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Not gonna lie, the gopro beeping and your response made me smile, so it kind of made the shot. =) happy accidents.

This video is 100% correct

Well, you helped solidify my decision to get a Hero10. I've been buying older gear for years now, and I always seem to find deals as I lag behind 2 years in tech. If it was good enough in 2022, why wouldn't it work now in '24 for most applications? New is better, but older can get the job done too.

Bailing wire is the one thing that has helped me the most. From cables to exhaust pipes to loose covers to brake stays. Wire for the win.

Thanks!

why will the bike start with kick start and,not with starter

A really good friend of mine had a chopper he built, he started it with parts in a box, and it would sit in his living for many years as he would envision its final build, when i met him in 2014 he had already finished his chopper in the late 90's, a hardtail ridge frame, open primary 5" belt driven, springer front end, shovelhead powered by a S.U. carburetor with straight pipe exhaust, i still remember the way the exhaust was pulsing on my pant leg. Two years ago he started to get sick and one day he did an oil change on the chopper and forgot to put back a plug and took a ride, he came back with oil all over his legs and an oil trial behind him, he was so worried he damaged the engine and it sat a few months until he found a friend he knew in the past that worked on motorcycles, so began to remove the engine to be worked on, i got to help work on his 54 ford, his 49 ford which i loved that car, and i was going to help him with dismantling and rebuilding the chopper, he dismantled the chopper to take the engine himself, and he was getting worse, and when the engine came back he was needed my help, sadly i couldn't be there in the time to help him before he passed , i regret not telling customers I couldn't do work so i could help him, he never got to show me how to work on a chopper and how to put it back together, i had to learn it myself, needless to say i bought it from his wife and, i know my friend is proud and knew i could rebuild it by myself, I'm trying to locate the oil filter threaded nipple so the gasket can seal to the relocation oil filter plate, and put oil in, then i can take that ride he said i had to experience, I never been afraid to get my hand dirty and start working on something I've never done before, the only problem is i never rode, but i will and I'm going to ride the shit out of it knowing he is riding with me in spirit.

I just started watching your videos very very informant awesome job keep up the good work

Not being an a$$ but I broke back twice and am all screwed up from car accidents bike accidents and there is no way I’d ride anything but a rigid. Most ppl that roll their eyes at hard tails never have been on one

Sweet ride

sooooo exactly like how a manual car works, that’s very helpful!

How is the friction zone with a foot clutch?

Fantastic video, well explained for the novice to follow and clear instructions on how to use a multi meter. Thanks!!!!

I have 5 S&S carbs...from B's to Super E's.....they are kool looking, but the truth be told, the Mikunis, VMs, the Harley CV carbs are great....S&S....like Crosby said..."meh"!

So far, best video on the use of this tool. 🤙

Thanks for your help Bro. I'm new to kicking my 93ci shovelhead and your technique is working for me. She's kicked back on me a couple of times and that's not fun. I think full hard kicks on the compression stroke is the answer. I leave the ignition off until the kicker is set-up where I want it.

Hey grease, just tuned in for an episode of the lowlife chopper podcast and heard you weren’t there anymore, what happened?

Greetings from South Africa. Really appreciate and love your chopper videos. This video for wiring is perfect but I'm still challenged with the cowpie starter and solenoid wiring with relay. Any advice on this added starter? I have a 1980 Shovel.

The weep hole plug is easy to find at any hardware store. Its just an 1/8" pipe plug.

В родную раму FXST вместо амортизаторов установить жёсткие распорки и ничего варить не надо

What about twin cams anyone maki g hardtails for thembeen looking for along time found nothing.

Question -- whats a good source to study the anatomy of a chopper before i go on building?

Im glad i found your channel. Exactly what I needed to build some confidence on the topic. I'll be starting on a build this year.

What's the rattle ?

As a guy running the same belt but on a Shovel, I can say BDL’s resources on their site are terrible. The only way I got anywhere was to call and talk to their tech guy.

My ignition doesn’t have a G what would be the replacement for that ? Thank youuuu

I am trying to rewire my honda steed vlx 400. As first, I like your creativity and wanna to make it. So can I need the cdi system for my cycle? Can i wire my ignition coils from the 4 output wires ( blue,light blue,yellow,light yellow). Please help me what wires can connect to the rear and front ignition coils. Thanks so much sir

Maybe the inner cable is too short and holding the slide up?

Will this work on early evo dyna frames? I have an 86.

Pretty much it would be easier to just go with an open primary instead of closed.

How come sounds like shit tho? It's like something is scraping metal Is that your clutch? Dear god

Great vid! Chopper Time has a great video showing all your steps for the same shovel style hardtail kit. Not many vids how to do it but yours and his will help a lot

I was thinking of doin the hardtail on my softail frame. Before I made the big changes on the frame I just tig- welded some two inch strips where the swingarm sisors in the frame. After 1 month of a rigid I just cut those strips again. My back thanked me.❤

Nice one ya greasy bastard

Just put a lowering kit on your shocks it's cheaper than doctor bills and will save your back and a ridge you feel every little defect in the crappy roads that are everywhere in our country. I'm 66 been riding since I was 15 dropped my softtail 1-1/2 inches looks great rides nice because i also adjusted the shock springs . I have rods in my lower back and a plate in my neck so got to go with comfort and looks.

can you do a kickstart guide aswell, I don't seem to get what it wants me to do when its cold

Thanx Grease, informative as always- Lefty (Under the Blood M/M) God bless Bro.

Question…I’ve got an 83 FXR with 5 spd and it’s got that funky arm sticking up for the clutch cable but my 93 FLHTP 5 spd doesn’t have the arm. Same transmission different clutch or different 5 spds all together? Thanks

This was a really good one I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I used to listen to every episode of those early years of LowLife my kids grew up with Loctite

Back in the days of yore, there were several companies making frames that kind-of looked rigid but had suspension, the Amen Savior being the best known but none of them looked good or worked well. People who don't like choppers always ask why you'd take a perfectly good bike and ruin it by using one of those frames, etc. Then, after they'd all come and gone H-D came out with their Softail which was far better than anything the chopper frame companies had made. The only thing wrong with it was the springs were underneath which meant they get stretched, not compresed, when you hit a bump in the road but even so, they were the best solution to the problem of not wanting a swingarm and shocks because you think they're ugly but wanting your kidneys to keep on functioning. A few years ago, H-D moved the shocks to the top like Vincent did back in the '50s so they compress rather than stretch. Much better. I love choppers but I must ask why a person would want to take a frame that H-D went to a lot of trouble to make look like a ridid but still have some suspension, and make it rigid. Is a Softail really that ugly that you'd cut it off and replace it with a hard tail?

You know Grease, if you were running 3" open belt primary and the belt failed far from home, a 1 1/2 in belt of the same size and tooth count will work just fine on your 3 inch pulleys.

I no longer change tires period, however a good can of tire fix-it works good.

krispychoppers changed the game they have an EVO Kit now

Well thought out video that sticks to the KISS principle. I think even my kids would be able to tackle this job now 👍👍 Happy trails, Cowpoke