New horse in the stable.

[Gobblerforge]

I got a genuine barn find this time. A 1972 Super Glide. The price was good and it will fire. I am going to detail the carb so it runs. It fires but won't run from the old gas that was in it. A rotted tire and corrosion on connections but a diamond in the rough.
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[octagon]

Sweet!

[BenT]

Iconic !

[bdhold]

and I was hoping for dopple gray.

great find in that conditions.

[Bill in Oregon]

I don't know what it is about the term "barn find" that sets my pulse racing, but it does. And the accumulated dust just adds to the thrill.
Gobbler, glad your inner child has a you-know-what eating grin on his freckled face!

[horsesoldier03]

Man, and it still has the chain on it! Seems like when I was a kid back then Harleys while they had the cool factor going were always broke down on the side of the road, with a massive oil leak or the chain had fallen off! ENJOY YOUR NEW PROJECT!

[piller]

I hope you have a great time getting it back in shape and then riding it around.

[Blaine]

[Paladin]

Man, and it still has the chain on it! Seems like when I was a kid back then Harleys while they had the cool factor going were always broke down on the side of the road, with a massive oil leak or the chain had fallen off! ENJOY YOUR NEW PROJECT!

Had a 74 Sportster that fit that description from a garage near Akron, OH.

Nice find

[plowboy 45]

FXE? or FXLRE?

[JReed]

Nice snag. Looks like she will polish up nice.

[hfcable]

this was my recent [ and only ] barn find: made in 1992, yamaha big wheel 350 [ uses ATV tires ] ridden from the truck 100 feet to the basement and been there ever since, the last brand new one in the world , i suppose.

took it to a skilled ATV man, who cleaned the carb up, changed battery [ electric start ] and changed all fluids etc and got it running ......just brought it out to the cabin on the lake this pm.

tomorrow , it goes out on the trails !





teenagers are already drooling over this........the repair guy says they don't deserve to ride it !!! haha! they need to wait another 20 years, i suppose

[Gobblerforge]

Thanks, all.
PlowBoy. It's an FX. In 72 there would not have been a starter so it has been upgraded. 72 was the second year of the FX and the first year for the sportster like rear fender. The original rims were spoke so these are later, I'm guessing 78 or so. I already have it running and have about 15 miles on it. The carb was loaded with grit and grime and dried gas and stuff. It needs a new rear tire and hoses and love.
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[winchester1886]

Quarter horse or thoroughbred dam and I got all excited.

[Bill in Oregon]

Harold, you scored a very useful machine! I am jealous.

[Gobblerforge]

Harold, you scored a very useful machine! I am jealous.

Yea. I would like to try one of those, myself.
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[draperjojo]

S C O R E!!!!!!!!

[M. M. Wright]

Sweeeeeeet!!
Love to hear they are still out there.
I was at Cyclemo's in Red Boiling Springs Tennessee on Thursday. Nice museum and they have a restoration shop in the back. Almost no one restoring to original. They all want the rust and original paint, just new mechanicals. Had a great time visiting with the guys in the shop.

[Griff]

Yep, a barn find for sure. Is that seat leather, or genuine nauga... leather might be salvageable... or just more "character"... with nauga- those cracks are just plain irritating!

[Malamute]

Looks like a good one, you got some good upgrades, like the wheels.

One trick that helped with that general vintage, where the plug for the voltage regulator goes into the front of the primary cover, if you cut a piece of rubber tubing, like oil line, and stuff the piece between the plug and voltage regulator, it keeps the plug in place. Sometimes (or eventually), they plug can work just loose enough that it starts to arc, that burns the rubber, eventually it degrades enough to cause more serious troubles like cooking the plug and requires its replacement by splicing in one from an old regulator, or damaging the regulator.

The passenger foot pegs, they mounted them on the swing arm then, they move with the swing arm all the time. If you weld a gusset type bracket on the frame, right about the spot where the front chain guard bolt is, it gives solid mounts, and makes the passenger knee line up for a comfortable arm rest for the driver, or to wrap your arm around their leg just being nice. The locations are slightly different for each side, but the height should work out the same. I think on the left side, it comes off that square block and goes up about 3". I think its more comfortable on longer rides with their feet not moving all the time with the swingarm. It annoyed me when I rode on the back of one so equipped.

The FLH type shifter and brake pedal/master cylinder mounts make for generally more comfortable use, with the pegs mounted farther forward for all around use, with a blank inspection plate in the center of the primary cover. Probably tons of aftermarket stuff for that also, I mostly used factory mounts.

I've never had a chain come off, I cant see how they would if they were kept tensioned properly. One trick to keep them happy longer,...when I changed my oil, I'd first take the chain off, clean it in kerosene to get all the grit off of it, including using a paint brush to get the kerosene into the joints as much as I could and to help clean the grit off, then drip dry for a few minutes. I'd then drain the warm oil, and drop the chain into it for a few minutes, then hang to drip dry, then wipe off with a rag. It seemed to make chains last much longer, and not need to be adjusted as much.

Just a few thoughts. Looks like a nice old bike.

[jkbrea]

Wow. Great find. Post pics when you get it up and running. Remember, Harleys never leak....they just mark their territory.

[OldWin]

That's just awesome man. Great find. The older they get, the cooler they are.

[plowboy 45]

Good deal, I was just wondering.
Glad you got it goin, be careful,
fixin to take a whirl on mine.

[Rusty]

Congratulations! Is '72 Pre AMF ? I can't remember when they got involved.

[Gobblerforge]

Congratulations! Is '72 Pre AMF ? I can't remember when they got involved.

No. I'm pretty sure AMF took control in 69 and sold the controlling interest back to the investors group in 81.
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