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[@shadetreesurgeon]

Da Diplomat is giving away is chromed out Dyna! Grab a 1 in 150 limited edition sticker to be entered in this giveaway instagram.com/p/CnM0wHwrdt5/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

[@engir63]

🤫🤔🤨🤐🧐😕😕😡😡😡🤔🤨

[@westho7314]

A good old friend of mine passed last year out here in the Mojave desert in California, the last bike in a lifetime of many HD's for over 60 years, We both came from the days when a decent running Pan or Knuckle that wasn't hacked or chopped & could be had for a few $100, His last shovel resided in his living room for the past 10 years & was mechanically refreshed & almost cosmetically finished to his taste before he passed, unwanted by his 40 year old son & flock of 20 something yr old video game oriented grandkids, or any of the few local HD friends for that matter who all have newer Hd's or older gold plated pans & knuckles and no garage space left. That poor orphan AMF he did alot of screw & glue bling add on's & some bobber work to it, lowered with a metal flake pee pad for a seat. Its crossed my mind a few times to adopt the bike but now being in my 70's my days of playing Mr Good wrench on an AMF are long gone..& the roadside memories of my ever bleeding '67 electroglide dresser (which cost $1600 out the door back in the day) are still fresh in my mind as the stains from 50 weight raylube puddles are still on the driveway.

[@joshuaquigley8579]

Sorry to hear about your loss sir! Sounds like a bike with a beautiful story. I'd love to see it!

[@rattyratstuff7125]

Rebuild it and make a KZbin as a send-off to memorialize that build/finish work.

[@calvinevans8305]

31:51 PB Blaster is my go-to problem solver. I learned about it while changing the CV axles on my 94 Corolla that spent 10 years on the east coast. It moved to Phoenix Arizona where I eventually bought it. The underside was rusted bad and the clear coat was burned off from the Arizona hot desert sun. All the fasteners we're rust welded under that poor car. I tried five different products on the rust and nothing worked. A buddy came out to check on me and came back with a can of PB Blaster. I sprayed it on, gave it a little bit of time and it worked so good. That was back when you couldn't find it on the shelf at the auto parts store. I always keep a couple cans around now.

[@davebrunson125]

Straddle to kick. you have better balance so you can put effort into kicking rather than kicking and balancing. And you can use the bars to add upper strength along with lower strength for a more solid kick

[@hunterst0989]

An Evo and some good pipes is a beautiful thing. That green with the gold rims is also a beautiful thing.

[@harleyadam4813]

The Dyna is an FXD Superglide. It's a base model. You can tell by the silver drivetrain. And FYI, the rear wheel is off a Softail Deuce.

[@rackthejipper5304]

To keep from getting tongue tied when saying Chey's Shovelhead call it the Chey-velhead.

[@rattlecan53]

If you end up using the CL tank (same one I use on my race CL) you don't want to use the petcock anyway. Just block off the petcock and the crossover tube on that side, and use the other crossover tube as your fuel source. Just put an inline petcock and a fuel filter on and you're good to go. I use the crossover tubes as my fuel source (since I run a twin Mikunis) and its perfect. Or you can use both crossover tubes and T them into a petcock and filter and into the carb. Get the plastics from Preston Petty.

[@fearsomename4517]

Josh, you were right. Evolution motor saved the Motor Company. It's bulletproof. I ride a '99 Heritage Springer last year. She's beautiful. I like all motorcycles. Stay in the wind!

[@feellnfroggy]

I thought that initially, but I just kept watching and realized, nah that’s just him being him and they have a dynamic. Nobody channel hogs either. Which is awesome. Dip takes over Josh’s for a minute, Chey will jump in cammies., it all works.

[@toys-n-stuff8769]

I rode a harley for the very first time a couple weeks ago. A 2005 sporster 1200. Man, that thing had BALLS. To date, most powerfull and biggest size engine in a bike that ive rode... My current bike is a Suzuki Boulevard C-50T. 800cc

[@TDubDrew]

So true about Japanese dual sports not being re-engineered often. My 2020 TW200 is essentially the same bike that came out in 1987, with just a few minor changes made about 20 years ago.

