Hello people! I live in Alaska, I'm a YOUNG 70 years old, and ride a 1958 Panhead and a 1940 Daytona Beach Racer made for the street. Been building motorcycles and riding them since I was 16 years old...I have a long history! Had a few dumb injuries this past winter so I bought a friend's servicar project, a Shovelhead front frame grafted to a '71 servicar rear half. Going to put a Shovelhead motor and transmission to it and pull an OEM raked front end off the garage wall for front end duty...
I've had ONE RIDE at the helm of an old servicar, and one on a sidecar unit...other than that...I've only ridden 2 wheels. Crazy am I? Not if I'm in good company here.
Expect I'm in for a whole lot of learning curve ahead of me. Hoping you all will fill in the knowledge gaps.
To begin with, give me your advice if you would and tell me to "go home, Sonny before it's too late"...OR....I'd love to hear from any old school servicar veterans! Only 40 miles from one end of the island here, to the other...so I'm looking for a slow to medium speed experience....and enough moving weight to not kill myself broad-siding a bear!!!
Looking forward to this. By the way.....any other Alaskan's here?
Jim in Alaska.
I've had ONE RIDE at the helm of an old servicar, and one on a sidecar unit...other than that...I've only ridden 2 wheels. Crazy am I? Not if I'm in good company here.
Expect I'm in for a whole lot of learning curve ahead of me. Hoping you all will fill in the knowledge gaps.
To begin with, give me your advice if you would and tell me to "go home, Sonny before it's too late"...OR....I'd love to hear from any old school servicar veterans! Only 40 miles from one end of the island here, to the other...so I'm looking for a slow to medium speed experience....and enough moving weight to not kill myself broad-siding a bear!!!
Looking forward to this. By the way.....any other Alaskan's here?
Jim in Alaska.
