Ever start out with a Basket Case to build you new bike. Let us know how you made out, and if you think this one is a good start!

This o'l girl has gone many a mile, and with a little love will go many more. She reminds me of my dad's o'l chevy 3100 that quit him one day on the way home from work, he had Bullwinkle towing, tow it home for him to our house, and there it sat in the lean to shed he built for it for 25 years. When I was 11 or so I used to climb into it and sit on a stack of old phone books, and pretend I was a on a journey across America I drove that thing a million miles and it never moved an inch. Years later he made it run and gave it to me. I went to every state in the country in that old truck and Alaska. 3 motors 3 girlfriends, and more may pop tires than I can remember. I'm 72 now and remember it like yesterday. I look forward to the many miles we will ride this old sweetheart. Be well.

I love your content & I especially love your enthusiasm for older bikes. Shovelheads Forever!!!

I'm all in to watch this. Loving this!!

Looking forward to watching you work on this project.

Man your the true meaning of enthusiastic , this is going to be great viewing ,ps , and I love ya family & the coconut truck 😊👍✌️

You are a lucky man, what a great wife. Loving your channel!

Can't wait to see where this one goes!!!!!!

LOVE THE WAY YOU BOTH ENJOYED CLEANING UP AND POLISHING AND HAVING FUN ALL TIME, YOUR DOGS ENJOYING LIFE ALSO, PERFECT.

I ride an all original 1974 XLH Ironhead 15K miles, love the old iron.

that bike is all together, a basket case is just that in baskets and crates

First time viewer..... love your truck your dog and your new project. I'll be sure to follow along with it!

Very Cool Ralph! That's some up coming content.

Norman is one kool k-9!!! I bet he’s the cat’s meow with the ladies!!!! 😂 👍 amazing video Ralph, loved every minute of it!!! SLICK

Going to be an awesome project!

Love a shovel head ! Reckon you could have just thrown that right in the bed of that sweet pick up . Enjoy the build and gettin er done .

man o man love that old truck got here from Slick Head Customs don't know much about Harley's but like watching the videos

nice to see ya got that out of Tom's yard Ralph,be great to see her back in action. truck lookin good too

Dang Ralph!!! You really knocked it out the park with this video with 30k views!!!!! Good job brother!! Congrats!!! $$$

Oh wow, that’s pretty cool Ralph,, you’re working on two basket cases in less than a year,,, looking forward to follow along and a visit soon,, 😊

Cool find. I'm thinking of selling one of my bikes to go find another shovel project of some sort.

Very worthwhile project!🤙

I look forward to seeing the progress. I always enjoy your videos. Maybe a little coconut oil would help the tins

Good for You what a awesome fine, I hope to see It running soon, and driving down the road again. God Bless and Good luck.

That's the kind I love to find. Get em cheap and make a chopper. I prefer buying a clapped out shovelhead myself. Excited to see what you'll do with it

I love it. Looks like your new bike might need a coconut oil bath, too. Peace out.

First time viewer and look forward to many more. You are a lucky man to have such a supportive wife and a good dog. Starting out with this much of a motorcycle is just great, it will be interesting to see what you do with it. Oh yeah and the truck and your shop, well that was just icing.

this will be a fun one to follow. thanks for posting the project

new subscriber here from the uk. good luck with the project, look forward to the next instalment.

Looks like a long but fun project, and you're lucky with your wife I reckon she would help more if you wanted, mine is like that too.

Nice. Regards from Norway

Love the positive energy here! 😃

Nice project wish I could find stuff like that here in Ireland

I have an oil tank & battery box that's been sitting around for years you can have if you want. I bought it at the Denver swap meet years ago when I was building my shovel. I ended up running a horse shoe. It now has a 6 speed overdrive & a softail tank & primary. I don't think I'll need it anytime soon. It looks like shit, but not too rusty.

Gonna be cool to see it come to life!

Way kewl video keep them coming gotta love them true basket cases kewl find enjoy

The ol truck and Harley would be a perfect match with the old look showing the ages of of em 👍

You guys are great. She reminds me of my mom if she married her motorcycle boyfriend she talked about back in the day..

Love that truck. Can't wait to see tear into this one.

Hi Ralph. Wow, what a find!!! Looking forward to watching your videos on this one. I’d like to stop in one day and have a yarn with you on what we chatted about a while back

Cool find Ralph! My first bike was a 78 1/2 Superglide. 16years old. Man that was several lifetimes ago!

