My Dad called that the eyeball at the end of his finger. Takes awhile to develop. I have it now too. I think it’s necessary when working on old Harleys. Thanks for the video Mike. All the best.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Wow. My finger just winked. But your dad had something there.

Thank you, Mike for giving me some entertainment on a boring Saturday night. Of all the channels I subscribe to I enjoy yours the most.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank You.

@cameramanmike2072

2 ай бұрын

😊

Odeker clamps. My spelling is probably wrong, but I used those not too long ago and had to find out what they were called so I could order some. Anyway, the seat post is actually a pretty complex piece of equipment. Another entertaining and informative video.thank you.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

I'm a U.S. Army combat veteran, and I have to say, this is a beautiful bike!

@pacificmike9501

Ай бұрын

Yes. She has quite a bit of cool. I keep holding my ear close, hoping she'll tell me some of her secrets.

Thanks Mike's you guys make a Monday better 😀

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank You. That's a really nice thought.

@cameramanmike2072

2 ай бұрын

😊

Crazy. I am a mechanic since the 1970s. Tore down, rebuilt, crashed, built up, bought, sold, burnt, flipped literally thousands of bikes. And I enjoyed the heck out of watching an old fart (absolutely no pun intended, I am one myself!!) installing a fckn seat on an old Harley. You, sir, have some magic going in your videos. All the best!

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank You. And, thanks for watching.

@cameramanmike2072

2 ай бұрын

👍😎

Finally, Someone doing a neck lock! I cannot wait to see the proper install of one of these.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Cool.

Since watching your videos I have also went to the pinch type clamp. They look tidier and you won’t cut yourself on the end sticking out past the screw.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

And, they are usually stainless steel, and you can trim them.

65 panhead made by the Marine Corporation.Makers of fine marine products

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Okay.

I love how you mention Sha na na,Mike. They were my favourite act at Woodstock! I was with friends who were watching the woodstock video in the eightees , It didn't realy turn me on...until Sha na na came on ! What a Blast that was ! I'm about to modify a softail frame to fit a pogo seat just like that one, because everybody says it can't be done. Love and Respect.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Anything can be done. I don't know what year you have, but it will need a full length seatpost tube. So , it would need to be before the twin cams. Look into some Harley parts books and see about "Police Seats." They use a short hydraulic shock and they fit on rubber mounts, which don't have a seat tube in their frame.

@cameramanmike2072

2 ай бұрын

😊

Nice job Mike and I must add I'm so glad that you had a hard time putting that solo seat on because that means I wasn't the only one!! 😂

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

That is probably the best looking bike ever.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Pretty cute.

@DrVlok

2 ай бұрын

@@pacificmike9501 you're not wrong there Mike, its just exactly like the ones I used to see in movies as a kid that inspired me to own them, fix them, ride them and love them. Utilitarian paint and patina too.... lush.

Thank you Mike. Now I got to see if my Shovelhead has a grease fitting hole for the Pogo seat? And if not where I need to drill. Always more questions than answers. 🤣😅👍

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

It's there.

@charlespotter769

2 ай бұрын

@@pacificmike9501 Thank you Sir for getting back to me.👍 I will look!

Nice new boots Mr. Mike !

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank You.

Awesome thanks for the info.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

I replace the crimps with screw clamps when I change hoses. The hoses on my oil tank (1990 Ultra Classic) are much easier to take on/off that way.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

That's one way. Both work well for different reasons.

Thank you

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

And thank you for watching.

A Great Saturday Night Special with you Guys. Cool mechanics of the way things work. Never seen that coming. Is there adjustment on spring. ❤ I was just curious. And you may be answering questions for other people. Good Night Guys. Thanks

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Yes. It is in your service manual under "seatpost."

Another great video Mike. As for your Bowser reference I just wonder how many of your viewers know who Sha Na Na are.😂 we're showing our age.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Good question!

@grantodaniel7053

2 ай бұрын

I do! 😉👍🇦🇺

Only been riding Harleys a few years but I’ve been wrenching on heavy trucks for over ten years. I don’t understand why some guys don’t like worm clamps. Personally whatever you do on a Harley is nothing compared to a heavy truck’s day to day and those clamps work just fine in my world.

