Enjoyed the video, and so did my cat. Reminds me Debbie Kaye, my 52 pan will need an oil change as soon as the weather warms up! Raven, my cat said 2 thumbs up! We both enjoyed it.
Mike, your video brought back a lot of fond memories of my 1950 FL. That bike never let me down other than generator trouble and running out of gas. Build right. Ride safe. Thanks, Mike.
always appreciate that some youtubers actually still work on there stuff, not just talk about working on them..lol and how much they know,,keep it up mike.
Hey Mike...thanks for another wonderfully therapeutic video! Just wanted to let you know it's really appreciated over here in Armenia (eastern Europe). Stay safe and God bless. Regards from Mitch
Old bikers like yourself have a one of a kind laidback way about themselves...i guess I'm one also at 61😟....love your BABYDOLL .im on a 04 DYNA WIDE GLIDE I call QUICK SILVER...keep the videos coming....dig your channel for SURE.....see ya on the road brotherman✌👍
Mine being a 52, they're almost identical. Be very careful when you decide to adjust the valves. 53 was the first year of hydraulic valve lifters (unless they've been changed to solids). Have fun. Lots of fun stuff to learn.
First startup with new oil is important. Some people don't know to idle in and check for leaks. Just a thought. Love your love for the machine. Thank you
Baby Doll is beautiful, every well worn bit is like a little work of art. This little video makes me feel happy and calm. It's right up there with when my dining room table is polished- the candles are lit before or after a dinner party and life is calm and right in those moments. How do these things compare you ask? I have no idea- they just do. Thanks for the Lightness and Calm.
Personally? Is this a test? Of course it translates to love. I love my little Panhead. You prepare your home to welcome people you care about. Your home then reflects that love. And you know your friends will feel it, as Babydoll feels her fresh oil. I try to love on the things I love. Kinda simple. It gives me a much needed lightness and calm. Dinner parties were the way I would check myself. I'd prepare a dinner and invite my friends. Then, when they were all interacting, I'd look around the table at each of them and think, "I must be okay, if these beautiful people will come to my house to be with me for dinner." Lucky Me.
@@pacificmike9501Yes, I guess personally, nice of you to be so. I agree, love translates in a similar way. You're a gifted man Pacific Mike- able to reach out and touch people in a consistently positive manner through this you tube channel. You and your friend Mike have managed to fulfill and surpass your stated mission with this channel and then eclipse them with your personality and kind nature. You're friends and lived ones are lucky and I'm sure they know that. As for the oil change- I doubt I'll get a lift but if I did, I'd primed like a calm buddha if I watched this video as a guide. For me, the absence of frustration and then cursing and groans of tested patience ( in your shop) is a welcome anomoly to me. I believe you're the legitimately exceedingly well rounded and sophisticated human we see in your videos but there is a side of me that questions this rare grace, a side of me- the dark side if me that asks, is this a carefully content-controlled Hollywood producer and his retired movie exec. Camera man Mike doing their magic on youtube?! Is it too good to be true? Great Pan- oil change video guys!
You're very kind and much appreciated. You appear to be quite spiritual. These are very strange times and I try not to forget how fortunate I am. I make a special effort to be transparent. I make a special effort to stay positive. We all have a past, a present, and hopefully, a future. I try to benefit from the past, enjoy the present, and look forward to the future. Sounds good, but nothing is perfect. When I'm with my motorcycles, I'm in my element. I never script a video. I figure out what I'm going to show, bring out the appropriate tools, try to keep my hair from sticking up (because it's embarrassing), open my mouth and hope the right stuff falls out. Cameraman Mike is a truck driver, talented wrench, electrician, self taught to do all kinds of stuff and an all-around great guy. The video channel seems to be very good for me. I've enjoyed the comments immensely. Like we used to say, "I'm a work in progress." I'm very disorganized. I'm not a good business man. Hey, we all have faults. My house needs painting. My house needs cleaning. But, my bikes and my dog are coming along awesomely! How's that for truth? I feel like I just came clean with you. That was fun.
@@pacificmike9501 All your efforts, and Cameraman Mike's too are fruitful then. Sometimes things just work. This is magic, positive and genuine magic. All your followers get it on them, just like that oil. I see the paint needs.... I know the floor needs.... let's do what matters to us instead! Making a positive difference for other people is a SUPERPOWER. You do that. Be grateful for whatever state your hair is in as you still have it! Coming clean with me!? I'm a regular recipient of confessions- some make me happy, others take the weight off and weigh me down temporarily- it's all good. Truck drivers!!!- gotta love em! I rode the dyna to Tucson last summer during the heat wave-( * lesson learned) it was truckers who held me in the shade of their cabs and in thir sight- and we smiled for a few miles when it was 104 degrees- relief! more magic! And your little dog too! Magic!
Magic is wherever you can stay clear enough to see it. Whoops, I didn't see it, but it was there all the time. Guess I just keep on discovering it's presence over and over again. I never mentioned my floor. How'd you know about that?
