Hunting Harley's, 1969 Harley FLH original paint

Todd describes and rides a 1969 FLH in original paint trim

[@CUZ_2]

Man, that's the most beautiful bike I've ever seen in my life.

[@charger19691]

I'll always have a love for the old FLH Harley-Davidsons. These bikes are timeless and just drip with class! Truly an American icon and this bike looks like it was kept in somebody's living room. Gorgeous machine indeed.

[@redmenapace4048]

I had a '67 and the memories just came flooding back. I sure do wish I hadn't sold that beautiful motorcycle. I still remember the VIN FLH 13069

[@carlnicholas9599]

Nlse

[@TBullCajunbreadmaker]

This is truly a once in a lifetime real motorcycle. The last time I saw one of these is when I was 15 years old and I had my very first bike. An older guy in his late twenties that was a family friend had just bought one just like this and he offered me to ride it. I couldn't believe that he had offered me to ride his brand new Harley but he did. I was so scared of fucking it up that I had to tell him that I really, really, appreciated his confidence in me but I was too scared to ride it. I would take a raincheck on it until I was a little bit older. I never did get to ride it but I did ride on it behind him for a little trip and it was awesome. I wish I had one like it today, it would be just crazy awesome. Like your videos and love all of the bikes. Maybe one day I'll get to buy something from you. Still riding today-keep it between the ditches.

[@cedriclashar8905]

WOW....from a distance it looks like a current roadking again brother this bike is a rare gem big thnx for sharing this vid.....wow...u the man baby....u may have to get more space for bikes...of all the bikes u have acquired how many have u kept up til now..lol....me...i dont know if i could part with some that why i don't collect...lol...my attachment to them....my wife would kill me for sure...lol...u have a great wife who supports your harley sickness and i'm lovin it...

[@rajvnvlvmc8830]

AMAZING old shovel. A once in a life find. She is a beauty!

[@agedwards63]

I have to agree that is one of the cleanest FLH shovels I have ever seen

[@pktech1969]

That hog is BADASS !! What a time capsule of perfection. Thanks for sharing.

[@charger19691]

I know this video is a few years old now, but every motorcycle enthusiast should see this beautiful FLH, this bike is amazing! Whoever took care of this bike, I'd be honored to shake their hand. I think even Willie G himself would want to ride this old gal! Incredible bike and built in the year I was born!

[@MrJimmy1437]

Please tell me what is incredible about it? Is it real fast, great handling , smooth, reliable?

[@motocyklowywagabunda7038]

@@MrJimmy1437 none of that it is just piece of beautifully preserved history that you obviously can't appreciate

[@MrJimmy1437]

I was selling those things in 1969 and wrenching on them in a Harley shop. I was not impressed with them . I always rode my 650 Triumph to the Harley shop to go to work. You are correct that it is well preserved and if a person, like Jay Leno keeps old bikes for historical reasons I say fine. But what I object to, is a bunch of jerks , that sacrifice speed, handling, comfort , reliability and buy that old outdated designed junk for everyday use! A new 2019 Harley's performance is not as good as a 1969 Honda CB 750! It's the same fucked up mentality, that makes grown men wear those fucking beards, long hair, do rags , fingerless gloves and vest with 30 Harley logos. I say grow to fuck up . Cut your hair, shave, dress like a man, if gloves are needed, wear ones, that protect the whole hand, throw that piss pot helmet over the fence, and put on a good full coverage helmet, that in case of an accident will protect your face and jaw, as well as the top of your head! Quit trying to impress some bimbo, and get a good bike!

[@donmichigan8201]

@@MrJimmy1437 if you don't like them,fine,don't buy one. We obviously on a channel such as this do like vintage Harley Davidson. So stop with all the bashing,you aren't going to change our minds. You just don't understand.

[@donmichigan8201]

@@MrJimmy1437 my street glide isn't loud,it's stock, it does what I need from it which is a 60mile round trip daily to work and back. My Ultra Classic also is stock, I don't need loud pipes to save my life,I depend on awareness and my skill. Also, I don't need loud pipes for 500-700 miles a day on a trip to give me a headache. Both have been trouble free since I have bought them, and are comfortable. If I wanted s speedier touring bike I would have bought a Kawasaki Concours, but my HD can hold 80mph for tank after tank of gas on a long trip. It also has decent weather protection from those pop up storms. To each their own,I won't knock anyone's choice of bikes.

[@michaelledford4751]

Unbelievable that the relay is still factory , every shovel I've ever owned I've had to replace that part at some point , its almost as nice as my 70 ;) As usual you always find the best scooters .

