Lightning Struck Twice! | 1984 Harley Davidson FLT Tour Glide | Ignition Diagnosis and Repair
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- Making some progress! Will have that Belt Parkway test ride soon!
So I used my ‘96 Fatboy as a coil tester, confirmed the coil was good even though it tested outside of my repair manual specifications. Confirming the likelihood that the module was the issue. So replaced the module (and sensor) with an Ultima (Dynatech) 2000i which is an all in one unit, relatively straight forward installation.
Once running got her warmed up and did what many probably think should have been a first step (and they may not be wrong) and flushed / changed the engine oil. Next test ride will be soon (after addressing one or two more issues) and one more step to Sturgis!
I recently joined this journey but i'm already in love with the process and the litte wins you have. Keep up the vids man, you're great!
Thank you! Hope to keep the little wins coming lol
I'm in the same boat, completely randomly saw this in my recommendations. And I'm absolutely loving it, love the channel, love your attitude. Keep it up, can't wait to watch more! @@tta850
Good no bullshit series! Nice work.
Enjoying your videos and round the neighbourhood tours lol in NY .hi from Scotland 🏴
I had a ‘83 Tour Glide. It was my first Harley. I guess mine was the last year of the shovels and yours is the first year evo. Thanks for posting.
Thank you, it was a very unique era for motorcycles and Harley Davidson for sure 👍🏻
I stumbled on your first video on this bike and I am now invested! Keep up the great work
Thank you!
This is an enjoyable series, you sound like the type of guy that doesn't let the little shit bother him.
I think the small victories are making us all feel good 👍
Thank you for the kind words!
nice surprise to see this video this morning. Like how you work with what you have like 75% of us do, wish I had one of those fancy lifts but do all of my work on the ground.
Yeah gotta make do with what you have, that’s how life is done most times I suppose
Cool old bike ,Enjoy videos of progress, Have a great day.
Thank you!
I really enjoy watching your content and have learned a lot about motorbike maintenance from your videos. One small suggestion: turn the music down as it can be hard to hear what you're saying at points. Love from Ireland!
Will keep that in mind thank you 🙏
I was so excited to see if the Harley will run. And now you made it. So cool. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany ✌🏻
Thank you! Looking forward to getting it back out and seeing if she runs better with the new ignition and all the gears!
Super cool bike, it will turn out awesome.
These videos have me Jonsing for an old weathered Harley that I could pick up cheap and tinker with. Loving the videos.
They are out there, some hiding in plain sight, and a lot of fun to tinker with… they are practically tractors lol
Great series, great raw content which is a breath of fresh air in the youtube scene. Please be careful at background music and copyright strikes. I would not want to see you in that position.
Looking forward to another video brother. Sending love from Romania!
Thank you! And thanks for the advice on the music, I am just a guy in his happy place working on an old bike and sharing the journey 👍🏻
Absolutely enjoy watching your videos as you fix up this Harley
The 84 fires up basically saying "is it time to get on the road?" 🤣 Keep it up man! 👍
Ignition system went out on my 1987 FXSTC, a Daytona Twin Tec system was put in, this was about 2011, I had no clue what was wrong. Nice work.
hey , you popped up on my overview page , dont know why ,but im hooked! , the first id i saw was the one you trying it the first start and almost walking shame but in this case id call it walk of success !! like the way you vid and talk to us and speak about your thoughts .looking forward to vids.
Thank you! Yeah not everything is positive or gets you moving forward but persistence is key, I’m sure there are more pitfalls hidden in this bike but it’ll be worth it I think!
I’m also from New York but now I live in Texas. I’m rebuilding my friends bike who passed away four years ago. It’s an 83 shovel and tinkering around with it brings up a lot of memories. But one memory I would like to see is when you get the bike on the road take a video of you going down to your local pizza shop. Texans don’t know anything about pizza. Good luck and keep the videos coming
Great story, that’s how I feel about my Harley’s it’s to honor the history and previous owners spirit… I’d be happy to do a pizza run, I can never say no to pizza! 🍕 😂
I like your vids man, been considering buying a xl1200 after riding a custom vn800 and owning a fz6r yamaha, I just getting more and more in love with harleys huge respect man
Thank you, same here I grew up a sport bike guy (first bike was a ‘93 Kawi ZX-6, first new bike was a ‘01 ZX-6R… but the more time I spend with these old Harley’s the more I like them 👍🏻
Wish I had a potato, my 07 softail twin cam just doesn't have any soul like the old engines do. Definitely looking forward to all of you videos!
