My New Harley

[jimrandolph]

I would like some help finding out which engine I should use on my new Harley Davidson Velo Glide. Hope some of you can recomend a good one, It has a Shimano nexis 7 hub, so I'll need a jack shaft for the 7 speeds, and I will NEED them cause I live on a mountain.
Thanks, Jim

[GearNut]

I bet that is the quietest Harley ever made!
I recommend a Q-Matic or Shelly Belly Whisper drive with a not quite yet produced jackshaft kit. Both are working out the bugs for a jackshaft right now.
A 2-stroke with jackshaft can be had currently if you prefer.

[longhair]

Originally Posted by jimrandolph

I would like some help finding out which engine I should use on my new Harley Davidson Velo Glide. Hope some of you can recomend a good one, It has a Shimano nexis 7 hub, so I'll need a jack shaft for the 7 speeds, and I will NEED them cause I live on a mountain.
Thanks, Jim

Great Bike! Whatever you do- I hope you turn that bike tank into a real gas tank! Does'nt require alot of work. Good luck

[azbill]

agreed...
that tank deserves to be a working one
that is gonna make a sweet motor bike

[2door]

Is that a real Velo? My understanding is they were produced in limited numbers, about 1000 I think, back in 1998 and sold for over $2000. If its real are you sure you want to motorize it? That's a collector item. My information might be dated. Maybe they're building them again? Wondering when the outdoor photo was taken?
Tom

[jimrandolph]

Originally Posted by 2door

Is that a real Velo? My understanding is they were produced in limited numbers, about 1000 I think, back in 1998 and sold for over $2000. If its real are you sure you want to motorize it? That's a collector item. My information might be dated. Maybe they're building them again? Wondering when the outdoor photo was taken?
Tom

Tom, I've been a Harley rider for 52+ yrs, and when I saw it my heart SWOOPED, I'll ride a harley again! And yes it is a REAL Velo, see pic, this is one of one thousand, Shimano nexis 7 hub, front and rear roller breaks. I have showed it to some of my Harley bros, and have been offered $5000.00 for it when I get it finished, I'm gonna have it licensed, and registered in Tn. so if it gets stolen, it will be grand theft auto. Besides that, it's the only thing I can ride without a drivers license.
Jim

[Venice Motor Bikes]

Doood... If you can get $5000 for that, SELL IT!

[Nougat]

Seriously, you can make yourself quite a nice MB for way less than $5K, and still have money left over for spare engines.

[doubledice]

You are one lucky guy to have that bike!

[Tad Bit Tipsy]

I think such a rare gem could stand to be rarer, how many other Velo's will have a killer engine??? Just do it right and make the engine pretty, grind those crappy fins to a polish and chrome it up!!!