[@tony92629]

Amazing bike. I am getting all excited just watching you get excited about it. Thanks for sharing!

[@turbomustang84]

What a great bike ..... I continue to enjoy your latest finds

[@smokewalker6885]

Todd you're the best! Keep on keepin on bruthah! You are my Idol! May the wind always be a part of who you are!!!!

[@Mr_Mojo_Risin]

Love the FLH... I’ve owned four and currently ride a FLHTK Thank you for the awesome videos and even more important the history lessons!

[@frankkimrey1975]

Great memories, my dad had one from 69 till death I sold it 12 years later. A friend in Florida restored it . Color is orange & black beauty. Sure miss it. Thanks for video!

[@dehoyosrudolph8885]

That's a real beauty you found there, incredible shape, I'm green with envy.

[@cedriclashar8905]

omg..lol...u lucky sob like u said that is a wet dream right there.......wow midas how u find these vintage scoots........that is really a gem...all i would do if it were mine...would take stock metal off chrome it and put it back on....nothing after market would go on there...unless it really needed to......i was writing this as the vid showed u starting it up thats a dream find.....flh to me has always been the best looking harleys...thats why i will keep my 87 flhs only change S&S cases

[@benbruker1610]

thanks. I have become addicted to watching your videos. if I came to your shop I could spend days just looking at all the bikes. and asking numerous questions. I love Harley's my father had a 1964 scat. and my grandfather had a 1949 175cc. me. im 37 and getting ready to take the one week course offered by Harley Davidson. I would like to just own a 1200 sportster. nothing big. but I think you should start a tv show on fixing up old Harleys . anyways thank you so much. for doing what you do.

[@bonguitoloco76]

Todd Love your videos, I enjoy and respect the way you love this bikes I love my 1977 shovelhead too!!

[@HuntingHarleys]

thanks Adolfo, quite a few 1977 and 1978 shovel's on the channel that you will enjoy

[@albertkinney8021]

My 68 shovel has 200k miles 90 percent stock and getting it's final total rebuild it's had 2 others love that bike this bike was well taken care of and road enough to be this nice. thanks for showing it .

[@onlyhereonce7290]

Just shocking. Jaw Dropping. Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing this..

[@Nickolas64]

I want one that era real bad. My 01 EG just doesn't cut it. Old school is the only way to go with what I grew up with. Hopefully I can trade mine away or sell it and get one like this before I get too old. Sweet machine indeed...

[@maikeli7]

Boy, you weren't kidding! Thanks for the link. That bike, like this one, is like a time capsule. Legendary!!

[@HuntingHarleys]

I have quite a few bikes like that on here. Most of which I either own, or have owned. When you have the time, take a look through the 1000 plus videos I have done

[@maikeli7]

Will do. Thanks! :-D

[@slogdon676]

what is it about these bikes that move us so intensely and completely. My earliest memory - no my earliest memory laced with harley obsession - was maybe 1974 or thereabouts out on Long Island visiting my grandparents for the summer and i was with my grandfather in his big white 69 Lincoln in downtown Huntington parked and he was talking to this cat who was sitting on what i guess to be a rigid panhead fully dressed. not crazy dressed but windshield buddyseat, stainless trim etc. But i remember how smart the rear fender looked not hidden or encumbered by swingarm parts. just that gorgeous hump which for some reason was one of my fav parts of a full dressed scooter. i was prob about 6-7 years old and that bike cinched it for me. And really its only Harley Davidsons that i flip over. I can appreciate Indians and all the other manufacturers but for me Harley Davidson is the end all. This 69 is surely bad to the bone and like you i get off on original paint unmolested complete bikes - live for them in fact. Your a coolcat Todd.

[@HuntingHarleys]

human's really are amazing creatures. if we are lucky, we find something that thrills us enough to be passionate about. When you find it, and can enjoy it, then you can truly live. Glad you enjoy the vids!

[@gasmann6746]

Watching this in 2020 and it is even more beautiful 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@kmcleish78]

good video, awesome bike and very clean!! deffintley a keeper

[@lisar3006]

That is just what I was looking for back in the late 80's but ended up with a 72 FLH police special. It was an old Tampa PD bike and I rebuilt it to factory origins as best and I could and still have it. It is a great bike that runs great I can't say the same for these two twin cams I have. I am selling this and finding a Evo. That is a beautiful bike thanks for posting it.

[@benbruker1610]

thanks todd and thanks for the advice. I hope I can get advice from you when I decide to get a bike.

[@Nickolas64]

That's a sweet machine. Sounds just awesome. I'd never get rid of that one.

