Nice bike. There's a lot to be said for the start it and go of modern engineering as opposed to the days of standing next to your bike with your tongue hanging out and a tired leg from ten minutes of kicking because you haven't adjusted the points lately. Speaking from experience.
Absolutely correct. I left from San Berdoo, went to Missoula then on to Sturgis then home in seven days and had a nice ride. It's great to just put your hand on the throttle and the other resting by the rear rocker box and just enjoying the ride. The one thing I really liked was the gas gauge. I do think that modernization has gone off the rails a tad with GPS, cup holders, cell phone holders, wide screen touch pads, and heaven knows what else. What's next, curb feelers?
Never owed one , but repaired plenty of blown base gaskets . Operator error of not allowing them to fully warm up before blasting off .
I've got two AMF ironhead Sportsters. I like em pretty good, don't handle near as well as my Beezers, but thsy got starter ****ons.
Very cool! The XLCHs were pretty reliable as long as they received a little attention and tuneup. I didn't really deserve to have my '74 XLCH when I was 19-20 as alcohol got more of my attention than the Sportster did.
A good friend of mine had an XLCH years ago. When he had trouble starting it he said XLCH stood for Xtra Large Charley Horse after kicking on it for ages!
There are some basic design nuts on car-engined bikes which have for the most part not quite been cracked.
Stretched Moto Guzzi, with an aircooled Tatra 2.5 litre V8. Works nicely. No radiator to have to package. Video too...
Here is me with my practice wife 30+ years ago. First bike I built. Shovelhead chopper with no front brakes. Springer front end with no shock. Kick start only, probably why my right knee today is sore most days. No horn and no turn signals. Oil tank mounted on the front. No p***enger seat for the wife….fender only. LOL
No shock, no problem. No front brake, so? Kicker builds character. No turn signals, just point. No Horn, yelling usually works. No seat on rear, that's what towels are for. Should have been a jockey.
No front fender. Headlight blocks the water stream from the tire in the rain No rear suspension......lighter, who cares about your back 30 years later. F**XEVO sticker on the hard tail. Look close......speaks for itself. Lol
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