This is not another aftermarket bike or assembled kit like you see all over the place, this is the real
deal – a genuine and very original, one of a kind, all Harley
Davidson chopper. Not a trailer queen, or a show bike, this bike was built
to ride, it gets ridden, and it’s a blast!
I bought this bike in 1991 as a bone stock 1984 FXST Softail. A
significant year, because it’s the first year of the softail
frame and also the first year for the Evolution 80” motor.
After riding it stock for a couple years, I re-built the bike myself
into the chopper you see here. Although a rider and not a show bike, we
still won a 2nd Place at the Sacramento EasyRiders show in 2000, and a
1st place at the National HOG Rally in 1997.
The original stock softail frame has been stretched 3” in the
downtubes, and has a new straight backbone. The stock neck with
original numbers has been raked and reinforced at 51 degrees. The rake
and trail have not been corrected – this is an old school
chop
and it flops, but is totally cool. I’ve been riding it for
years
and wouldn’t change a thing.
It has 10” over forks by Frank with new HD chrome legs and
the
lower triple tree has been smoothed, polished and re-chromed. Both
stock wheels have been re-laced with chrome spokes and she runs on Avon Venom tires.
At the rear, it has Progressive Suspension shocks with White Bros
lowering kit for a 3” drop. The seat is one of a kind, hand made by yours
truly
and gives a true seat height of 22”.
The tank is a Sportster 2.25 gallon peanut with sapphire blue ghost
flames.
The rear fender is a Heritage softail fender that’s been cut
and
painted, and the turn signals have been replaced with marker lights
front and rear.
It has 10 or 12’ apes (depends on how you measure) on
4”
risers with the oil pressure light sunk into the middle of the bars
between the risers.
The stock speedo sits on a custom made bracket attached to the front
motor mount, to retain the trip meter to keep track of
mileage, and she gets 50+ mpg on the freeway and will run dry at about
75 miles.
The original 80” (1340cc) motor is stock, and runs like a
dream
with only 26K original miles. The manifold has been replaced with a
polished S&S and the stock Keihin carb has a mushroom air
cleaner.
The 1.75” drags are nice and loud, but won’t kill ya.
One unique feature of this model year is the stock rotary top 4 speed
tranny that has both kick and electric start. The stock starter has
been replaced with a high torque Spyke starter, and
this bike also has the stock chain final drive and the
M6 tensioner on the primary chain. The rear sprocket has been
changed to
get a bit more speed at lower rpms with the 4 speed, which makes a much
more comfortable ride.
The original Chrome horseshoe oil bag has been powdercoated black and
has a Harley maintenance free battery inside.
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