Tag: harley

This post covers glyptal and engine restoration What is glyptal you might ask?  Well, honestly, it wasn’t something I had even heard of until recently.  Apparently, it takes getting out and talking to other wrench …

One of the best parts of life is learning new things.  Nobody knows everything, including me.  Today, I learned something from eBay.  I learned a new term – the Harley Cannonball. I spend a lot …

As many of you know, “Cal” or the second Shovelhead is the subject of many posts here at HappyWrench (understatement of the century); but more importantly he is a friend. That said, he is still …

Obviously, the goal of this site is to help as many people as possible with their DIY motorcycle repair projects.  Unfortunately, there are millions of bikes out there in almost every shape and size.  In …

So, I have recently started researching the pros and cons of a primary belt drive conversion for my 1972 Harley Davidson Shovelhead.  As you know, the Shovelhead project is a big deal for me and …

I currently own a 1972 Harley Davidson FLH Shovelhead that I picked up for a steal off of Craigslist. The story here is that this is actually my second early 70’s Shovelhead.  The first (a …