My cousin bought a brand new 1977 H-D AMF Lowrider, I loved it's looks took it for a ride it was a heavy bike had plenty of power & was extremely comfortable. His was gray with red pinstripes.
I bought my 1978 1/2 FXS 2F79068H8 new in July 1978. Didn't own a car. Rode it everywhere while in the Navy. Willis G did a good job except for the original drag bars.
Love all your videos. If I lived in the US and near you so that you could do my maintenance, I'd buy and ride one of these oldies from you. Thanks for making all your videos. They will be a valuable resource to new collectors long after you've stopped making them. Watch your likes and views rise 5 years from now. You're the only one doing in depth videos of these EVO and older bikes.
i love your vids, i have a 78 shovel low rider. it seems that the rear main seals go, and my eletric start shits the bed.i put a hydra glide front end on and i wished i save my stock ones, there showa forks same as honda. it must been an A M F thing.but the best part was there dual disk. keep up the good work. peace.
Hi Todd, love this channel!!! The blue FXS in this vis, i recognise all the parts, i built mine from the ground up and it runs a treat, ...with one or two mods!! You mentioned Harley went 1340 in '78??? Mine is '79, every time i order parts im asked if its early '79 or late '79 because that was the trasition perioud, i think mine is one of the very first 1340 Shovels as a good friend of mine has a 1200 Shovel and they are only 900 engine numbers apart. Your knowlage wouls be apreciated. Dusty, Norfolk, UK.
hey mate ive got a 1981 fxs that was bought new with a 16 inch front wheel i cant seem to find another one like it, was a 16in front an option at that time?
lol? at first sight tought it was mine ^^ almost same colour and all..except mine is '79 + TBone steer, 8gallntank with mini rpm and mph sunk in between halfsides, " homemade" sadle, sidemountplate with cateye etc.. offcourse all original parts still in shed. own it since 1992, sadly... for sale now :'(
With the 1978 lowrider, was it made with the kickstart originally? Having mine worked on now and he says the kickstart was added afterwards so it's not original
All, absolutely each and every one came with a kick start. All FXE's and FLH's made during the years the FXS was made, late 77 to 84, did not come with a kick start. An FLH styled machine called an FLHS that came out in 81 had a kick start new.
@HuntingHarleys My father passed down his 78 FXS Lowrider to me and im slowly learning how to work on this machine. This bike is so bad ass. My issue is I need to tear down the bike this winter, clean it up (caked on oil) Any suggestions on getting the tachometer to work? When tach is connected, the bike wont start. Disconnect the tach and it runs fine. Super strange since there is no ECM or any computer what so ever on this bike.
Seriously good question. Why on earth do all newer bikes sport ridiculously large OD exhaust pipes? I've always preferred 1-3/4 exhaust. Where, why and when on earth did this whole coffee can exhaust crap start. I've got an Evo with huge exhaust that I plan to weld up a smaller OD set for. Steller work on the videos man.
Love the Shovelhead idle! Gives me goosebumps!
A lean, mean machine. Beautiful and sounds great
wonderful the Shovelheads
The 70's were great time to own a HD.
your mexican neighbor lol. Awesome videos you make my friend, your DESERVE more suscribers, this is history lessons
My cousin bought a brand new 1977 H-D AMF Lowrider, I loved it's looks took it for a ride it was a heavy bike had plenty of power & was extremely comfortable. His was gray with red pinstripes.
Your vids are timeless! Learned something today, luv it. WD40 for starter fluid!
thank you for sharing your videos and your wealth of knowledge we look forward to watching them
Great video as always 👍. Always liked the look of the Lowrider.
Love the bike I liked the low rider S AND OF COURSE THE WIDE GLIDE ALSO THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHOWING YOUR BIKE LEMAY NELSON
This bike is beautiful and the sound is really great!
I bought my 1978 1/2 FXS 2F79068H8 new in July 1978. Didn't own a car. Rode it everywhere while in the Navy. Willis G did a good job except for the original drag bars.
Bike sounds really good!! Wish I knew know what I didn't know back then would've bought one
My 74" has been parked in my house as art work for decades, an 80" is rideable today
NEET trick w the wd , never would've considered it that hot but for sure it is!
Love all your videos. If I lived in the US and near you so that you could do my maintenance, I'd buy and ride one of these oldies from you. Thanks for making all your videos. They will be a valuable resource to new collectors long after you've stopped making them. Watch your likes and views rise 5 years from now. You're the only one doing in depth videos of these EVO and older bikes.
Contact Dan 562 221 6566. He did all my shovel work. Also works on all years. I'm pretty much out of the bike biz for now.