Thank you! 🙏 I like twin cams too but there is just something about evo’s that does it for me 🥔 🥔 🥔
Great videos, I love harleys and the education I get from guys like you.
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Keep the grind bro. I'm currently working on breathing life back into a 90's 883 ATM. I better continue hearing that random music in the background. Anyone complaining can kick rocks.
Nice! Let’s get these projects back in the road! And yeah music will be there, I can’t concentrate without it lol
Really enjoying this journey
I just brought one of those bikes back from the dead recently. Same year & model. Mine was in worse shape.
I picked it up for $800 & it looked like it was dredged up from the bottom of the ocean. I went through it front to back.
overall cost of parts & purchase price was between 3 & 4 grand. It's a nice old girl now. At first I thought it was the uglyest
big twin I ever seen, but now I think she looks & runs alright. It's a fun bike to ride.
Cool, yeah they grow on you right!?
@@tta850 It's like the unwanted red headed step child that only a mother can love until you get to know it.
Easy maintanence. Mine is stripped down like yours. I got rid of the enclosed chain housing. The only problem
with that is parts aren't availible such as rear sprockets. The rear sprocket weighs about 10lbs. I'm gonna keep mine chain
& I have a rear wheel I want to eventually put on it so I can put a generic sprocket on it. I suppose you could put
a later model transmission in it to run a belt & get rid of the tapered clutch hub, but I 'think' you might
have to run a wider swingarm & put a later model primary assembly that matches the transmission. Plus a clutch
lever that matches the later style clutch cable. A nice 'O' ring chain should work good enough. It's a standard 530.
If you ever pull the clutch hub, put a re-enforcement ring on it so you don't split it at the keyway when tightening
it up. That's if it has the ABC clutch. The parts manual shows a dry clutch like the shovelhead. Mine is an ABC wet clutch.
@@toddk.5873 good info, question on the rear sprocket when I go on like Dennis Kirk it shows the rear sprocket (and front too) available and relatively inexpensive… is that not the right sprocket??? I’m leaning towards leaving the chain, will be digging into the enclosure soon. It’s listed as 530 pitch and 110 link, sound right? Also like you mine is a wet clutch (pulled the derby cover to check and see if it had oil for once lol) Thanks!
Awesome man coming right along…
What a sweetheart of a bike!
Congrats! You now have two running scooters so I'll be up there in a few hours! Seriously, I'm glad you got both going. I am a retired mechanic (42 plus years) on all things that interest me. I love to see people fix things themselves. The '84 didn't have much wrong mechanically, wonder why it was parked. Maybe the module side lined it. Anyhow have fun!
Haha I’m honestly not sure, I will find out though, I’m wondering if it was that issue plus a situation of life gets in the way 🤷🏻♂️
You sound like Sly. Has anyone ever told you that?
Great stuff.
Enjoy videos and your knowledge. 👍
No but thank you lol
Great content! Keep it coming!
Thank you!
I like where this is going 👍
Hey there! How you doing? Just found your channel today, got your "First ride after 20 years" video on my recommended feed and checked it out. And after that video, and two more after it, I've gotta say that I am wholeheartedly hooked! Really cool series, dig your personality and the way you explain things, and I'm learning a ton with you taking us through your steps like you are. Thanks, and I'm hoping you keep going!
Greetings from Norway!
Greetings and thank you for the kind words! 👏
I am really enjoying your vids! Keep up the good work.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Mate, that thing fired up so fast, she’s gonna be a good one!
great content, love the videos, new sub from the uk.
Thank you! 🙏
That bike has the shine.
Im in the u.k birmingham off work today put youtube on these vlogs come up , great watch going to follow this restoration , i do like that bike theres something about it
Thanks and yeah not sure what it is but this bike is growing on me bad
Well done and the bike sounds healthy
I always clean the bottom of the oil bag there can be allot of sediment( metal) in there
you don't see a lot of guys working on older tour glides and Evo's thank you.
