It's really cool that Harley lets you work and film in their shop area. Hell yeah!

@truthshallbespoken6706

9 ай бұрын

Its cool that he lets Harley work with him and films it which further pushes their brand

@Ozmandius

9 ай бұрын

~advertising~ . harley spends a LOT of money on it.. a LOT.. and passes the cost on to you! enjoy the added value!

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

9 ай бұрын

That’s how companies work 🤷‍♂️

@mathieuburton3764

9 ай бұрын

Just get franchise permission. not Harley 's

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

9 ай бұрын

Harley the company has been awesome to work with. Appilachain as a dealer has also been awesome to with!

"Don't need front brakes they just slow you down" Words of wisdom right there

I think its amazing that they have managed to increase the reliability of a stock bike, whilst quadruppling horsepower!

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

9 ай бұрын

Wish I could like this comment twice🤙

@ballockybill2277

9 ай бұрын

Hahahaaa !!!

@Big_John_C

9 ай бұрын

Only time will tell, it's still a Harley

@truthsRsung

9 ай бұрын

​@@The_Bearded_Mechanic...You wish you could like it once. Poor fool doesn't know the reliability of a motorcycle when a chain comes off the sprockets.

@truthsRsung

9 ай бұрын

​@@ballockybill2277....Google wants me to translate that to English! How screwed are we when programming can't handle LAUGHTER?

Oh man, this is awesome. Love the technical explanation and the just "feel good" vibe. Hah that I just typed "vibe". But this is just damn spot on motorcycle goodness! Craig and Dan, go Bearded Mechanic, keep moving forward! Can't wait to see what's next!

Nice seeing you Craig working on a new bike and not on older bikes. Fresh!

Can't wait to see it done and on the track. Love the new wheels. Great job guy's. Keep up the great work and stay safe.

keep up the great videos man!!! I don't ride but I fly planes and the mechanic portion of your videos really want be to start riding! Your editing and all around video quality has skyrocketed In the past few weeks, keep it up!

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

9 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! I fly aeroplanes too

@skippyfpvexperimentalrc6755

9 ай бұрын

No way??? What you fly?

@skippyfpvexperimentalrc6755

9 ай бұрын

Currently going to AMT school to be an aircraft technician (I’m 18)

@SirFlats

9 ай бұрын

A man of many talents I see lol thats awesome!@@The_Bearded_Mechanic

@littlefishy6316

9 ай бұрын

You know a channel is great when it has crossover viewers

Amazing how you guys upgrade this motorcycle in one take is so much one can learn by watching you guys the amount of knowledge you have is second to none 👍

@truthsRsung

9 ай бұрын

Neato. You tell Half Truths and get likes and a heart from the guy who has honed his skills feeding farm animals. The bike isn't Done. They didn't shop for the right parts, the new parts required the alteration of painted parts, longer brake lines, and they Cross-Threaded Bolts while doing it. I think you need a new yard stick to measure "knowledge." You should know that "fun wrenching" is simply taking apart what someone else just put together, to spec, and making it worse. Straight line stability doesn't apply differently to a drag strip and a highway. Overtightening the bearings in a steering assembly is the redneck version of adding a Steering Damper. Had enough knowledge?

Here's the deal boys. You guys always have clean hands and I look like I'm biracial from the forearm down whenever I work on anything. I really like your channel too. I wrench on everything I own and you have given me a ton of little tid bits of information and techniques I have already implemented. Thanks fellas.

I have a couple Harleys in my garage that I've been meaning to rebuild for almost a decade and your videos motivated me to start

It's rare to find the words Harley and power used in the same sentence. Lol. Great videos, really enjoy them.

I got BST wheels in my bike. I daily my bike and many high way miles. The only thing I noticed is low speed turns was more "unstable" but honestly just allowed for faster turning. Got use to it after 2 days. On the freeway I put my feet up and lean back bike just as stable.

I saw this bike in person at Daytona bike week this year. Met Shawn, Craig and the team. Awesome bike and great guys all around. I even got a sticker which lives in my toolbox for Harley mechanics.