[@damianscardamaglia7857]

2022 nice video and what a cool ride

[@trex860]

Unbelievable, beautiful Harley.

[@thegreatlakespiper3780]

Damn...that bike must of been stored inside someone's living room to be that clean! What a beauty')

[@HuntingHarleys]

it was traded in at a California HD dealership in 1982 or 83, then stayed a few decades in the back room

[@carlkrebs1]

HuntingHarleys what a great bike to road cruise on . perfect !

[@Nickolas64]

I agree...Wow what a machine!! I love the scheme of black and chrome and that bike has the best sounding idle . Beautiful bike man . I hope to run across something like that one day. I got a 73 FLH but would like to have an older generator shovel. Love those early ones. Your a lucky cat to be able to buy all of the bikes you get. I'd do that for the rest of my life if I was able. Buying and selling and getting or keeping the couple I like best. Only a few I don't need a bunch of them. One of each model would be sweet but I know how it is collecting and being bit by the bug it's an addiction that's hard to control. Fun though and exciting. The hunt is the best part for me I must say. Finding a real nice example or an oddball is a thrill. Anyway thanks for all your posts and sharing your bikes I enjoy looking at them all. ✌️

[@localcrew]

Sounded like a drive-by shooting there at the end. Glad you're alright! Many years ago I ran across a 1951 Hydro-Glide. An older man had it and I think he bought it new. Was asking 1600 bucks, if memory serves me. Didn't have the dough. Probably would have killed me anyway...

[@metalmiket]

I was 2 when that bike was built & wow i really let myself go! Beautiful scooter!

[@buckgreatdane372]

Wow!!!!!!. THAT BIKE IS THE SWEETEST THING NEXT TO A HERSHEY CANDY BAR WITH ALMONDS.WOW.I YEAR BEFORE I WAS BORN.1973.

[@georgeveneziano2754]

sweet bike really nice great find.

[@nitramje]

Sweet............ I'm parcial to the genny shovels. For the longest time the generator shovels flew under the radar, lately they're coming into the forefront. Two yrs ago I found a 1967 FLH barn find, sitting for 23 yrs. Bought it, after 2 days I revived her out of her coma.

[@tirehead72]

wow..beautiful bike....What a find!

[@dougfisher1885]

Man what a beautiful ride

[@SierraPhotos]

Absolutely GORGEOUS!

[@builtblack]

Simply amazing!!!!

[@timeno1763]

Really nice ride !!!

[@davidrhodes9033]

Incredible original bike

[@spiritoflights]

One Nice clean Bike Absolute beautiful condition

[@leesbo55]

Now this is my new favorite

[@wssj2480]

Got a red & cream one I’m my dad’s garage it was a easy rider center fold too!

[@koolaidacidkilla179]

I only can.hope to know half of what you have forgotten. Great stuff, big fan,the generator cover gave me wood,thanks!great stuff!!!

[@HuntingHarleys]

true, HD did not make a 69 FX, but the popularity of young men putting a Sportster fork on their FLH got the eye of Willie G and by 1971, HD came out with the FX model, with, guess what, a Sportster fork

[@matthewwedge6416]

All around beautiful

[@garbear511]

Awsome ride

[@Uncletoast52]

Stored in an Egyptian tomb. Unreal preservation

[@rickkatz4161]

After seeing the commitment starting the pan head it was a go . I had to subscribe . I'm a bevel head and look forward to your posts .

[@HuntingHarleys]

glad you found the channel

[@rickkatz4161]

U must get goosebumps to this side of seeing a Dr.

[@HuntingHarleys]

Rick Katz I get them with every new find

[@HuntingHarleys]

1978 was the last year for the ratchet lid transmission and last year optional hand shifter. The tank shift style was no longer offered after 1964, but HD made an optional hand shifter with a gate mounted off the left side of the frame in the same position a mouse trap would mount

[@HuntingHarleys]

anytime, just send me an e-mail. [e-mail]

[@gabemacias2736]

my dad rode one of these while a motorcycle cop for the San Antonio Police.

[@buckgreatdane372]

That bike is worth gold.so clean.

[@drooge42]

stunning

[@flstffatboy3910]

Gorgeous

[@earlystroker]

so beautifuulll !!!! dream machine !!!!

[@djsullivan9045]

Damn another beauty!

[@JC-oc7um]

I’ve noticed that bikes in this condition usually have bumps and dings down low, from being tagged by the lawnmower in the garage.

[@HuntingHarleys]

It was traded into a HD dealership around 83. No low down bumps

[@fabieneldridge3414]

How do people keep anything that clean? It got rode like a hundred miles per year. You better by it because there may never be another that clean. Beautiful Bike !

