BAGGAH2-(Harley-Davidson Project Thread)

[Kwik_Cutty88]

I spent about 6-7 hours saturday cleaning the bike up. It actually looks pretty good now. But I’ve still got some more cleaning to do. On Sunday I ran and got some hardware I needed, changed all the fluids, and then put some gas in it. Ready to go for a ride, right? No. No spark on the front or rear cylinder. Mind you it started right up on 6 year old gas. We spent about an hour messing with it, making sure everything was tight. I’ve got a few ignition related things I wanna check this week.

Some before and after of the wheels. Only some minor chrome flaking in some spots.

Pulled out in the sun before washing.

After a full day of cleaning. I started off using 0000 steel wool on all the chrome, lubricanted with simple green 1:1. The chrome wasn’t perfect already, so fine steel wool wasnt going to hurt it. I then used Adams Polishes wheel cleaner on all the chrome. Used simple green again to scrub and degrease the engine (no leaks, but years of road grime.) After that I washed the whole bike. Adams car shampoo mixed with a tiny bit of simple green to strip the paint.

I’ve still got to give the whole thing a once over, there are some small spots I need to re-visit with the chrome. But all in all, it looks good for a 16 year old bike.

 

[fleming442]

My neighbor has an 03 Ultra Classic; he was having a problem with the main 50A breaker under the seat at one time. Just throwing it out there- thinking that would mess with the ignition as the starter is probably unfused.......

 

[DRIVEN]

Wow! That really shined up nicely.

 

[ssn696]

Treat it like you're its Godfather...can't let go of the back story.

 

[Kwik_Cutty88]

I got it all buttoned up today. The no spark issue ended up being faulty crank position sensor. We got it started, but the carb was filled with crap. That should have been a no brainer considering it sat for 6 years. I'm gonna order a rebuild kit and some new plugs and try again. Ironic, my cutlass needs a carb rebuild too lol.

 

[DRIVEN]

Beautiful! My dad has had several Road Kings over the years. They're great bikes. Lots of versatility.

 

[TURNA]

Looks great!!

 

[Kwik_Cutty88]

Beautiful! My dad has had several Road Kings over the years. They're great bikes. Lots of versatility.

I agree. I like being able to take the windshield on and off. I ended up cutting the stock one down 9 inches. I’m 5’3”, now the windshield is right where I need it to be withouth looking through it. I’ve still got to work on polishing it.

 

[1evilregal]

cleaned up nice! truly is a beautiful bike, and great story to go along with it!

 

[Kwik_Cutty88]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. We were able to get it to run decent enough on the old carburetor to go on an 80 mile ride this weekend. This bike is a blast to ride. I ended up cutting my stock windshield down to about 12" total height. It was a little too much, it has a ton of buffeting at highway speeds. It looks decent. I had to wet sand the whole thing because the factory coating was flaking off, and I couldn't really get it to polish out 100%. I found a 14" on eBay for cheap, so I'll add that to my list. I'm also not sold on the handlebars. They are 12" ape hangers that are 38" wide. My shoulders were sore after the ride on sunday. I flipped the mirrors under the bars, which in my mind made a big difference on lowering the profile of the bike. I can still see just fine in them as well. I'm going to try changing the grips as well to something that is about a 1/4" less in diameter. I can't wait to get the carbureted dialed in.