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Over the years, we’ve built
many restorations and replicas.
Flatheads, Knuckleheads, Panheads,
Shovelheads. We’ve done them all. Our favorite is the 1948 Panhead.
The one shown here is a replica,
but not a kit bike. It started out as a pile of unrelated parts from a swap meet. The frame is a 1954 modified to have the
1948 features.
The engine, believe it or not, is a shovelhead with STD pan heads,
and Exotic cam cover. So it has the reliability of the alternator and an oil filter sits where the generator would. The front
end is a replica. The beauty of this bike is that it has electric start and electronic ignition for easy starts.
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A recent effort was this red 1967
shovelhead. It sat for 16 years at the back of a garage, under piles of junk. Half-inch thick oily dust covered the bike.
Every inch of the drive train was covered with a combination of oil and road dirt that had turned to tar. Rust was everywhere.
It was torn down to the last nut
and bolt. Everything was rebuilt, updated, replaced, chromed, powder coated, or painted. The result is a fantastic restoration
that runs better than new due to the electronic regulation and ignition. It won a trophy at the 2005 Easyriders show in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
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The panhead with
the glide front end is a 1949 restoration. When we got it, it barely ran and only if it was towed to 30 miles an hour. The
rods knocked. And the bike was a sorry mess. Everything was rebuilt. When done, it made 300 mile trips in a day with no problems.
If you have a pile
of parts sitting in the back of your garage that yearns to be a bike again, give us a call or email.
Jimmy G's new three wheeler box (click here)
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