Cardboard work great and don’t cost nothing Mike I love your shows keep up the great work and be safe from the Covid. Gods blessings for you all your family and friends
Thanks Mike right on time with this info...Just bought a 60 panhead been chasing for 20+ years from a friend. She been well kept just setting though for a while... Gonna bring her back to life....
Mike it's sure good to see you wrenching. Back in the 70's I used 50w in the winter and 60w in the summer. It gets hot in Las Vegas...See You Out On The Road...
Mike the second nut on filter stud is the stop for the canister , prevents the bottom from caving in when the acorn is tightend and allows the right pressure on the upper seal
Always give a like and a comment for you Mike. Love all the vids of the work on these old machines. And little has changed. It’s still messy getting a filter off a modern bike no matter how hard you try.
Thanks Mike, I'm learning how to work on my dads 52. Its been sitting since 99. Just wanted to mention he bought in 1960, and paid $ 75.00 bucks for it! Boy times have changed
Metal shavings in the pallet are the biggest misfortune, I also always check and am afraid to find.With shavings in my head, on the contrary, I'm glad I have some:)))
im glad im not the only one useing a baking pan for oil pan , i get them from dollar store , also are great for bolts and nuts and parts and pieces when working on your bike , best parf is cleans up real easy thats why i love them . man i feel like we are alot a like , my bike is nice but she gets dirty from riding and some times she drips a little but its ok , nothing serious , i take good care of my bike and like you love to ride as much as take of her , after all we are only care takers of things and then we pass them on .
That’s the difference between yesterday and today. Everything is easy and perfect today and you get no pleasure whatsoever in doing a good job. It’s all about how fast you can do it. Then you move on to the next latest and greatest thing. If only the wise could see! I think guys of a certain age will understand what I’m trying to say. Thanks Mike 👍🏻🇨🇦
G'day Mike what a beautiful looking Pan Head and you right Mike she may weep a little but who cares at her age she's allowed too and as you said you ride all the time. She really is something, kind regards John
Mike , you don't have to tell us what brand of oil you use, just show us you pouring some in the oil tank, or several bottles sitting close to the bike. We can take from there. Thanks for the 20-50 though. Like the longer videos. Waiting to see more on the Flathead build.
Hey Mike, glad to see I'm not the only one who uses cardboard to keep old oil from messing up their bike. When I got my first Road King in 1995, I realized that the horizontally-mounted oil filter would pose a potential problem. So when it was time for an oil change, I took a length of cardboard, shaped it with the new filter, and slid the makeshift cardboard funnel under the old oil filter. Then I loosened the filter and let the dirty oil from the filter dribble down the cardboard funnel into my tray 'before' fully removing the old filter. No mess! I realize that this little trick may be old hat for a lot of your viewers, but if it helps a new owner avoid a mess, great! Take care and ride safe.
Hello Mike, Your ACCESSORY CANISTER OIL FILTER reminds me of the one I had on my 1958 348cid Chevy ... it did the job - but was a MESS to change ... COOP ..................................
@@pacificmike9501 it was, and I did. Always started on the first kick, but after I had motor and carb rebuilt, sometimes first kick, and sometimes me and my friends take turns until it started, advance timing and it runs perfectly, just took some time to get it dialed back in
Thank you both, your videos are are always a treat. My bikes Manuel and the shops mechanics recommend 20/50 . I love my Harleys well being so, I use 20/50, happy bike = happy rides
Loved that video, I could actually SMELL the oiL!!! I learned that cardboard trough trick the hard way, l remember putting a brand new funnel under a bike (ONCE) before I pulled the drain plug, and the oil overcame the funnel so quickly, I had a mess everywhere! Cardboards a good tip!!!
You bet. Just like you said, "It's all about the bikes." We get to touch them, feel them, smell them, hear them. Then the big payoff, ride them. A Big Twin on a good day. A Big Twin on a bad day. Makes it a great day.
Sheesh reminds me. I never winterized any of my bikes yet. Been using em a bit though. That probably means I need to do the seasonal oil Change. I put a little magnet in the flow of oil. Its a neat little magnet with a telescoping handle. Also all the newer bikes have a magnet on the plug bolt
Didn't mean the red one was a contraption. I meant the yellow one that i like. Seems to me as i recall the Honda Scrambler was the one that had the funny lookin' exhaust. I have had a few others tell me they liked that bike. I want a Honda CBR400RR. I figure 100cc per cylinder is plenty and the insurance is cheaper than a 600. I put 7000 miles on a 50cc Chinese scooter last year. A chore riding in the rear view mirror. Dumped it twice last winter. Only once this winter. Ended up in the snow bank. Now that is wicked fun.
I had an o-ring machined in the top and base of my OEM filter housing. Now my right pants leg has to look elsewhere to find oil leaks. Also I used 60 wt. synthetic to keep the front exhaust lifter quiet after getting hot when stuck in traffic.
