I had a mag-fired, kickstart-only Sporty of pretty much the same vintage ... but I'm cured. The kicker will "let go" and drop ya on the ground, stiff-legged and full force; you'll learn new heights of pain.
word!!! hehe, i fucking love it, its raw, simplicity in it self, the racing feel it has got to its look, man i'd love to own a bike only half as cool as this! plus it has a nice sound!
I have a 65 bored .090" and she kicks by the second one. And DON'T leave the enrichener out after she fires. Use the throttle lock or hold it for a minute, you're just going to foul shit all up doing that. Those and chokes are only intended to get it help in firing not to keep it running. You will invoke more maintenance much sooner by doing that.
Nice old Sportster (XL) Competition Hot (CH) They had some pretty big camshafts in them, stock. A friend's '69 engine didn't smooth out until it was going faster than 55mph.
I spent my whole summer restoring a 1982 Suzuki GS300L D model and when i see videos with bikes that look that cool, I begin to believe I'm wasting my time with that bike. I still gotta do a compression test on the thing and if the PSI doesn't go way up after i dump alittle oil in the spark plug holes, then I'll keep at it because the ring aren't bad. NICE HARLEY THOUGH!!!
Not sure whether I liked the bike or the kick start better. Jeezzus you got a mean kick goin there man. and no, its not a fetish..lol..just enjoyed watchin your kick startin it.
Love this, as I had a '62 Sporty and it was a bitch to kick over when cold. Hot cam did'nt help. Now I walk with a limp! But wish I still have it. Ride an '84 Evo now.
I notice it puffed a bit of smoke after the 29th.or 30th.kick start...LOL!!. My dad used to have to help beat out engine fires on those old Harleys,they were notorious for that.I'LL stick to my Goldwing GL-1500.
@Dusters7090 I think its because you timing (ignition) is backed up too much... it fires to early and the piston goes back down before the crank reaches TDC and it turns the cranck backward, hence the kick back . happened to me on my XS.. thought I broke my ankle!
so..is this a sporster..?? because i would like to know what front end is on the bike..and where do i get one for my 74 ironhead..?? love the bike man...
I've been trying to figure my way through the engine types. Now the Flathead, Knuckle, Pan and Shovel I get, even the Block, (Evo) but apologies in advance if i'm missing something obvious, the Ironhead here looks to me like a Shovel? Are they the same engine type but with Iron heads instead of Alu? Or is this another entirely seperate engine type not typically credited in list of design changes? The knucklead motors are a thing of beauty incidentally, I would like one.
Sportsters the trans and the engine are one piece. Sportsters came before the shovel head which are trans and the engine are separate. Both good engines but have their quirks. Sportsters have a higher compression ratio when they came out of the factory. Own both and a newer chief
serious question for GonzaDeath. Do you run a battery? I didn't see one, but you may have hidden it well, or I'm just blind. If you're not running a battery, how do you have your headlights run?
Now that's a fine motorcycle I don't know what you're trying to say. Real friends don't ride off unless they're dicks. Owning one of these machines isn't for the weak close minded such as yourself, we're a devoted breed who love the mechanical beauty of these machines... You wouldn't understand until you own one, I didn't, I blew up my motor and am rebuilding it because it's just that fun, powerband on these things like a 2 stroke.
Right, well I'm gonna go get on my bike and head to work. You keep smashing keys in anger, maybe you'll relax some day and just enjoy all forms of motorcycles, old and new.
