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11th June 2012
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pottstown PA.
Posts: 5,111 Sportster/Buell Model: xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1960
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thank's for your reply,ponderosa. good luck. hoss,might be a,good name for it!
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72 1000cc barrels and heads, s&s 41/2'' flywheels, sifton cams, s&s super B w/ zippers thunderjet w/yost powertube, andrews gears,and shafts, competition engineering kevlar wet or dry clutch, 72 oil pump, morris magneto w/auto advance and single fire module, cycle electric generator w/electronic regulator,73 cu.in.
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11th June 2012
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: SW. Pencilmania
Posts: 2,535 Sportster/Buell Model: chopper looking thing Sportster/Buell Year: 1978 Other Motorcycle Model: Triumph POS Other Motorcycle Year: 1972
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Welcome to the forum. Seeing as how you got a masochistic streak you should fit right in. You have some work ahead but it's doable. Hope it's mostly cosmetic.
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11th June 2012
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Rider Of The Iron Steed
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: London, ON Canada
Posts: 23,695 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1978
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Welcome! You belong here. You need us.
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11th June 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 172 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1978
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Does anybody have a link to a free service manual for this machine?
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11th June 2012
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Bike Builder
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,890 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh convert to xlch Sportster/Buell Year: 1978 Sportster/Buell Model #2: xlch Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1972
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i dont have the link, but i know there is one, but as soon as you get the money, just get the book. also, get the 54-78 parts catolog. both can be had for around 40$ each. and worth every penny. worth there weight in gold.
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If your gonna do something, do it right!
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11th June 2012
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: under a roof
Posts: 973 Sportster/Buell Model: xlh 1000 Sportster/Buell Year: 1977 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XLCH 1000 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1979
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Yeah, It'll be too painful for ya, if your close enough I'll come pick it up for $1500
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11th June 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 172 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1978
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Just kiddin about the emotional scars, the bike was a pain in the butt, however I was a pain in the butt back then also.. It was one of those machines that had soul, character I guess you'd call it.. Although the character at times would try my already thin patience.. Had very little in my youth... Let's see what this 78 has, right now it is just looking very sad, can't get mad at that... It IS all about the machine..
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11th June 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Olsztyn, Poland
Posts: 39 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH Sportster/Buell Year: 1976
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ponderosa
Does anybody have a link to a free service manual for this machine?
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PM me if you still need a link.
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How many Poles does it take to repair a Sporty?
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11th June 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 172 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1978
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcgoral
PM me if you still need a link.
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11th June 2012
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Senior Chief Master Mechanic 1st Class
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Neither here nor there
Posts: 1,285 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH (mongrel) Sportster/Buell Year: 1972
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ponderosa
I have been retired four years, this is the fourth bike restore...
78 Ironhead Sportster I will post pics after first post...
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I really enjoyed restoring mine. Same deal. Basket case, didn't run. Took me about 18 months working an average of 4 hrs/day. It was well worth it, even though mine also cost too much. By the way, the $1300 is just the beginning, but you already knew that.
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