I wanted to share the long story of my KH but I don't see many build threads on this forum so I hope this isn't out of place.
I was 23 and wanted to buy my first Harley. Searching craigslist with buddies and we came across a strange "model kh" in a Denvers chopper frame. It was right down the street from my house and seemed cheap so I went and checked it out. I had no idea what a KH was but next thing you know I'm pushing it down the road to my house while my roommate carries a box of parts. The bike was just a frame, forks, wheels, oil tank, and an engine. The engine had been rebuilt at a local shop in Boise, Idaho but hadn't been ran yet. It didn't have a title but the previous owner did provide a title from Arizona(I think) that dated back to the 90s. Basically I was in over my head.
The bike sat in my garage for awhile but I didn't do much with it. I ended up dropping it off at Wrecked Metals in Boise to have Matt Whitlock build it for me. Here are some pictures of what he built it into
I started the break in process after the bike was built but quickly ran into issues. The bike was extremely hard to start and once running it would "slip" once you hit 3rd and 4th gear. It's a bit sad but the bike ended up just sitting because of the issues. I moved from Boise to San Francisco and didn't have a garage or money to fix it so I lent the bike to a local store for their front window. It sat there until I got a garage and the spark to work on it again. At this stage I was familiar enough with choppers, K models, and what I think is cool that I was not happy with the KH in the big denvers frame. This is really the start of my current "build". Build used in quotes because all I'm doing is bolting shit together haha
I bought a 69 XLCH that was not 100% stock but had enough of the stock stuff remaining that I saw a good base plus it was running and wasn't overpriced. Plan was to do an engine swap with the KH and build it from there.
XLCH as I bought it
XLCH in the Denvers
I really like the ironhead in the denvers and would have loved to keep it but it's hard to have 2 old expensive Harleys and give each the attention they need so the 69 went to ebay.
Over the next year I gathered parts for the KH to get it to this current stage
I still have some parts I need/want but otherwise it's nearly there. I'm currently getting the front end situated and actually hoping for some help there. I have the 33.4mm on it and a high shoulder wheel with a spool hub(not pictured). The hub doesn't have an inner spacer and I don't have any outer spacers either. Is there any source to get these spacers or am I going to have them turned down for me? What is the actual diameter of the axle on these front ends? I feel like I'm going in circles trying to search for this number online and was hoping for a definitive answer.