Recent content by Boscobill

Not really any more, and likely much lower in degrees than that given off from an air cooled V twin. The temp rarely gets above 180. It is a daily rider as well.

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995, give or take a pound or 2, really not a lot more than a full-dress hog or Goldwing. The mpg is around 27-30 using a stock Holley 94 on a stock manifold with the riser cut off, carb is mounted to the top of the heat riser area, the heat risers blocked with copper pennies!

Latest photos, built a new tank and replaced the S&S carb with a 94.

Met up with an editor from a bike magazine at a local rally, here's a link to the article he wrote. Wasn't expecting that, just built the thing for fun! http://iwblogger.com/2013/home-brew-flatty/

Was a chain at first, replaced it with a gear dive as it ate chains. The lever is to engage the "lock-up" style converter, a ball valve on the other side selects neutral.

Thanks! Very good info.

The bike handles and steers really nice, somewhere between a superglide and a goldwing, There is a bit of torque reaction, but it is mild and does not make the bike go off course or feel a bit unsteady, in fact it's kind of a cool sensation. The flathead is soooo smooth running and quiet (even...

I agree, run castrol in my "modern" vehicles..., and run Shell Rotella in all my bikes and the flathead V8 bike, it is highly recommended for bikes by the Chicago Vintage Motorcycle guys, as it does not contain friction modifiers that can mess up the wet clutches in a lot of vintage bikes, and...

What are your thoughts about adding it to the engine oil? I use MMO alot in my older engines as a gas additive but never was sure about adding it to the oil....

Since the last time i posted , have upgraded to a lock-up style converter and built a gear drive to replace the chain from trans to driveshaft and committed to a color....Also added a GM hei distributor as an ignition trigger, driven from the crank by a small timing belt, as this makes adjusting...

Hi, I used a 37 engine in my bike project that had 35 heads, I decided to use the block mounted pumps to improve the cooling, as the head mounted pumps were not as effective and harder to come by. I fabbed up my own water necks to replace them from some 1/4" plate and some 1 1/2" steel tube. I...

Gee, Thanks guys, i build cycles to ride, not really to show or sell. I had always dreamed of having an Indian 4, but realized i'm getting older, and the chances of that ever coming about were slim. The flathead V8 was the only substitute. Most of the ones i saw online used the extremely hard to...

Hi, new guy to this forum, Always loved flatties and bikes so this project came together, here is a link to the build photos.... http://www.vinmoto.org/gallery/v/VinMoto-Garage/ChiVinMoto/BosBill/1937+v8/