Go Sportsters

[vernon dent]

Originally Posted by Colemanfu

axis - are your sure? This link lists it as a sportie???

http://www.harleyshopper.net/index.p...d&form_id=5785


I was thinking sportie or would not have put up the pix. Sorry guys. Not a big deal either way - I still like it.

the orange one is a big twin. the link you posted is a sporty. guess they came in both flavors. no biggie.

[vernon dent]

Originally Posted by MoxNix

Roy's bike-


Just copy the image address from SmugMug and paste between [IMG][/IMG]

as soon as i saw the pics and the price, i jumped on this iron head like a hobo on a ham sandwich. already sent the dough.
getting a few shipping quotes.
ha ha, its mine, all mine!

[ed_in_az]

Here's my '05 Sportster. Sept. '09 with a storm moving in.

[Bloodweiser]

Originally Posted by deerslayR

Guess I'll hafta check in here occasionally now that Raj has gone to the dark side.

[Mattbastard]

Originally Posted by ed_in_az

Here's my '05 Sportster. Sept. '09 with a storm moving in.

Nice, black, rubber mount, carb'd, cast wheels. Good choice.

[Mattbastard]

Doin' my part to keep one alive! This is the $1500 89 I showed off in the Cheap Bike Challenge thread, getting a fresh set of gaskets. This part is resealing the case halves, my favorite part of any rebuild.

Split the halves,


clean good with carb cleaner, apply Yamabond,



Let it set up for about 10 min, smoosh em' together



Leave the small bead as proof of what you did.



God I love winter projects.

[MoxNix]

Originally Posted by axis power

as soon as i saw the pics and the price, i jumped on this iron head like a hobo on a ham sandwich. already sent the dough.
getting a few shipping quotes.
ha ha, its mine, all mine!

Try uship.com

[vernon dent]

Originally Posted by MoxNix

Try uship.com

thanks,
already getting bids from uship. have used them to transport a few bikes.

[Benjava]

Originally Posted by Mattbastard

apply Yamabond,

I know everybody loves Yamabond but there is more than one kind, which one are you using?
thanks

[Mattbastard]

Originally Posted by Benjava

I know everybody loves Yamabond but there is more than one kind, which one are you using?
thanks

4 is the original McCoy
5 is for high vibration areas
6b is for high heat
7 is for rubber grips and whatnot
14 is a thread locker

I used 4, but now that I know this I might should've used 5

[Deano955]

Originally Posted by Moyle

]I bought an 86 that was stock and tired looking. I put some sport into her along with a new look. 15 in. shocks, new fork springs with added pre-load, four piston front caliper for more sport. Spent some time and money changing her look too. Haven't ridden it on the street yet, don't actually like ridding it. Tried to attach photo with out luck. Operator error. Hey, I'm new! still can't

Moyle's Sporty

[dbarale]

Some nice bikes in here! I don't care for the big HD but I always thought that a scrambled/touring sportster would be cool. The "big" problem is the small tank. Are there any cheap options to increase tanks capacity without going to a dual tank setup?

[Murf2]

The factory tank off a Custom model is probably the best bang for the buck. It's listed at 4.5 gal. That is usually optimistic. Should get about a 200 mile range. That's farther than I'd want to ride one in one setting.

Murf2

[rouser]

My current personal Sporty, this moto has been all over the U.S. as well as across mainland Mexico, and the full length of Baja. It still has mud from a patch of construction road that was on the Spine of the Devil from Durango, Mex to Mazatlan back in 2008.

[gusanito]

Originally Posted by rouser

My current personal Sporty, this moto has been all over the U.S. as well as across mainland Mexico, and the full length of Baja. It still has mud from a patch of construction road that was on the Spine of the Devil from Durango, Mex to Mazatlan back in 2008.

I like it. No nonsense, minimal machine. Excellent gas gauge.