re-watching your videos on the FLT because I just found a great deal on one in my area, I made an offer, and he said that he would take it If it doesn't sell by this Friday. So, two days to go and 3,000 dollars, it's mine. It will be a nice addition to my stable. It's a 1992 flt and appears to run good (at least in the video), but my experience with shovelheads it will need some attention before any long rides. I also have an 81 flt shovelhead engine in reserve, just in case. I also wanted to comment on the clip style master link, I've been using them for most of my life, and I personally have never had a failure. Another nice thing about them is that they make it easy to change your chains, unclip, the old chain, attach the new one to it, then roll it through. Great videos, though it's why I'm watching again. My experience with the flt is nonexistent. If you change the front motor mount, be sure to watch several videos first.

[@tta850]

The motor mount is on my list, I’ve never had a rubber mount Evo before only Softails so this will be all new to me too 👍🏻

[@rjoetting7594]

@tta850 The evo has a centering dog bone adjustment on the front, and I'm assuming that the shovelhead does too. And everything I've seen and read says to leave it alone and don't even loosen it, and it's not necessary to mess with it to replace the front motor mount.

[@richardkrieb4146]

(knocks on wood) I've never had a clip break on a chain. been riding old Harleys since i was a kid.(40 now) you wouldn't think they last, but did for me

[@tta850]

I’ve heard the same from many… personal preference I guess plus there is some satisfaction with riveting a chain for me

[@mattivirta]

@@tta850 stupid use riveting chain if better clip link have and can use, idiot try keep old if better has made.

[@SlowPythonV1]

Shit man I'm not even a Harley guy but you definitely got me wanting to buy and fix up my own project bike now! I like old cafe cruiser things or Suzuki v twins . Have a lot on the market in NE Ohio where I'm at so maybe one day Hope your channel blows up even more I know I'll be watching

[@tta850]

Do it! Honestly I expect the bike to need everything and it’s like a treasure hunt when systems within it actually work and work well! Huge testament to Harley’s built back then! 👍🏻

[@tta850]

And thank you so much! 👏

[@agostinosorice3691]

Im from italy and u can't imagine how much u are getting me passionate about harleys and this project, keep going!

[@tta850]

That’s awesome to hear, my family is from Piacenza which is probably why I have an affinity for Ducati! 🇮🇹

[@aleksandrnestrato]

I think the chain cover is a *genius* decision! Yeah, lubricating the conventional chain is very doable, but… A closed chain is way better lubed and boy is it a lot cleaner! Uncovered chain picks up dirt and sand and gets, well, sanded down and away, together with both sprockets. Enclosed chain keeps everything around clean as well! You essentially have all the benefits of a chain drive and a shaft drive, with none of their drawbacks (maybe the look is not perfect on both, I admit).

[@user-zx7lp2bh6n]

Hey, loving this Harley project, awesome man. I so adore the styling of your Harley, iconic shape and design......wonderful. I've now subscribed to your channel. Love how your kinda getting into all the bits of it, love stuff like that myself. Brilliant...! Keep at it. Best regards from Scotland (UK). Peter

[@tta850]

Thank you for the kind words! 👏

[@frankdonaldson6210]

Looks like Queens. My sister in law is from ozone park. Miss the scenery.

[@tta850]

Brooklyn, basically the same unless you ask someone from Brooklyn or someone from Queens 🤣

[@EMTOHyt]

Just watched all your previous few videos of your work on this bike, loving the progress. I aspire to do this with my MT-07 that I just got a few months ago. I know nothing about engines, so it'll be a fun learning experience. Also if you manage to show footage of sandblasting the parts of the bike (if you plan on it), that would be very satisfying to watch.

[@mattivirta]

water plasting and ice plasting have old parts lot lot better than worst sand plasting, sand only destroy all parts old bike.

[@moneyjackson2315]

Great content brother….”there’s that”! 😎

[@tta850]

Yup 😂

[@RazwyRO]

21:29 , did you just slammed his mirror ? lol 😂😂😂

[@tta850]

💯

[@TheGoatRoper]

Just found your channel man and this Harley content is amazing keep it up excited to see the progress

[@Royal_Mistress27]

ive learnt quite a bit about bikes as i am planning on getting one and just watching this video helped a lot thanks cant wait to see more

[@tta850]

Awesome thank you! 👏

[@Royal_Mistress27]

@@tta850 tis is for sure going to help when i get mine

[@T4JM]

Casual mirror slap. 🤙

[@tta850]

Only when warranted lol

[@krisr9220]

I’m loving this channel

[@K4RLOTrucking]

Ive had your videos in the background hauling up to MT all morning, tremendous.