Hallo Mike, I enjoy your videos since 2 jears.They are great en show every detail, fantastic. I habe a question: Why nobody fits a drainplug in the carter to remove the rest of the oil out of it and is it a good idea to run 20W-50 on my Sovelhead to. Thans you a lot and stay healthy . Greatings vrom Germany
The engine (crankcase has very little oil in it. It is referred to as a "dry sump." Basically the oil just goes through it. When the engine is running, the lower end only has about 9 ounces in it. Sorry, I don't know how many cc's that is. I like 20w50 in my Shovelhead. I feel like it gets oil circulation sooner on a cold morning. Take care. And Thank You for watching.
Hallo Mike, thanks vor your answers, its about 260cc so in deed not a lot but away is away. Indeed in colder circumstances 20W-50 is thinner. My lokal shop prefers a 60 oil. I wil cange the viskosity.👍😎
Yes i think your right: We always dit it like this, it works and we dont know axactly where we dealing whith, so we did it like we always did it, then nothing bad kan happen. The same whith mij english, i am afraid of 😂😂😂
Hey Mike, loved the video. If you run a filter on the flat head I hope you do video on installing it. I want to put one on my 41 ulh. I would love to see how you go about it. Thanks again
Great vid Mike! Makes me miss my "51, except I'd never be able to keep that shirt clean!! I'm surprised by the 20/50. Always used 50wt cool weather, 60wt summer. Interesting Ejoyed it
Hi Mike, can you tell me Did the 1980 sportster 1200 have a shovelhead engine,,, Or did any sportster come out with shovelhead engines. Thanks so much,, love your shows Tony
Thank You. The "cast iron" Sportster heads and cylinders were produced for Sportsters from 1957-1985. They are Sportster heads and cylinders. The rocker boxes look similar to Shovelheads, but are not. They are Sportster units. They fit on Sportster cases, which are very different from Big Twins. The design is similar, but, that's all.
Great tutorials Mike. I’m putting a filter on my 1946 Knucklehead. I need the filter element vendors if you can supply me with. They are hard to come by for some reason. I appreciate it.
Any of the aftermarket suppliers that supply older Harleys. A few that come to mind: Tedd Cycle (V-Twin), Drag Specialties (in their "Old Book"), Custom Chrome. These are all suppliers that most of the aftermarket shops deal with.
Thank You very much. Well, you may not believe this, but when I bought her in 1992, she was orange. I didn't like that color much, but figured some day I'd get around to painting her. I never did. The paint just changed over time. I'm not a real clean freak, but I wipe her down a lot, and she has actually changed herself into a bright red. Go figure.
how often do you change your oil, (milage) or time. I always flush my tank and motor every other oil change. i use diesel oil or diesel or kerosene, you would not believe what comes out.I also use 20-50wt. Castrol act-evo, Simi-syn, and a bottle of STP, it's a polymer and full of zink, all from Wallyworld, cost me about $20. i use to use pre-form filters from Jireh cycle supply $7. but i picked up a stainless reusable oil filter there great and works well. great vid keep em coming
Hey Mike ! kind of hard to explain here had a brain tumour removed a few years back well quite a few now and I have a pinhead in 1955 in a 2002 Wolfe thunder chopper custom frame. I remotely mounted oil tank just under my seat, but this is gonna sound kind of stupid, but I can’t remember how to get the freaking oil out of my soap naturally everything leaked out on the floor over the last couple years in the storage unit so I’m just going to try and get the bike going again. I need a little vacation on the sump. I can barely remember my own name half the time long story hope you get it.
The reason the oil came out is because the system "wet sumped." In other words, the oil from the tank (sfter a while of sitting) got past the ballin the oil pump that keeps the oil in the tank when the bike isn't running. If you have a plug, drain the oil out of ther crankcase. If no plug, Start the engine and let it pump the oil out through the crankcase breather. Refill the tank (a little at a time, don't overfill) and you're good to go. Be sure you keep a drain pan under the bike until the system equalizes and gets happy.
I do it often. If I ride the bike every day, it gets a lot of miles. You may not believe this, but, I don't have a bike with a working speedo right now. Couple thousand miles and I like fresh oil.
Very nice, thank you. Im getting on a bit now but Im looking at buying an early Pan or Knuckle but worried about kicking it as I age more. Can I ask you what your thoughts are on the after market electric starters. I'll thank you in advance for any input you can give me. 👍
There are different units out there and I'm not really familiar with all of them. I'd google them and read up on all of them. Wish I knew more at this time.
Enjoyed watching the video, thanks. The kick start pedal on my Pan is after market, real soft 'metal' where the bolt goes through to mount it. Of course after a while the pedal angles more and more to the back. I see yours says USA on it and doesn't appear to have the same problem. Is it original equipment or a good after market that I could get for mine? I suspect trying to weld a hard face on mine would probably melt it. Any advise would of course be appreciated.
If it's a drop-in (I don't know the dimensions ) and it's the same size as a sixty-five and later (up to about 1982), then several companies carry a "Perform" brand that will drop right in and not require a cannister.
