I've been in love with Panheads for a LONG time.. thanks for my visual "fix" , lol . Always great info and I appreciate your old school style , have a good ride !
Thank You. In 1972, I found a pretty sweet old Panhead and couldn't come up with the money. In 1992, it happened again, but I had the money and she is the resulting Panhead. We've been together ever since. I'm one of those crazy guys who loves them forever.
Mike, it is indeed a pleasure to be a member of your channel. I do recommend to other channels when it appears that they are unsure or struggling with HD stuff. I sent them to your channel. Pacific Mike University...
Babydoll looks real purdy inside the garage, under the lights, but her beauty REALLY shines out in the sunshine!... I really like those Harbor Freight blue LED flashlights like you checked the points with. Sometimes, we get lucky and the best tool for the job is one of the cheapest, and those little lights are just great!
As always thanks for the videos. I own a few bikes “old” to me (Evos and TCs) but would love to get a Shovel or a Panhead. Granted I’d have to find someone with the wealth of knowledge like yourself to give me pointers on it. Stay Safe out there Mike 🤙🏽
Thank You. You too. The way to learn it is (1) Buy a year specific Harley Davidson Service Manual. (2) Develop good habits with hand tools. (3) Realize, you're learning old technology. (4) Enjoy our videos. I just show you how I do it. I'm not the "Be all or End All." But, I have about 340 videos up that I hope can help you some.
Thanks Mike!!! Love the kicker peddle too. Hope the toe is on the mind, gotta get back to walking her. Lord knows you need it more than Sonja 😊😅 dogs rock! Harleys roll.
Michael buddy old pal, my mouth Waters when I see you working on these incredible machines, I am just a Sportster man with three different varieties, but nevertheless you're straightforward No Nonsense no BS videos are where it's at. Peace brother
Thank you for all the knowledge mike , I recently built a shovelhead chopper and im on to a panhead next and your videos have help immensely. Your a real treasure to the old harley community !
Not sure if I am watching a great motorcycle mechanic or a great guru! Either way, this is one of the most enjoyable 15 minutes I have spent in quite some time
Its nice to really stay connected to our bikes, even when not riding them Saves you the grief of having issues out on the road as well. I say what was on the pole!! BTW everybody, Watch an add now and again. Helps the channel out. Cheers.
Thank You. It's a combo I did when building the motor. A bit of a lumpy bumpy cam, high compression pistons, open exhaust (pipe tuned for freeway speeds). And, it's all Panhead.
Hey Mike! New subscriber here, just wanting to introduce myself and say I have been binge watching your videos. Wow you put up a bunch! From your comments about swap meets and locations you venture, I am surly surprised we have not crossed paths. I'd sure like to meet you and cameraman Mike at say, Cooks Corner for lunch some time! I'm Buyin! Just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. I just love these old school scooters! Sure would like to "See ya out on the road"! Thanks again for all you do!
I've installed a small fuel petcock in the oil line on older bikes in the past. Prevents al that oil leaking down into the case when it sits for a while. I do, howver, put a bright orange sticky note on the seat, and a tag on the bars that says "Turn oil on before starting" just so I never make that devastating mistake.
Lubricity eh? A labyrinthian network of covered canals, all pipework, ducts & jetties . . . 'As the balls & rollers start to ride, on the coaster tracks of their races, a river of oil must start to flow, so covering all their faces, liquid cushions fit to kneel on, warm ice on which to slide, a heat sink where it's needed, or fine damping in the glide.' ~ Amazing stuff really, or, as Long John Silver could easily say - "Whale oil beef hooked!" : )
@@pacificmike9501 Towering cumulus floating by on a steady ten knot Sou'westerly, brief gaps of blue let sun shafts through, spotting the forest floor with pools of gold. Nineteen degrees Napoleon - that's sixty five Fahrens high . . . Take care out there : )
Had to laugh at your shrinkage comment. I was at one time 6-1 and 220. Now I am less than 6 foot and 280. I commend you for keeping the weight off. All your scoots are primo not just the pan. Keeping up on one old scooter is a lot of work. Maintaining several scooters and building another is a full time job. Kudos and some raisin pie for you. Later my friend.
Sonya was relaxing on the lawn for most of the video but the moment she realized that you were about to start the bike, zoom, she was gone. lol Mike, I have always wondered, Shovel head engines have always had a reputation for being leaky engines but do Nuckle head and Pan head engines have the same reputation? I know that problem disappeared once the Evo came along and it's been good ever since. Thank you for another entertaining video.