@@HuntingHarleys I thank you for the reply. I live in Canada so it's a bit of a logistics problem to say the least. Thank you tho !
Perfect bike to make into bobber style..!
i love your vids, i have a 78 shovel low rider. it seems that the rear main seals go, and my eletric start shits the bed.i put a hydra glide front end on and i wished i save my stock ones, there showa forks same as honda. it must been an A M F thing.but the best part was there dual disk. keep up the good work. peace.
Hi Todd, love this channel!!! The blue FXS in this vis, i recognise all the parts, i built mine from the ground up and it runs a treat, ...with one or two mods!! You mentioned Harley went 1340 in '78??? Mine is '79, every time i order parts im asked if its early '79 or late '79 because that was the trasition perioud, i think mine is one of the very first 1340 Shovels as a good friend of mine has a 1200 Shovel and they are only 900 engine numbers apart. Your knowlage wouls be apreciated. Dusty, Norfolk, UK.
yep" that's a keeper ............
Across the pond using the enricher is referred to as “tickling” the carburetor.
The way the Brit enrichener's work tickling is an apt description.
NICE!
Cool bike.
hey mate ive got a 1981 fxs that was bought new with a 16 inch front wheel i cant seem to find another one like it, was a 16in front an option at that time?
technically no, most likely the dealer put it on after someone wrecked it. a 16 does not even fit through the stock fork!
MY PERFECT BIKE.
Hey man I have a question, what would you say a 2006 springer softtail with 31k miles is going for?
Not a clue
lol? at first sight tought it was mine ^^ almost same colour and all..except mine is '79 + TBone steer, 8gallntank with mini rpm and mph sunk in between halfsides, " homemade" sadle, sidemountplate with cateye etc.. offcourse all original parts still in shed. own it since 1992, sadly... for sale now :'(
With the 1978 lowrider, was it made with the kickstart originally? Having mine worked on now and he says the kickstart was added afterwards so it's not original
All, absolutely each and every one came with a kick start. All FXE's and FLH's made during the years the FXS was made, late 77 to 84, did not come with a kick start. An FLH styled machine called an FLHS that came out in 81 had a kick start new.
you prefer wd40 over starter fluid? i liked the curb turn around!
yes, works much better
I really want a bike from this year but I dont know a thing about working on them. Which is a bummer
@HuntingHarleys My father passed down his 78 FXS Lowrider to me and im slowly learning how to work on this machine. This bike is so bad ass. My issue is I need to tear down the bike this winter, clean it up (caked on oil) Any suggestions on getting the tachometer to work? When tach is connected, the bike wont start. Disconnect the tach and it runs fine. Super strange since there is no ECM or any computer what so ever on this bike.
Sounds like a wiring issue. Gotta find a good wire man
Dual discs in the front??? Did Harley do that from the factory in the seventies? All the Harley's I had I never had that.
1977 was the first year on narrow glides and sporties.
My son's 81ironhead has the same front end discs and all
Seriously good question. Why on earth do all newer bikes sport ridiculously large OD exhaust pipes? I've always preferred 1-3/4 exhaust. Where, why and when on earth did this whole coffee can exhaust crap start. I've got an Evo with huge exhaust that I plan to weld up a smaller OD set for.
Steller work on the videos man.
it's all a trend, people want often what they see others have, manufacturer's watch
cool.
Can I ask what something like this is worth?
depends on many factors, anywhere from 1500 to 15,000. generally, a good used one brings between 3500 to 6500.
Still for sale?
Sold 2 days after I bought. I have 2 others coming
How tall are you man?
5 foot 9
nice Tod any nice bobbers lately.
working on it bikes are hard to find
nothing lately
need back tire bro
The new HD'S don't seem to sound nearly as good to me
Modern "Harley Davidson's" are Harley's in name only, not in spirit.
That is not the original air cleaner is it?!?
No, it is an SU Carb and aircleaner
my dad has a 77
nice, 1st year and only a 6 month production
Think this is what mine is
They look better with the drag bars.
I think so also, most of 1980 and later production had pull backs for the FXS
The 4 Speed from makes anything Sexy.
I have a 1979 for sale
If trump wins, u might have some empty houses around u. Perfect time to expand the shop! haha
if Hillary wins, those houses will be filled with Muslims. I'll take the empty houses
The illusion of choice.
true that
Wow, ignorant, MAGAt racists idolizing leaky, temperamental, antiquated machines. I prefer EVOs. (Stands for “Evolution”) Maybe y’all should try it.
it has AMF all over it i dont trust amf bikes.
Then you are a misinformed dumbass.