Ironhead Sportster ABANDONED for YEARS! | Will It run?
Welcome! In this video, we see if we can get this old Ironhead Sportster Going again.....we might even ride it!
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The "will it run" category is a very popular one here on KZhead - it just so happens that many of the builds we start with are bikes that haven't ran in years, making them a perfect candidate for these videos.
This bike actually wanted to come back to life - the bones of it are good, the engine (though a little low on compression) seems to be in decent shape, and other than missing quite a bit of stuff - this bike will be back to running shape in no time. If you have any questions/comments/concerns, drop a comment.
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40 years as a motorcycle mechanic and I absolutely love your videos :) !
Excellent editing and fast motion! Made it fun to watch. Good work too.
My second Motorcycle was a 1974 Ironhead Sportster! I loved her and we had 8 Years of fun together ❤❤
Saving them one at a time ❤❤
You’re a Legend bro! I’ve got a 99 hd 883 and wish you could work your magic on her. Thank you doing an old Harley!
'70s vintage Ironhead, the bike that turned me off of Harley-Davidson for the rest of my life. I walked into a dealership when I was maybe 17 or 18. I was looking closely at a Sportster. The sales guy made be feel less that welcome but the guy at the Honda store talked bikes with me. I guess that's why over half or the 60 or so bikes I have owned have been Hondas. With the exception of my Buell M2 Cyclone not one Harley. (Oh. . . and Harley will not admit to having anything to do with Buell.) That was a very fun video! There are lots of abandons Ironheads out there.
Man I’ve been wrenching for more years than I care to admit and I still learned something today from you. I liked the brake cylinder in the ultra sonic cleaner, never seen that before.
Love finding them like this. Glad I found your channel
Just found your channel and subscribed. Very nice project bike
Subscribed instantly great video!!!
Great job 👏
Skip skip boom boom 💥 I've had best luck with points on the old irons
Good old beasty. Have you had a lot of exp with HDs ? Electric circuit can be... temperamental 😅
Great job. I flipped so many of those Ironhead sportsters. I used to bring a spray bottle of Awesome, soak em down while they were tied down in the back of my pick up. I would blast them off at the car wash on the way home. 😅 Smitty in Vegas
always great vids. Gonna do this one up as a custom bike too? or gonna get her running and flip it?
Hell yeah ❤ love the Harley stuff , I’ve got myself a 2010 iron 883 first ever Harley , some say it’s not a “Real one” lol but I think it’s the best 😂😂❤❤
I'd love to own a bike like that ❤❤
Gotta love old zkool mechanical 😂
You must have known the motor wasn't locked, cause you started by washing, then opened up a fresh looking