Every model has "characteristics." Times change and with them, "technology." Evos had the worst problem with base gaskets. Problem got solved. Knuckleheads have so many places to leak. Panheads, well, here and there. We have constantly better materials and techniques. It's all just "progress." A lot of things leak because they've been put together and taken apart so many times by people who weren't careful with them. All the old Harleys (pre 65) had total loss oil systems on their primaries.
Start paying closer attention. It really depends on where you want it and how close you really want it tuned. Or, a couple thou between friends don't matter much.
Babydoll has a reproduction pair of plates the bags are bolted to. Then the plates are bolted to the fender. The Shovelhead has a very much customized rear fender. One of the best metal workers I've ever known made the internal fender struts. Another artist who has now passed made the brackets that bolted to the fender and then the bags were bolted to that bracket.
Hello from Sweden. Baby Doll sounds happy🤩. And Sonja is also outside👍. Today i have a small problem Mike. And u are the one to ask. On a Evo engine from 1991 i have had a rockerbox cover leak on the front cylinder. I have change the black rubber gasket twice and still have a leak over the exaust pipe. Do i need somekind of sealant? Do u have an idéa? Thank u and enjoy the nice weather Mike and Mike. Kjell Blomstrand🇸🇪.
Have you replaced the umbrella valves? Are your head breathers clear? You may be building pressure and blowing it out at that gasket. The weather is 110 degrees in the afternoon. We should be able to figure this one out long distance.
Thank u for that info Mike👍. But i got the wrong modelyear...it is an Evo from 1990 and not 1991. Sorry for that😏. My Evo don't have an umbrella valve on it. Kjell Blomstrand🇸🇪.
OK, I'm an idiot. What is the function of the bar that goes across the rear fender just behind the seat, and has what appears to be a spring at either end?
When one installs the "buddy seat," which holds my self and a "buddy," of the female persuasion, the spring post the seat is fastened to, needs help with the added weight of the passenger. At that point, you simply pull that set of buddy springs up and snap the bar into the spring clips at the rear of the aforementioned buddy seat. We're havin' fun now.
Dear Mike, when are You going to finish the "Flat-Head". It has been two years or more? Remember that you were going to have it stroked ??? Back here in the UK, when I had old Brit Bikes, I just drained the crankcase after it had been stood two long. Then check the oil level, and off we went. I don't know why I did it that way, I was probably told this was the best way to do this? Your way sounds simpler, to just run it with a tray underneath, then do the obvious oil level check. Yes sounds strait forward.
nice pan MIKE, My question is, I run good gas with 10 percent alcohol, I have a 2004 88 CC fat boy, She is fuel injected, I have the arlen ness air cleaner and I put samson exhaust straight pipes on her , When she warms up or gets warm outside. I get a little bit of hesitation when I give her throttle like a hipcup, Could you tell me why the problem , please
Yes. With the freeflowing exhaust and intake, plenty air, not enough fuel. You need a tuning module of some sort. If you were carbureted, you'd simply change the low speed jet to a coule steps richer. But you're not. You need a module to outsmart your fuel injection.
I understand thank you very much mike, I'm over here on the west side, But my friend he has a shop and he has a motorcycle dyno. I'm going to take it to him and let him do like you say, I will let you know, thank you much
I don't know anyone who is particularly good at those Magnetti Morelli units. Usually I blame the temp sensor for malfunctions on those and I'm right. That was like "true confessions." By the way, it is the temp sensor on Evos of that nature only.
Hi Mike,I'm a leather worker and noticed your leather appears to need some conditioner worked in.Especially the saddlebags....Mike what year is "Baby Doll"?
Hello Mike I have a 1984 Harley Davidson 1340cc Evo and when i start the engine and accelerate, the front cylinder becomes very incandescent and very bluish! What is the fault and what can i do? Thanks!
Sounds like a vacuum leak. Check where the intake manifold attaches to the cylinder heads. Maybe the head gasket is blown. Check it out snd we'll go from there.
Baby Doll in the sunlight.... getting to hear her run....and Sonja enjoying the grass...... perfect 😊
Makes me happy. Thank You.
@@pacificmike9501 Thank you, Mike.If you hear anything more, let me know, please.I Watch Boss of your videos.Keep up the good work.Thank you again
I've been in love with Panheads for a LONG time.. thanks for my visual "fix" , lol . Always great info and I appreciate your old school style , have a good ride !
Thank You. Panheads are great, pretty, dependable, friendly, and more....
Baby doll is a gorgeous machine! Doesn't hurt that she my favorite color. Lol!
