Beautiful bike. I bought a brand new 75 Sportster when I was 19 years old. I rode the wheels off of that thing. Looking at your’s fired up some great memories. She’s a keeper. Ride safe
Start up not great. Was sitting for a while, .Getting a new battery..Will be listed on E-Bay today... Thank you for your comment ,& keep the rubber on the road.. Subscribe for more Vintage Classic Bikes
That is about as good as it gets! This video is excellent in showing a great stock sportster just the way they came new. Im almost finished restoring my 73 xl. Bought the frame and engine on ebay. Rebuilt the engine and frame. Painted it red and have the stock decals. Im wiring it up now which is somewhat tricky as the manuals don't tell you everything. This video goes nice and slow over the whole bike and i appreciate that. Thumbs up!
Thank you for that Gary... Unlike many who sell , I try to show everything I can and not take a video or photo's 30 feet away. Best wish's on your restoration.. If you need parts or just shoot the shxt,, hit me up... Cheers ... Subscribe
@@serapis157I bought my first Harley ,(3rd bike) a 76 xlh new in Billerica Mass and accidentally pulled a wheelie leaving the dealership. I wasn't prepared for the power. Luckily, I recovered nicely and blended into traffic like it was planned. I loved that bike and road it in the winter sometimes. My 73 is almost ready to start and I put trial tires on in so I can putt around on the dirt roads around here. No more wheelies for this old man though.
My favorite AMF era graphics. I think this was Harley-Davidson's first blacked out bike. I have a mostly original (except for carb, pipes, bars)73 XLH I bought from a pawn shop in Mobile for $1200 in 2016. I was surprised it had not been chopped or boogered up--- still functional stock speedo and tach and turn signals. It was semi-running, hence the price. I rode it for two years before it dropped a valve. I bought original 73 tank decals off Ebay and a local painter did an amazing job with them. The colors are brilliant after nearly 50 years. I installed an original Harley heel-toe shifter. Love the right side shift Ironheads. You've inspired me to get her back on the road. My daily rides are an original 1982 FXB Sturgis and a somewhat chopped Sturgis, also an 82. I don't care for any post-86 HDs after the factory got rid of the kick starter.
Just a couple of things: Sportster’s built before 1/1/1973 came without turn signals and the ‘55 style tail light; this machine has both. This Sportster also has the late cylinders and heads, with the updated head bolt pattern and 12 point head bolts. This machine also has the ‘74 and later throttle control.
She's a beauty, many good memories of seeing them when practically new. They would beat all the big twins back in their day. They were a STUD bike, especially the XLCH with kick only start.👍
Great video , thank you . What you have there is a very rare machine . 1973 was the first year of front disc , one year only front wheel hub . First year of plastic rear tail light . I bought my 1973 when it was only 4 months old it still had a metal tailight and throttle cable in the handlebars . Beautiful !
My first sporty was a 72 drum brake model; last all American built bikes. The single drum on the front was terrible if not dangerous. I have a 75 sporty which I am restoring and converting back to right shift. I also run a 2004 twin cam but Ironheads win my vote every time. Nice machine for sure.
Hi Brandon, This sometimes happens.First thing I would check is the correct amount of oil that is in the bike.Over filling with oil can do this..Get on a Ironhead group site, they can help you further with the issue..Cheers
Turn off your gas, Homer ! If your float needle sticks ( quite common) from a piece of dirt, you'll wash off the oil from your cylinders ! I shouldn't need to explain what happens from there ! But you spell it in $ +$+$ !
@@timhudson1846 Because an 883 sporty is not usually a mans motorcycle. A woman generally rides them. Bikers won't even let a man join their club riding one. Hells Angels and the like. Not my rules, just saying. Nice bike though.
@@neonin97 Sonny Barger land lots of Hells Angels rode Sportsters. A mag-fired XLCH Sportster is the only motorcycle ever produced that could maim its rider before it was even started.
1973 XLH was my first new H D . Harry Molenaar H D dealership in my hometown of Hammond , IN. would not give me a good deal on one . So I bought mine up at H.E.L. H D in So Chgo .