It's a chance to found a bike like this. You can choose the style than you prefer and made a cool bike. I think than if i found a bike the same state, i will use only old used parts except for the engine maybee.

Basket? First bike after ETS, a Bonny in a box. Painted and polished by yours truly. Had to trade some '56 chev parts for a cherry oil bag and all new rubber from Limey Kurt. Then with some internals rings, clutch and such she gave me many miles and smiles. Nothing like Lucas electrics. Bikes years gone, but I still have the wood milk crates it came in.

Great video as always Ralph! Good idea with the coconut oil, I rub wd40 on my flat black paint, gives it a little protection and a light shine. Might try the coconut oil sometime 🤘

66 year old retired Harley mechanic love any shovel 80 in Evo flywheels and rods stock 80 in cylinders Andrews A/B grind cam duel plug heads dyna duel fire IGN mikuni 40 flat slide carb 24 transmission sprocket 49 rear wheel. Ya that sounds like FUN!!!! ✌️

I've owned a 78 shovelhead for many years now. It started life as a shrine model 74 cubic inch, and over the years, it's unrecognizable as a flh shriner. The only original parts are the tanks, frame, engine, and transmission. It's like a caterpillar transformation into a butterfly or maybe a moth 🤔 hahaha. Good luck with your new project. Once you get the shovelhead itch, it spreads quickly, and there's no cure for it. You just adapt and learn to live with it.

I just found your Channel and as soon as I saw Norman, I subscribed. I have a Bagel Hound ( Bassett-Beagle,) named Cooper. I have a 77 Shovel, and a 81 Shovel, and a few Ironheads, and a Triumph and an Indian, a small stash of Vintage Hondas. Can't wait to see what you do with this old girl!

Great looking truck and looks like a great project

We have a 78, currently looking a little better for now but we absolutely love it.

My first Harley was in boxes. 58 panhead that was wrecked. Bought it in 1972 when i was 14 for $800, needed a new frame and total front end. Thankfully i had good people helping me do it. Cuz i suck at electrical.

good luke verry nice

Got one and just picked up a 65 fl 3 months ago. Has not been cranked for about 40 years and was sitting in a shop.

I love her!

Nice I also have a 78 1/2 matching numbers which I first bought as a stripped rolling chassi started to collect missing odds and ends for it when the guy who bought it and was going to use the driveline for a different project contacted me and said I could buy that as well, which I did, meantime I have done some painting and gotten stuck with two other FXR projects but in due time I will start picking at it, top end and trans has been gone through, so soon the fun starts, look forward to your episodes and nice of you sharing a lifetime of knowledge.

Now that’s something I’ve never seen, coconut oil ? Where did you come up with that? That project will be an interesting watch.

Wheels through time would love that bike

Norman is a handsome boy! Looks like he loves riding in his dads truck! Cheers!

Amazing find, i restore Shovelheads, those are near impossible to find like that anymore. You wil get much enjoyment from restoring and riding that one.

Great video Ralph, I have a 78 1/2 also! Mine is the 80" with the ratchet top. I didn't know the 74 was a 78 1/2 also.

Congratulations. I had a 78.5 shovel and mine said 80 on the front fender.. From what I've heard the first part of the year where wait a min Maybe it had1340 on the front fender. Again enjoy build ..

Приятные люди,дружная семья)

i think your PRINCESS is more excited than you which is cool the pickup is bad to the bone HAPPY TRAILS !!!!!!

Can't wait to see what you do with it. Chopper? A 'sketchy' one??

Sweet Truck Bro! Subbed 😎👊🔥

How bout a rat bike to match the truck love that ol truck very sweet

I like a good basket case...😮

8:36 finally, the bike

That guy hands you that set of Fat Bobs and my first thought is: "Those would look good with a coat of coconut oil rubbed in!". Looking forward to the progress on this one! 👍😎

Great video nice project Nothing like getting old bikes going I would not say that’s a basket case at all A true basket case or as you said to you it’s the definition of a basket case Comes in a basket not 90% or more together just the tank off lol Have a few old shovels Latest is a 76 fxe frame with baskets full of parts An 81 flt shovel that’s completely a bike not in a basket and a 76 fxe complete bike to be rebuilt Oh and a few nitro s and an rd and and and lol In baskets not just needing resto Can’t wait to see what you do with it

stormin Norman !

