i have a 1980 flh since new all original, all of a sudden it's 44 years old and i'm 74.

Love my 1980 FLHP. Got it for 4 grand, rebuilt the transmission and was god to go. I go on runs and everybody has to check it out. The young guys always ask "what is it" because most of them never saw a shovelhead before.

I wholeheartedly I agree!! This is one sweet bike!!! it is a gentleman's bike!!!! Bravo!!!

Great video, you are absolutely hitting the mark with your material and presentation- I especially like the music too. Said this before- your Dad is Old School Cool and his/this FLH refelects his tastes accordingly. Now the only thing I might change on it, if it were mine is the addition of a luggage rack on the rear guard, nothing else. Looling forward to your next video. 👍

Beautiful Shovel!

Damn, very cool ride man, great job saving it

Really sweet Bike! Great video, tunes are spot on🤙

Beautiful machine!

2 things: I dig the diver down paint scheme on the air compressor and the 21” front wheel . Nice !

Goddamn Dude, one of the coolest videos I have EVER seen!! Keep on ROCKIN’!

Great video! My Dad is a old Harley guy, he always runs a Pan/Shovel valve spring on his seat post bikes.

Beautiful machine, and excellent work. This video makes me want to finish restoring the '72 ElectraGlide Police bike I've had since 1980.👍

I think i see a taller front tire than the 16 inch that is on the 87 flh than i recently took possession of. beauty of an ole bike! tahnks for sharing!!

We just put a regular outer valve spring over the pogo, and that stops the seat from bottoming. Looks like you need a better pogo stick in the hole under the seat.. much love for the shovelhead

Great Two -- tone paint !

That's a beautiful bike,,well done bud 👍 😊

My buddy has a ‘76 FLH, in white. He’s the original owner. Still has the original seat and fiberglass bags on it. 😂

Beautiful 👍

Excellent T @ A 😊

I have an 81 FLH that I bought new. The engine did blow up 2nd season. Was rebuilt with some better parts and 79 flywheels balanced. Has not been touched since. All original paint. I put 4 over tubes and 10inch apes on it. I would not give this bike up for anything new.

Wow! Wouldn't change a thing. Nailed it.

I've got a 77 and run a short E S&S ... had it about 40 years now. Sounds like yours ids due for a battery soon. I also ran the solo cop seat with the pogo stick. No mater how i beefed it =, I still felt like I was sliding off. Went back to a frame mount. Nice job resurrecting ... one more thing I painted a similar a similar 2 tone scheme only with silver and charcoal grey. It appears we share aesthetics

Great lookin Old girl.

Nice bike. Finishing up a similar yet different 73 FLH. 2 into 1, lowered rear. Like your style.

Awesome Ride

love it!

Now that’s more like it...very well done sir. Oh she sounds strong

This reminds me of my 1994 Electra Glide classic. I picked her up when she was 29 years old.

I would add a kick starter and a wide glide/ softail type front fender. Then I would do my damndest to wear that beautiful machine out. much respect for bringing that machine back from the dead. That is a fine ride my man.

One of the nicest looking Harleys I’ve seen.

I'm an old man i wouldn't mind having one🎉

Nice shovel . I heard the shocks speaking. Take some spray lube and spray it down In the shock through tye top . Mine was driving me nuts . Sprayed the lube down in there real good and quiet and rides like a dream

A beautie! Polish that headlight nacelle out, you should be able to get that looking like a mirror. Flitz and a Dremel with a small polishing end. Love the color choice also.

The spring you seek is the outer valve spring off a Ford 390, aka, 'The Big Bird'. Got a couple extra, guy showed me 45 years ago how to put one on the seat post to keep it from bottoming out and not to use the stock spring and bale destroyer of oil bags.

God bless you both. 💪🇺🇸💪🇺🇸💪

There's only one word for that sweet. Very nice ride never sell it

Freaking great ride brother! Today i went and looked at 1975 flh stock with rebuilt motor gearbox repaint im buying it

Nice ride

I've got a 78 1/2 80 ci 75th anniversary edition, bought it in 1988 for $3500 and was a young buck so I removed the fairing, tour pack and the glass bags and the funky buddy seat and sold the parts to the local Harley shop for $125😳didn't think I would ever put those parts back on,we called those baggers back in the day Garbage trucks! Big mistake selling those parts, now at 72 I'm riding a 1998 Ulta Classic that I've had probably 10 years but still have the 78 1/2 but rode it for years with a police solo seat the same book rack on the rear fender,replaced the original tank and tins with aftermarket, 2 tone base coat clear cote with a prism pearl green over black and cream,fishtail headers with an S&S B Carburetor and added a kicker and beach bars with the wiring inside the bars and added the pinhead style horn between the cylinders" Carefree Highway" inscribed on the fat Bob tanks! Many great rides on that old pig,46 year old machine! I'll be gone before it will be gone! Greetings from Tampa Florida 😎

I had a 1974 I built from the scrap shelves. I ran the S&S B model on it for years. Never had a problem.

