62 Shovel ????

[Dusty]

Well, I pulled the trigger on a shovelhead today. The title says 62 but it's got an S&S shovel motor in it. The tranny is a ratchet top,and the frame looks to be as old as he says but nothing else is 62. I paid 2 grand,and he threw in a new twisted spoke 21" front wheel,and a set of steel bike ramps. I'm not even going to touch it untill I finish the 77 brat I'm working on.

 

[bbillington]

Pics????? Sounds like a great score if it has good paper

 

[Dusty]

This is the bike just as I got it. He was askin twice that for it but I didn't want it that bad. It's been 5 yrs since I owned or worked on a HD.

 

[tonyc]

Dusty what is that underneath the Harley?

 

[Dusty]

It's an old cake pan to catch the oil dripping out of the crankcase vent tube. This S&S oil pump sumps down just like the one on my buddies old panhead. My XS's don't leak!!!

 

[HooliganCycles]

Shovels didnt come out till 1966, must have been a pan untill the s&s got put in

 

[Punkskalar]

Pre 70' the title went with the engine, so your "62 Shovel" with an S&S engine won't have a real title. The s&S Engine will have either an MSO or a Special Contruction title. I stay away from most of those paperwork nightmares unless they are legit and good to go. Still not a bad score, goodluck with the paperwork.

 

[Dusty]

I got an Indiana title with it,and Maine is pretty good with the bill of sale thing to get it Registered. I also was leary of the S&S engine instead of a pan but I figured I could get my money back in parts if it comes to that. We'll see what happens when I go to the DMV. I don't plan on investing one thin dime untill I know I can register in my name.

 

[livingdeadmc]

It's an old cake pan to catch the oil dripping out of the crankcase vent tube. This S&S oil pump sumps down just like the one on my buddies old panhead. My XS's don't leak!!!

Do you just plan to put the cake pan in a bag pack when your riding? LMAO Looks like a decent score tho.....

 

[Dusty]

Thank you, I laughed hard when I read that. No,when I start working on it, I'll make it so it doesn't leak. The only Harley I ever had that leaked more than a couple drops was a 41 80 inch flathead. The tin primary's are supposed to leak. I'm in no hurry to work on this. I have a 77 XS I'm in the middle of doing.

 

[79xs]

I am also curious how you are going to register that bike...

As previously mentioned, all pre 1970 Harleys are titled to the MOTOR ONLY. In fact, a real pre-1970 Harley frame does not even have a serial number... just a date code.

In Maryland, if you put a post- 1970 motor in a pre- 1970 frame you are required to re-title the vehicle as special construction, and the vehicle year ends up being the year that you apply for a title... so your bike may end up as a 2012...

Like you said, maybe Maine is less strict with such things...

I have run into this problem several times before, and here are they ways that I solved it:

1) I bought a titled Harley frame (post-1970), cut off the frame neck (where the VIN plate and serial numbers are) and then cut the neck off of the pre-1970 frame I wanted to use and welded the newer titled neck to the pre-1970 frame. Just make sure you do this in a frame jig so it ends up straight.

2) I bought a set of pre-1970 Harley engine cases with a title and swapped over all my motor parts into the old titled engine case. In my opinion, this is the way to go... and pre-1970 engine cases with titles show up on Ebay and Craigs List pretty often.

3) Part the bike out...

 

[Dusty]

There is a boss on the frame that has the Indiana title #'s stamped into it. I don't know if the original engine blew up,and this is how they delt with it. I have the paper trail that covers me but I'm sure if there turned out to be problems, I would be out the money I have invested. I thought about all the options you talked of but I will wait,and see what happens when I try to register in my name???