[@tta850]

Awesome thank you! Safe travels!

[@ianrobertson9968]

Great to watch this old Glide coming back to life. Converted my 2007 Dyna to chain 20,000 miles ago and wouldn't go back to belt,modern x ring chains are really good and PBI sprockets are top quality,I went with 25 front 55 rear and it suits me perfectly.

[@tta850]

Yeah I’m happy everyone in the comments convinced me to stick with the chain for sure

[@josephvladyka3221]

I enjoy watching you work on that ole girl. You have a good attitude and patience.

[@tta850]

Thank you! 👏

[@gregorykucera4235]

That oil bath for chain was something I'd take if off too ,Great video thanks, Have a great day.

[@tta850]

Thanks same to you!

[@ShinyKnife]

You need some motorcycle t-handle wrenches makes those hidden nuts so much easier

[@2WheeledDemon98]

Great video again! Please don’t stop making these I’m really enjoying learning new things and watching them put into practice

[@tta850]

Thank you! I’ll keep doing them as parts show up 👍🏻

[@SleezyRider883]

Hey watching again. We had a little talk in the comment section of the first video. Glad to see you're still at it man.. right off the bat good on you for caring about the rubbers. Just bought myself a 1983 Shovelhead FXSB

[@tta850]

Nice on the Shovel! Front rubber here, rear rubber expected in a few days then it’s getting them changed and heading for the highway!

[@williamrenner2504]

I have an 82 following closely.👍 Thanks

[@goldenscales]

Good segment! I love the honesty you show, to me it means we can trust you to be real, not a cartoon caricature of a Biker! Are you going to strip the Harley down and give it an all-over clean and resto, or are you going to fix it up enough to flip it and move on? Personally, I hope it's the former... Thanks, mate, I can't wait for the next instalment! Lol. (I just found the rest of the vids, and I'm binge-watching! Lol).

[@tta850]

Well I’m not going to flip it, this one is with me for the long run… but I think fix it up enough to travel then plan a bigger fix down the road. But falling more and more for this bikes patina and character at the moment!

[@mvktc]

The old NSU motorcycles had similar concept of enclosing the chain, plus they had the hose of the overflow valve (if that's the proper English technical term for 'Überlaufventil') just above the chain, dripping a little oil here and there on the chain, thus making it last forever. Absolutely unacceptable for today's eco standards, I know :) but I was impressed with the idea.

[@tta850]

Lots of great ideas went by the wayside in the name of eco friendly environment, maybe that’s a good thing idk, but happy to try and keep some of the old ones on the road!

[@mattivirta]

'Überlaufventil') have german language not english, hahahaha. ower fill ventile. at english.

[@per4mexbagger541]

Man this project is fun. Wondering how they got to that bolt at the dealer back in those days

[@tta850]

My guess a lot of yelling, cursing, and wrench throwing lol

[@jontest5718]

Looking good. Im glad you ended the video with a ride. A little motivation to remind you what youre fighting for.

[@tta850]

Exactly! It was just too nice not too!

[@prodxaint]

loving this series, thanks for making that life decision to record everything you do on this bike

[@tta850]

Thank you! 🙏

[@themercyshow1418]

Salute salute 🫡

[@scottalexander3463]

Gday from Australia! Great videos mate!!

[@tta850]

@@scottalexander3463 thank you!

[@arlinhackman5387]

Like the video and the content keep it coming. If it were for me I would save all the original parts that come off the bike. That is what I do with all my old bikes. Down the road if you ever decide to sell it you have all the original things and it will be worth more money. Adjust my two pennies. Got to love the old bikes especially when you are going down the road on them.

[@tta850]

Yeah these old parts have potential somewhere right

[@kennethwise7108]

Half a year design for your bike (1984-1/2). They were belt driven in 1985

[@tta850]

Good to know, that’s what I’ve been made to understand but hard to document. Thank you!

[@larryfromwisconsin9970]

I have a 1982 Tour Glide Classic that a previous owner trashed the oil bath chain enclosure. I actually think it was a great idea for that era before O ring chains were invented. Now the enclosure is not worth the hassle. I would like to figure out how to get a standard chain guard on there. Thanks for the video. I will subscribe.