Grate video really enjoyed the honesty and how things played out keep up the good work

I watch Craigs videos first, knowing it's bike work not a shop tour! 🤣

@Billthebaker420

7 ай бұрын

@leviathanr53 Do his Bible verses trigger you? 🤣

That O with the two dots on top, is an Ö. (The 'Ohlins' are really Öhlins (Swedish.) It's called an "Umlaut" (German). 'Um' means 'changed'; 'Laut' means 'sound'. The 2 dots change the sound of the O into Ö. The Ö sounds like the 'u' in 'curve' or 'hurt' or the 'Ea' in 'Earth'.

@BronxBastard730

9 ай бұрын

Yes , we're all aware of what an umlaut is .. Craig is from rural Pennsylvania, so we cut him some slack when he mispronounces words or misspeaks ...

@thepineapplefruitdude8012

5 ай бұрын

ÖH

Love the video brother!! Brandon is a Harley genius.

I live in San Bernardino county. Recently bought my first Harley Davidson, I’m gonna check them out. Thanks for the tip 👍🏼

Love the chemistry between Brandon and Craig. Yall could be brothers or somethin.

Awesome video. Thanks guys.

as an ex mechanic i really like the way 2 mechanics who know their stuff talk in a sort of shorthand that sounds iffy but does in fact have a massive knowledge behind it

Now my serious comment, it's always enjoyable to looking at these videos on a friday, Weekend starting the right way. :3 thank you Craig :D

@truthsRsung

9 ай бұрын

Did your weekend project run into Monday, too?

Agree with Craig, when your used to handling weights all day you get used to them, I used to work in a bakery for a few years so was used to ounces through to over 100lbs.

Great vid. Beyond educational!!👍👍

Nice to se you at Appalachian HD. I taught several MSF courses there in the past. GREAT bunch of people there! You are making some awesome videos!!

Song is WEARETHEGOOD - Outrun. Thanks for sharing, great video as always 🙂

Great video! That thing is gonna be MEAN 🔥

Hey, man! Real good content and great format!!! Loving the dynamics between you two. Not sure you work together often, and if not you might want to give it a go as it definitely works. 👍🏽

@truthsRsung

9 ай бұрын

@vicepride2568...The challenge isn't getting Mechanics to work well together. It's getting the customers, management, engineers, and Corporate types to see things Logically, like Mechanics do. This machine now guzzles Race Gas (smells fast) and will never see the open road again, unless from a trailer. 😢 Quite the compromise for a new born machine that Harley has made multiple compromises to keep it a Highway Lazy-Boy.

GREAT Extension of the Video from B & B - WOW.. Nice

I love the fact that you look more like a mechanic in there than the "actual" mechanics 😅 Great video!

Something to look forward to. A part 2! Can't wait!

good to see your channel going strong man!.

Just find small rubber push in plugs to put into the original holes on the side. Kind of like a rubber grommet but solid. They sell them in multi-packs of different sizes.

Awesome video! Hiawatha Nacelle indeed.

I don’t know what it is but your videos are super addicting to watch.

I bought those needle nose pliers about 1.5 years ago when they first came out, not because of the "nickle trick", but because of the slip joint feature

I've been sitting with a wheel and new tyre half mounted because i cannot get the bead to pop with my compressor. Gonna try the tip with the valve removed later, thanks Craig

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

9 ай бұрын

Do it! Let me know how you make out. Not all air chucks will work without the valve core, just a heads up👍

If you don't torque the fork pinch bolts uniformly (especially the lowers), you'll get a wallowy front end. You have to go back and forth on them lower pinch bolts until they both match. That's for the internet...not the two mechanics shown.

Love you turning junk into treasure😂🎉good observation on the parachute😅

$20,000 more dollars and this Harley will have the HP and handling performance of a stock Japanese competitor. 👍🏼 cool cool cool.

@Big_DT

9 ай бұрын

Well, not quite to H2 levels, but getting closer with the additional $20k. Nothing like spending $75k to get lesser performance than a $20k H2.

@dbk81

9 ай бұрын

I mean even a $5K K6 GSXR has 180hp 🤷🏼‍♂️ it’s like buying a Dodge Caravan and then spending 3X it’s value to get the HP of a stock 5.0L Mustang. HP obsessed Harley guys are a strange animal.

@ItsDaJax

9 ай бұрын

​@@dbk81 Like hotrodders and grassroots racers have been doing for decades? Crazy ain't it?

@rooster-zg4oo

8 ай бұрын

But the japanese bikes wont be as comfortable riding across the country.

