PANHEAD CLUTCH PROBLEMS, with FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES

picked up a free 1986 yamaha motorcycle. Also figured out the clutch issues on the 1964 harley davidson FLH Panhead

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks guys for watching my crazy video!!!! Appreciate you if you read this!!!! 👍🍺. SLICK

[@hippieschoppercorner]

Man, Slick, that was a great video. I was thoroughly entertained all the way through. Good job bro. I think your viewers will enjoy this one

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks hippie I’m glad you liked it and I’m really glad you were a part of it. I hope to do more of this in the future because that was fun. 👍🍺

[@benderbender1233]

WWHD?!?! 🤘😎🤘

[@edZILLA64]

Sounds like your girl needs to be in more videos with that many views. Good seeing Hippie on there. Enjoyed the vid. Peace-out

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

I know right big ed!!!! if it was up to me, I would film her doing all the wrenching , but she’s such a shy girl she don’t like being on camera!!! man what we could do if she wasn’t a shy introvert!!!! 👍🍺

[@wildbikerpants]

slick that segment with hippie is a winner, that needs to happen more often, oh yeah and more Megan photoshoots please!!!!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks man, I can almost guarantee you, you’ll see more of both segments in the future!!! 👍🍺

[@josephmannino310]

More Megan!!! Jackpot!!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

😂😂👍🍺

[@PakoylaSuperMeteor]

Oooh man!!! All good, excelent video and see Hippie en your phone. 🤟🏻 good project this 🇯🇵 bike.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks bro I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. 👍🍺 SLICK

[@markmoffett6813]

That was one awesome , entertaining show. Thanks again for another great video. Mark from Maryland

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks Mark from Maryland. I appreciate that. Glad you liked it. Maybe I’ll see you down in Maryland sometime this summer we like to ride to the union hotel, deer park tavern, red eyes dock bar, and Rockhall Maryland!!! 👍🍺 SLICK

[@markmoffett6813]

@SlickHeadCustomCycles AWESOME , We live 3 miles from the Union and spend a lot of time over there in the summer hanging out listening to live music

[@williamlogullo8452]

@@SlickHeadCustomCycleshey Slick unless they changed it Deer Park has a Bloody Mary Sunday morning so I hear. lol

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Oh I know all about it, we get the bloody Mary bar all the time on our way down to the union. I pack mine with so much shit it’s like drinking a stew!!!! 😂😂

[@Sassyshovel]

The phone-a-friend segment was awesome.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol thanks!! It was fun!!! Hey, did you receive your shirts?

[@Sassyshovel]

@@SlickHeadCustomCycles not yet. I'm sure anyday

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Oh ok, more then likely tomorrow!! Keep me posted!!! 👍🍺

[@Sassyshovel]

Got our shirts yesterday. They're great. Thanks so much

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

@user-bd2nr3eu8y that’s awesome, im glad to here you got em!!!!

[@user-wh6yp4xd6h]

Great video. I was cracking up!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Well, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I really wished I had the picture of you in your shirt!!!!! 👍🍺 SLICK

[@TWOWHEELEDDEMON]

the jeep hub you jeep references were hilarious, good work here

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

😂 lol thanks man!!! 👍🍺

[@adamc4655]

Do you beat off with these Jeep gloves on ,lol😂Good to see Megan in another video

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol dam proud of that question!!! Made me laugh every time I heard it during the editing process, I’m glad someone liked it too!!!! Lol. Meg will appreciate hearing that!!! 👍🍺

[@anthonyiannone7618]

First thing i want to say is i have no experiance with panheads at all , just bikes and cars in general. My guess would be that the grabbing problem your having is a result of the discs getting oil on them. Thoes discs and steels look plenty good to me. Clean them good with brake cleaner , lightly rough them up with 400 grit sand paper on a sheet of glass , . and do the steels the same way then clean again. Try to get the surface finnish on the steels as nondirectional as possible, by going in a half assed figure 8 pattern reassemble it and set the nuts to the tighter of the spec. Make sure the cable has slack when the clutch is released and it should work fine . Clean the inside of the drum out good and resolve the oil leak. Good luck Hope this helps

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks man, i appreciate all the advice. I’ll look into it- 👍🍺 SLICK

[@terrymassey7619]

That oil could be coming past the pushrod seal in the mainshaft nut, it looked a little damp. Of course it could be coming from couple other spots, but you already know that 😊😊

