1983 Harley Davidson Ironhead

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[allandrake]

Ironheads are so basic they are a joy to work on, a good factory manual and a lots of blue loctite and you're ready to roll.

[TheNotoriousB.E.E.F]

Love ironheads so much I have 3. 65 XLCH, 67 XLH and a 68 XLCH. Planning on getting an 82 XLH for my lady

[CountryHouseGent]

Yeah, this is the one for me. :)

That stand's got attitude, quite literally. I never lean a bike that far over, not even when I'm riding. :D

[charger]

I'm not trying to tell you what to do but you really should let the older Harleys warm up for a few minutes before you take off. It's really better for the bike. Ask any Cat that's into the older H-D's, they'll tell you the same. Please don't be mad, just trying to save you some blown gasket problems on the older Harleys.

[michaelhutson]

you should really warm it up Sean; i regret the few times i haven't really warmed up my '06 XL1200C...after the initial warm up of the day you can get away with starting and taking off pretty quickly though!

[dfcvda]

i have the 89 version, last year of the ironheads...oh its in England, dont worry I shall return when finished with it..

[lemons]

just got one for $500, hasn't been registered since 2004 it looks like. belonged to the guys father. It's sat outside covered for awhile when I got it, I think it was stored inside for a few years though. Fuel tank was drained, Haven't started working on it yet. I think i'll just put a battery in and some gas just to see where i'm at with it. Sounds unrealistic but it would be neat if it just works lmao.

[Joshg]

diddo what dj said. i know you dont buy a lot of these older harleys but they really need to warm up before riding to let the gaskets expand and seat right.

[billyking]

Iron heads have a great sound and pull well I would buy it to add to my stable

[boomerguy]

Harley's have bushings in the JIFFY stand which has a different working mechanism from a regular kickstand. The weight of the motorcycle locks the jiffy (patented name from a long, long time ago) stand into a slot to keep it from retracting to its parallel position above the ground. Another reason for the bike leaning so much is the profile of the tires may be different. When I replaced the factory Dunlop's with the same nominal profile Metzeler's, the new tires were so tall that my bike leaned like the one in the video. I had to add a Bung King 1" bushing to the bottom (horizontal) part of the jiffy stand. So, the previous owner of this Ironhead may be innocent.

[Johnclark]

I used to own one of those, it was a fun bike until I realized that I had to keep fixing it in order for it to keep running, I sold that piece of garbage, and bought a 1986 Honda gold wing, best motorcycle I ever owned, and I have owned many. Most were all Honda motorcycles.

[edgarserna]

I got an 82 that was sitting for about 8 years parked and dead. I put a new battery on last week and sprayed it with starter fluid fired right up. Went and put new spark plugs and gas in the tank she's ready for a run

[garlandv]

I would like to buy my first bike but wish the video wasn't from 5yrs ago

[AbrahamLechLacha]

Those bridges look like they are from Sleepy Hollow...

[nathanpratt]

The kickstand is broken, on those bikes the kickstand will rest up against the primary chain area of the case when they break

[WrenchingIrons]

I would have buy it in a heart beat brother, if only I was in the states!!! @srkcycles

[brandonsmith]

If you get any more Harley-Davidsons for around that price please let me know as that is what I am looking for

[juliancrooks]

Is it still for sale, it reminded me of my first bike

[grindsoul]

Sean, how tall are you? I'm thinking of picking this bike up in a few months. If the weather stays forgiving, maybe sooner

[tkong]

I fouund one of theese for 1500 but im 6'6 do you think i can fit u really sold me on a vulcan tho