Very cool truck. Did you ever see Jimmy Shine’s bare metal 1934 Ford pickup. If not look it up also a very cool truck. Back to bike looking forward to watching as you work your magic on this one. You can’t go wrong with old bikes or old cars and trucks. You take care and stay safe.

a tank and gas/oil your ready to rock and roll.LOL

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I love the way it looks I'd ONLY Do the motor/transmission and anything Electrical LoL Everything To STOP And Go. 😎😎😎

Bummer it's a 74. I don't really mean that in a bad way. I've had my 78 for the last 34 years. She ran strong as a 74. I've bumped it up lately. I really do look forward to the build. Good luck brother

That was only on the FLH. In 79 you could get either on the FX. Then in 1980 it was 80in only.

Congrats? I'm sure you have enough spares to get somewhere with it. It happens but I hate to see old legends like this one in bad shape. Best of luck, I'll be watching. Skillpot, '94FLHTCU w/92K plus (I have a ton of spares too)

I also found one of these bikes, although it’s listed as a 1979, and it has the 80-inch Shovelhead engine. I found it in an abandoned house in Pennsylvania. The story is that the original owner was a small-town policeman. For reasons unknown, he parked the bike in 1980 after only 3300 miles were on it. I’m guessing the reason was because the starter went bad, and this bike came without a kick starter. The guy died in 2009, leaving no wife or kids. The house was condemned by the state, and was demolished about a month after I removed the bike. That’s right, I stole it from a dead guy. If I hadn’t, it would’ve been bulldozed into the basement of the house with everything else. But anyway, after putting a new starter on the bike, I could never get it to run properly. Carburetor problems were a daily occurrence, until I just drained the fuel, removed the (new) battery, and locked it away inside a garage with a dozen or so other bikes that need work of one type or another. Such a shame, as it’s really a nice bike to ride when it’s running correctly… which has happened exactly twice. I used to be one of those “Harley nuts”, but anymore I don’t have the time or patience for that kind of crap. That’s why I bought a Honda.

Call Hauk Tuwa...😂😂😂

saw a picture of Churchill sitting on a freshly oiled tank on inspection day, during WW2.

Kriegt man wieder hin Meine hat ich nach dem Aufbau bis heute gehalten. Das sind über 30 Jahre

Going to take a lot of TLC, time labor and cash.😃

Oh, by the way, I’ll just keep to myself what I actually use coconut oil for, because I’m pretty sure you and your viewers, Don’t want to hear it!!! 😂😂😂 👍🍺 SLICK

Looks better outta the weeds

Little trick spay the patched piece with vinegar then wash with water

Maybe use the coconut oil on that too

I guess the flames that were on the tanks were too real.

A basket case generally comes in baskets or boxes......

Boiled linit seed oil

I’m curious, where are you guys located? I’m figuring somewhere in Canada. Am I right? I’d like to get a basket pan head, I’ve had a shovel and now I have a twin cam and a M8 trike that I did a pretty extensive 131 build on. Hauls balls now but still looking for that pan. Take care and I’ll be watching.

Man Bro that's Beautiful 🤩🤩🤩 IF you decide your not going to use your time on this Particular Bike ?? Please LET ME KNOW ?? AND I'd LOVE TO GET IT FROM YOU. ??? I'M POSITIVE THAT We can make some kinda Deal ??? And I love how you and your wife Go About things. Love y'all's work 🙈🙉🙊 so Yes please LET ME KNOW if you make A Decision not to do anything And I'll be more than happy to work with you on A Deal we'll Both be Happy About.. Thank You Again. BIKES ARE As Much A part of me As MY left foot is And As of this moment I

Omg over 8 mins in before we got to see the bike and 2 ads from you tube bloody hell mate…

78 and half means the motor is 80 inches instead of 74.

Ralph, I may have a powder black oil bag and chromed battery box I'd be willing to contribute to the project that I dont want or need! If interested, hit me up. Id barter for it some advice on a '79 80' motor that's fighting me....

The wheels turn….

speedometer only goes up to 85 ?

just similar chopper than you garage have front this orange colour bike, i see same bike same colour in Thailand think buy me thats 300 000 baht cost. about 8200 USD cost. new conditon just build.

Well it's plainly obvious to me that all it needs is coconut oil( the cheap stuff)

A true definition of "basket case" is some thing in a basket or basket's surely? Not a complete bike with just the tank missing?

What gets me is why would anybody leave it outside with water going into the motor, I mean at least put a cover over her...