[@gerryrandolph]

There’s a joke somewhere in there about beating off with the Jeep gloves and him having painted a Jeep, something about “rubbing compound”. Just can’t pull the joke out though. 😂

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

😂😂😂😂😂 that’s funny, im glad my mitten joke, got someones wheels turning!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂 👍🍺

[@andywalker4599]

Fantastic video, dude. The phone-a-friend segment is a cracking idea. I watch Hippie & Ralph too, great channels. You all talk funny to me!!! (I'm English) 🤣

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks Andy!!!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!!! Now if I only had an Englishmen, and an Australian, i have the the perfect collection of accents!!!! 😂😂 👍🍺 SLICK

[@dietrichess9997]

"There's the right way and there's the Hippie way, so yeah..." Ha! 🙂 I enjoyed this video, as always. Fun stuff. I took the plates out of a Norton Atlas clutch basket, at my friend's shop one afternoon. He showed me what to look for, in terms of wear and tear, and then I got to clean them all. "Got to" Ha ha. It's neat to see what the same thing looks like on a Panhead. Danny seems like a cool guy too, good sense of humor. The Jeep Fetish jokes made me laugh.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

I’m glad you liked it dietrichess!!! Yeah my buddy Dan is a super cool dude!!! He’s a very funny guy in his own right, me and him gel real well with picking on each other!! 😂 👍🍺

[@georgiahillbilly6150]

With friends like hippie you don't need enemy's lol just kidding you guys are both awesome

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

🤣 lmao!!!! Right!!! Lol I’m jus kidding too!!! Thanks hillbilly!!! 👍🍺

[@duffy1298]

Hippie seems like a good buddy

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

He’s the best!! I think everyone should be blessed enough to find themselves a “hippie”. The world would be a better place……….. now if you’ll excuse me i have to go throw up now 🤢🤮 lol 😂 just playin, love that dude!!! Thanks for watching. 👍🍺 SLICK

[@billvandyne4685]

The advice from Hippie is good. First off, the entire problem may have been that loose throw out rod lock nut. I would have just adjusted that first to see if that solved the problem--it probably would have. (One time, I forgot to tighten it and found out on the road. The clutch just stopped working. I did a roadside check and , measuring the clutch arm position and adjusting the nut solved it 100%). However,, you have the clutch apart now. So, as Hippie said, wash all of the plates with brake clean and rough them all up real well with at least 320 grit paper or rougher. Btw, those plates don't look bad as best as I can see. Be sure that they are very clean and roughed up and totally dry of any oil. Next, reassemble the plates and pressure plate. Next , measure the position of the clutch actuating arm ( on top of the tranny) so that the end of it measures 4.25" from the edge of the ratchet drum and that the mousetrap actuating rod is 1/8" from the end of the clutch actuating arm. Once that is attained, lock down the nut. Regarding the distance of the springs from the pressure plate., I've always started with a 1 " measurement ( the manual for the older panheads stated 31/32" of an inch, but 1" was a close enough starting point). Check the clutch operation by pulling in the lever and kicking your kicker and slowly let out the lever to see where the clutch engages--you want it somewhere near the middle of the lever throw . If the clutch is grabby, loosen the springs one click at a time. If slipping, tighten the springs one click at a time. Make sure that the springs are all equi-distant from the pressure plate when done. Once all of this is done , do a complete adjustment of the mousetrap and you are good to go. Pacific Mike on You Tube has the best video I've ever seen re: adjusting the mousetrap from start to finish. One more thing--if your motor is basically stock, you do not need heavy duty clutch springs. They will only make for a harder clutch pull with no real advantage over the stock ones.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Hey cool thanks for all the great info Bill I will head your advice!!! Appreciate it!!! 👍🍺

[@billvandyne4685]

@@SlickHeadCustomCycles My pleasure! Thank you for the great videos.

