Ricky (Anchor Moto of Kansas City) is building a chopper. Not just any chopper. The powerplant will run a chopped 1981 Sportster set of cases, with the transmission portion sawed off. This modification was all done by Lehmann Performance (Pat Lehmann of Minnesota). It will run a belt drive primary, and standard FLH 4 speed transmission.
These '81 up Sportster flywheels take a different pinion shaft and crank pin. I trued each 1/2 perpendicular to the shaft, then assembled and trued the rotating assembly to "almost perfect" and 0 run-out on the sprocket side, and barely a flicker of movement on the (S&S)pinion. Very nice set of flywheels.
The Last Word indicator don't lie . . .
Pat did a really nice job on these cases. They look like Four-Cam drag racing cases ! Ricky will build the rear motor mount into the frame to match the case assembly. I'll remove the races and rollers and have them blasted by Gelner, then assemble the lower end, bore the cylinders, do a set of heads . . . and hopefully it will go go go . . . .
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Just wondering what is the advantage to doing this.
You might get someone to buy you a beer? or an ice cream?
Don't want to sound like a critic did a beautiful on the cases first look your gonna think Shovel. I like Sportsters the less done to them better they look . feel same way about old Triumphs stock 68 Bonneville ok now. I think your Black Sportster is one fine machine. I also like your Chevelle been waiting for an up date on the 283 your building the best Chevy ever made. REALLY enjoy your blog first thing i check when i get on the ole computer.
I know what you mean, but if you'd know Anchor Moto - this guy is possessed with anything motorcycle/chopper/something old school, but radical. He's a wizard with welding and fabrication, and starting over. You can find him on Instagram at Anchor Moto - and his shop in Kansas City specializes in Ironheads, Shovelheads, (now Panheads) and early Triumphs still float in too. This chopped Sportster mill will go into his latest chopper project. The 283 just sits on the stand (all done) while the original 230 just purrs along, without a glitch. I hate to fix it if it ain't broke. Over & Out -Noot
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