Thank You.
she does what you want.... looks great!
Thank you Charlotte. Nice to hear from you.
Nice video . I Start my shovel up with 2quarts of oil and MY softails .
Sounds good to me.
Baby Doll is and absolute beauty. Pans are my favorite, and a bike like Baby Doll would be a dream come true
Thank You. In 1972, I found a pretty sweet old Panhead and couldn't come up with the money. In 1992, it happened again, but I had the money and she is the resulting Panhead. We've been together ever since. I'm one of those crazy guys who loves them forever.
@@pacificmike9501 couldn’t agree more, I’ll never sell one of mine
Love seeing baby doll just the right amount of old shine
She's definitely real.
Simply beautiful… I am starting my 59 flh motor build.
Cool.
Mike, it is indeed a pleasure to be a member of your channel. I do recommend to other channels when it appears that they are unsure or struggling with HD stuff. I sent them to your channel. Pacific Mike University...
Thank You. Good to hear from you.
Babydoll looks real purdy inside the garage, under the lights, but her beauty REALLY shines out in the sunshine!... I really like those Harbor Freight blue LED flashlights like you checked the points with. Sometimes, we get lucky and the best tool for the job is one of the cheapest, and those little lights are just great!
I agree with you
Another Excellent Video of Baby Doll
Thank You.
Baby’s looking so good ❤
Thank You.
As always thanks for the videos. I own a few bikes “old” to me (Evos and TCs) but would love to get a Shovel or a Panhead. Granted I’d have to find someone with the wealth of knowledge like yourself to give me pointers on it. Stay Safe out there Mike 🤙🏽
Thank You. You too. The way to learn it is (1) Buy a year specific Harley Davidson Service Manual. (2) Develop good habits with hand tools. (3) Realize, you're learning old technology. (4) Enjoy our videos. I just show you how I do it. I'm not the "Be all or End All." But, I have about 340 videos up that I hope can help you some.
Love it Mike, thank you both, I am inspired to get my 77 electric glide back on the road.✌️
Have fun!
Thanks Mike!!! Love the kicker peddle too. Hope the toe is on the mind, gotta get back to walking her. Lord knows you need it more than Sonja 😊😅 dogs rock! Harleys roll.
Thank You. Sonia's on the mend. She'll get well and we'll be back to our routine soon. She makes me happy just lying on my feet.
Michael buddy old pal, my mouth Waters when I see you working on these incredible machines, I am just a Sportster man with three different varieties, but nevertheless you're straightforward No Nonsense no BS videos are where it's at. Peace brother
Thank You. I try to produce practical, useful information. I appreciate the encouragement.
I don’t know why but I love the routine maintenance on an old bike. Thanks for recording it.👍
I find it very soothing to me. It's when my motorcycle and I "make plans."
Thank you for all the knowledge mike , I recently built a shovelhead chopper and im on to a panhead next and your videos have help immensely. Your a real treasure to the old harley community !
Thank You. I am glad to help.
Not sure if I am watching a great motorcycle mechanic or a great guru! Either way, this is one of the most enjoyable 15 minutes I have spent in quite some time
Wow, thanks!
My first ride was a 50 pan! Just loved that bike !
Something you never forget. I think I understand.
Its nice to really stay connected to our bikes, even when not riding them Saves you the grief of having issues out on the road as well. I say what was on the pole!!
BTW everybody, Watch an add now and again. Helps the channel out. Cheers.
I knew you'd catch that. Thank You.
Regards from Ireland Mike 👋🏼
Thank you.
Thank you 👌👍👍👍👍👍
Thank You.
👍🙂
Very nice Mike! I love the sound of this engine idling. Thanks for sharing.
Thank You. It's a combo I did when building the motor. A bit of a lumpy bumpy cam, high compression pistons, open exhaust (pipe tuned for freeway speeds). And, it's all Panhead.
She's definitely perfect from here Mike color is for sure 👌🇺🇸💪🏼
Thank You.
Sweet ride my friend you are a lucky guy 😎
Thanks 👍
Hey Mike! New subscriber here, just wanting to introduce myself and say I have been binge watching your videos. Wow you put up a bunch!
From your comments about swap meets and locations you venture, I am surly surprised we have not crossed paths. I'd sure like to meet you and cameraman Mike at say, Cooks Corner for lunch some time! I'm Buyin! Just want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. I just love these old school scooters! Sure would like to "See ya out on the road"! Thanks again for all you do!
Thank You. I try to do the Long Beach Swap Meet every month, but don't always make it. Probably catch you there sooner or later.
