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Ironhead Sporty's are a love/hate relationship. I still have my 1977 XLCH that I bought thru Military New Car Sales. Chances of me selling it are slim to none but I have sworn at that bike more times than I can remember.
One of the biggest money-pits in an IH is the trans. So if you can't take the bike out for a test ride, price it accordingly.
And trusting someone that tells you that "it ran great when I put it away"
Maybe it did and maybe their memory is just faded a bit.
Hope this helps.....
One of the biggest money-pits in an IH is the trans. So if you can't take the bike out for a test ride, price it accordingly.
And trusting someone that tells you that "it ran great when I put it away"
Maybe it did and maybe their memory is just faded a bit.Hope this helps.....
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Do you know of any good companies that specialize in ironhead sportsters ? Is there any good books out there on them. I was thinking the same thing about the lower end and I would have someone rebuild the lower end even if it did shift ok, cause its so old.
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i think in any market, an abandoned forgot about but mostly complete and intact barn find ironhead is around $900-1500. add $1000 if it is running and ridable.. condition means everything on an old vehicle price.. ironheads arnt very rare.. every part is still available for that bike. would make a nice project
The "bottom end" and the transmission are not the same. The bottom end is the crank, flywheels, etc. The transmission is in a separate compartment. Then there is the clutch, primary chain, and engine sprocket. And finally you have the top end - rockers, heads, cylinders and pistons.
To service the bottom end you need to remove all of the other parts, and remove the cases from the frame.
With some good tools, the above manuals, and the help from internet forums you can easily service the top end yourself bringing the parts to a machine shop for evaluation and repair if needed. With more tools and experience you could do everything but the bottom end, and that with still more expertise and tools.
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