[@tta850]

That’s exactly what I’m thinking, modern o and x ring chains with proper maintenance work great, that’s what I will go with… once I get through changing out the tires lol

[@tta850]

And thank you! 🙏

[@Rick-Williams59]

I'd convert it to belt, but that's just my opinion. Nice bike.

[@tta850]

I wanted to… maybe one day if I have to get into the trans, but for now I like the old school chain setup

[@David.S.]

Great work, glad I came across your channel...subbed.

[@rjoetting7594]

I don't know how pertinent this is to your bike. I have a 1978 flh bobber running a BDL 3" open primary Kickstart only. I switched to a 47 tooth rear sprocket, the 51 tooth caused my hands to go numb at 60 mph because of the high rpm vibration (I don't know what rpm I was turning, no tach) but I can cruise at 70 now without the vibration making my hands going numb in the first 30 minutes. (I'm still using the stock front sprocket) Also, there is no real noticeable loss of bottom end torque. I'm not sure of the tooth count on the BDL pulleys so that might make a difference to.

[@theone2be33]

@@rjoetting7594 Get yourself a pair of Kurakyn ISO grips. They're really comfortable. Hard to describe them. Got like raised rubber from within the metal. Like four squares on top and four squares underneath. Really take out the residual vibration. About $100 but well worth it. Even better if you're wearing padded gloves (palm). Check em out.

[@tta850]

Yes that’s exactly my concern, also thinking of switching to an enclosed BDL belt drive (like my FatBoy has) but want to research if that will alter the gearing. A 47 or 46 would be much better for what I want to do, thanks for confirming my suspicions!

[@mattivirta]

if vibration have, need balance tires,rims, first. thats have some speeds biggest problem and easy repair. or have wheel bearing end.

[@SmittyInVegas]

Good day. Those rear amber lenses look like the front amber lenses off of a Ironhead sportster or super glide of the same vintage? Smitty.

[@tta850]

Good info, will look into that! Thank you!

[@Martien327ci]

I love this shit!!!

[@per4mexbagger541]

Was hoping to see a good strategy for getting to that bolt in the comments .

[@tta850]

Yeah I don’t think there is one, that’s an engineer knowingly punishing all future service techs in my opinion!

[@4MATAStudio]

Man I've been enjoying your vids man. I'm in Bay Ridge, would love to meet up and ride sometime.

[@tta850]

I’m always down, hopefully a bike night soon and hoping the weather cools just a bit!

[@4MATAStudio]

@@tta850I hear that! The weather wasn't too bad this weekend. I'm riding to ATL on Wednesday so hopefully no craz heat or rain will come through. I'll hit you when I'm back!

[@scottdomnik7401]

This is so cool to me, I have an 86. These videos are great. With my bike I’m thinking bout going the Road King style look and ditch my fairing. I’m looking for a headlight assembly, I’m curious to know how interchangeable parts are with these 80’s Harley’s. My gauges and the housing are exactly what I have to. On that housing there are the mounting bolts 2 per side. If it’s not to much trouble would you measure center to center on either side between those 2 bolts, I have roughly 6 5/8. I appreciate these vids, thx from Jersey

[@tta850]

Just snapshotted your comment, give me a few days and I’ll take some measurements and replay back 👍🏻

[@kennethwise7108]

Those amber lenses are almost unobtanium

[@tta850]

Ugh don’t say that! I kinda figured though, they aren’t in horrible shape but one has a small surface crack 😢

[@kennethwise7108]

@tta850 even in the aftermarket they've become hard to find unless someone out there has repoped them

[@Dr_Monster]

Keep the saddle lights, just polish them and run leds

[@tta850]

Good point I guess we will see how they polish up, hopefully they are not too brittle 🤞

[@DUBMANS]

Get a set of the newer bag screws if the threads match

[@tta850]

Will look into that, should be able to make it works I think.

[@FastPaull]

The chain enclosures are dangerous imo. if your chain breaks, rather than it flying off, it gets jammed up in the covers and locks up your rear tire. Which is far from ideal.

[@tta850]

Good point!

[@davidbones8947]

Pull them covers and run oring chain you will mot find new replacment rubber boots it does work i had an 80 flt with the chain seals mine never leaked

[@tta850]

I figured parts would be hard to find