Hey, guys! Couple of questions. First, is the throttle supposed to have a spring, or is it stationary? Second, did the original seat have a steel or plastic bottom?
Thanks!
63 panhead question, again.
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
Music,
1. The '63s did not have a return spring on the throttle, it was a "dead man" with a solid single wire cable that connected the twist-grip to the Linkert, throttle position would stay at any position you put it until you twisted the grip.
2. The seat pans were a solid piece of stamped steel with a bunch of vent holes punched in them.
mike
1. The '63s did not have a return spring on the throttle, it was a "dead man" with a solid single wire cable that connected the twist-grip to the Linkert, throttle position would stay at any position you put it until you twisted the grip.
2. The seat pans were a solid piece of stamped steel with a bunch of vent holes punched in them.
mike
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
Factory throttles have solid wire inners and no springs! Plastic?? What is plastic? Panheads are made of iron, steel, rubber and leather!
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
Robbie!
Don't look now, but Bakelite is a 'plastic'.
And tailamp red lenses after '55 were not glass.
The dash lenses seem to be plastic, too.
And don't forget those '57-'58 tank badges and front fender trim.
Isn't vinyl a plastic?
How about cellulose acetate windshields?
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Don't look now, but Bakelite is a 'plastic'.
And tailamp red lenses after '55 were not glass.
The dash lenses seem to be plastic, too.
And don't forget those '57-'58 tank badges and front fender trim.
Isn't vinyl a plastic?
How about cellulose acetate windshields?
....Cotten
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
Thank you Cotten,
But I can't believe you did not point out the lack of glass, wood, petroleum products (other than plastic of course),cotton, horsehairl,or any other materials I failed to mention.
But Panheads never had plastic seat bases, the point I was making. Sorry to offend you with my lack of tact and obviously limited knowledge!
Robbie
But I can't believe you did not point out the lack of glass, wood, petroleum products (other than plastic of course),cotton, horsehairl,or any other materials I failed to mention.
But Panheads never had plastic seat bases, the point I was making. Sorry to offend you with my lack of tact and obviously limited knowledge!
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
Robbie!
I'm just very fond of Bakelite.
By the way, what is "Royalite"?
Wood is a hard one to find on a Pan!
Off-hand, only the sidecar seat comes to mind.
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I'm just very fond of Bakelite.
By the way, what is "Royalite"?
Wood is a hard one to find on a Pan!
Off-hand, only the sidecar seat comes to mind.
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
and then the MoCo bought the Tomahawk Boat factory to help launch them into the modern new fiberglass era, the Royalite days were gone.....
wood, I found some under what was left of the armrest pads when I started working on that rust-bucket 1945 LE sidecar
mike
wood, I found some under what was left of the armrest pads when I started working on that rust-bucket 1945 LE sidecar
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
Mike!
The foundation of the arm pads of my '66 tub are wood too,... and they are.... well.... uh,...
they ain't walnut!
...Cotten
The foundation of the arm pads of my '66 tub are wood too,... and they are.... well.... uh,...
they ain't walnut!
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Re: 63 panhead question, again.
After further inspection, it seems as though my seat is metal underneath!
New question, how long did it take you guys to get used to the throttle? I go from 5 to 60 in two seconds. I am having a problem with pulling too much or not enough.... Really jumpy. Lol. Thanks, for all of the input. Yes, the tail light lens is plastic. I have, so far not seen any " made in china" anywhere.
New question, how long did it take you guys to get used to the throttle? I go from 5 to 60 in two seconds. I am having a problem with pulling too much or not enough.... Really jumpy. Lol. Thanks, for all of the input. Yes, the tail light lens is plastic. I have, so far not seen any " made in china" anywhere.