This was a personal project that started out as an ugly duckling. I bought an old worn out 1980 Shovelhead and within days we had it torn down. We stretched the frame four inches and installed a custom narrowed hardtail. The best part was customizing the oil tank to have hidden oil lines. After that came the custom-built sissy bar, gas tank, and mid-controls. We then re-worked the motor by installing a new top end, splitting the rockers and drilling the rocker shafts to change up the oil flow to the primary side. The paint was done by our favorite place, Chemical Candy Customs in Houston, Texas. The Shovel was displayed at the One Moto Show in Portland, Oregon and has raced around many old Idaho back roads. We wanted to build a show bike that was meant to be ridden.