Hello sir! Enjoying watching your videos! Love Harleys so much, but I'm not familiar with them in personal so I have a question. After draining the oil, isn't it left some oil in the other half of the horseshoe oil tank?
sorry to be so off topic but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb forgot my login password. I love any tips you can give me
@Luke Isaac thanks for your reply. I got to the site on google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
What I was told is to use 20W50 on a clean rebuild engine, and in an old engine use sae50 because when you throw 20W50 in an old engine all the 40+ years old dirt comes loose from inside all at once and clogs oil passages, so my old shovel still runs on sae50
The real difference is in detergent and non detergent oils, not the viscosity. Making changes on an old motor is always an experiment. Stay with the brand you're using. Yah, 20w50 may leak a little easier than 50.
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Mike, I just wanted to say how I appreciate what you are do on your youtube page, just love seeing it.
Thank You
Thanks Mike! I can respect not naming a brand. I do appreciate you mentioning the weight.
Any time!
Love that air cleaner sticker. 🙂 You're a National Treasure Mike. Thanks for all the great content.
Thank You
Great video, thanks! The main point I give people who ask me what oil I use is: "Any oil is better than no oil".
True. I just don't push products.
I’m sure the weeping is just her tears of joy for having such a great man in her life with a tender touch 😂
Nice thought. Thank You.
Enjoyed the video, and so did my cat. Reminds me Debbie Kaye, my 52 pan will need an oil change as soon as the weather warms up! Raven, my cat said 2 thumbs up! We both enjoyed it.
Thank You to both of you.
love your channel by the way , nice to see someone working on classics , thank you
Thanks for watching!
Mike, your video brought back a lot of fond memories of my 1950 FL. That bike never let me down other than generator trouble and running out of gas. Build right. Ride safe. Thanks, Mike.
Very cool! Nowdays, most people run 12volts with good generators with built on solid state regulators.
Just bought back my Dad's 58 and brought it home. Going through your videos is helping a ton. Thank you.
That is awesome! We're havin' fun now!
always appreciate that some youtubers actually still work on there stuff, not just talk about working on them..lol and how much they know,,keep it up mike.
Thank You
That has gotta be the happiest panhead engine there ever is with all the little tricks you use to take care of it
Yah, she's a happy girl.
Cool Pacific Mike sticker on the air cleaner. Good stuff Mike, thank you
Thanks 👍
Hey Mike...thanks for another wonderfully therapeutic video! Just wanted to let you know it's really appreciated over here in Armenia (eastern Europe). Stay safe and God bless. Regards from Mitch
Awesome, thank you!
👍 well done Mike she's a nice ride and looks like you take really good care of her too
Thank You. We're in love.
@@pacificmike9501 lol
Mike, I always love stopping by the garage for a few minutes of peace and quiet, have a blessed week my friend.
You too.
I usually end up with a oily hand , one way or the other sometimes I drop the plug in the pan too.
If you don't make a mess once in a while, you're not doing anything.
Old bikers like yourself have a one of a kind laidback way about themselves...i guess I'm one also at 61😟....love your BABYDOLL .im on a 04 DYNA WIDE GLIDE I call QUICK SILVER...keep the videos coming....dig your channel for SURE.....see ya on the road brotherman✌👍
Right on!
Enjoyable as always.....learning something new (to me )every time.....love the decal on the air cleaner!!!!
Thanks 👍
A handful of oil is one of the perks of doing your own wrenching.
It keeps my hands soft and lovely.
Enjoyed the video Mike, thanks 😃
This is great, just got my first old schooler. 1964 flh duo. I will be watching all of your vids. I need all the help I can get
64 Pan is a great motorcycle. This can be an adventure for the rest of your life.
We all appreciate the time and energy you put into these videos. Thanks to camera man Mike as well, mush appreciated.
Glad you like them!
Love it... gettin' a little dirty is a lot of the fun of doing your own work. Keeps you in touch with the essence of the machine. Beauty!
So true!
This video is keeping me warm on a cold day in South Texas going on 2md day with no power.
Don't let your computer run down. Thank You
Baby Doll is Beautiful. Gotta take care of her.
Thank You. I've done okay with her so far. We've been together since 1992.
Thanks for the helpful video. Tackling the first oil change on my newly inherited '53 tonight.
Mine being a 52, they're almost identical. Be very careful when you decide to adjust the valves. 53 was the first year of hydraulic valve lifters (unless they've been changed to solids). Have fun. Lots of fun stuff to learn.
First startup with new oil is important. Some people don't know to idle in and check for leaks.
Just a thought.
Love your love for the machine.
Thank you
Thank You. I tend to "overlook the obvious." Teaching is something I'm learning.
Baby Doll is beautiful, every well worn bit is like a little work of art.
This little video makes me feel happy and calm. It's right up there with when my dining room table is polished- the candles are lit before or after a dinner party and life is calm and right in those moments.