[@packgrog]

Man, I love you guys, and I love that Dyna, but my hardcore introversion and newbie rider anxiety slapped my hand away from the purchase button for the raffle. I love the idea of hanging with you guys, since you & Chey's videos kept me going through lockdown and a lot of tough times. But god dammit, the idea of being in any kind of crowd is instantly exhausting to me. Who knows, maybe some day I'll get to say hi and thanks to you guys in person. I have no doubt that Dyna will sell out in hours. In the meantime, you still have my thanks for all the entertainment!

[@jerryspencer5453]

Being an introvert myself tells me, you need to get out and do the thing, or else.

[@56Spookdog]

Old is relative,anything with a mono shock is new to me. Cheaply made, my little 1974 Yamaha 125 Enduro is still going on mostly it’s original equipment.

[@jimbt719]

Yeah they used to make us put those on when we were doing hill climbing back in the day that is kind of a ghetto fix but it worked. I don't remember short tracking with it but I've had them on my bike same thing you time to the rider and some man of shape or form so you can kill it quickly.

[@randerson4124]

every shovel on my local craigslist is either wildly too expensive, or is a "ran when parked, need some work"

[@westho7314]

the latter is a common shovel. AMF ya know, they be better at making bowling balls, swim fins & snorkels

[@kurtfoulke5130]

​@@westho7314 They made a shit-ton of cool (common) bikes from 1969 to 1982

[@davidvaughn7778]

I'd trust the ran when parked on a motorcycle much more than I would a car. I don't know why, but people think motorcycles are mystical machines and they are afraid to work on them. I bought a "ran when parked 16-18 years ago" 1977 Yamaha xs650. Half ass cleaned the carbs, new plugs and wires and hook up a battery and about 35 kicks and she ran. That was over 6 years ago and it's been torn down the whole time. Days to work on it are few and far between its a roller now, and the engine is in. Still in the mock up stage and I haven't touched it in over a year.

[@Deathtrap617]

If you’re afraid of the “ran when parked” deal, you shouldn’t even be looking at shovels

[@Deathtrap617]

I’ll buy that seat Need one for my 78

[@Firestorm637]

2 strokes so easy to work on or take apart vs 4 strokes. My dirt bike i take it to the frame once a year to really clean and paint. You can almost do it is a day if you did not have to wait paint to dry. I wish I bought the last year Kawasaki kx 500 cc dirt bike. Over 60 horsepower and just over 200 pounds. Power to weight is awesome. Your build bike should be similar

[@mikes9759]

Great Vid bud!! Reminds me of the old days!!!! Been ridin since 65!! Owned a bunch of stuff. CH's, favorite was my 57 pan Shovel!!!! Wouldn't believe what it cost me!! I used to do left leg on kicker on the tough one!! Ride On Brothers!!

[@56Spookdog]

Although I’ve never had an H.D. I’ve had some bikes that could kick like a mule and make a grown man cry, I’m not saying there’s a right or wrong way to kick start a bike but a proper straddle kick in my opinion gets more inertia into the kick. I recently bought my first bike without a kick starter and the first bike with an electric starter, just putt around fun bike I have to admit it’s nice.

[@BigRobMoto]

I definitely think the longer seat will look better on the 2 stroke road/dirt squirter project!

[@Firestorm637]

Can not wait to see this finished 2 strokes. Love 2 strokes.

[@carlosortiz821]

I love the energy that you guys put to the videos and content that you share in the channel... and the "community shop" to do all the projects on the bikes, cheers from Chile!🍻

[@donaldoehl7690]

Method I use for cleaning bike parts: Go Walmart and buy kids blue wading pool. Place pool where it will get full Texas sun. Fill pool with water. Add gallon of Simple Green to water. Add parts. Scrub daily until parts are clean to your satisfaction.