[@terrymassey7619]

Cool video Slick! Lotsa fun😊 , take er easy 🤘

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

No Terry, YOU take er easy, and heal up!!! Lol 😂. Thanks i’m glad you enjoyed it. 👍🍺

[@terrymassey7619]

@@SlickHeadCustomCycles Thanks Slick! I'm doing good 👍

[@kurtfoulke5130]

The pushrod adjustment only effects the cable travel

[@yruphuct2]

Hey slick, I was just up in your area. I picked up a load in New Castle. Had to fuel at the flying j over the bridge in jersey. Cheers

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Ha, I only live 25minutes from that flying j- and fun fact in my early twenties i lived down the block from the pilot truck stop across the 295 highway, in fact they were just building the flying j, i used to eat dinner in the flying j restaurant all the time, once it was opened! 😂😂

[@Scummy_shovel]

I tell ya. I could watch tours of guys garages all day long. You can tell a lot about a man by his garage and how clean his jeans are lol My wife’s a jeep dude. Jeep people are Fkn nuts. My wife will buy anything with a Jeep logo. I’m so sick of working on jeeps. “My check engine lights on again”.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol. Well stay tuned dude because if you liked this video you’re really going to love next weeks video it’s my first installment of the what’s in your garage series where I tour my buddy panhead billy’s garage and interview him!!!! 👍🍺 SLICK

[@steve28849]

good advice from hippie, what the hell, it's vic's money. i enjoyed the phone call segment

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol 😂 yeah your right it’s just vic’s wallet!!!! Thanks steve, I’m glad you liked it. I 👍 🍺

[@Scummy_shovel]

I’d rather have a blown up pan head than a good running any other motor. I need to order me one of those shirts

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

I like you attitude!!!! 👍🍺

[@user-rw8xw6ox2q]

Great video!!!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks man , appreciate it!!! 👍🍺

[@michaelmitchell5909]

Yo Slick, was a great video man, i loved how you had different segments, was a cool change of pace. Sorry for theblate comment man, life got in the way of me watching videos today dammit...lol Hey man dont forget, keenan tatro can answer any questions you have if u and hippie cant figure it out, and he'll have all the parts you need especially for flatheads and panheads....take care brother....come on springtime huh!!! Cant wait to see that blue beauty out on the road cruisin...

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks mike!!! Glad you enjoyed it!!! Just wait till you see this week’s video!!! 👍🍺

[@tld522]

Jeep porn....😆😆 Ready to see what you make that bike into!! Great stuff!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

What up T-bone!!!!! Well I got to see if I can get it started with the bare minimum when it comes to money lol before I make anything of it. 😂😂👍🍺 SLICK

[@tld522]

I just love to see the old jap bikes get a second lease on life!!

[@michaeloneill5961]

Top video slick Meg is too cool😊 have you checked the post on that t-shirt yet???😮

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks big mike!!!! I’m not gonna lie to you, the last two times I stopped at the post office to send out shirts, I forgot to ask, BUT I promise you I will stop and ask sometime this week and I will get back to you on that!!! YOU HAVE MY WORD!!! 👍🍺

[@michaeloneill5961]

@@SlickHeadCustomCycles thanks buddy

[@user-ln1hi1zx9t]

Monk noticed your flag 😊!! God bless usa..usa..usa..usa..usa..usa.. that chant works great with the exercise program at the end of this video!!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol 😂 👍🍺

[@whiteashpiperwhiteashpiper5447]

The cars... late 70's... moving in ...

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Right on!!!! I can’t get enough of that song!!! I’ll never get fast times at Ridgemont high out of my head!!!! 😂👍🍺 SLICK

[@whiteashpiperwhiteashpiper5447]

@@SlickHeadCustomCycles let it ride, dao on

[@HUNTER-vb5gw]

Include more videos with Megan.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol. I agree Hunter!!! If only she wasn’t soooo camera shy!!! 😂👍🍺

[@kurtfoulke5130]

The crankcase breather dumped oil onto the primary chain directly through the inner primary. It's now rerouted to avoid the belt. When using a belt, everything in the clutch is dry. A big bearing kit at the hub to basket rotating surface, an aluminum pressure plate and antiseize on the studs leads to smother operation.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks for all the great info Kurt!!! Appreciate it!!! 👍🍺 SLICK

[@yruphuct2]

Great video. Cheers

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks YR!! 👍🍺

[@IronheadTere]

Yeah man Good one

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

As always, thanks Terrance!! 👍🍺

[@JamanRooney]

That looks like a Seca 500 Mayne 1100)) peace ✌️

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol. Cool thanks for the info jaman!!! I’ll look into them!!! 👍🍺

[@vernegibb621]

Your welcome.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Ok, but let me say thank you first at least!!!! 😂 👍🍺

[@paulsilson2148]

