This is my scoot its a 71 but i dont know the model i have no idea what parts are original and whats not. Its a good little runner been punched out to 1100cc and is right side shift got a idelbrock quicksilver carb but anyway anyone know a thing about the carb i dont know how to lean it out its a little to rich.

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Your bike appears to be an XLH model because of the electric starter and the side mount oil tank. Someone has removed the kick start lever.

Sportsters were rightside shift up until 1975 when the Feds dictated that all shifting was to be on the left side only. Thank you Honda Motorcycle Company.

The 1971 XLH came with a 3 plus gal gas tank. Yours has the 2.2 gal tank from an XLCH, so someone put it on.

Someone installed risers and different handlebars on your bike.
Your seat looks like it is an aftermarket item. The original was a thin dual seat...and very uncomfortable I might add.

Everything else looks like it is original equipment. My Sporty is a 1971 XLCH and everything on it is pretty much the way they came in 1971, except the paint job and the seat. Well, there are a few other things I did to mine that were not on a 1971, but it is small detail stuff.

I have no idea about your carb. I have never seen one of those before on a bike. I always thought Edlebrock's were a 3 duece set up on a '57 Ford.
Your bike looks good...........pg

 

I bet bike is XLH 72-74 (engine looks a like that) check your VIN# last 2 digits, also model can be solved from 2 first digits But as PG wrote parts might been changed: gastank, front end ??
but fenders and tail light looks a like 71...
That Edelbrock carb is licenced copy of mikuni HS or HSR... Interested how it works...

 

wow. dont wanna hijack the thread, butcan we get more info on that?

also, it looks like the front forks might be a tad longer than stock. though it may be the way the wheel is turned.. also, aftermarket headlight/mount..

nice looking bike indeed.

 

ya Sep your rightI put up the wrong year it is a 72, not a 71. Sorry but fenders may be from other year the frame was yellow at one time and i dont see any yellow under the fenders paint, so maybe off a 71 thanks.
Yes tell us more about the reson all shifting whent right side only PG. why mandate somthing like that?

 

For the 1975 model year, the federal government mandated that all motorcycle controls would become standardized. IE shifters all on the same side--the left. HD initially solved this problem on the Sportster by using the linkage that used to control the rear brake to externally move the shifter to the left. They moved the rear brake to the right and controlled it using a cable. The internals of the transmission were not substantially changed. The 1975 and 1976 models were made that way.

In 1977, HD redesigned the shifter mechanism layout of the transmission, and the shifter shaft came through the primary, so no external linkage was needed any more.

 

And yeah, now that I am finally able to get back online (after 2 days of being knocked off) I'll add to that.......

Fed regulation is also the reason you girls see new(er) bikes that all have 2 throttle cables. The feds decided that a single cable was a safety issue that they would deal with by dictating that all bikes will have 1 cable to open the throttle and a second cable to close the throttle.
This kind of crap just adds to the cost of the machine in my opinion. Fifty years of riding myself and I can say I have never had a throttle hang up.
I have broken throttle cables with the resilt being the slide spring shut the slide barrel immediately, causing me to ride home with left hand on the left bar and the right holding the broken cable to lift the slide. That's a good trick. But a hung throttle? Never has happened to me..........pg

 

Hey pg, you thanked honda for the left side shifter, you have the british to thank for dual cables.my bsa 's throttle hung up open a few times. the old amal carbs were known to have slides wear to the point where the slide would get cocked in the housing and the next thing you know your doin warp speed with no way to shut her down.

 

RatBike...for 1972, if the code starts with 3A your bike began its life as an XLH-1000; if the code starts with a 4A your bike began its life as an XLCH-1000

 

big Cahuna.....
Thank you for that Amal info. I wondered where two cables came from. Oh man, Amal carbs and Lucas electrical! I had forgotten all about those wonderful gifts from our British friends.
I bought my first bike was when I was 13 years old and it was a 1949 BSA 500cc Shooting Star twin. My next was a 1954 BSA 650cc Road Rocket. The third one was a brand new 1960 BSA Spitfire Scrambler 650 twin. Beautiful bike with chrome fenders.
I also had a number of BSA Gold Star singles during those years. All had amal carbs. I cannot remember how many slides I went thru with those machines, but it was many, many.
I have had them wear to the thickness of paper and you could almost see thru them. The edges would wear so thin that they started to dissappear. That forced you to buy a new replacement because the bike would no longer idle smooth. This was caused by the rattling of the slide in the round carb body. The more it wore, the more it rattled. I never had one hang up on me, but I was only a step away from it. I had forgotten that stuff.
So yeah, it makes sense that the reason for 2 cables came from Amal. Thanks again....interesting stuff............pg