How do these things compare you ask?
I have no idea- they just do.
Thanks for the Lightness and Calm.
Personally? Is this a test? Of course it translates to love. I love my little Panhead. You prepare your home to welcome people you care about. Your home then reflects that love. And you know your friends will feel it, as Babydoll feels her fresh oil. I try to love on the things I love. Kinda simple. It gives me a much needed lightness and calm. Dinner parties were the way I would check myself. I'd prepare a dinner and invite my friends. Then, when they were all interacting, I'd look around the table at each of them and think, "I must be okay, if these beautiful people will come to my house to be with me for dinner." Lucky Me.
@@pacificmike9501Yes, I guess personally, nice of you to be so. I agree, love translates in a similar way. You're a gifted man Pacific Mike- able to reach out and touch people in a consistently positive manner through this you tube channel. You and your friend Mike have managed to fulfill and surpass your stated mission with this channel and then eclipse them with your personality and kind nature. You're friends and lived ones are lucky and I'm sure they know that.
As for the oil change- I doubt I'll get a lift but if I did, I'd primed like a calm buddha if I watched this video as a guide.
For me, the absence of frustration and then cursing and groans of tested patience ( in your shop) is a welcome anomoly to me.
I believe you're the legitimately exceedingly well rounded and sophisticated human we see in your videos but there is a side of me that questions this rare grace, a side of me- the dark side if me that asks, is this a carefully content-controlled Hollywood producer and his retired movie exec. Camera man Mike doing their magic on youtube?! Is it too good to be true?
Great Pan- oil change video guys!
You're very kind and much appreciated. You appear to be quite spiritual. These are very strange times and I try not to forget how fortunate I am. I make a special effort to be transparent. I make a special effort to stay positive. We all have a past, a present, and hopefully, a future. I try to benefit from the past, enjoy the present, and look forward to the future. Sounds good, but nothing is perfect. When I'm with my motorcycles, I'm in my element. I never script a video. I figure out what I'm going to show, bring out the appropriate tools, try to keep my hair from sticking up (because it's embarrassing), open my mouth and hope the right stuff falls out. Cameraman Mike is a truck driver, talented wrench, electrician, self taught to do all kinds of stuff and an all-around great guy. The video channel seems to be very good for me. I've enjoyed the comments immensely. Like we used to say, "I'm a work in progress." I'm very disorganized. I'm not a good business man. Hey, we all have faults. My house needs painting. My house needs cleaning. But, my bikes and my dog are coming along awesomely! How's that for truth? I feel like I just came clean with you. That was fun.
@@pacificmike9501 All your efforts, and Cameraman Mike's too are fruitful then. Sometimes things just work. This is magic, positive and genuine magic. All your followers get it on them, just like that oil.
I see the paint needs.... I know the floor needs.... let's do what matters to us instead! Making a positive difference for other people is a SUPERPOWER. You do that. Be grateful for whatever state your hair is in as you still have it!
Coming clean with me!? I'm a regular recipient of confessions- some make me happy, others take the weight off and weigh me down temporarily- it's all good.
Truck drivers!!!- gotta love em! I rode the dyna to Tucson last summer during the heat wave-( * lesson learned) it was truckers who held me in the shade of their cabs and in thir sight- and we smiled for a few miles when it was 104 degrees- relief! more magic! And your little dog too! Magic!
Magic is wherever you can stay clear enough to see it. Whoops, I didn't see it, but it was there all the time. Guess I just keep on discovering it's presence over and over again. I never mentioned my floor. How'd you know about that?
There very little chance I will ever need to know how to maintain a pan (evo owner), but I enjoy watching your videos. I always learn something !
Thanks for watching! There's some Evo work coming up again.
Love the decal on the breather. Your videos are just like being in the garage with you. Keep up the good work.
I really want people to feel comfortable. Thank You.
Love watching your videos just great memories of my past
Glad you like them!
THANK-YOU MIKE, STAY AWESOME !!
Thank you too!
Fantastic Mike and Mike! Have a great day guys!
Thanks! You too!
Cardboard work great and don’t cost nothing Mike I love your shows keep up the great work and be safe from the Covid. Gods blessings for you all your family and friends
Same to you. Thank You.
Thanks for the content. This is value for years to come.
Glad you think so!
Thanks Mike right on time with this info...Just bought a 60 panhead been chasing for 20+ years from a friend. She been well kept just setting though for a while... Gonna bring her back to life....
That's awesome
Mike it's sure good to see you wrenching. Back in the 70's I used 50w in the winter and 60w in the summer. It gets hot in Las Vegas...See You Out On The Road...
Cool.
As usual very informative , a pleasure to watch and listen to and learn. Thankyou .
Glad you enjoyed it
Mike the second nut on filter stud is the stop for the canister , prevents the bottom from caving in when the acorn is tightend and allows the right pressure on the upper seal
Good point. Thank You.
