$22,000
Athol, Massachusetts
Category
-
Engine
1200
Posted Over 1 Month
I'm selling my baby, a 1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead FL1200 Chopper/Bobber that is brand spankin' new from the ground up. The only original parts on this scoot are the 1955 engine which has been rebuilt and the transmission (4-Speed w/all new Andrews gears). This bike was built to resemble the chopper/bobber bikes of the 60's and early 70's that were owned by outlaw motorcycle club members. This particular bike was built to closely resemble a bike that was ridden by Peter Fonda in the movie "The Wild Angels" (1966, 3 years before he made "Easy Rider"). I saw this movie in '66 when I was riding a Honda 305 Superhawk. Well, mister, I fell in love with his Harley chopper. Someday, I vowed to build a chop like that one. Skip ahead many decades of owning Hondas, Triumphs, and Harleys (over 20 something motorcycles), I find this 1955 panhead in my home state, and decide to finally build my dream bike. After I bought the bike, I tore it completely down and started with a new frame and front end and new sheet metal, and so on. This scoot is completely new with all new parts from motorcycle parts companies like Drag Specialties, Paughco, V-twin, Custom Chrome, and J&P Cycle Products. The engine is a true 1955 H-D Panhead motor with the original cases which are in great condition (one small broken fin on one of the heads). The horn bracket tab has been ground off, (but could be replaced if desired), and the exhaust ports were changed to shovelhead exhaust ports to secure the pipes better (but could also be restored to the original ports). The engine was completely rebuilt, top and lower ends, by a professional Harley mechanic with over 30 plus years of experience. He worked at Sea Coast Harley Davidson of New Hampshire. I have the paperwork on the rebuild and the rebuilder's name and phone #. This engine starts easily with a brand new S&S E shorty carb and manifold. It runs very strong and sounds sweet with the 30 inch straight fishtail pipes. No problems with this motor. The tranny was rebuilt with Andrews gears, by the previous owner using a professional Harley mechanic. It is a 4-speed tranny and it runs good and is very tight, no slop. It is loaded with new chrome parts, and some of the special features are: A new replica early panhead frame from V-twin, which has been powdercoated black, complete with crossover tube to run mechanical front brakes (you can also change to hydraulic or disc). A new replica chrome Springer offset front end, stock length (made in the Netherlands, I heard). A new chrome mechanical front brake hub for the Springer front end. A new chrome mechanical rear brake hub w/new axles and spacers front and rear. All new wheels with replica 5 star hubs w/timpken bearings and stainless steel spokes. All new Avon 21" and 16" Speedmaster and Safety Mileage tires with the "ol skool" look. All new sheet metal, including the split 3 1/2 gallon fatbob tanks and the rolled edge rear fender by Paughco All new old style wiring harness. New Flanders type dog bone risers (4 1/2") New: chrome coil, oil tank and mount, panhead covers (Paughco), pushrod tubes and covers, horn, inner and outer primary covers (Paughco), all forward controls and linkage, Cadillac taillight, with plate lights, etc., etc., etc. The king/queen seat was not new, but bought on ebay, and is from the 60's or early 70's and was in fantastic shape for the year, but I had it recovered in tuck and roll upholstery. It has a steel frame and is an original LePera seat from Cal. The inner primary contains a 1 1/2" Primo belt drive, especially made for Panheads with outer primary covers. It also has a new clutch. Rear drive is a new Tsubaka chain. This bike has gone thru a quality build from the ground up. I had the final assembly done by a professional mechanic, who owns two Harley Panheads of his own, and had been building them for most of his adult life. The speedometer is new and has a speedo cable, but is missing a gear drive in the tranny to make it work. So, the speedo is not registering any mileage or speeds, sorry. This too can be corrected with the right gear. The paint job is a beautiful blue pearl metallic, and was done by a local painter, and yours truly did the flame job (I'm an airbrush artist). The color changes in the sunlight from a pretty turquoise to a bluish purple. Check out the photos. This bike is a definite head turner and gets thumbs up wherever it goes This bike is registered as a 1955 Harley-Davidson FL1200 motorcycle. I have the frame numbers certification, but you can register it as a 1955 Harley, without presenting the frame certificate. If you want more information on this bike, please call Barry at 978-249-7571. If you want more photos of this bike, or how it looked before I tore it down, send me your email adress, and I'll send you more photos. Thank you for your interest in my "ol' skool" scooter.
Trim FL1200
