1978 Harley-Davidson FXS Shovelhead Custom Bobber

This 1978 FXS Low Rider Shovelhead is named The Hickory Flat Hot Rod and was built and finished in 2012 by Freddie Arnold of Georgia. It was a group project by Bob McKay Creations. Hank Young of Young Choppers & Hot Rods and Freddie Arnold Designs. and -- as you can tell -- it has quite a pedigree. So much so that The Hickory Flat Hot Rod caught the attention of Willie G at the 2012 Harley-Davidson Ride-In Show during Daytona Bike Week. "When I was pulling up to register. Willie G made a beeline to my bike. Freddie says. "I don't like to brag on this too much. but we talked for 15 minutes. and he wanted his photo taken with my bike. That wasn't a problem at all. " (See second picture from the end. )Every part of the bike was either completely rebuilt or installed new by Freddie Arnold. I bought it in 2014. rode it one summer. and am now parting with it to buy another toy. It's a one-of-a-kind. award winning bobber that even Willie G wanted to take a picture with!AwardsPlaced in the 2012 AMD World Championship at Sturgis (see http://www. amdchampionship. com/bikes/2636-freddie-arnold-designs-hickory-flat-hot-rod. html)Won its class in the Harley-Davidson Daytona BikeShow 2013 where it also won Editor's Choice from co-sponsor American Iron Magazine. Featured on Cyril Huze Blog (http://cyrilhuzeblog. com/2012/10/17/hickory-flat-hot-rod/); featured on several other websites worldwide. Centerfold feature in the May 2013 issue of Easyriders Magazine (Issue 479)Cover feature in the September 2014 issue of American Iron Magazine (Issue 314. see http://www. zinio. com/www/browse/issue. jsp?skuId=416310700 and https://dl. dropboxusercontent. com/u/3986495/American-Iron-314. pdf)Sale includes copies of Easyriders Magazine and American Iron Magazine. as well as a flash drive of the AMD World Championship photo shoot. BackgroundThe bike is titled 1978 Harley-Davidson FXS and retains matching numbers on engine. transmission and frame. It was completed the summer of 2012 and has approximately 300 miles on it since that complete rebuild. When Freddie Arnold bought it. the bike had about 8. 00 miles on it. While it has been in some shows and featured in leading industry magazines. it was built to be a rider by Freddie Arnold. NotesAll the engine components and transmission are original to the bike and rebuilt to OEM specifications. The engine in not bored and has original pistons with new rings. All gaskets and bearings are new. The only change is the CV carburetor. which Freddie Arnold puts on all the Shovelheads he builds. The shift pattern is one up/three down. It can be reversed to standard. As listed in the Drive Train section. nbsp;the lever on the primary engages the manual starter solenoid. Or you can kick start it. This bike has points. Freddie Arnold wanted to use a Panhead-style coil and they won’t work with electronic ignition. Plus. he never has an issue with points. Like all Shovelheads. oil comes out the breather hose off the oil pump. It's the way old motors are designed. Not a lot but didn’t want you to freak out if you never owned a Shovel or Panhead. Bike was just fully serviced; every bolt was tightened. all fluids were changed. carb diaphragm replaced. All receipts are included along with Washington title and bill of sale. Drive Train74 ci. 1. 00 cc. 62 hp. Motor and transmission completely taken down and rebuilt by Bob McKay to OEM specs. Old school Acorn hardware used throughout. Carburetor is a modified Harley CV by Killer motorcycle products with a Moon Air cleaner. Rocker boxes where grooved with ball mill. Moon points cover and oil pressure gauge. The gas and oil lines are also Moon. Pipes where handmade by Hank Young and ceramic coated (the exhaust tips pictured where removed. rattled). The cylinders are powder coated gloss black. The heads. engine and transmission cases are powder coated a textured sliver which looks like bare alloy but cleans a lot easier. The knucklehead style kicker cover. rocker boxes and cam cover where media blasted then placed in a tumbler for a unique look. Wiring and plug wires are insulated old school cloth covered. The primary drive is a new BDL belt drive with their clutch setup. Inner stock primary was modified for 1’ offset needed for 5” rear rim and the outer is a Panhead type tin cover. Both powder coated gloss black. New “All Balls” high output starter with manual (hand start) solenoid. The lever has a Desoto knob on it. Hidden Panhead style oil filter caster with custom mount by Hank Young. Frame and Sheet MetalFrame is original H-D FXS with hard tail section added by Hank Young. The neck of the frame is unmolested with VIN number intact. The rear fender is a custom unit with supports made by Hank Young and powder coated in an alloy color. The gas tank is an OEM 1960 H-D Hummer unit modified with a raised area to match rear fender. Oil tank is a Panhead-type wrap round that we relocated the filler to under seat. Frame. fender and gas/oil tanks painted black and clear coated. Fender and tank has red paint stripe separating the sliver with multiple color flake (in the sun or direct light the flake stands out in blue. red and green). Paint work by Terry Southern. who has sprayed many of Hank Young's bikes over the years. Tires. Wheels. Front-endOEM 39MM front-end was completely rebuilt. shaved and shortened 3”. Trees powder coated gloss black and lower legs media blasted/tumbled same as engine accent pieces. New 2. 25x19 spool front wheel with Firestone/Coker tire. New 5x16 rear wheel with 5. 00 Firestone/Coker ballooned over it. New 51 tooth sprocket. 4 piston Jay brake and Nickel plated o-ring chain. Accessories52 Chevy pickup tail light. Triangular headlight. One off custom seat with custom steel pan. Custom alloy foot rests on new steel foot controls. Vintage Panhead-style coil (12V). New OEM style kick stand powder coated satin black. Grips are vintage waffle style. Clutch lever is a Knucklehead type. Z-bars with cast steel Biltwell risers. Terms$500. 00 deposit within 24 hours via PayPal. Bike is sold "as-is" with no warranty but has no major issues. Balance within 7 days by certified US bank check. wire transfer. Escrow. com. or by cash when picked up. Title and bill of sale will be sent immediately after complete payment has cleared. HogHauler. net single motorcycle carrier included ($299 value). if you want it. ShippingYou will need to make shipping arrangements. I will work with shipper but will not crate the motorcycle. I used heritagemotorcycleshipping. com when I bought it; Marylou was great. Also check forwardair. com.

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