Finally, pic of HydroClutch installed (and some other stuff)...

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...I know, I know --- I've been promising this to a couple of you guys for what seems like forever.

This is what you end up with on the primary side.
No cable, no ball & ramp, no bullshit.
I tucked the hydraulic line in between the ribs of my MPD cover, but it can just as easily be tucked beneath or behind the primary for routing up to the m/c.

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/ivancoachcoach/HeavenCycle32ndParty003.jpg

The H-D repop master cylinder I scored on eBay.

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/ivancoachcoach/HeavenCycle32ndParty004-1.jpg

Totally off-topic, but I just had to show you one of these bad puppies mounted up. It's a Lyle Landstrom a/c cover for S&S Shorty E carbs (http://landstromsfoundry.com/Custom/Custom.html). He sand-casts them by hand out of 100% aluminum and is the way to go if you dig really big ribs. He ended up making only a few of them, but I'm sure he'd knock one out for you if you asked him nicely...

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/ivancoachcoach/HeavenCycle32ndParty001.jpg

What I ALWAYS do to my a/c covers: Get out the drill and punch some 1.25" holes along the front edge to get that airflow going! The gauge near the forward control is my oil-pressure VDO plumbed up to the oil pump.

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/ivancoachcoach/HeavenCycle32ndParty002.jpg

[Mop Bucket]

Don't know what a HydroClutch is but, that is one amazing looking bike! I had to wipe drool off my keyboard.

[Gone]

Ivan, thats one bad ass scoot man.:smoke really dig that finned primary cover, i too am a fan of the fins. as soon as i recupe from the holidaze, a hydro clutch is on the way. how bout a pic of your tensioner? :D btw, the pike nut on the kicker is cool as hell.

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...put out by XLF member Machinist Mike ( http://www.tequilapress.com/hclutch/ ).
It's one of the very best upgrades you can perform on any '71-'84 ironhead.

fehd, I'll see if I can snap one for you this week.




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[the cowboy way]

a pic of whole bike:smoke

[the cowboy way]

I R E speical
mean ?

[boilermaker]

I R E speical
mean ?

IRC Special means
Ivan
Roach
Coach
Special......

[SpringerSam]

What a nice looking bike...Great bike and great whether in Florida. It doesen't get any better.

SS

[biged]

Did you make the slave cylinder? Is that a Tech starter? if so how do you like it?
BtW absolute beautiful work

[biged]

Sorry just caught the url been to get a little dain bramaged lol

[shotgun46]

Nice real nice we need pictures of the entire bike

[radeschultz]

Man, you have a beauty there, nice work.. I'll add to the requests for more pics :clap

[snowman]

Its about time you got this done...

You're almost as slow as me...:roflblack:roflblack:roflblack

Bike looks badazz...:geek:geek:geek

[Moon Wolf]

I like everything about this bike (well, I'm not crazy about the big nuts on the rocker box and the pushrod covers, but that's probably just me). I'm wondering what that is above the oil tank. If it's a filter arrangement, I'd love to get the details, as I want to do something similar on my chopper.

[66xlch]

I think that cylinder looking thing above the oiltank is just a housing for the ignition switch.

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...that Desktop Defender 2010 virus and it's been hell trying to clear it out.
I finally got it out using the newer version of Malware Bytes.

Here are the full bike pics that I've posted before, with a different a/c (a velo stack and S&S mushroom cap cover). When these pics were taken, it also still had a regular headlamp. It's now running a Unity decklight that I scored off a 1962 American La France firetruck headed for the crusher. I'm really happy that at least one piece of such a cool old vehicle is still rolling down the road.

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/ivancoachcoach/IRCprofileRIGHT.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab61/ivancoachcoach/IRCprofileLEFT.jpg

The brass tube behind the oil tank isn't a filter, but rather, an electrical box (or tube, in this case) that holds the key switch on one side and the main lights ON/OFF toggle on the other.
It's a chunk of stripper-pole that a buddy who was remodeling (electrical upgrades) the joint (The Booby Trap in South Miami) scored for me.
It keeps all of the wires coming out of the frame bone-dry and routes them back to the circuit-breaker panel, which sits about all of two inches behind the tube in it's stock position.
Brass is an EXCELLENT electrical conductor, and besides, the joint where the pole came from holds many fond memories...:smoke

[Gone]

sweet ride Ivan. really like that exhaust, and the rear mounted oil filter. im fabbing up a mount for mine in the same spot, but angled to match the rear shock.