[@walterfechter8080]

Chey and Josh, did you run a compression test on that Shovel engine? If I had it to do all over again, I would have installed a Baker 6-speed in my old 84 cu. inch Pan/Shovel. I've ridden Shovels with 1996 (and earlier) Softail 5 speeds and Baker 6 into 4 transmissions. To me, it was like the difference between night and day. If this were my bike, I'd keep the 39 mm fork and go about four-over, make some improvements to the internals and install a pair of gaiters. I'd keep it as a swishy tail too. Bad roads are everywhere.

[@kurtfoulke5130]

How the hell would you put a Softail 5 speed in an FX/FL frame ?

[@walterfechter8080]

@@kurtfoulke5130 A 1996 and earlier 5-speed will work in a 4-speed frame with an adapter plate. The mounting bolt patterns are different. The transmission needs to be raised and shimmed. The seat post tube needs to be notched for clearance of the 5-speed lid. There are videos on KZbin that mention that mod. Ride safe.

[@kurtfoulke5130]

@@walterfechter8080 Hey Walter, Softail 5 speeds are practically free compared to a Baker. Can you run the Softail primary with starter motor or are you forced to go belt drive with a kicker ? I can put a full battery in a saddle bag if I need to change the oil tank set-up. Thanks

[@walterfechter8080]

@@kurtfoulke5130 -- Kurt, you are right about a H-D Softail 5-speed transmission being a lot cheaper than a 5-speed or 6-speed transmission from Baker Drivelines. For what I know about running a 5-speed with a Shovelhead engine, you can only run a special engine to transmission support, a belt primary drive and the Softail diaphragm clutch assembly. I'm not sure about running the stock Softail inner/outer primary covers. I'm thinking that some kind of spacer setup would be required. As you already know, the most important factor is keeping everything aligned from the engine pulley to the rear wheel sprocket (or pulley). You can run the Softail electric starter setup. Of course, a kick start conversion would have to be added to the 5-speed gear box. If you go that route, be aware there are some junk kicker conversion kits out there. Do some checking around for a kicker conversion setup. The oil tank/battery box will have to be custom made. The entire conversion will definitely take some work. There's a guy in Lake Worth, Florida (Gattis Garage) who's shop has done that 5-speed conversion to a Shovelhead and even on a flathead 45. I hope this helps. -- W

[@kurtfoulke5130]

@@walterfechter8080 yeah, I've done enough kicking, that would defeat the whole purpose lol. Might just be easier to throw a shovel into a $ 1000 Softail roller lol

[@anthonysmalawipredators8794]

Stoked to see you cooking on the Bosozuku build! I've never seen an inverted front end with like 12 over tubes. Just a thought!

[@johnweisYamaroler]

After a BSA, and a couple Triumph bikes, I decided to jump off the cliff and bought a brand new shiny AMF!! A '73 kick start only FX! I figured if I couldn't kick start it that I didn't need to ride. Being that I only weighed a buck forty, a few tricks made it easier. The only time I had a problem kicking it was the first week I owned the bike it was below 0° !! I made the mistake of leaving it outside one night and I didn't put lightweight oil in it!! Even being a smaller frame person I had NO problem kicking it over. I've never been a fan having both feet on the same side of the bike, it was always easier to kick it balanced on the bike.

[@tallwolf6618]

Lmfao, I know that feeling when your bike doesn't want to stop when you need it to, 😂🤣 I said the same exact thing too! 🤭

[@joebowser6220]

Bit of mechanics advice if your breaking torque on a six point bolt use a ratchet and socket instead of a ratcheting combination wrench lowers the risk of stripping the heads

[@dragonrace43]

Every time the red express mail truck is kickstarted, I question if it's on or if the wind just picked up slightly

[@nwdomain-fj6yd]

Josh: you are the best uncle to Chey. Girls are not easy to raise. I know we had two of them. Chey has turned out great. Thank you Josh the world is a better place because of you and Chey!