Always give a like and a comment for you Mike. Love all the vids of the work on these old machines. And little has changed. It’s still messy getting a filter off a modern bike no matter how hard you try.
But, we all try.
Thanks Mike, I'm learning how to work on my dads 52. Its been sitting since 99.
Just wanted to mention he bought in 1960, and paid $ 75.00 bucks for it! Boy times have changed
Yes they have. But, the money value is nothing compared to the fun.
Metal shavings in the pallet are the biggest misfortune, I also always check and am afraid to find.With shavings in my head, on the contrary, I'm glad I have some:)))
Philosophically speaking, "Don't Let Them Rust."
"I use a funnel, that's a good idea" 🤣
You had me laughing Mike. Greetings and many thanks from Chiang Rai in N.Thailand. A Bikers Paradise!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thailand is that cool huh? You got my attention.
Thx Mike,your videos are always informative and fun. Much respect for your integrity
My pleasure!
Thanks Mike makes me love how easy to do a oil change on my FXR.
Yah, you're spoiled. FXR's are nice.
im glad im not the only one useing a baking pan for oil pan , i get them from dollar store , also are great for bolts and nuts and parts and pieces when working on your bike , best parf is cleans up real easy thats why i love them . man i feel like we are alot a like , my bike is nice but she gets dirty from riding and some times she drips a little but its ok , nothing serious , i take good care of my bike and like you love to ride as much as take of her , after all we are only care takers of things and then we pass them on .
Yes. It's all a love thing.
I keeping it P.G. Mike you make love to your bikes. Thats how the program goes. That's a good thing.
Thank You
Thanks Mike for sharing, I enjoyed the video. 😃👌
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the video, I just changed the oil on my 50 panhead “Clegane” with your videos help. Thanks so much!
Glad it helped
That’s the difference between yesterday and today. Everything is easy and perfect today and you get no pleasure whatsoever in doing a good job. It’s all about how fast you can do it. Then you move on to the next latest and greatest thing. If only the wise could see!
I think guys of a certain age will understand what I’m trying to say.
Thanks Mike 👍🏻🇨🇦
Thank You
Change the oil on a new Harley and tell me how much you like the oil filter. Not "perfect."
@@pacificmike9501 😂 true
G'day Mike what a beautiful looking Pan Head and you right Mike she may weep a little but who cares at her age she's allowed too and as you said you ride all the time. She really is something, kind regards John
Thank You. I believe you understand. She looks perfect at about 70mph. The best to you and yours.
Mike , you don't have to tell us what brand of oil you use, just show us you pouring some in the oil tank, or several bottles sitting close to the bike. We can take from there. Thanks for the 20-50 though. Like the longer videos. Waiting to see more on the Flathead build.
Thank You.
Hey Mike, glad to see I'm not the only one who uses cardboard to keep old oil from messing up their bike. When I got my first Road King in 1995, I realized that the horizontally-mounted oil filter would pose a potential problem. So when it was time for an oil change, I took a length of cardboard, shaped it with the new filter, and slid the makeshift cardboard funnel under the old oil filter. Then I loosened the filter and let the dirty oil from the filter dribble down the cardboard funnel into my tray 'before' fully removing the old filter. No mess! I realize that this little trick may be old hat for a lot of your viewers, but if it helps a new owner avoid a mess, great! Take care and ride safe.
You are so right. Thank You
Always enjoy your videos . I wish I had half the mechanical knowledge that you do. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for watching!
Hello Mike,
Your ACCESSORY CANISTER OIL FILTER reminds me of the one
I had on my 1958 348cid Chevy ... it did the job - but was a MESS to change ...
COOP
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So it be.
Love your videos, Mike. You’re one of the best! Thanks for all you do.
Glad you like them!
Enjoyed your video Mike! Thanks for posting. Kenny
Thanks for watching.
God I miss my 51 Pan, really don't miss kicking thou !!!
Tune it properly. Kick it over and it starts. I love kickstarting my old bikes. And, I'm old.
@@pacificmike9501 it was, and I did. Always started on the first kick, but after I had motor and carb rebuilt, sometimes first kick, and sometimes me and my friends take turns until it started, advance timing and it runs perfectly, just took some time to get it dialed back in
Routine stuff. It's all fun.
Looking good! Attention to detail!
Thanks!
Love the videos of the classic bikes. I hope to get my hands on both Shovel and Pan in the coming years. Ride Safe!
I hope so too!
Thank you both, your videos are are always a treat. My bikes Manuel and the shops mechanics recommend 20/50 .
I love my Harleys well being so, I use 20/50, happy bike = happy rides
Great to hear!
Loved that video, I could actually SMELL the oiL!!! I learned that cardboard trough trick the hard way, l remember putting a brand new funnel under a bike (ONCE) before I pulled the drain plug, and the oil overcame the funnel so quickly, I had a mess everywhere! Cardboards a good tip!!!
Good stuff!
That's a beautiful motorcycle.
Thank You
Too much fun!....Thanks Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank You
Good information, I like your style , they really are a zen moment
Glad you think so!
