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9th June 2009
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,104 Sportster/Buell Model: Ironhead XLH Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1978 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Ironhead XLT Sportster Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CBX 1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 1979
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Nice Ride On the '78 Today (pics)
Took the old '78 out for a good run today up into the mountains. With the freer-flowing exhaust the engine is a real ripper, especially when the cams hit around 4k: Hold on baby!! Overall, the bike runs super strong everywhere and the dual plugged heads with single fire ignition have really smoothed out the light-throttle running. No more surging or bucking, just smooth power. Only problem is my King tank goes on reserve after using about 2.1 gallons (around 105 miles) so I'm not sure how much is really left. Can't top off the tank fully due to the geometry involved so I think I'll use a graduated bucket and drain a full tank to see exactly how much fuel is in there. I want to take the old girl over the Cascades soon but there's a 100 mile stretch with no gas stations. I just bought a pair of new 1.5 liter camping gas bottles that I can fit in my saddlebags so I won't run out of gas regardless, but it'd be nice to know just how much gas fits in these old King tanks.
Another lovely ride in the PNW.
Eric
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1978 Anniversary Edition XLH. Wiseco 10:1 forged pistons, Andrews R5 cams, dual plugged heads with Super Port Flow, single fire ignition, Mikuni Solex 36 PHH carb, Jagg oil cooler, '73 gauges, kickstart, Barnett kevlar clutch, Progressive front springs, Hagon Nitro shocks, all-Andrews tranny. 1977 XLT, Mikuni Solex 36 PHH carb, tapered dual exhausts, Andrews Y cams, Progressive front springs, Hagon Nitro shocks.
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9th June 2009
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer 1st Class
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Sin City
Posts: 1,303 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 Chopster Sportster/Buell Year: 2008 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell XB1200STT Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2007
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sweet pics!
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Rider Of The Iron Steed
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: London, ON Canada
Posts: 23,752 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1978
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I set my Roadster tank petcock to ON and drained it with the bike level. Then turned it to RES and drained again - had almost exactly 1 liter. Put that back in, rode around the corner to the gas station, filled it - took 11 liters. So i have 11 + 1 liters.
I get less than 20 KMs per liter - usually about 18. So i get about 200 KMs per tankfull. If i am easier on the throttle.
Actually it was not that simple. The first time i mistakenly did it wrong and ran out of gas a block from my house. Then i did it wrong again. Finally got it right.
It's tough sometimes being an undiagnosed hyperactive kid grown up, trying to get things done, and not being focused. Made it this far; somehow. Hope to get another coupla decades out of it.
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9th June 2009
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Senior Chief Know It All 2nd Class
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Burlington, NC but Anywhere but work
Posts: 1,492 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1975
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Originally Posted by ericfreeman
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Great pics eric. And I like the fender tip you have there.
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australia
Posts: 7,865 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH 1000 Sportster/Buell Year: 1977 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 75 motor in Norton frame. Other Motorcycle Model: 42WLA 45, Harton, Narley Other Motorcycle Year: 1942
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She looks good.
Do those twin front discs work better than the 77's single disc?
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Saline, MI
Posts: 9,992 Sportster/Buell Model: Gone... Sportster/Buell Year: 2008 Other Motorcycle Model: The Beast (M109R) Other Motorcycle Year: 2006
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Great bike and great scenery!!!
Thanks for sharing... 
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Heart of Dixie
Posts: 5,962 Sportster/Buell Model: XLX-61 Sportster/Buell Year: 1983 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CL350 Other Motorcycle Year: 1969
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Nice pics, and a nice bike. I had been thinking about building a 2-1 pipe for my Ironhead (I have a set of the old Sportster stock 2-1 headers), but after reading your other thread, I'm not sure it would be worth the trouble. I'm thinking the stock headers with slip-ons (what I'm running now) may be better for performance than a 2-1 built from parts.
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,057 Sportster/Buell Model: xl 883 (Kim's now) Sportster/Buell Year: 97 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Street Glide Sportster/Buell Year #2: 08
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nice pics. Thanks for sharing..
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9th June 2009
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,104 Sportster/Buell Model: Ironhead XLH Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1978 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Ironhead XLT Sportster Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda CBX 1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 1979
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Originally Posted by Hopper
Do those twin front discs work better than the 77's single disc?
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Actually, No! They work OK but the big single disc on my '77 seems to pull down better than the duals.
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9th June 2009
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Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,464 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1972 Other Motorcycle Model: Heritage Softail Other Motorcycle Year: 1999
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I'm jealous man, livin' in the flatlands of the Midwest.
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