@@pacificmike9501 I will keep an eye out for you.
Cool.
Points back when the thickness of a match book 0.17. So on a car or truck tight matchbook. HD loose match book. It will run. Just saying. Sweet ride.
True that. I remember.
Babydoll is an absolute unit!
Thank You. We are in love.
Thank you for your videos. I was wondering what to do with oil sumping. Now I know. You have nice clean bikes.
Thank You. I hope this helps.
I love your videos very calming and informative
Glad you like them! Thank You.
That is a very beautiful cool bike.
Thank You. We are in love.
I've installed a small fuel petcock in the oil line on older bikes in the past. Prevents al that oil leaking down into the case when it sits for a while.
I do, howver, put a bright orange sticky note on the seat, and a tag on the bars that says "Turn oil on before starting" just so I never make that devastating mistake.
Good idea.
Beautiful bikes Mike.
Thank You.
I have three of your six items! Keep it going!
Six items? There are over 340 videos. Welcome!
now that's a beautiful bike!
Thank You.
Lubricity eh? A labyrinthian network of covered canals, all pipework, ducts & jetties . . .
'As the balls & rollers start to ride, on the coaster tracks of their races,
a river of oil must start to flow, so covering all their faces,
liquid cushions fit to kneel on, warm ice on which to slide,
a heat sink where it's needed, or fine damping in the glide.'
~ Amazing stuff really, or, as Long John Silver could easily say - "Whale oil beef hooked!" : )
Oh, I love this one. Hope it's cool in the forest. It's 110 degrees here.
@@pacificmike9501 Towering cumulus floating by on a steady ten knot Sou'westerly, brief gaps of blue let sun shafts through, spotting the forest floor with pools of gold.
Nineteen degrees Napoleon - that's sixty five Fahrens high . . . Take care out there : )
What a beautiful report. I can see it. Thank You.
Great video, I named my bike mike
Now that's cool.
@@pacificmike9501 I thought you would like that ,I bought another bike 2003 fatboy now I have to come up with a name for this one too.
That front fender really sets her off nice
Thank You.
That’s a really sweet pan.
Thank You. She runs that way too.
So amazing of a bike.. 😎🦾‼️
Thank You. She is a sweetheart.
👍mike,dude I figure you've saved about💰 2.5 million dollars,riding the same old motorcycles all these years💣...lol..."Ride On"👍
I think I've spent that much on them.
@@pacificmike9501 😆
Had to laugh at your shrinkage comment. I was at one time 6-1 and 220. Now I am less than 6 foot and 280. I commend you for keeping the weight off. All your scoots are primo not just the pan. Keeping up on one old scooter is a lot of work. Maintaining several scooters and building another is a full time job. Kudos and some raisin pie for you. Later my friend.
You are a great blast from the past. Thank You. And, we are both glad to still be vertical.
Thanks Mike 😊
Thank You.
Im dying to see more on the big flatty
Me too. We'll get there.
Doggo just laying there in the grass
She knows she is "Queen of the Neighborhood."
My 1991 heritage softail evo wet sumps when it sets for a while
It's what they do. Put a pan under it, before you start it. Don't let it sit so long.
Sonya was relaxing on the lawn for most of the video but the moment she realized that you were about to start the bike, zoom, she was gone. lol Mike, I have always wondered, Shovel head engines have always had a reputation for being leaky engines but do Nuckle head and Pan head engines have the same reputation? I know that problem disappeared once the Evo came along and it's been good ever since. Thank you for another entertaining video.
Every model has "characteristics." Times change and with them, "technology." Evos had the worst problem with base gaskets. Problem got solved. Knuckleheads have so many places to leak. Panheads, well, here and there. We have constantly better materials and techniques. It's all just "progress." A lot of things leak because they've been put together and taken apart so many times by people who weren't careful with them. All the old Harleys (pre 65) had total loss oil systems on their primaries.
Mike gap is .022, but what’s .002 between friends , enjoy your videos
Start paying closer attention. It really depends on where you want it and how close you really want it tuned. Or, a couple thou between friends don't matter much.
Does Baby Doll ever get jealous? Mike, if I don't see ya sooner, I'll see ya later.
When I close the garage I say, "Good Night Girls. Be nice to each other." I find no damage in the morning.
Could you explain how you mounted the saddlebags on Baby Doll and the shovelhead.
Babydoll has a reproduction pair of plates the bags are bolted to. Then the plates are bolted to the fender. The Shovelhead has a very much customized rear fender. One of the best metal workers I've ever known made the internal fender struts. Another artist who has now passed made the brackets that bolted to the fender and then the bags were bolted to that bracket.
