TIL about HD choppers in Japan

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I watched a few of these, many nice old school hardtail Harley choppers owned by young Japanese men and women.

Seeing panheads, pan/shovels, and many shovelheads, kickstarters, turn-up fishtalls, springers, and more


Here's an example:




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shovelhead; looks like a 74 ci from the 1970s




crazy - suicide shift; haven't seen one of these on the road since the '80s

 
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They really have the passion, I've seen a few of those. I hope the reversal is complete: after Japanese bikes almost putting HD out of business they are now going for Harleys.
 
84superchamp said:
They really have the passion, I've seen a few of those. I hope the reversal is complete: after Japanese bikes almost putting HD out of business they are now going for Harleys.
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These are old Harleys that I've seen so far; from the 1980s and older...so it won't help HD today; they don't even make parts for these anymore, it's all original or aftermarket
 
rsm said:
These are old Harleys that I've seen so far; from the 1980s and older...so it won't help HD today; they don't even make parts for these anymore, it's all original or aftermarket
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Kinda like Cuba and classic American cars, right?
 
it's difficult to find old 74CI - 80CI pans, pan/shovels, and shovels in the US. I've been looking!

I'd like an old school chopper, 74-80CI shovelhead, 4-speed with kickstarter. Back in the day these were everywhere when was riding in the '80s and '90s. I had a 1980 low rider, 80CI shovelhead, 4-speed and kickstarter. Sold it to a friend of mine after getting a new 1990 Softail Custom. (my last HD).

I had to go with more modern choppers, but I'm still looking for an old school chopper.

2004 Big Dog Ridgeback

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2005 Chandler Custom

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