Thanks, David Lee Roth!” Ske-bede-boty-wop. It has never let me down and all the while looked good doing it. It’s been through Baja Mexico twice on the El Diablo Run and all over California, Arizona, and Nevada. For a stock Harley it handles well in the corners and just feels right. I added the NOS Harley bubble bags, and as soon as I’m done typing this I’m taking her camping in the Sierras for four days. The tanks and rear fender are ’63 or ’64, but the rest is mostly from 1958. Just a fast, black, stroked Panhead! I love this bike.Įven typing that makes me happy because she’s mine. I never intended it to be a full-on restoration or show bike. “Choppers will always be a part of my life, but this old Panhead looks too good the way they made her to change much, in my opinion. “They did a lot of things well in 1958 at Harley,” he says. Motorcycles have a destiny to fulfill and that is to roll across the pavement singing thumpty-thump through the exhaust for all to hear. While some might be tempted to restore this beauty to showroom condition, Chris opted to keep this bike on the road-and not locked up in some museum or garage surrounded by velvet ropes. While some might be tempted to restore this beauty to showroom condition, Chris opted to keep this bike on the road-and not locked up in some museum or garage surrounded. He wanted me to know that someday I would find a 1958 Panhead that had been somewhat neglected and slowly bring her back to the good looks she had in 1958.” Well, he looked down at me-I was four, ya know-and said, ‘Razzle-dazzle wowzerz man! Bizzdeebop diddybop yowza!’ I knew right then and there what ol’ Dave was talking about-ain’t talking bout love. He was just finishing up Van Halen’s Fair Warning Tour. He explains, “In 1982 I met David Lee Roth. Despite not growing up in that era of American history, bike owner Chris Huber to this day has that same passion and love for the way things were done back then.Įven though Chris wasn’t born when the bike rolled off the assembly line, he always knew he would own this 1958 Panhead and make it a part of his family. Now that stuff is worth its weight in gold if you can find it. The bikes were real-deal American bikes and had just the right amount of stuff put on that was quickly taken off during the era of choppers in the ’70s. Fins and major body and styling changes were done every single year. The cars were real American cars and draped with chrome. It seems like anything built around that time was built to excess, and the attention to detail has never been recreated. Please call us to setup a showing late ’50s and early ’60s were some of the greatest times in American engineering. The majority of our vehicles are not stored at our dealership so we ask that you please call to setup an appointment to see the vehicle at our dealership. MORE PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE ! The Internet Car Lot helps match private party sellers with private party buyers along with maintaining our own large inventory of vehicles we own. Contact The Internet Car Lot at 40 or for more information. If you would like to see the vehicle in person, please contact us at 402.991.1112. 1958 Harley-Davidson FL/FLH, Check out this extremely nice 1958 Harley-Davidson Duo Glide FLH! This bike has been recently fully restored and looks and drives excellent! Please see the pictures below of the restoration! The bike has great features including a 74 cid Panhead Engine, 4-Speed Transmission, Saddle Bags, Front & Rear Drum Brakes, Windshield, Period Correct Badging and much more! Overall the bike is very clean and in excellent shape! It's priced to sell ASAP so call 402.991.1112 now! We are helping a private party sell this vehicle on consignment and do not store the vehicle at our location.
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