[@clubstyleridahd4695]

That yz465 is going to be so badass! It already looks great

[@Goofygooberbitch]

hi! Canadian here! love the videos! wish i had friends like you's on this channel to ride with, sucks not knowing anyone to ride or work on bikes with.

[@Lonewolf37]

The thought of a grown ass man cruising down the road on his Trail 125; raising his hand in the air and belting out the loudest evil laugh 😂 - good stuff bro

[@geraldscott4302]

I love my 1989 FXRS Low Rider. Talk about Japanese, look what they did to the '04 and up Sportster. Japanese side covers. But at least the '04-'06 Sportsters are still carbureted, and aren't dipped in flat black paint. I kinda like my '06 Sportster 1200L too. It's the white, (gloss) black, and orange model.

[@zimman20]

Second the vote for the milwaukee 12v ratchet is a game changer. I didn't know if I'd use it much but holy cow - I use the snot out of that thing!

[@bmp72]

If the rear brake is bad on the shovel, on mine the crankcase vent was spewing oil on it constantly. And dont diss the power of a shovel, one of mine was dynoed at a whopping 35 hp !

[@mineplow1000]

Channeling the "The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight," vibes there and I dig it, man.

[@haneymoto]

You already know the fix for the seat gap. Just copy the black 2x4 from the dirtster LOL

[@rosscoombes5605]

I had that model YZ125 in 1979 from memory it had a Aluminium tank great old bike

[@markman7]

$3k? That's about what my 100th 2003 Deuce is worth.

[@jofknoll]

when you were doing your manifest bit outside the post office it sounded like it should have been part of a megadeath song

[@nhudgens79]

Dude, The Dirtbike KId! I almost forgot about that movie. I need to go watch it again.

[@Nrgpack]

Yeah, garage video...keep plugging on Josh...this will be a sweet ride. Thank you!!

[@brianb7960]

Once you get it squared away thats going to be a cool bike . Has Chey ever ridden a chopper before? If you have any video make a short tube video of it 😁. Great content can't wait for Wednesday. Be safe

[@poxox1275]

someone at that usps got to be watching our channel

[@flatspider]

Omg I wish we could get those prices in the uk … screw that shadtree the exporter send us your basket cases

[@tommiduncan1349]

I second this, its rubbish out here int it

[@flatspider]

@@tommiduncan1349 we look at £7000 for a bike like that it’s mad

[@tommiduncan1349]

@@flatspider there was a street bob woth 56k i saw on facebook the other day, guy wanted 7500 for it, get so jelous of the usa for their prices on bikes

[@shilohstore6086]

These are American prices these are you know somebody and you got lucky prices

[@flatspider]

@@shilohstore6086 totally but we all know a guy now who is fare and just slip shadtree a hundo to look the other way

[@bradleyyounger8499]

You could cut off the area of the sub frame that shoots up and just run it straight since you have to extend it anyways

[@marcmuke6378]

Dirt bike kid is what got it all started for me. The first time I saw you. I didn't know what to call you. You and and me .we got a long long way to go....

[@ericrandolph8628]

I used to have the yz490 and it had a compression release. I'm going to take a guess that's probably what that's for.

[@ervinhepler1009]

I have to say that the 1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 A1 I had was extremely well done

[@randymarks4011]

I like to find my shovels doa, I'm going to completely tear it down all the way, trans and engine.

[@iMaNii4k]

I got my last project just a motor and trans and frame. Almost done mocking it up, man am I worried if it’s good or not hahaha gonna find out real soon

[@tonywilliams9026]

😊😊😊 hello Josh...how are you doing??? My buddy had a mild stretched 74shovel that was blown up to a 117 ( I really think it was more ) very high compression...even with my full force once it hit tdc it wasn't budging...had a heavy duty chevy starter on it and if you didn't get running in a few attempts you had to let the starter cool and charge the battery...but man was it fast...like vmax fast...anyways brother another fine video...much love to you guys...from Ohio 😊😊😊

[@kenstaschak5502]

When I raced ATC's in the 80's we needed a tether switch hooked to the rider to kill it. If you showed up to tech without one, they said to hook a cord from the plug wire to the rider.