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...fabbing up a battery mount for my head, or running it in my back pocket. :) :) :)
You know what's funny?
I've NEVER had that battery tray scrape while cornering, and even though it's a Harley, I'm a hard-leaner who grew up idolizing and emulating Kenny Roberts.

You can even mount the filter vertically.
It will still flow just fine, no matter what kind of foolishness you read on the Internet about "proper oil filter orientation".




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[Gone]

i was gonna ask ya about that, but i know you ride the ass off your bike, and i dont see any "unloading the rear wheel and slide out" marks, so i figgered it was cool. ive got a kick only and have an small AGM from a KTM dirtbike im mounting somewhere?? i moved the rear shocks back to the rear mount for the fender rail and the same amount on the swingarm. the filter will mount where the mech reg used to.

[Moon Wolf]

I've seen the battery mounted almost everywhere, including up between the handlebars and tied to the sissy bar--figuring out where to place the battery on a custom XLH is a common dilemma, especially on a swingarm bike.

[wilkin4]

Cool looking bike, got to see it in person a few months ago at the local bike night.

Love that exhaust, best looking one I have ever seen. Great work Ivan.

Miami Bob :tour

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...I thought maybe the chupacabras got ahold of you or something.:D :D :D

Have you been following Alex's progress on his Evo?
He's got some funky stuff going on over there in West Kendall...
http://www.xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?t=685187

[wilkin4]

Thanks for the link, I had not yet seen it, Alex has been busy.......

Hope to meet up with you guys again some time.

Bob

[Machinist Mike]

I see some long shaped round chrome tubes on the back of that bike....Does the QCB know about that????........Bike's real cool.

[doyle]

Nice bike Ivan

And Machinist Mike,
Just so you know you will be the next one that I will be giving money away to as a reward to myself for quiting smoking.

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...fast, and never to return.
Been there, done that, don't miss it.

There are PLENTY of twenty-somethings on the QCB with fresh kidneys to cover that end of the spectrum.

Doyle, your $$$ will be well-spent.
The HydroClutch works like a charm, eliminates a sackful of unnecessary crap, and will remind you of why you love your ironhead.
Not only does Mike put out a killer and innovative product, the man is giving S&S some stiff competition for the best tech-support going.

http://www.tequilapress.com/hclutch/





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[doyle]

Ivan do you recommend using the tamer along with the HydroClutch, I got the primary side torn down and the cost of a tamer is not that high.

Thoughts??

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...when you're in gear, it will also serve as an excellent anchor point for your adjustment bolt (which will become your clutch pushrod).

This is how I did mine and got great results.




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[southflasportster]

...when you're in gear, it will also serve as an excellent anchor point for your adjustment bolt (which will become your clutch pushrod).

This is how I did mine and got great results.




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As mentioned before on this post - for those of us fortunate enough to have seen Ivan's bike in person its a real thrill and honor. I for one cant get enough of this thing every time I see it.

You mentioned to me once that you dragged her kicking and screaming into the 21st century and you sure have. Its like a traveling time machine that's been resurrected and is currently living in 2010. I just cant get enough of this thing and always find something new on it. From front to back I don't think there is one thing that hasn't been messed with or customized.

Besides all that - you know your stuff man and you never hesitate one second to share your knowledge with any and all of us! THANKS! You truly understand what is to help out and when it comes time to ride, you ride the snot out of that thing and never look back!! You're a class act stand up kinda guy!!

Cant wait to get out there and hit the pavement with you once it warms up a bit cause aint no way in hell youre gonna catch me out in this weather.

Weve been rained on...sweat our asses off in the summer but I can do without the frostbite.

You know what - come to think about it...Its pretty much the only riding condition weve never ridden in. Well, I guess Im just gonna have to suck it up and loose a finger or two!!! YEHAWWW SCREW IT LETS RIDE MAN!!! 30° aint nothing

...we can handle it...right???...:banasad

[DogBunny]

Wow, nice job, and nice to see a bike with some originality, glad I looked at this thread...

[southflasportster]

Wow, nice job, and nice to see a bike with some originality, glad I looked at this thread...

Originality indeed - Pictures don't do it justice. :clap

[Gone]

As mentioned before on this post - for those of us fortunate enough to have seen Ivan's bike in person its a real thrill and honor. I for one cant get enough of this thing every time I see it.