@@pacificmike9501 Thanks for answering
Hello from Sweden. Baby Doll sounds happy🤩. And Sonja is also outside👍. Today i have a small problem Mike. And u are the one to ask. On a Evo engine from 1991 i have had a rockerbox cover leak on the front cylinder. I have change the black rubber gasket twice and still have a leak over the exaust pipe. Do i need somekind of sealant? Do u have an idéa? Thank u and enjoy the nice weather Mike and Mike. Kjell Blomstrand🇸🇪.
Have you replaced the umbrella valves? Are your head breathers clear? You may be building pressure and blowing it out at that gasket. The weather is 110 degrees in the afternoon. We should be able to figure this one out long distance.
Thank u for that info Mike👍. But i got the wrong modelyear...it is an Evo from 1990 and not 1991. Sorry for that😏. My Evo don't have an umbrella valve on it. Kjell Blomstrand🇸🇪.
You gonna add more oil or do you run it on 2 quarts?
She's a beauty
Thank you. there's lots of stuff I've done with her on the channel. Go to our TH-cam Homepage and click on the word "vieos."
@pacificmike9501 oh yes sir I have been with you for a long while now and have seen the videos and I love the knucklehead and the shovel too.....
OK, I'm an idiot. What is the function of the bar that goes across the rear fender just behind the seat, and has what appears to be a spring at either end?
When one installs the "buddy seat," which holds my self and a "buddy," of the female persuasion, the spring post the seat is fastened to, needs help with the added weight of the passenger. At that point, you simply pull that set of buddy springs up and snap the bar into the spring clips at the rear of the aforementioned buddy seat. We're havin' fun now.
@@pacificmike9501 thanks! Now I want one. A pan head and a buddy!
Dear Mike, when are You going to finish the "Flat-Head". It has been two years or more? Remember that you were going to have it stroked ???
Back here in the UK, when I had old Brit Bikes, I just drained the crankcase after it had been stood two long. Then check the oil level, and
off we went. I don't know why I did it that way, I was probably told this was the best way to do this? Your way sounds simpler, to just run it
with a tray underneath, then do the obvious oil level check. Yes sounds strait forward.
Sounds good to me.
nice pan MIKE,
My question is, I run good gas with 10 percent alcohol, I have a 2004 88 CC fat boy, She is fuel injected, I have the arlen ness air cleaner and I put samson exhaust straight pipes on her , When she warms up or gets warm outside. I get a little bit of hesitation when I give her throttle like a hipcup, Could you tell me why the problem , please
Yes. With the freeflowing exhaust and intake, plenty air, not enough fuel. You need a tuning module of some sort. If you were carbureted, you'd simply change the low speed jet to a coule steps richer. But you're not. You need a module to outsmart your fuel injection.
I understand thank you very much mike, I'm over here on the west side, But my friend he has a shop and he has a motorcycle dyno. I'm going to take it to him and let him do like you say, I will let you know, thank you much
Good luck. I think you'll get there. It will make a great difference.
Can you do a video on a 98 road king fuel injection?Change it over to cobra
I don't know anyone who is particularly good at those Magnetti Morelli units. Usually I blame the temp sensor for malfunctions on those and I'm right. That was like "true confessions." By the way, it is the temp sensor on Evos of that nature only.
Hi Mike,I'm a leather worker and noticed your leather appears to need some conditioner worked in.Especially the saddlebags....Mike what year is "Baby Doll"?
Babydoll is a 1952. I do remember when the last owner bought those bags about 33-35 years ago. I've had her since 1992.
50 years ago, a friend let me ride his panhead. Wonderful experience!
@@pacificmike9501 love it.I would die to have one.I was born in 1952
Hello Mike
I have a 1984 Harley Davidson 1340cc Evo and when i start the engine and accelerate, the front cylinder becomes very incandescent and very bluish!
What is the fault and what can i do?
Thanks!
Sounds like a vacuum leak. Check where the intake manifold attaches to the cylinder heads. Maybe the head gasket is blown. Check it out snd we'll go from there.
So basically, you put baby in the corner;)
Oh no, she's always been good.
Nobody puts Baby in the corner....nobody
She has a nice clean corner that's all hers.
@@pacificmike9501 It was a funny movie quote...I think it missed the mark
Thank you
You're welcome
Im still looking but i dont see you ha ha. Ha. Lemay. Nelson. Vancouver Washington pacific northwest of the United States of America.
Real Pretty up there.