[@CornishMotorcycleDiaries]

Miss my Dyna still and that view from the saddle looks Sooo familiar.

[@deanwilliams7047]

Josh while you were riding the trail 125 I thought you should check out the custom ct110s people build here in aus adv, chopped we customé the post bike. And as far as the forks wr450 is road legal in aus. Japan doesn't change designs because if it ain't broke don't fix it

[@SnapshotSniper]

Love my FXR just need longer forward controls I’m 6ft2

[@sergiogranados4477]

had a shovel really enjoyed kick starting it was not to fast but i do miss it

[@Nils_Martin]

Cheyleesi's shorts are so funny mate..🤙🏼

[@jameshill8498]

Can we officially start calling her Shovelhead Chey? It really rolls off the tongue.

[@TheXVAddict]

You actually are a hard man to find. Was in Tampa from Christmas to New Year. Was out at forgotten Angel's a few times where I met Chey and even went by the dirty shame a couple times. Never even got a glimpse of the old shade tree. Where you hiding at bro?

[@Myndi78]

Fuuuuuuck thats a nice shovelhead, I loooove it 😍 Those narrow bars, excentric guage and the sound uuuuuuuh I WANT ONE!

[@dormantmenace]

All balls racing sells conversion bearings for like dam near any front end conversion..

[@leonbeck6254]

Ok someone from Colo won a fishing trip.😉. Keep on riding🎅🏼🏍🇺🇸

[@oscarborjon6112]

That fairing was from mad max

[@txnonwheels]

Josh, you can take that tank to a pointless dent company and they can work that crease out of the tank so you don’t have to use bondo.

[@Nils_Martin]

Sweden has always made first class motorcycle parts and accessories. Just look at Husqvarna, Husaberg & Öhlins. And we always take pride in our engineering craft.. 🤘🏼🇸🇪🤘🏼

[@user-Borgus]

I love seein' ya ride that little scooter. "Manifest THIS!!!". He-heh-heh,,,!

[@gears101]

There's no deals on used bikes where I am at. Whether if it's in Craigslist or Facebook market place, people have junk and they think it's a gold mine lol

[@jasoneager9323]

Here in the north it's working on bike season. Then it turns to ride it hard season.

[@Recycledhooligan]

In the land of shadetree there be bikes, mischief and mayhem a foot.

[@lightingrodtodd]

I did not know that about the dyna . Thank for the schooling

[@richardvandervoort]

Oh sometimes I wish I was living in the USA, that Dyna is so tempting and the chance to party........🤪

[@MsWe24]

I love that every time you see Chey, it’s like she’s Mary Louise Parker from Weeds with those iced drinks.

[@MotoBaumVirginia]

Love your vid love your channel brother. Thanks for keeping these going. 😊

[@davidjackson8820]

You may be an amateur hobbiest but still an inspiration. I'll say hi to your motor here in WA for ya.

[@donnafarmer3120]

I like the long seat also

[@dr.fruityboots4706]

I so wish there was more footage of that beezer

[@L2fish]

I have an 08 Fatboy 96 inch and a 85 Ironhead Sportster. Guess which one sounds like a real Harley

[@mtdualie1039]

Ah the swamp wizard returns ⚡️

[@bradb9146]

Have you seen the new 2023 V Max yet !?!?! 😍

[@Jdawgg38]

That t2 dirt bike Should’ve been on fast and furious with all those shifts !

[@jasonmiller5448]

This video just keeps getting Better ❤

[@havoc1230]

Made me so sad seeing and hearing that exhaust lol. Put that same one on my Iron 883 last August, had it a week, and had a wreck, lost the pipes :(. Hard to get replacements while stationed in Korea, no one seems to want to ship them. lol so back to stock exhaust.

