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Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 1/7/2006 10:09:52 PM

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Post a pic of your ironhead here for us to see.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 1/7/2006 10:37:34 PM

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Here is the most recent pic of me and my bike at Ft. Leonardwood.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 1/7/2006 11:00:29 PM

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OK it's there now, looking good too

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 1/7/2006 11:04:43 PM

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I am repainting the tank while waiting for my new carb. I will post more pics when done.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 1/20/2006 10:46:12 PM

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heres mine before

heres mine during (got lots of parts on or waiting to be put on since this pic)

the after should be up next week sometime

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 1/22/2006 8:29:24 PM

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Here are my before pics.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 1/31/2006 5:33:55 PM

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ok my heads just got here yesterday it might be another week until i have finished pics

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/1/2006 2:12:31 AM

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here's my ol gal! finally figured out how to post pics !!

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/3/2006 10:30:00 AM

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Here's a couple shots of my 1976 XLCH. Loved that bike! Extremely fast and nimble on the mountain roads! I had not trouble at all keeping up (and passing) my friend's new 1200 Sporty. That thing ended up causing me to have a bad knee after kicking it for 14 years. It was well worth it, though! Fun machine. I was running 12.5:1 compression Weisco pistons, ported heads, dual plugs, Accel ignition system w/ Chevy 6-cyl points, SU Eliminator carb (never do that again... switched to an S&S later for much better performance), Andrews Y-grind cams, Andrews tranny gears, can't remember what the pipes were, but it ran best with 1.75 inch drags with small baffles. The older HDs are about the only bikes that run well with drags.... They will KILL a lot of torque on an EVO or TC! I had that old Sporty up to just over 135 mph on several occasions. Kinda scary sometimes.... I had to lean over the tank to keep the front tire on the road. It tended to float when hitting small bumps in the road at very high speeds. That'll keep you awake! :D

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/5/2006 8:57:57 PM

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These old Ironheads acutally put out more HP then some of the 1200's out there. From 1972-1977 the stock engine was rated at 61hp at 6200 RPM. 1hp per cubic inch. How many Harleys today put out that ratio of HP to CI? The big twins of those years only had 65hp and were much heavier. It is little wonder why these XLCH's won so many races in those days and even a few against some modern bikes of larger displacements. Just think, this is the rating on a stock Ironhead with a stock Bendix carb. With the mods you had in your '76, you were probably putting out even more horses.

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Here's a couple shots of my 1976 XLCH. Loved that bike! Extremely fast and nimble on the mountain roads! I had not trouble at all keeping up (and passing) my friend's new 1200 Sporty. That thing ended up causing me to have a bad knee after kicking it for 14 years. It was well worth it, though! Fun machine. I was running 12.5:1 compression Weisco pistons, ported heads, dual plugs, Accel ignition system w/ Chevy 6-cyl points, SU Eliminator carb (never do that again... switched to an S&S later for much better performance), Andrews Y-grind cams, Andrews tranny gears, can't remember what the pipes were, but it ran best with 1.75 inch drags with small baffles. The older HDs are about the only bikes that run well with drags.... They will KILL a lot of torque on an EVO or TC! I had that old Sporty up to just over 135 mph on several occasions. Kinda scary sometimes.... I had to lean over the tank to keep the front tire on the road. It tended to float when hitting small bumps in the road at very high speeds. That'll keep you awake! :D

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/8/2006 8:15:49 AM

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79 sportster............STROKER

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/9/2006 3:44:59 PM

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Here's a before pic of my '73 Sportster that I just bought. She is a work in progress.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/25/2006 4:41:55 PM

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Keep em' comming...

I like to see who else is playing with the Ol' Ironheads!

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/25/2006 7:31:04 PM

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Here she is,don't have her anymore though

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 2/27/2006 2:29:02 PM

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This is an 80 sportster that was rebuilt last summer. I've told this story about a ten times on the forums, but...I blew the tranny this past summer. She'll be back on the road one day though...hopefully soon.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 3/30/2006 5:22:26 PM

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I'm new to this forum and figured that I'd say "HI" in here because this is where I'll spend most of my time (unless the bike gets stole or bought and I get my Pan). So I thought I toss a few pics, before and during construction pics of my Mutant '78 XLH 1000, 75th Anniversary Ironhead turned 1250cc Bobber/Drag/Chopper -

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construction -

latest pic with the new fabbed exhaust -

The tank, oil bag, forward controls, seat pan sissybars are all hand made. The bike can be set up single or for two -

as soon as I get the customer paint job out of the garage I'll be able to get back to work on it. Hope to have it all done mid April.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 4/1/2006 4:47:17 PM

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9fingerkustomz...sweet ride! the exhaust on the 3rd pic looks bad @$$ and I love the spoked wheels.

Keep up the good work.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 4/2/2006 8:26:56 PM

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Here are a couple shots of my Ironhead in NY.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 4/4/2006 6:23:31 PM

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Here's a pic of my 77'XLH

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 4/7/2006 7:31:15 PM

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here is my 69

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 4/7/2006 7:32:17 PM

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and here is my 65

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 4/29/2006 6:05:40 PM

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Here is my 1971 XLCH, purchased in 1973. I began the restoration in 1996 and finished in 2000. I did all of the work myself, wheels using SS spokes, engine and paintwork. I sprayed tank, fenders and frame with PPG Color Concept catalyzed urethane with two clearcoats. The photo was taken in Galveston Texas last November 2005 at the Lone Star Bike Rally. It had 4550 miles on it then.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 5/7/2006 8:19:02 AM

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-just a couple of pics of my project .havn't been able to do anything on it for about two months now,due to i broke all the bones in my ankle.would like to say i did it saving someones life or in some heroic way but the truth is i was skateboarding with my son.will start back this week.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 5/10/2006 10:04:13 AM

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Nice Ol' bikes, you gotta' luv em'...

piniongear, real nice job on yours, without a doubt!

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 5/23/2006 12:34:28 PM

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Pics of my 75' Ironhead project in a Paucho rigid frame.Handmade springer front end
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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 5/23/2006 12:39:04 PM

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One I sold.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 5/28/2006 9:27:32 PM

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Newly aquired 77 xl.

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 5/29/2006 12:50:10 PM

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Hi Blacksmithbilly,
Nice chopper you have there! It reminds me a lot of my first Ironhead (a '69) back in 1976 or 77 except mine was black. I wish I had never sold that bike! Do you know what the rake is on the neck and what length those springers are?

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 6/1/2006 7:23:29 AM

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Thanks, the rake is stock(30deg) and the springer is 20"

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 6/2/2006 3:26:22 PM

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Here's my 82

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 6/5/2006 11:24:40 PM

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Wellp,

Here's some pics of mine right when I bought 'er.
Reccomend that you have autoimage resizing on with IE, I'm too friggin lazy to put in the limiting HTML for size.

http://webpages.charter.net/scrandal/images/Bike/Bike1.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/scrandal/images/Bike/Bike2.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/scrandal/images/Bike/Bike3.jpg
http://webpages.charter.net/scrandal/images/Bike/Bike4.jpg

Not much for custom, but, at least she's a Harley<g>

Wolf, and got plenty of that GoFast Chrome

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RE: Lets See Some Pics Of Ironheads - 6/5/2006 11:32:20 PM

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Really nice looking bike Wolf. I like the paintwork. Looks like deep purple and white? I am hoping you have the running issue solved...........piniongear

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