[@wolfattack402000]

I was 7 when this was built!

[@craig8037]

Nice ride

[@672egalaxie6]

Wow is right!! What a time capsule!!

[@HuntingHarleys]

This paint scheme is for Funeral procession and shriner bikes only. Regular street models had a different paint job

[@tmadd1956]

i had a 69 i found in the 80's paid 2200 for it then.... they were pretty indestructable. this one is so perfect.

[@chrisjohnson5142]

Beautiful bike you found there. I am wondering about the dash being original , not the speed o but the dash itself. strikes me as a newer style. Anyhow thanks for putting this out there for everyone to see and appreciate.

[@HuntingHarleys]

this is correct for 69

[@HuntingHarleys]

glad you enjoyed the vid!

[@thecurtray]

hi..todd..keyboard..is..messed..right..now..today..is..7-18..11.04ct.is..bike..available.for..sale

[@thecurtray]

just.seen.date.sorry.guy

[@johnranallo424]

A nice old scoot like that isn't complete without a kicker.

[@MrOnlystrongsurvive]

oh my god,exactelly my dream

[@HuntingHarleys]

Harley still makes them. You can also buy reproductions from V Twin or a good used one at the AMCA Meets. Google Antique Motorcycle Club of America

[@royboy3597]

NICE BIKE!, what did you (he) say about the correct Harley logo on the speedometer? What years had the logo and what years didn't? Thanks Roy

[@benbruker1610]

Todd. When did Harley-Davidson stop offering hand shifting and went to permanent foot shifting?

[@HuntingHarleys]

thanks!

[@kaveebee]

Watching all these videos is a very enjoyable way to learn about Harley Big Twins, and I do have a lot to learn. I notice the electric start models don't have the oil filter in the location where the kicker-only models have. I expect that is because of the bigger battery (I have never seen a Shovelhead or Panhead up close ). Did they move the oil filter or get rid of it when the electric start was introduced? Was the Oil Filter an Option only? Thats my burning question for this week.

[@HuntingHarleys]

HD put the oil filter into the oil tank

[@lakecrab]

That IS sweet!

[@HuntingHarleys]

I understand completely :)

[@HuntingHarleys]

Mark McDonnell if Australia ever let's US felons in I might get there one day

[@brodieyyr]

Beauty.

[@buckgreatdane372]

I love it .

[@slowpokebr549]

Where did they store that thing,in the high desert packed in cosmoline? Jeez, my twin cam has more dings and rust on it than that. Amazing that that Tillotson runs so well.

[@HuntingHarleys]

I usually have around 40-60 at a time

[@ziziriderfrance3085]

magnifique.............

[@marketsqueezer]

My 1971 will be very close to this bike, but high polished, I am only using original parts from that time of what were wrong or missing.

[@bonguitoloco76]

Mr. Hunting harley... question..where do I find a seat just like that one for my 1977 elctraglide? I want a seat just like that one you haveon that HD 1969...

[@flstffatboy3910]

It just missed the cut off of being a AMF bike 69-81 AMF years when was the first AMF bike 1970 Todd? Thank you 🙏

[@Hot80s]

Hi Todd. Did you get enough scratch for it in 2012 & how much would it command now?

[@HuntingHarleys]

I sold it for 15k then, the most I have ever gotten out of one in similar condition was $16,500. so, roughly about the same. The "problem" with these late model special order paints, so few believe them no matter how much documentation you have

[@deepwoodskentuckian]

almost like someone waltz back in time and brought it back new lol

[@hamitcampos4989]

Nice.

[@user-eu6ev9do7x]

Nice

[@Tomcaatt]

Is this still for sale , and have you ever known anyone to succsesfully install a pre evo seat to an early flst heritage frame ? ive noticed the post holes are diffrent.

[@Spacejunk63]

That’s a find alright.. nice.

[@dwightroberts8866]

SWEET !

[@johnbrisker5584]

that’s a beaut!!! what is that like 108 miles a year😱

[@dickyfisher9249]

I found one mothballed in a barn. Had only 3500mi. on it. The guy got new an died in '71 found it in 2003. perfect shape. Family would not sell it. I understood.

[@freebird7284]

stay in touch, you never know, things change

[@localcrew]

Still is, bro! Still is......

[@ironcast]

That sure is a beauty, Todd. Were the "shovelheads" really that much less reliable than an Evolution engine?

[@HuntingHarleys]

yes, EVO super reliable

[@elflaco658]

ironcast no they weren't,especially in the right hands

[@robertkerns9044]

Looks like it was garaged and covered?