[@nkmstfghost4584]

The answer is yes

[@waynep8007]

Perfect package delivery bike A darn postie bike

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

My first ride on a Harley was an Electra Glide with a primary belt drive and a final belt drive. I took it for a short test drive because the front brakes were not working it was smooth as silk almost as smooth as my Airhead BMW the guy who owned the bike saw the smile on my face offered to sell me the bike and when I said I had no money he said we shake hands on it you pay me when you get the money old-school European I ran into him a week later at a biker bar and I asked him how big red was doing and he started to curse he sold the bike to a guy who got drunk off his ass and wrapped it around a telephone pole so hard through the motor out of the frame he was so pissed that he wished that he had given me the bike because I take good care of my bikes now he was a rich guy who owns a lot of property and gave the prison in easement to get to 41. He had a highway patrolman give him a ticket for not wearing a helmet on his private road so he shut down his private road and got everybody at the prison stuck for a week they had to do some major apologizing for him to open up the road again. That bike with $3,000 40 years ago. You did really good with that purchase. I taught lots of women how to ride my 650 Triumph with a hardtail it's low to the ground they can sit flat-footed confidently and it weighs a lot less than a regular bike make a pile with a swingarm and shock absorbers and a battery and an electric starter and see how much that pile of stuff weighs. A Magneto is really good because it is so much more reliable your whole electrical system can take a dump but you can still ride your bike home

[@warrenwarnick3443]

You said it evo saved Harley..big fan

[@jasonadams5187]

Awesome video and awesome content can’t wait for the next video Thank’s Josh

[@pitdawg6418]

$3,000 for that shovel?! Man that's was a good find! I'd LOVE to find one like that! Lucky Duck!

[@alancrane4693]

I enjoy making shorts too! Cutting off the legs on my jeans 👖🤣

[@Packrat_Garage]

I love my TC88 but there is nothing that potatoes like a shovel, ride on man

[@justin.s9783]

Vintage brakes,,,,starts as a suggestion, turns into a hope,,,then turns into a prayer of "please dont kill me" 🤣🤣. i would maybe be into Dynas but when i have looked at parts most of the time Dynas need a different one. it just doesnt suit me i guess. last time i seen Jenna on the channel besides a episode or 2 ago was when she went down and broke her collar bone , i think it was. good to see her doing well. i never had tik tok and im happy to hear you 2 are done with it. i know they wont fit me but i can turn a bunch of my old jeans into shorts/jorts,,,will youtube like those? 🤣🤣. i havent seen your 1 ton in a while so i guess you did some trading to get the new truck you all been using. which its good to see you doing good. ohhh i almost forgot lol. someone thinks you , manipulate Chey.....🤣🤣obviously they never seen her hangry lmao. i still remember that time you 2 was late for picfords. " its ALL YOUR FAULT!!!" 🤣🤣🤣. hope they can get your triple trees to work. that sounds better than cutting and welding . maybe making a new shaft and bearing races to fit in the new trees a better way if the old shaft not work. 🤔🤔. good vid man.

[@bigbill2664]

Your mirror is on the right isn't it supposed to be on the left? I can't remember forsure but I'm almost positive u can get pulled over with out a left mirror.

[@Stillman262]

Can't wait to leave the frozen tundra of Wisconsin March 15 for the campout.

[@greentravelingmachine]

Shorts have helped me grow for sure almost to 100 😂

[@BelleMorue]

Did you try to add a longer fork on a Vespa?

[@cadmonkey928]

that longer seat works better. shorty seat is too short for the height of the spudspension. proportions were wrong.

[@cliffshurson1142]

I swear I’ve seen the yellow fender on KZbin somewhere before.

[@iMaNii4k]

My birthday is October 10th, I hope I can get my ducks in a row to make a trip to Florida. I gotta hangout with Josh before he gets old and lame

[@blondiejoe]

You could just but the build videos in a build playlist so people can find them even if they re not labelled.