Mechanic Breaks Down a Classic Harley-Davidson | WIRED
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- Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2018
- Matt Dawe, a mechanic from Greenpoint, Brooklyn breaks down a 1974 Harley-Davidson shovelhead motorcycle. The classic Harley is taken apart, piece-by-piece, as the mechanic explains the importance of each part.
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How can I become a motorcycle mechanic for Harley Davidson
I watch endless motorcycle content - This is the greatest video I've seen for learning lots of bike basics. Thanks so much Matt and WIRED!!!!!!!!!
Theres a muchos better oné Sum Weár ôf a Hondá CT 110 disambleis
Do you have any motorbike chanel to recommend? What is your favorite?
@@annonymous498fortnine is great, dandanthefireman is amazing for motorcycle safety, squidtips is good too
This comment made me commit to this video.
I have always fixed my own cars since high school. Preventive maintenance and basic fixtures at least (nothing major). I'm just now getting into motorcycles and this video is one of the best breakdown videos I've seen. Thanks for making this video. Two thumbs up
Please follow-up with this guy and film the custom re-build process.
This is the most comprehensive all around explanation I’ve watched ever. Great for newbies like me.
As a fellow Newfoundlander who also loves old bikes, I never heard of Matt until now… I’m super bummed cause he seems like a chill guy, man you’re living my dream
This Is like Beautiful Butcher by Bon Appetit but with bikes
Masterofpuppets and they have to put it back together afterwards
that's what's in my head
I’m in the process of de constructing mine to have frame powder coated. Because of the rush to get it tore apart, I wasn’t able to memorize where what went, so this video is very detailed and helpful. Thanks Matt for the time you have spent to make this video.
Thank you for including the detail about using hand tools so you can feel tension on the fasteners! Awesome job on this video!
Excellent video, i love working on my harley with my manual, i have worked on everything on the bike, but only one problem at a time. I have never torn down a bike piece-by-piece, you my friend have made a learning video for all the garage mechanics like me, thank you Matt for posting it. I wish you-tube was around when i was growing up, fixing things would have been so much easier. lol I would love to see the rebuild! Take care :)
Just FYI: The tool used to remove the inner primary case is actually a tool to remove/replace hubcaps/wheel-covers on cars (Way back when cars HAD hubcaps/wheel-covers). The rubber part is used to hammer them on, usually without damage. I'm old so I have used one for it's intended purpose.
We definitely need more than two episodes of this
Cool video! Appreciate all the time you guys put in to make this video!
Great show and explanation. Very impressed. I would love to see the finished product when reconstructed
Thanks for taking the time to show each part. Must have taken you 10x longer to get the job done, but I appreciate the detail.
This was great to watch. More videos like this, please!
I have a 1972 FLH police special that was an old Tampa PD bike sold at auction. I got it as a basket case in 89 and spent a year rebuilding it. It is factor correct to include the old buddy seat except the leather bags I have on it that came off my 55 when I sold it. I love the iron Heads they are simple. I just bough my first bike that I could just get on and ride without rebuilding it this fall. I picked up a one owner low mileage garage kept 2002 FLSTC that is all chromed up . It has a lot more pep the my 72 FLH but after I rode it a while I like my old FLH better. Great video thanks.
Thanks Matt, trip down memory lane. Besides the wishbone frame , the duo glide frame is a thing of beauty!!
Excellent video. Thanks for explaining the entire process.
now deconstruct a car, boat, computer, radio, etc. i want to know more!!
The most mind blowing thing about this video is that it took 22 minutes to strip a bolt!! This is also the best video on youtube! Thanks so much for your attention to detail.
Matt is great, this was a very interesting and helpful video. Nicely done, thanks Wired and Matt!
So glad to find this video. Just got a 76 in boxes. Its my first bike and this video is helping me identify parts already. 👍
Like that black bar that looks to be an exhaust bracket, even looking thru a manual I was having a hard time figuring out what that was
Pretty cool. I work on trucks and know nothing about motorcycles. This was cool to watch
Wow! It's so analog and modular... great footage!
That was awesome, seems like a really good guy who built his own way in the world.
First video I found that explains the whole process. Great Video!!! The only other thing I was looking for was content on the wiring harness.
I just got a complete 71 shovel head kick start clear title and all Don’t know where to start You my young brother are a blessing Thanks
We need more of these vids, please!!
This will be my new "Go To" video when someone asks me about my Harleys. Matt has a soothing voice and the video is very informative. Thanks.
The best video on you tube concerning older Harleys.
Excellent video! Im now wondering if theres a reconstruction video of this bike...I’m off to have a look for it.
That was so cool and entertaining! Good job guys!
Matt says in the video the compensator nut is reverse threaded. Hes wrong there. The only left handed (reverse threaded) nut on a shovel is the Clutch Hub Nut.
The power stroke crank goes counterclockwise. This would loosen a left-hand nut in no time.
And the drive sprocket nut.
This is huge for someone like me diving head first into motorcycles.
Getting to a point where this is a lost art. Most people (including me) would be looking stuff up on google every few steps.
All vehicle manufacturers make a service manual for their vehicles. It is way more efficient than googling and will tell you the proper way the manufacturer states to repair just about anything on the vehicle. They are normally available to the public and can be purchased at a dealer for the manufacturer. NOTE...I am talking about Service Manuals...not Owners Manuals. If you go into the service center of any dealership they will have some sort of library of these books for all cars, bikes, etc. for that brands spanning back a number of years. Now a days that might be an all digital library.
almost anything you want to know is on youtube.
I took my Ironhead completely apart in 10-12 hours and I mean trans out and cylinders off, heads off, pistons out, starter and generator out...putting it back together is another story :)
@@BrettBernier Not all the specifics in the service manual or parts catalog! Know the difference and use BOTH. BTW internet forums are much more useful than RUclips for working on Harleys, but no one under 70 knows anything other than RUclips. Expand your resources and you'll get better results.