You bet. Just like you said, "It's all about the bikes." We get to touch them, feel them, smell them, hear them. Then the big payoff, ride them. A Big Twin on a good day. A Big Twin on a bad day. Makes it a great day.
I aspire to your level of Patients and knowledge thanks for all the help!
Glad to help.
THANK YOU...for sharing. Enjoyed.
Glad you enjoyed it
Sheesh reminds me. I never winterized any of my bikes yet. Been using em a bit though. That probably means I need to do the seasonal oil Change. I put a little magnet in the flow of oil. Its a neat little magnet with a telescoping handle. Also all the newer bikes have a magnet on the plug bolt
You should!
Didn't mean the red one was a contraption. I meant the yellow one that i like. Seems to me as i recall the Honda Scrambler was the one that had the funny lookin' exhaust. I have had a few others tell me they liked that bike. I want a Honda CBR400RR. I figure 100cc per cylinder is plenty and the insurance is cheaper than a 600.
I put 7000 miles on a 50cc Chinese scooter last year. A chore riding in the rear view mirror. Dumped it twice last winter. Only once this winter. Ended up in the snow bank. Now that is wicked fun.
Don't fall down. You can hurt yourself.
I had an o-ring machined in the top and base of my OEM filter housing. Now my right pants leg has to look elsewhere to find oil leaks. Also I used 60 wt. synthetic to keep the front exhaust lifter quiet after getting hot when stuck in traffic.
Cool!
Hi máster Thank you for your videos, i have a 56 panhead (cielito azul her name) i always learned with you. Thanks a lot.
Cheers from Venezuela
Very nice! Thank You
@@pacificmike9501 keep rocking máster
Thank You. You make me do it.
Fun Fun Fun in a days play. Keep the rubber side down and the chrome side up.
And you too!
Man I wish the twin cam had that oil filter set up. That front filter set up is always a oil waterfall for me no matter using foil or cardboard.
Or plastic or anything. I know. It's a "no fun" situation.
Hi Mike
Im always enjoy watch not what kind of job you get done but HOW you doing. .... and memorize me my grandF .... TNX 10^6
Glad you enjoy our stuff.
Hallo Mike, I enjoy your videos since 2 jears.They are great en show every detail, fantastic. I habe a question: Why nobody fits a drainplug in the carter to remove the rest of the oil out of it and is it a good idea to run 20W-50 on my Sovelhead to. Thans you a lot and stay healthy . Greatings vrom Germany
The engine (crankcase has very little oil in it. It is referred to as a "dry sump." Basically the oil just goes through it. When the engine is running, the lower end only has about 9 ounces in it. Sorry, I don't know how many cc's that is. I like 20w50 in my Shovelhead. I feel like it gets oil circulation sooner on a cold morning. Take care. And Thank You for watching.
Hallo Mike, thanks vor your answers, its about 260cc so in deed not a lot but away is away. Indeed in colder circumstances 20W-50 is thinner. My lokal shop prefers a 60 oil. I wil cange the viskosity.👍😎
Some of that stuff, I'm afraid, is just a habit. But, when it's cold, you gotta keep that oil flowing.
Yes i think your right: We always dit it like this, it works and we dont know axactly where we dealing whith, so we did it like we always did it, then nothing bad kan happen. The same whith mij english, i am afraid of 😂😂😂
Another thanks, Mike.
Thanks for listening
Quite an operation. Why did it take so long to design and market the simple twist-off filter??
Some cars have gone back to filters in cannisters all over again! Go figure.
I like to inspect the filter.
Great video thank you for sharing
Thank You
It’s always a like on your videos Mike. 👍
Thank You
Hey Mike, loved the video. If you run a filter on the flat head I hope you do video on installing it. I want to put one on my 41 ulh. I would love to see how you go about it. Thanks again
I think I'm going to use a very different filter on the Flathead.
Great stuff as always mike!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great vid Mike! Makes me miss my "51, except I'd never be able to keep that shirt clean!! I'm surprised by the 20/50. Always used 50wt cool weather, 60wt summer. Interesting Ejoyed it
Thank You. Lubricants have come a long way. I have good results.
Hi Mike, can you tell me Did the 1980 sportster 1200 have a shovelhead engine,,, Or did any sportster come out with shovelhead engines.
Thanks so much,, love your shows
Tony
Thank You. The "cast iron" Sportster heads and cylinders were produced for Sportsters from 1957-1985. They are Sportster heads and cylinders. The rocker boxes look similar to Shovelheads, but are not. They are Sportster units. They fit on Sportster cases, which are very different from Big Twins. The design is similar, but, that's all.
The tommy chong of panheads thank you sir
You bet
Perhaps a video on how to properly get the seat clip back on without bending it.
Okay.
Great tutorials Mike. I’m putting a filter on my 1946 Knucklehead. I need the filter element vendors if you can supply me with. They are hard to come by for some reason. I appreciate it.