@pacificmike9501

Ай бұрын

What works is what matters. The right size clamp is something a lot of people don't realize. The smaller the diameter, the more accurate the diameter should be. Common sense. You've got experience. I'll listen to your opinion.

Am trying to tap first time on a fresh h20 pump housing. Unusually good at snapping off bolts.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Okay.

Welcome Back !

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank You. We weren't gone.

@ThePerfectSeason1972

2 ай бұрын

@@pacificmike9501 - I haven't been receiving the notices, thanks for letting me know.

Make it easy for you to fix on the road is better nice to see your doing that

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

With mt Shovelhead, I use the pinch clamps. They're neater and work great. But I have screw clamps in my tool bag for emergencies.

Love the content. My dream is to quit my profession, open up and Evo and older shop, and start going by the name "Atlantic Walt" in homage to you guys.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

You can do it. But, don't close your mind unless you have a big customer list of antique riders.

@cameramanmike2072

2 ай бұрын

👍😎🙏❤️💯❗

👍👍

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank You.

Ah, the focal point of all productivity, the very pinnacle of it's compound reason for being - the seat frame's front pivot bolt. All that shapely ironwork, molded to fit the human frame, the mechanical complexity of machined parts all working in harmonic unison for a specific purpose . . . Moving that one bolt, sideways, across the planet's surface in an easily controlled & linear manner - no matter how much meat you dump behind it on a greasy pogo-stick - it will treat both accel & deceleration with equally dismissive aplomb . . . tanked up most the time & rarely seen in daylight, they somehow manage to hold their own, & yours. (Springtime in Sherwood Forest - birds, buds anew, & chattering squirrels holding a nut count : )

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

It's beautiful here too. Springtime is awesome. With all the rain we've had, the critters are really multiplied this year. Sonia's been busier than usual.

@cameramanmike2072

2 ай бұрын

❤

@5:52 "it's nice and clean now" JINX...... I can totally relate to that type of thing...lol. Also I believe the pinch type clamp you were referring to are " Oetiker" clamps which is just a brand name based on the guys last name who invented this style of clamp. they are also generically called "ear clamps"

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Thank You.

You have the best videos. I was just wanting to know what type of in-line fuel filter do you use. Thanks for all the great videos.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Russell sells them through all the hot rod car supplies. They have a scintered brass element.

I’m anxious to see how to replace the fork lock, my 69 FLH wasn’t taken care of very will in its later life. I’ve had to buy a lot of parts to get it up to looking and running correctly.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

I'm going out to the garage to inspect this thing now. Probably do a video on it this evening.

I wish you would’ve spent more time talking about how rare the 65 Panhead is I have a 65 fl I love that bike

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

There was a bunch made. I don't know what the production numbers were, but there was quite a big bunch of policemen with new bikes with an "electric foot" and a "rideoff centerstand."

hello myke nice byke , when the byke is ready, will you show that pam running.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Probably not. I believe it will be leaving tomorrow.

lmao , ya just dont hear the references to Bowzer or Shanana much anymore.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

But they were awesome.

Just curious, why not grease the loop at the front of the seat rail as it pivots on the bolt between the tank halves?

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

I did. I greased the bolt and the loop.

Oetiker clamp

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

That's it. Thank You.

Speaking of T shirts, I sent a friend to your site,but you didn't have his size 3X. Hope you got his request.

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Next run.

@cameramanmike2072

2 ай бұрын

👍😊

OTEKER

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Yay. Thank You.

Mike is going to not love this question, but what brand are those new boots!?

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

They are an inexpensive brand.

zip tie fuel line to speedo cable? wow thats kind of ghetto ... . should keep the hard line on and please use proper hose clamps...the ones you use cut into the rubber and cause leaks...originsl fuel filters are fine and can clean and reuse...nice new shoes though

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Alrighty then. We'll all take the clamps off that we used forever and quit tying things to keep them out of the way. Glad you like my shoes.

Are you and Fred related you can almost be brothers

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

We went to different schools together and have the same step neighbor in-law.

There's no need for an 8 cylinder word on a 2 cylinder bike's hose clamp, right? "Pinch clamp" is close enough for government work. We all know what that means. That 8 cylinder word would just confuse me! :)

@pacificmike9501

2 ай бұрын

Some folks remember it, then I don't have to.