Think you and hippie , should have one channel together, he did tell me you 2 had a bro mance going on. It could be the slickhip channel.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Lol yeah i think he might actually be a little sweet on me!!! 😂 yeah I’ve been joking with hippie for months now, if we both lived in the same town, there won’t be two channels, we would combine and be one!!! The stuff i’d be able to produce and edit if we were both under one roof, each of us doing our on thing across the shop from one another, make fun of one another, not to mention the skits i’d be able to dream up for the two of us. Oh well im gonna have the FaceTime thing back more often and i got other plans for me and hippie, oh and i can’t say to much, but maybe a lil face to face meet up and collaboration soon!!!!!! Dont miss my next video, i think it’s one of my funniest and coolest videos so far- it’s my “what’s in your garage?” Series, episode 1. I interview my buddy panhead billy, tour his collection of bikes and go through all his motorcycle memorabilia!!! It’s awesome!!!!

[@paulsilson2148]

@@SlickHeadCustomCycles I look forward to that. Hey who knows what the future holds , but if you do both do something together, I think it couldn't be beatable.

[@michaelmitchell5909]

Hey by the way, you watch any of Billy Lanes channel?....his new chopper called blow is freakin incredible....the motor is just amazing man...

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Yup i watched it 👍🍺

[@patrickmuraszewski3606]

That hose is a v ent it's obvious thay just dumped it in the primary, mine is routed to the rear chain . oiler is that bolt y ou keep pointing to on the case comes through the hole in innner primary just to the right of the motor sprocket. Should not have oil in there with the belt drive .

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

👍🍺 SLICK.

[@Ironlove9375]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

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[@josephmannino310]

I saw daisy duke in there!!!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

I know I know I saw her too, and I wanted to write some thing about her, but I was too tired last night during the editing!!!!! Thanks for watching little brother.

[@jerrybigrig]

😎👍😎

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

👍🍺

[@buddyboy3231]

try kirk perrys and mark stettlers book 2 has the cure for the upgrade pump feed

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

OK cool thanks for the info. I’ll check it out. 👍🍺 thanks for watching. SLICK

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

👋👋👋👋

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks moe!!! 👍🍺

[@benderbender1233]

free m0t0rcycle WIT title!!! s0ld

[@benderbender1233]

megs vid will hit a mill s00000n!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Right!!!!! Sold!!!

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

If it hit 500,000 i’d have a stroke!!! It still doesn’t seem to be slowing down yet!!! Crazy!!!

[@benderbender1233]

title d0esnt really matter t0 me but always a b0nus!!

[@benderbender1233]

get megs t0 start betty & it will hit a mill ina m0nth!! 😉

[@power2thepeople53]

Looks like a YX 600.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

It looks like your right!!!! Thank you!!! 👍🍺 whenever I circle back to that crusty terd in the future to do a follow up, I’ll give you credit in my video for identifying it!!! SLICK

[@power2thepeople53]

Oh sweet thanks. Only if I'm right though. It should get you in the right direction at least.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

@power2thepeople53 I looked them up. It’s identical to what I got you were right.

[@hansossendrijverr]

I wanted a t-shirt iam frpom Holland I cac make 1 for my self . soyou do not have shipment cost

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

I am looking in to the cost to ship overseas for someone else today when I get that information I’ll let you know, kind of what it would cost if you actually wanted to pay for the shipping plus the $20 for the T-shirt

[@hansossendrijverr]

Thanks a lot Bro . Let me know and good luke whit your vlogs they are nice Greets Hans

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

The shipping cost to Holland is US $33. The shirt itself is US $20. So if you’re still interested, email me and we can talk about it. 👍🍺 SLICK

[@Scummy_shovel]

Free motorcycle? Change that name to Donny vona bless you. I have had good results with CLR and fish tank gravel for cleaning tanks like that. Mix it 50/50 throw some gravel n to knock the big shit off. I’m sure you already know this. But some smooth brain may be reading and wandering. And por15 tank sealer is really good. But caswell is my go to. Nice score for free.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Thanks for the advice, appreciate it. Yeah Caswell is the best sealer out there and I just so happen to have a brand new kit of it in my office!!! Vona bless you AWESOME!!!! 👍🍺

[@vernegibb621]

Your welcome.

[@SlickHeadCustomCycles]

Again at least let me say thank you first!!! 😂😂😂👍🍺