Make, Model & Year: Harley FLH Electra Glide 1975
Fondly known as: Detroit FLH Shovel He as d
Engine: Engine was rebuilt by a Detroit engine builder Donni using a 93 S & S kit, This was the last engine built in his career and it runs perfect. Heads rebuilt by Donni using S & S springs, new seats and guides , ports cleaned up.
Intake: S & S intake and Carb.
Exhaust: Two into one pipe, with home made muffler by Donni and friends from work, painted with high temp exhaust black. Sounds great and loud
Transmission: Home built 5 speed by Donni, 5 speed case with harley gear sets. Old four speed sold to buy parts for the 5 speed. Primary is a Primo pro clutch, high quality primary chain with a M1 tensioner.
Frame: 75 Harley FLH swing arm. Stripped down powdered coated black by Herb and all other parts. New swing arm bearings and front goose neck bearings.
Suspension: Front end stock 75 harley FLH rebuilt with progressive springs. Rear shocks replaced with 11 inch Progressive.
Wheels, tires and brakes: Front wheel, 21 inch x 3.0 by Wide Right powdered coated black and Harley hub powdered black, spoke are stainless STEEL BY Bucannan , rotors are Russel polished stainless with after market banana caliper. Rear wheel is stock Harley 16 inch powdered black as front with stock harley Hub powdered black with same stainless spokes, russel polished stainless rotor with black after market banana caliper, tires front and rear are Avon Venom Cobra
Finish – Paint: Painter was Wild Bill Howell Michigan. PPG gloss black with Cream pin stripe. Also did fiber glass bags and fairing same colors but not on the bike now. All powder coating done by H.E.B. Enterprises Inc. Whitmore L product ke Michigan, Herb is another great person. All aluminum polished by me.
Accessories: Fairing and saddle bags not mounted now, just a clean black and shiney look. Handle bars are two piece stock harley powdered black, controls are original harley powdered black, grips are old school black soft rubber. Seat is A low profile Lepera solo. Rear license plate is stock powdered black.
6 Comments
A tasteful build that updates a classic. Very clean and well thought out.
That’s what I would say is a proper shovel, clean and to the point, great build.
I’ve had 4 shovels in my life, the first being a 75 FL. Great memories. Great build. Real compliment to those bikes. Ride on!
I HAVE A 1968 FLH SHOVELHEAD I HAVE OWNED SINCE 1972. ODDLY ENOUGH I DID MANY OF THE SAME UPGRADES AND CHANGES OVER THE YEARS TO MY SHOVELHEAD, I CALL “THE BLACK” BECAUSE I POWDER COATED MANY OF THE PARTS LIKE THE 1975 I SEE HERE. IT MAKES ME SMILE. FORTY YEARS AGO MANY PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT MY SHOVELHEAD AND SAY, “WHY SO MUCH BLACK”? WELL I HAVE TO SAY IT IS MY FAVORITE COLOR AND HAS BEEN EVEN BEFORE I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SIXTIES. REGARDLESS I THINK THIS 1975 SHOVELHEAD SHOWS A DEGREE OF CLASS YOU DON’T SEE VERY OFTEN AND I APPLAUD THE OWNERS EFFORTS TO CREATE A REALLY CLASSY BIKE, WHICH MEANS HE MUST BE A CUT ABOVE HIMSELF.
Very clean build, I would enjoy hearing that old shovel.
Shoot guys after looking at the 75 overhaul. I’m so sad you couldn’t make MINE
THATS A BAD ASS
💔SHOVELHEAD.
TA TA See yas this summer