Appreciate the comment! 🙏
Causally has a gtr in the garage 🔥🔥🔥
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Motor sounds nice
What do you do for a living? Congratulations on the first ride video doing better numbers than any other video before. Well done.
I’m in procurement but have a background in auto mechanics
@@tta850 epic. Can you set me up with a career? I know it’s weird to ask here but figured it can’t hurt. It’s ok if not.
When I first clicked your first ride video I thought it was YOUR first ride not bike’s. I figured you were in sales to some degree given the variety of vehicles on your channel. This bike sounds so sweet at idle btw.
I love the EVO motor way better than Shovelhead and Panheads, I put a crane HI-4 ignition in mine in 1996 and haven't seen it since that is how great those motors run smooth. I have the 1986 FXST but when I get a chance I am going to get a FXR Low Rider or a FAT Boy EVO, By the way I am a mechanic and I have worked on tons of Panheads and Shovelheads and I would not trade one EVO for a hole truckload of either of them.
I agree from a Harley mechanic's point of view. They're not as pretty. I think of them as a refined knucklehead. 1936 to 1999.
The first year Evo 1984 needed some updates, but my 84 runs pretty good without them. I'd like to update the cylinder studs if
& when it becomes an issue.
I have a 1992 FXR with an Evo and it has just shy of 90 000km on it and runs beautifully!
Success.
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Good job. It looks like your light went on with the first click on switch. Mine does not have to go to second click,
Yeah I saw that reviewing the footage, I did a little research apparently it’s easy to rewire it to do that and also to undo it to make it like motorcycles were before the 1978 (I believe) law mandating lights on. Not sure if I will mess with it but actually sounds kinda cool to have it set up the way bikes were in the before times… 🤔
Hey bud what part of new York do you live in? My yard is almost as big as your block. Wow all them houses packed in there tight. I like the old bike keep on bringing her back to life!
Thanks will keep at it, and yeah it’s something I guess I’ve gotten accustomed to growing up in Brooklyn 🤷🏻♂️
@@tta850 that would be culture shock to me coming from a small town in NC. It would be cool to ride around that area. I don’t know if lane splitting is legal there? But it would definitely be needed with that traffic.
Nice, good to see everything working, now new tires and things that need to be new, fork oil?😅
Tires high in the list, fork I want to look at closer, they are air forks and I’m not familiar with them or if it’s possible maybe to eliminate that part or if that’s the right decision?
Love the mini series bro, are you Pete davidsons cousin😮 yall sound the same
Haha nah he’s from Staten Island 🤣
Nice vid! For the background music, if you'd like to bring fresh background sound into your work/vids/life/etc. you might wanna try something like Somafm free inet radio, or other ) no offence)
Nice👍
Great videos what camera are you using
Thanks, GoPro Hero 12 Black
They should have stayed with that oil tank. Much easier. Haha. Did you buy that and try to fix it or did you have it a long time. I really like the older bikes. Coooooooooool
Just picked it up this past June, have been trying to fix it up for the prior owner for a couple of years until finally he was like why don’t you fix it up for you… deal 👍🏻
Good job! Did you say that was Ultima ignition?
Got it! Was in the notes.
Yeah I know some people have doubts about Ultima, let’s see how it goes so far I’m happy with it 👍🏻
@@tta850 I have the same ultima ignition in my 93 ultra classic 34,000 miles on it since installed. No issues. I leave the cover off it so module stays cool. Heat is the killer of those modules.
Crazy looks just like nissans motor timing plate , crazy shit
Everybody's quick to blame a coil. But they're pretty rugged they very rarely go bad unless they get physically damaged
I’m learning that the hard way 🤦🏻♂️
like and subcribe yall
what are you doing, I wouldn't follow your example. Find out more before you do anything.
Likely good advice, to each their own.
My friends low rider Softail,has been in his garage for years,waiting for a new module,we tested it and it's the problem,he used to ride it all the time..now nothing?????
Aftermarket module seems the only answer, super easy to install and wire up 👍🏻