Ditch that ICM! 2004+ Sportster Stand Alone Ignition System 

Sportsters,,, Ironheads and Evos ....the best HD's!

This is genius. I was so disappointed when I took the primary off and seen they got rid of the trap door. Then when I took that “ignition” cover off I regretted doing all the work chopping this thing up. I never even considered everything would be the same aside from the cover. This has gave me great hope 🙏👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Just some helpful advice on installing the intake. Some grease on the seal makes it easier for them to evenly fall into place without any pulling or stretching on the material. Also before torquing down the flange bolts, you're gonna want to mount the carburetor to the engine with the backing plate bolted to the motor. That way the intake will be aligned correctly before running the flange bolts all the way down. Without doing so, the intake can eventually crack. Lastly, the flanges need to be ran down evenly, or it could result in them warping and having intake leak issues. Just trying to help.

Your videos are awesome and very helpful. Thanks for making them!

great video i love watching these types of videos as i am currently working on my 1988 sportster 1200 that i am hard tailing, watching channels like this one gives me more InSite as to what direction i want to go with my build.

Thanks dude. You're the man. Exactly the content i'm looking for in awhile. Cheers from Guadeloupe (French West Indies). 🤜🏼🤛🏼

Hi there mate. Thankyou for the really great walk through video. Mi friend and I have been up against the same Tom foolery ignition trouble and looking to do the same. Now we know the solution. Many thanks and look forward to seeing the follow up. Best wishes, Jase.

Great video. Wow man, the commentary and the thought process made complete sense. The VOES would have escaped me, but you nailed it. Thanks for posting this sort of content. I’m in the market right now and this is precisely why I’m looking for a 99-03, plus the rigid mount. Thanks again.

Very impressive man!! Learn a ton. Love the channel! Keep it up

i have been working on my 1988 sportster 1200 and thank god it's not fuel injected but doing a lot of upgrades and the ignition is going to be one of them,,great video 👍

Chuck is da man! Nice work my friend

Just found you. Great video. No BS just taking care of business. Thanks.

Nice work Chuck! Will do that to mine!

Hey Man, This is fantastic, Just learned a hell of a lot, I'm running a Twinky 1450 and i have a new cam cone and kit for Dyna 2000i, no more sensors and all the shit that goes with em. YeeeHaa.

Thanks dude. I learned a lot.

Nice work brother ,and thank you for being a oathtaker . 🇺🇸

Nice work.

Good man! Simplifying electronics takes no small amount of thinking through; this is a 2004.....now imagine the rubbish my late model Piaggio scooter needs to function?! Fortunately my 1995 FXD is reverse engineerable all the way back to points....not that Id want to do that. Rubber Sportsters are worth the effort IMHO lovely bikes. Best from NZ

Excellent video.

A simple 'stand alone' ignition is the thunderheart one - it has preset maps and you can 'write your own.' if you want to, it also works with the crank sensor to eliminate the inaccuracies of cam driven timing ... it's cheap too !

Yup! Got it, thanks!

I had that (THAT EXECT BIKE) in my garage a few years ago. I recognize the turd on the cam cover anywhere. I didn’t know what to do with it since it was an 04 so I sold it to a guy in Charlotte. I like what you’ve done with it man. If you want I can send pictures of what it looked like when I had it

Excellent video! I am thinking of picking up an 04 1200C, with a bad crank sensor I believe. Would be great to eliminate it all. Hell, maybe even points...lol.

I like the big steaming pile of $h!+ somebody sharpie'd on the stock cam cover. Love the cam cover cut down as well. Very informative and a great vid!

Good vid.thanks

Great video. What coil and voes did you use?

4:09 4 minutes in and this is very promising. I have mine chopped and the wiring stripped down but I could not get it to run without that stupid turn signal module bs.

What ignition coil did you use and where did you get that black piece the module sits on?

Great video ! could i put a points/condenser plate in there instead of the electronics ? .

Hey man awesome vid, I have a 2007 efi sportster 1200 and I plan on converting it to a carb could I use the same cam cover on it?

nice work.. how it's been running since you did this video? can you please post the names of those special tools you used? the depth meters and all those stuff.. what coils are you using, is it single fire or dual fire?

Finally found the correct Cam Cover and excited to convert it over. Do you happen to have a complete Wiring Diagram perhaps that I can follow please? I just want the bike to run. No turn signals or horn needed. Thanks in advance!

Do you have an extra cover I could buy so I can do this to my bike?

What cam cover did you use? Is it off a buell? What year can cover? I’m doing this same thing today.

Hello from the UK, I am building an 89 Evo in a Ironhead frame, did you use the stock coil as I have heard that the Compu-Fire ignition is Ohm sensitive. Great Video

hi man what about the lights ? how you make the lamp and light works with this ignition?

Thanks for the références parts, and in the same idea, will it be possible to convert it for a much older "point" ignition? i know it could sound silly, but, as defective at it is, point ignition does not suffer from electromagnetics interferences...

I would like to eliminate the electronic ignition which seems to be very fallable to the old reliable points and condencer ignition system for a 2005 sportster 1200. Is there a way to get the points cam and a standard coil. This new stuff seems to be way over engineered. I like simple and works!

So do you like just use a system for a 2004 in earlier on my 2006 I'm trying to figure out which which ignition system forget can I just get one of them hundred dollar ones for a 2002?

Excellent video, thanks so much for all the concise detail, we have just replicated your idea on my son's 2007 in New Zealand- I have a question - did you leave the TSM and ignition module on the bike after this ? Can they still be used to power the lights and indicators for example, or do you need to rewire the whole lot? thanks

Can i get the model number for the voes? Just want to make sure im matching up. Stoked to find this as my tssm went out. Found a 98 cover and running twin tec 1005 on my 2005 883

would this work on a 2015 sporster seventy two?

When you installed the intake manifold, the rubber seals looked wet. What did you use on them? Some sort of oil?

Hi may i know what rigid rear end did you get? Thanks!

I am new to the newer bikes always had a shovel with basic kick only no signals . I recently purchased a 89 sportster and did not realize they had a control module and started tearing into to find out the control module is missing is there away around that

Wow… this is way to much! Ive been wanting to convert my 2016… but im not buying cases and all this wild stuff haha!

Is there an old style cam cover fit on a 2017 883 sportster i know ill have to get a slotted cam to drive the points . Thanks i only have a crank sensor on this 2017 model and id like not to have to buy an expensive stand alone ignition ..thanks in advance

I have bought three -98 cam covers and none of them have a open cone or all the journals. What am i doing wrong? No one seems to have the right answer. Thanks

What about the 2014

I live in Kingsport I work on Evo stuff do you know any one that does machine work around here

What about the oil in cam chest won’t it Leah not having a seal

Don’t they make a waaaaaay simpler way to Do this? Like a stand alone setup like they do for twin cam motors that just has a small Module ?

"of course I'm keeping track where they go" 😂

Im gonna do this to 2013 "72" that I'm gonna turn into hardtail chopper. Already found this bitchin gas tank I'm gonna mod. I wish I would have known that I was gonna down the chopper life I would have just bought a carb. bike from the start. But such is life and just keep going with it. Gonna be the most badass ugly chopper you have ever seen. Haha

Does anybody know where I can find one of these cover? I have an 05 xl1200c but I've scoured the internet for a cover like this but no luck. Am I over looking it somehow or are they just hard to find? Thanks!!

Do you have an Instagram , wanting to do this to my bike just looking for some guidance