That's ok,Brother. Every time I buy a bike I buy at Least, a Clymer manual. Around $12 bucks at a lot of Auto Zones,etc... Every one who knows me knows any manual goes WITH EACH BIKE! PLUS ANY RECEIPTS.😎🇺🇸
Nice video, man. Classy and informative.
Good job on the video. Everything about it was on point
Brilliantly clear explanation. I feel like I could assemble a bike with just this video
Bro appreciate the content your delivery of the information is on point hope its going good out there
great to see your doing well Matt
Thanks so much for the video and explanation. I thought I knew most of the parts now I know 99% of the parts. Great video.
is there anyway we can see, the rebuild?
Watch it in reverse 😅😅😬😬
i just bought a 81 shovelhead this was very helpful! thank you
18:54 the crank sprocket/compensator is NOT reverse threaded. The transmission sprocket nut is the one that's reverse threaded. Unless I'm totally insane. This is a cool video though and everything else I saw seemed accurate and the mechanic seems like a cool guy. I see a lowbrow customs hat in the background too.
will we get to watch what he is going to do next on this?
just started, for the first time, the 1979 FXE I have been putting back together for 6 months.
Good show!
Excellent cinematography, lighting, sound, pacing & content…performance art.
This is the easy part. Please disassemble the motor for the next video. I wonder how true the crank is running. I enjoyed this video of my favorite H-D so thumbs up.
Hey Matt, if you're ever thinking about teaching a chop class please do so. The way you explain things is excellent.
Now I want to see him put it back together with any changes he's planning to make.
More of these videos please!!
Growing up in the 50s buying my first motorcycle a 55 Norton Road Atlas when I was 14 got me addicted 2 motorcycles I've always loved the shovels and the old iron heads never have lost the love for them. That is a nice looking what I can see 74 AMC HD I'm sure it will be a nice build.
I know this video is a few years old, but it is a great video. I have a 1981 Shovel and I would love to see the rest of this series
That looked like a lot of fun!
I learned a lot watching this. Even though I have an EVO and not a shovel a lot of the things you mentioned translate over to my bike too I appreciate you taking the time to make this.
That "oops" moment when the frame almost fell off the stand after you pulled off the left fork leg 😬
Very instructional! Thanks
I have an 80 Shovel and wondering if it's a good idea to rubber isolate the gas tanks? I've put on two sets of aftermarket 5 gal fat bobs and they seem to develop leaks near the mounting tabs, even though I coat the inside with a good tank sealer.
Any advise?
Thanks
Just getting to this, nice bike, and good job. At 60 yrs old I just bought my second shovel, 1970 flh. Getting ready to do pretty much like you did and put her back together to my liking. Nothing else like em!!!! And I can say that cause I rode Brit bikes, and Harley's all my life. Ride safe, Ride strong, and have a little fun along the way. Cheers !! Guy aka (bsaguy) Speight
Very interesting and informative!! Thank you!
Is there a video for reassembly bike back together? I’m all hooked on video now
Like a service manual with pictures, good job Man!
Thank you for such a thorough explanation. 🖤
When do we get to see the rebuild?
You should do one for the '74 Sportster, explaining the transmission and solutions to the problems of it.
Solid video. I just bought my first bike and I am mechanically inclined. This bike was so basic that everything you showed would apply to any modern bike. They might be more complicated but all the basic parts and their locations are similar to this harley.
Very informative, thanks!
I ride a 78 Shovel, love this
nice vid, i have a 2012 road king, but would love an olde to putt around on.
I would want you working on my scooter. Great explanations of every move.
Amazing vid, I love Harleys and this was entertaining as well as educational. 😊
Dope video. Gotta love simple art.
Cool episode.
Thanks !
Could you show a video of taking the cluster apart please thanks I got a basket case
Very informative and helpful video. Thumbs up 👍.
That's the cool thing about bikes. Super simple, gets as far as you can imagine
incredible video. thank you
Please tell me that there is a reassembly video for this.
Simplicity, beauty, and function. The way machines should be.
These are without a doubt the best motorcycles ever made. Everything breaks eventually, the difference is that most bikes today are disposable while older ones such as the Harley's were meant to be easily repaired and rebuilt when needed and kept for a lifetime.
When do the next episodes air?
Great video man!
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Great video man , good explanation
Very good explanation!
Too bad you didn’t get James May to host this
but then the video would have been even longer...
They're going to fly the bits over to England so he can put it back together.
Why? He did fine
I ride a 78 FLH Shovel wide glide, love that bike, nothing sounds like a shovel!
Great video, thanks for sharing. Cheers
Thank you for all the info bro, god bless you,
Compensator right hand thread. Clutch left hand
Exactly! You can clearly see him turning compensator sprocket nut anti clockwise at first. I trusted video and been fooled. Don't listen to that bs about nut self tightening. Otherwise video is very informative!
It's been dream of mine to fix and ride bikes. Great vid!!!! Great way for me to start
More of this please?
Great job. Thanks.
Great video very simplified and straightforward,I really wish there was more video like this.
This was just what I needed in order to get my bike deconstructed. I got stuck at the transfer case .
Thank You for this video! Very nice!
I didn’t see much on the wiring harness, I gotta do my 68 FLH and looking for help?
by what are the valve timings and openings determined? is there no cams and timing chain/belt?
It's a pushrod motor. The two chrome tubes on the side of each cylinder contain the pushrods. The cam/s are in the lower part of the motor under the cylinders.
Fascinating...even though this bike is 44 years older than my Harley, they're not that much different...
How do I change a clutch cable on a1991 softail