Why are Sportsters not a bigger topic for discussion? Especially Iron Heads?
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They are such good bikes, that they are being ridden instead of being worked on. The more tempermental machines seem to be more common topics of discussion.George Tinkham
Springfield, IL
www.virmc.com
AMCA # 1494
1941 Indian 841
1948 Indian Chief
1956 H-D KHK
1960 CH
1964 BMW R69S
1966 Honda Touring Benly (aka "150 Dream")
1984 Moto Guzzi V65Sp
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Good save George. But as a Sportster owner I'm not going for it.Be sure to visit;
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cause ya can't go to a ford garage for chevrolet parts---try this man
http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7
or this
http://ironheadsportster.net/
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George Tinkham
Springfield, IL
www.virmc.com
AMCA # 1494
1941 Indian 841
1948 Indian Chief
1956 H-D KHK
1960 CH
1964 BMW R69S
1966 Honda Touring Benly (aka "150 Dream")
1984 Moto Guzzi V65Sp
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NOT TEMPORMENTAL !!???!!!
I still own my original 1964 XLCH. I got it wnen I was 17 years old - now I'm 60. Let me tell you, - it took a lifetime of learning, experience, knowledge and tinkering to remove MOST of the TEMPORMENT from a fixed-magneto XLCH.
These bikes were ornary, tempormental and sometimes downright nasty. And we wouldn't have it any other way !!Bill Pedalino
Huntington, New York
AMCA 6755
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From what I have seen it seems to me that Sportster's have their fans and usually they are just Sporty fans and nothing else. Sportsters seem to be looked at as girls bikes, maybe because they are smaller than the rest of the Harley lineup and with more women riders today than ever before they have gotten this image. Although I still have yet to assemble and enjoy my machine I can't wait to get on my Sportster. To each his own I guess, I love them, I like the look of them, the style, the performance, just my preference.New York City
1957 Sportster
AMCA Member# 9766
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A magneto XLCH is no girls bike.Be sure to visit;
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Starting a CH
Originally posted by flat-happy View Postthe only time i ever started mine easily was if i was really pissed of about something. and i'm 6-1 and 240. man those things have some compressionGeorge Tinkham
Springfield, IL
www.virmc.com
AMCA # 1494
1941 Indian 841
1948 Indian Chief
1956 H-D KHK
1960 CH
1964 BMW R69S
1966 Honda Touring Benly (aka "150 Dream")
1984 Moto Guzzi V65Sp
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I "parked" my 77 Sporty about 18 years ago in the garage when I bought a 68 FLH. Didn't drain any fluids and just let it sit.
The FLH received similar treatment about 12 years ago as my attention turned to kids.
Two years ago I decided to dust the FLH off and about $2000 later, it was back on the road. Granted some cost was for known problems when the bike was parked. With that bike back on the road, I turned my attenton to the Sporty.
Drained and cleaned the tank, rebuilt the master cylinder and caliper ($20) and new disc pads ($?? - but not much). It has a SU carb, so I took off the top cover, sprayed some carb cleaner and installed a new battery. It roared back to life for less then $100.
So where is it now? In the back of the garage. The FLH is at the shop in NH.
Sporty's - they are the VW bugs of the motorcycle world. You can't kill 'em!\'77 Sportster
\'68 FLH
\'61 Super 10
\'56 Servicar
\'59 Hummer
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I would like to hear a report of the condition of your Sporty after it has 1,000 new miles on it. Old oil has acid in it. That acid eats up bearings. Put some miles on it before you say "You can't kill'em!"Be sure to visit;
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