Nice old shovel Brother

That’s a nice bike.

Love the looks of this bike, Ya did a real nice job on it. What length shocks did you put on the rear, love the way the bike sits.

Cool😊

Should be adjustable shocks notches to stiffen them up on the bottom. Youd need the half moon tool if so .

Love it, got a 77 FXE/FL clone

Awesome video on a classic shovelhead by a father and son. I wish I could have listened to the engine as it traveled down the road over the music, but the tune was cool?

nice bike. i have a 71FLH . i don't find the bags made any noise. i run a solo seat with stiff cylinder external springs because i don't like the "pogo" feel. these are great bikes, just keep a wrench to what vibrates loose. if you gear them properly, they will cruise all day at 75 and run very smooth. i've had mine over 30 yrs and it's been to every state east of Wyoming.

Cool my friend. Got a 78 anniversary, and just picked up a 68 flh to work on.

That bike is perfect the way it is it's beautiful bad a**

I love the bike overall !!! I love the paint !!! I like stock buddy seats. I would attempt to convert fuel injection. Everything else is a piece of heaven on two wheels !!! 🤠🤠🤠

Nice Bike! I bought a 1983 FXWG brand new. My only Motorcycle and still ride it. Me being 70, not getting any other bike.

Nice looking Shovel, I never fancied one but when Harley brought out the Switchback they made the bike a lot of us said would be a nice bike, except for the rims, you can buy a pogo stick aftermarket kit to fit a old style saddle.

I use a SBC valve spring under my pogo.

Nice.

I love these old bikes, thier owners are always trying to impress us with the fact the damn thing will start.

Nice

Nice bike

I've been a shovel guy for a long time. i had them from 67- 72 ( every year) .My 71 I put better than a half a million miles on over the 20 years i had the old whore. I sold that bike about 20 years ago and she is still in service. the only thing I'd do to that bike is put some big leather bags on it, if you can find them. shes a beauty.

That is a beautiful bike!! Will you please tell me what front rim and tire size that is? Plus, what shocks? That bike sits perfectly. Thanks!

"I didn't want to fuck it up"..a good concept

Looks as good as any billion dollar Harley to me.

I would like to know who made the pipes for that gorgeous scoot

Love that bike have a 80 lowrider

I am absolutely rolling on that comment about the original seat. Great bike, brother.

I would have ditched the 5 gallon tanks and used 3-1/2’s. It makes a leaner looking Big Twin. Nice bike!

The fat boy kit your talking about is a shovel head outer valve spring. Fits perfect, I've been running one on a hardtail shovel for 30 years.

Rebuild the pogo stick and use onty nos Harley seat post springs in it. Adjusted for your weight. Those repro Tiwan seat post springs are crap and way too soft. It wont bottom out with Harley springs and you'll love it. Very cool bike.

Very nice-looking Harley I also like the song that goes along with it I don't remember who it's by though

Sweet, I would recover the original seat in black and put it on.

what front rim is on there? thank you looking for a new set of wheels for my 81 FLT

JUST NOT INTO the PIZZA CUTTER FRONT WHEEL

I wouldn't change a damn thing........ except the bike's title, into my name.

colony has pogo springs u want the springs for a riged frame and ues the right springs in the kit for yr wt. and grease them well don t buy teddey s the helper sprlngs for buddy seat will work also HAPPY TRAILS

You ought to try Polishing the aluminum.

1669 was the last good Year for Harley Davidson. Bought a New 76 Sportster. Piece of Horse Dunk. Went back to the Triumph 850 Bonneville.

she is sweet.

What handlebars are those im trying to rebuild my dads old flh 80 and all i got is a frame and motor trying to build it back to original but ik my dad would want me to make it my own so im trying to keep it original while adding my own touch

I've had my 75 since new. I will always have my 75 The only other Harley to interest me was the V-Rod. Otherwise I left Harley when I bought my Harley.

Whats with the music when the bikes runnin'

Not one thing. Thanks I have a 82 Sturgis basket case I wish I knew someone could fix it for me

Try J an P cycles for the parts what you need

First time in my life I didn’t wanna hear little green bag

Ain’t She Sweet!

It would've been nice to hear that engine.

I have a 1970 myself

Oh to be back in a state where I don't have to wear a helmet.

I would not change anything at all. Its one really cool Harley

Hi, there is a leakage??

Ахуенный мот ! Хочу такой же!

Hey your dad said he bought all those parts my buddy is looking for a set of 61 panhead saddle bag tops let me know if you all got something like that Keep it between the mustard and mayo and rubber side down later

Get a valve spring from a 350 chevy or a 454

Yep it's old

Consider yourself lucky a great 70s bike like this would allow you to ride it. Go FYS.

It's a stock panhead valve spring

Seat.

Old? Why you young whipper snapper, oh wait never mind.

I love that bike and if I was going to change anything I would probably put a what in Australia we call a pussy pad basically for your lady or even a possible but as far as it goes its totally genuine old school even the old crank starter.

Start the bike AND the freaking music. Why kill the motor sound with crap?

Uhh