{"id":90259,"date":"2022-09-01T14:20:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90259"},"modified":"2022-09-01T14:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:20:52","slug":"custom-motorcycle-with-a-flathead-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=90259","title":{"rendered":"Custom Motorcycle with a Flathead V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This motorcycle was built using a custom duplex cradle frame and 1979 Honda CB750K telescopic fork, front wheel, and disc brake. It is powered by a 1940 136 ci Ford Flathead V8<\/a> with Edelbrock aluminum heads, custom aluminum radiator, two-barrel carburetor, and electric fuel pump. Behind the motor sits a 1959 BSA four-speed transmission with a 1950 Farmall Club tractor clutch and Howe Racing Muncie hydraulic throwout bearing. Read more about the motorcycle on Bring a Trailer<\/a> where it sold for $25,000.<\/p>\n

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This motorcycle was built using a custom duplex cradle frame and 1979 Honda CB750K telescopic fork, front wheel, and disc brake. It is powered by a 1940 136 ci Ford Flathead V8 with Edelbrock aluminum heads, custom aluminum radiator, two-barrel carburetor, and electric fuel pump. Behind the motor sits a 1959 BSA four-speed transmission with… Read More »Custom Motorcycle with a Flathead V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":90266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motorcycle"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Custom-Motorcycle-with-a-136-ci-Ford-Flathead-V8-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4498,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=4498","url_meta":{"origin":90259,"position":0},"title":"Lincoln-Zephyr Flathead V12 Motorcycle","author":"swaptastic","date":"October 28, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Olson's V8s specialize in building motorcycles powered by Ford flathead V8s but this particular model is powered by a Lincoln-Zephyr flathead V12. 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