You mentioned to me once that you dragged her kicking and screaming into the 21st century and you sure have. Its like a traveling time machine that's been resurrected and is currently living in 2010. I just cant get enough of this thing and always find something new on it. From front to back I don't think there is one thing that hasn't been messed with or customized.

Besides all that - you know your stuff man and you never hesitate one second to share your knowledge with any and all of us! THANKS! You truly understand what is to help out and when it comes time to ride, you ride the snot out of that thing and never look back!! You're a class act stand up kinda guy!!

Cant wait to get out there and hit the pavement with you once it warms up a bit cause aint no way in hell youre gonna catch me out in this weather.

Weve been rained on...sweat our asses off in the summer but I can do without the frostbite.

You know what - come to think about it...Its pretty much the only riding condition weve never ridden in. Well, I guess Im just gonna have to suck it up and loose a finger or two!!! YEHAWWW SCREW IT LETS RIDE MAN!!! 30° aint nothing

...we can handle it...right???...:banasad

+1 on that. not tryin to blow smoke up your ass, but i have much respect for people who tell it how it is AND know they're shit. i look forward to when i move down there so I can ride with ya'll ALL YEAR ROUND. the cold here sucks, but the ice covered roads make it impossible to ride safely. so Ivan, and all you others down in FL, i look forward to scrapin pegs with ya'll. :smoke

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...to do it while you're still above ground, drawing breath, and able to enjoy the year-round riding.

Florida has no mandatory helmet law (if you're over 21) and doesn't require ANY form of insurance if you own your bike outright.
Yeah, it's chock full of crappy Third World drivers out to commit jihad on you --- but it's STILL mothorcycle heaven... :) :) :) :) :)

[southflasportster]

Dont forget the little old lady we always run into that drives all around Miami with her left turn signal on all the time. I see her signaling to the left yet she always ends up turning right...MAN she always gets me with that one!! :D

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...continuous use of turnsignals cures arthritis and osteoporosis in geriatric female drivers, so she's being super-careful.
If a bunch of long-haired, marauding hippie/bikers get annoyed, too bad for them. :frownthre :frownthre :frownthre





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[southflasportster]

...continuous use of turnsignals cures arthritis and osteoporosis in geriatric female drivers, so she's being super-careful.
If a bunch of long-haired, marauding hippie/bikers get annoyed, too bad for them.




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:roflblack:roflblack:roflblackBUAHAHAHAHA!!! :roflblack:roflblack:roflblack

[Gone]

last year while visitin the rents in Sarasota, the news was doing a story on elderly drivers. during the live broadcast from a shopping center, what appeared to be a 4000 year old woman backed into the broadcast van. i just laughed my ass off.

[biged]

I dunno every time I come down for bike week I swear I'm gonna stay. Then I remember the being stationed in Orlando with the love bugs, palmetto bugs and the the Blue hairs:frownthre I wind up finding my Yankee ass heading north yet once again:tour I gotta admit they are Industrious when the state of Florida finally says that's enough they trade the cage for a golf cart:doh

[ericfreeman]

I heard that Florida is the only state to issue drivers licenses to mummies!!!

Eric

[Jafa39]

Back on topic....I soooo want one of them hydro clutches!!!!

[Jason's Sporty]

Great looking bike man. I don't know about the seat though :eek:
Think they have a hydroclutch model for 86' to 90'? Would be much cleaner than a huge cable that pretty much rubs the hell out of the mounting brackets of my 1/4 fairing.

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...I've done the Key West Poker Run (300 miles one-way from Miami) on it numerous times with ZERO comfort issues.

It's not even spring-loaded or padded --- just a thin strip of leather over the steel seat pan.
The trick?
The pan is shaped for support with the ends lifted at the front & rear, also the seat is wide enough (14") so it doesn't feel like you're straddling a fence post or riding your old Schwinn Stingray from when you were a kid.

Machinist Mike isn't making a HydroClutch for post-'84 Sportsters (yet), but Harley uses it on the newer ones.
Look into it, use a little imagination, and get out the tools.
ANYTHING can be made to work with ANYTHING else.

[carl609]

Thanks for posting this!! and for posting the link. I am gonna have to get my hands on one soon.

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...on a daily basis.
Your shifting will be slicker and smoother, the engagement much more positive and less squirrely.

It will also eliminate the creeping forward that you often get when stopped at lights while in gear.




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[Motorhead52]

too bad they don't fit my 2002 sporty

[Ivan RoachCoach]

...to reverse-engineer a set-up using newer components.
Get yourself one of their manuals and compare it to one for your model year.




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