How Long Have You Owned your Pan?
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Re: How Long Have You Owned your Pan?
Bought my 1953 FL in April of 2017. Been a great ride, but still learning how to start it without kicking it a hundred times.
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Many, many, many happy miles since I got this '59, my first Harley, in April 1975. It was in a straight leg rigid frame with a sportster tank and 8" over forks, 21" speedway wheel. I never really thought about restoring it, I just kept changing this and that over the years to get it to this point. It's still my main touring bike.
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You've brought the '59 a long ways, islander! Quite impressive!
I bought my old chopper in 1974; it's titled as a '59, but there's nothing about it that's '59. Knuckle lower end, panhead top end, wishbone frame, 13-over springer, 21" spool front hub.
And the best part..? Virtually unchanged since 1975..! And still the most fun to ride of the four I own!
I bought my old chopper in 1974; it's titled as a '59, but there's nothing about it that's '59. Knuckle lower end, panhead top end, wishbone frame, 13-over springer, 21" spool front hub.
And the best part..? Virtually unchanged since 1975..! And still the most fun to ride of the four I own!
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bought my 49 in a swingarm frame in july of 92. had and still has parts from 49 thru evo. had a suicide shift foot clutch setup on it. with the drum front brake working like shit it was a real adventure coming to the stop light on the hill I had to go thru everyday! changed that out to foot shift hand clutch when the trans shit out at end of summer. been working on it ever since. finishing a rebuild from an accident in 2015. this pic is from 2007 or so at the vous in upstate NY.
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Dad bought it new in 1961 and when he passed I brought it from North Carolina to Las Vegas Nevada and restored it as my daily rider . Pops use to pick my sister and I up from our grandmas house and take both of us home on it . Now I'm creating memories on it out west love this bike .
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I've had this Pan, a '56, for about 2 1/2 years, but I just put her on the road a few weeks ago. She has been rebuilt from the ground up and I am having a blast just doing the short break in runs. I had my last Pan, a '55, for almost 15 years when I wrecked her, and that was 20 some odd years ago. Feels good to have one again, such a unique riding experience.
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Owned my 65 since October 1970. Just gotta figure out how to post a pic. Somehow keep screwwing it up
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Pic is probabky 20 years old. Now it is down to the frame for a long over due "take-it apart-and put-it-back-together", as closely as I can
Pairing it up with a 59 hack and 3+R transmission with frame-mounted shifter. Yes, not correct but i want to keep the 5-gallon tanks
Pairing it up with a 59 hack and 3+R transmission with frame-mounted shifter. Yes, not correct but i want to keep the 5-gallon tanks
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I have my pan only since 4 month.... A friend of mine bought it in 1996, dissassemled it, started the resoration, but lost interest. Since 15 years I was asking him to sell it to me. in June this year he accepted my offer! Bike was totally in pieces, but was in my own workshop (i share with some friends) so no big risk of missing parts. I'ts a 1950 EL, mostly stock and I want to have it up and runing (as close to original I can get) next year in June. I also have 2 1980 1200 FXE's, one of them I have since 1982.
I'm reading here in the forum nearly every day, and found very good advice and help in many threads already!! Many thanks for that! I will show pictures when she's ready!
Jens
I'm reading here in the forum nearly every day, and found very good advice and help in many threads already!! Many thanks for that! I will show pictures when she's ready!
Jens
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Re: How Long Have You Owned your Pan?
How long that I owned my '52 Panhead ... ??
Hummmmm .... Well, I bought it one year before the "Easy Rider" movie came out ..
Suddenly, I'm feeling old ...
Hummmmm .... Well, I bought it one year before the "Easy Rider" movie came out ..
Suddenly, I'm feeling old ...
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