@Tmil1035

8 ай бұрын

Appalachian Harley Davidson that’s the closest one to me love that place always great customer service

Thanks guys enjoyed that.

I am still waiting for that 180mph run…

Great episode. Looking forward to the next one 🕜

Like all custom builds you'll run into issues and have to make more custom parts...It's the nature of the beast. I do hope that you weld up those holes in the nacelle though, they're shocking! Really enjoyed this video Craig, best one yet. BTW I'm working on my own tuning project at the moment and it's going to make the Harley look a bit limp wristed., mind you I am starting of with 2.3 Litres to start off with! It'll be a turbo charged Triumph Rocket III.

@andydodd250

9 ай бұрын

@kevintaylor31 that is impressive the Rocket 3 is a moster of a bike to start with. Love to see how it turns out. Good luck fella

Keep up the great vids Craig 👍🏻

All my co workers have those plyers and they work so good I even did pull ups using them to grab

2:35 "well who is riding shaun right? its fine" lmao

Perfect match! Carbon wheels and Shinko tyres ... a dream come true! :) Why the slick in the front? You don't get them on temperature beside the track ...

It's important to me that Craig and Brandon are friends off camera

great channel its up there 👍🏼

Hey there. Just wanted to say I love your channel. I find it extremely entertaining and helpful. I have an issue with my road king and I was wondering if you had a moment, maybe I could bounce some ideas off of you. I’m still learning mechanics and I’m not very familiar with EFI as most of the bikes I’ve worked on were carbureted. If not it’s cool. Sure I’m. Or the only asking. Anyway, still love the channel and can’t wait for your next video.

Every time you modify something there's always problems 😜👍👍👍✌️

a few scillia usually stay stuck to the pelt of the tire. the tire uses them for locomotion in the wild.

Nothing like coming home from surgery and watching a good video from Craig

I had that type of chain tensioner on my 1974 Kawasaki 400 2 cylinder 4 stroke street bike. Old school

This is a valuable lesson in patience.

Dude. You actually dont understand how much I love forward to your videos. You're a wealth of knowledge and yet you have the integrity to not just acknowledge it. But also expose yourself for being human.... It's wonderful watching authenticity and tenacity.

Thank you

Great video and the bike looks awesome can't wait to see it go down the track

Should put a Speed dealer rear swing arm. Better and light swing arm with the axle adjustment issue fixed all in one go.

I cant believe that HD uses the same style chain tensioner as the Tomos APN6 😆

@peteloomis8456

9 ай бұрын

That's a aftermarket tensioner all the new HD have belt drive and don't use that tensioner . My 86 HD FLHT has belt drive . With this engine making 260 hp no way in hell is a belt going to stay on it ever . I remember in the 80s some guys with custom built bikes with the Evolution engines were modifying the engines to make much more power than stock and the weak link was always the belt on them until the manufacturers of the belts be it goodyear or who ever started making them out of a mix of kevlar and rubber to strengthen them more and even then belts would still break because they aren't that wide like a belt drive primary belt is so a chain is the way to go for a final drive on this .The early HD shovel head big twin bikes had automatic chain oilers on them and they usually either over oiled the chain or under oiled them so most that owned these bikes would shut them off and plug the oiler tube off and just by a thick chain oil and oil their own chains on those . Starting in the late 70s into the very early 80s the HD shovel head bikes started to come equipped with belt drive final drives on them instead of chains because they were quieter and no oil spray coming off the chain kept the bike cleaner with less maintenance involved . In the early days of motorcycles they primarily used belt drives on them for the primary and secondary drives once transmissions were developed but eventually when progress came along to be able to make a hardened steel drive chain for both primary and secondary drives that changed everything as far as reliability and maintenance but eventually as technology improved the belt came back on some bikes while others used a chain or drive shaft like BMW had for years which the Japanese bike makers started to make shaft drive bikes as well .

What a nice pair of blokes.

Awesome bike guys....

Ö is a Swedish letter, the same letter as in Öhlins which is a Swedish brand. Öhlin is also a common surname so it's quite reasonable to think that the founder of Öhlins had Öhlin as surname. The prononciation is similar to the English word burn with a slight vowel modulation. Just move your larynx up a little bit and Bob's your uncle. Umlaut is a German word that in function reminds of vowel modulation. The pronunciation of two vowels next to each other are affected by the other one, It's been almost 40 years and that's what I remember.

