What Do You Own? Harley Sportster & Buell Discuss What Do You Own? in the Motorcycles forums; Originally Posted by blehr Cudos to all of you Sporty owners. I have been a Sportster fan since 1977 and until recently i have had to deal with ridicule regarding ...

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Originally Posted by blehr

Cudos to all of you Sporty owners. I have been a Sportster fan since 1977 and until recently i have had to deal with ridicule regarding My Sportsters. I have heard "is that you ole ladies bike", " thats the womens model,right " and " When are you going to get a big boys bike". I am at a loss when it comes to replying to other HD owners and would like a quintessential reponse that would basicly shut their pie hole. My recent purchase was a '06 883 converted to 1200, SE pipes, dyna jet kit, drag bars and some other goodies for the eyes. When i figure out how to post a pic i will.

I don't think you have to say anything, it's obvious to most of us where a Sportster is in the family tree. Think it will be more obvious when the new XR comes out. It will be the closest H.D. has come to going head to head with Moto Guzzi, Ducati and BMW . In the 74 cubic inches department, the XR should make us proud.

[74hdironhead]

A 74 Iron Head with the right side shift . In about a year from now or so anyway . I had it for a couple of years and have had to rebuild it . When the knocking was drowning out the thunder of the drag pipes I knew it was time to start the tear down . As I am a cook and not a mechanic it is taking a while . I suscribed to AIM mainly because it is a great mag but also because it is the only one I have found with a "Sportster's Corner" It has some good articles with helpfull advice . Thanks Buzz and keep the hints coming .

[shovelmike]

Hey there 74 hdironhead. It's good to see that you are doing your own work on your Sportster. Just make sure you have a good manual and,as you stated, just take your time. If you can follow a recipe you can follow the instructions in the manual. Pay attention to detail, make notes about what goes where, draw yourself pictures etc. Especially keep track of which hole which bolt came out of by using the gasket to draw the shape on cardboard, punch holes and put the bolts in the position where they belong.
NOTE TO RogerMason: It is really awesome that your daughter bought you a Sportster. It really touches your heart when they do things like that for you with their own hard earned money!

Ride safe guys. God bless
Sincerely: Shovelmike.

[74hdironhead]

Originally Posted by shovelmike

Hey there 74 hdironhead. It's good to see that you are doing your own work on your Sportster. Just make sure you have a good manual and,as you stated, just take your time. If you can follow a recipe you can follow the instructions in the manual. Pay attention to detail, make notes about what goes where, draw yourself pictures etc. Especially keep track of which hole which bolt came out of by using the gasket to draw the shape on cardboard, punch holes and put the bolts in the position where they belong.


Ride safe guys. God bless
Sincerely: Shovelmike.

Thanks for the advice Mike . I wish I had it about a year ago . I was planning on replacing most of the bolts anyway due to rust issues . I do have the manuals though and nothing scares me except for the parts that have got to be within a couple thousands of an inch . That is more precise than I am used to . I will probably call in some buddies when that time arrives figuring that 3-4 heads are better than one .

[sealizard2]

Ist HD was a 1959 ironhead bought it in 1975 for 500.00 bucks still own it still ride it!!! I was 17 at the time. Taught wife how to ride it right hand shift and all. Since then a 1966 shovelhead sold it, A 2005 roadster sold that for the 50th anniversary sportster for the wife. For myself I bought the 35th anniversary dyna Great bike....And for the both of us we bought the 07 nightster......

[shovelmike]

Welcome to the forum, Sealizard. You certainly have had and presently have some fine motorcycles. And the wife rides too, very good!

1995 xlh- 883 converted to a 1200 with Ross pistons. Lowered a couple of inches in the rear. Fat Bob tank and rear fender. Painted flat black with Paughco upsweep pipes and old school sissy bar and a Badlander seat.

I started motorcycling with a 2002 883R that I rode all over Italy and India. I auctioned it to a large crowd outside of the house in India for more money than I paid for it which I then had to smuggle out of the country before I could change it to USD. Then I bought a new FXDCi35 in Muscat which is my present bike. I was think about a new 2008 CVO Dyna...mmm

[BlueBob]

Originally Posted by 883R

I was think about a new 2008 CVO Dyna...mmm

Oh, they are pretty, aren't they?

[aardvark]

Hi I`m new here live in North Devon .England and i`m a fire fighter my ride is a XL883L Sportster i`ve had it converted to 1200and it shifts .This is my first Harley wish i`de got one sooner been riding for 30 years mostly rice rockets .Had a couple of Triumphs Regards Bob