Any of the aftermarket suppliers that supply older Harleys. A few that come to mind: Tedd Cycle (V-Twin), Drag Specialties (in their "Old Book"), Custom Chrome. These are all suppliers that most of the aftermarket shops deal with.
Beautiful Bike Mike. What color is She? Enjoy all your videos.
Thank You very much. Well, you may not believe this, but when I bought her in 1992, she was orange. I didn't like that color much, but figured some day I'd get around to painting her. I never did. The paint just changed over time. I'm not a real clean freak, but I wipe her down a lot, and she has actually changed herself into a bright red. Go figure.
Thanks Mike.
Thank You
how often do you change your oil, (milage) or time. I always flush my tank and motor every other oil change. i use diesel oil or diesel or kerosene, you would not believe what comes out.I also use 20-50wt. Castrol act-evo, Simi-syn, and a bottle of STP, it's a polymer and full of zink, all from Wallyworld, cost me about $20. i use to use pre-form filters from Jireh cycle supply $7. but i picked up a stainless reusable oil filter there great and works well. great vid keep em coming
I change oil often. Before it gets dirty. You seem to have it down.
Your videos are very helpful
Glad to hear that. Thank You
Mike great videos...thanks. If you are going to top off the transmission who do you know when it is full?
The factory says, with the motorcycle upright, fill the transmission to the bottom of the threads in the fill hole.
Hey Mike ! kind of hard to explain here had a brain tumour removed a few years back well quite a few now and I have a pinhead in 1955 in a 2002 Wolfe thunder chopper custom frame. I remotely mounted oil tank just under my seat, but this is gonna sound kind of stupid, but I can’t remember how to get the freaking oil out of my soap naturally everything leaked out on the floor over the last couple years in the storage unit so I’m just going to try and get the bike going again. I need a little vacation on the sump. I can barely remember my own name half the time long story hope you get it.
The reason the oil came out is because the system "wet sumped." In other words, the oil from the tank (sfter a while of sitting) got past the ballin the oil pump that keeps the oil in the tank when the bike isn't running. If you have a plug, drain the oil out of ther crankcase. If no plug, Start the engine and let it pump the oil out through the crankcase breather. Refill the tank (a little at a time, don't overfill) and you're good to go. Be sure you keep a drain pan under the bike until the system equalizes and gets happy.
Excellent video Mike… how many miles do you like to change your engine oil at?
I do it often. If I ride the bike every day, it gets a lot of miles. You may not believe this, but, I don't have a bike with a working speedo right now. Couple thousand miles and I like fresh oil.
Very nice, thank you. Im getting on a bit now but Im looking at buying an early Pan or Knuckle but worried about kicking it as I age more. Can I ask you what your thoughts are on the after market electric starters. I'll thank you in advance for any input you can give me. 👍
There are different units out there and I'm not really familiar with all of them. I'd google them and read up on all of them. Wish I knew more at this time.
Enjoyed watching the video, thanks. The kick start pedal on my Pan is after market, real soft 'metal' where the bolt goes through to mount it. Of course after a while the pedal angles more and more to the back. I see yours says USA on it and doesn't appear to have the same problem. Is it original equipment or a good after market that I could get for mine? I suspect trying to weld a hard face on mine would probably melt it. Any advise would of course be appreciated.
I don't know if that one is available any more. But Baker Drivetrain makes one that's very strong and well engineered.
@@pacificmike9501 Thank you, I'll look into it.
my 62 FL ex mexican cop bike had a in tank filter that was left out when i bought the bike , what do you sugest ? good vid < thanks
If it's a drop-in (I don't know the dimensions ) and it's the same size as a sixty-five and later (up to about 1982), then several companies carry a "Perform" brand that will drop right in and not require a cannister.
@@pacificmike9501 62 pan with a oversize tank ..thanks bud . safe motor
Excellent movie as always, is that horn stock ? I want one
Yes, it is! It is called (by Harley Davison) a "Jubilee Horn." It will take some searching or, buy a replica. This is an original.
@@pacificmike9501 Thanks Mike
Hello sir! Enjoying watching your videos!
Love Harleys so much, but I'm not familiar with them in personal so I have a question.
After draining the oil, isn't it left some oil in the other half of the horseshoe oil tank?
There's always several ounces in the bottom of the motor. I raise or tilt the bike to get as much as possible out of the tank.
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I was dumb forgot my login password. I love any tips you can give me
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What I was told is to use 20W50 on a clean rebuild engine, and in an old engine use sae50 because when you throw 20W50 in an old engine all the 40+ years old dirt comes loose from inside all at once and clogs oil passages, so my old shovel still runs on sae50
The real difference is in detergent and non detergent oils, not the viscosity. Making changes on an old motor is always an experiment. Stay with the brand you're using. Yah, 20w50 may leak a little easier than 50.
Thanks 4 doing what you do 👍
Thanks for watching.
20/ 50w in my 53 since 75....air craft oil.... Valvoline.
Cool.