I can see that Brandon, since he is more often on youtube, he has lost some weight and worked out. Keep up man! Best regards Craig, great video!

I really love this channel

awesome video. cant wait to see it moving. why do you let the saddlebags on, if going for weight reductuion?

Slick front should do great on the road lol no slick on the rear and if the tread on the font slows it down that much u night need nitrous to spool the turbo lol

Great video. You guys work well together ... oh yeah - tyre hairs 😁

lol about the Umlaut.

Ordering more parts to get it ready, that’s fair.

Feed bag math is a real thing! Lol I feel I can guess weights as good as Craig with all the feed bags I’ve lifted my whole life. Lol

So you can set your vavle tension......😅😅😅 blooper reel, great stuff!!!!!

I kinda feel like using the corner of the tips of the grippy part of the pliers would have more overhang for them thin lips on the nickle.

The "Ö" in Öhlins is the last letter in the Swedish alphabet. It is pronounced like the vowel sound in "bird". Thanks for this episode! Great as usual!

Chicken Strip - those little rubber tags on the tire 🙂

If you notice in the video they were using the side of the plyers not in the center of the jaws but on the edges of the jaws by coming at an angle. If a bolt comes loose it is because you used the wrong Loctite adhesive on the bolt. Put black rubber plugs in the holes. Never seen again. I hope you bled the rear calipers before you put on the saddle bags.

A little artistic skullduggery with a black permanent marker can make those wallered out holes a bit less noticeable. Best!

Omg... New video!! Can't wait to get home!!

The good feeling doing all this work on this bike is.......................................at the end of it all, someone else's money was spent !!

You two are like peas in a pod. I little nauseating but can't stop watching the chemistry

Love all these vids!

I have 2 Harleys but when it comes to high hp I wonder why bother. For high hp and decent handling I have a tuned B-king, the supercharger kit I'm fitting will give it 350hp.

@SchoolforHackers

9 ай бұрын

Holy crap, you could pull a 30’ travel trailer!

My dream road king right there ^_^

You could guess people's weight for money at a carnival if this KZread thing doesn't work out...😂😂 no chance of that happening ❤ it could be a side hustle 😊 Excellent video, look forward to them every Friday 😀 👍

They used the corner of the pliers to pick it up. You tried to use to front end.

9:07 😂 you never learn as well as you do when you mess it up

When do we get to see more of this bike?

Hey bro Alex kowaliuk here again, you have a good attitude and I just enjoy the bikes. Still say do the Terminator dirt bike. Lol

Ahh swedish quality suspension!👍🏻

BSTs are sweet, been wanting a set for my little aprilia 250 for years, $$$$ tho

Thank you again for another great video! I have a 2004 custom Road King and I was curious if you had any suggestions for aftermarket website. Specifically for fuel pump and starter. Thanks again for all the work!

@truthsRsung

9 ай бұрын

@philp1072...Have that HD starter rebuilt locally. A few cheap parts and an hour labor and your Original Harley part stays with you. I know nothing of the reliability of H.D. fuel pumps, nor their aftermarket equivalents, so I will leave that for someone else to comment on.

@The_Bearded_Mechanic

9 ай бұрын

^^^What he said ^^^

Don't know the origin of the word, but on the V-22 tiltrotor military "helicopter/airplane" the components that hold the engines and rotor blades (that rotate from off the nose to more than 90 degrees overhead) are called Nacelles.

Ahhhh you mean. You upgraded to what most bikes already come with haha😂. Man I love Harley. Or not

Random fact about why the bolts you said are single use... they're "torque to yield" bolts meaning the first time they're torqued they stretch a little so they'll never torque properly again. Or at least thats what they say but red lock tight usually fixes that problem 😂

Face it Craig, you da Man, bro! Lol.

Like some other things in life, for every one change you make you have to change seven other things.

Maaaan, wish I could afford one of these beasts!!! It's just beautiful and sounds amazing!

Swedish gold, Öhlins 😍

Craig searches the shop for a Harley with a Modern Wheel and Brake combination at 3:15. Finds a Dual Sport with spoked wheels and tries to discuss the torquing effect of brakes on the verticle axis. Poor Craig, if he had only been in ANY other motorcycle shop, he'd have plenty of apt examples to choose from. Heck, if HD still supported Buell, he'd be golden.