Mushrooms and one crazy crab

[JimD]

'52 Harley??? umm, I can help you with that!

[duc]

'52 Harley??? umm, I can help you with that!

It is for sale and will be up on E-bay NLT this Fri, (it is my brothers) he is setting the reserve at $12K but said if I knew anyone local he would take $10K. Sweet bike, needs a little TLC but will start every time with less than 10 kicks.

[JimD]

Thats pretty nice for sure, looks like an 80 inch UL flathead, the emblems on the tank definately indicate '52/'53. 10 grands not bad. The speedo probaly needs a new cable or its come loose from the backside of the speedometer or the sending unit on the transmission. Either way, a fairly simple fix. I have a '52 custom Panhead in my garage, original mill and trans, molded frame, cleaned up & tweeked, stock Linkert carb, some neat little tricks in the motor... Cool ride.

[duc]

Thats pretty nice for sure, looks like an 80 inch UL flathead, the emblems on the tank definately indicate '52/'53. 10 grands not bad. The speedo probaly needs a new cable or its come loose from the backside of the speedometer or the sending unit on the transmission. Either way, a fairly simple fix. I have a '52 custom Panhead in my garage, original mill and trans, molded frame, cleaned up & tweeked, stock Linkert carb, some neat little tricks in the motor... Cool ride.

Thanks
I ck'd the back end of the cable and figure it is the speedo end just haven't pulled it to confirm. Love to see a pic of yours when you get a chance sounds sweet.
Clif

[CD]

Ahh well, JimD pretty much covered my initial guesses on the speedo problem...LOL :lol
Oh, and yes, Clif...heheh...actually I DO know quite a bit about cars and cycles - I'm not quite as proficient in mechanics as a tech, but I know quite a bit...started out as being my dad's "go-fer" when he worked on the family vehicles, I'm married to a mechanic, AND working as an automotive service advisor for about 5-6 years. I'm a huge fan of muscle cars and have owned two Harleys myself. Still have my MC licence, but no bike :cry

BTW - that '52 is SWEET :skeezy
Soooo - how's the kickback on starting that beauty?

W.

[JimD]

That bike has a manual distributor advance/retard mechanism using the left handgrip, if started in the full retard position, no "kickback" at all...

[duc]

That bike has a manual distributor advance/retard mechanism using the left handgrip, if started in the full retard position, no "kickback" at all...

Exactly what he said, zero kickback.
Clif