1973 XLCH Ironhead

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An unmolested example of a pure Sportster. It's not chopped, bobbed or dropped. Just a clean old school XLCH. FYI I added the sticker and the fork boots and it sure did make it look nice.

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Back in the 70s my late friend had a 73 and I had the 77, his 73 inspired me to buy my mine, mainly due to the sound, power and the spit fire it gave off at night under open throttle, the sound of yours brought back memories, it's beautiful, thanks for sharing.

mbriggs

I had a '73 back in late '70s and '80s. That is beautiful. Back in the '70s, Sportsters were nothing like the EVOs that came later. I felt like I was on a dirt bike when I rode my sisters 883 and later 1200. The old Sportys had that solid look and from the side, you can see no daylight.

rickvia

bought a 73 Sportster in 75 for $2, 000 when I was 20. Wish I had kept it. Mine was almost identical. Thank you for the ride and memories.

zonkeru

I bought a 76 in crates. Almost finished. Made a few upgrades, electronic ignition, nitrogen shocks, progressive springs, bigger tanks, Mikuni carb.. No part left untouched. Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

chrisrestifo

You've just inspired some design additions to a 74' custom resto job I'm doing currently. I was thinking about cleaning up the case covers with a nice black but I thought it wouldn't look right without taking everything apart and painting the whole thing. Now I see it looks awesome with just the covers painted. Nice job on this one, man. Love to see these Ironheads getting the attention they deserve.

For people looking to buy one, just a little TLC to get it into shape and you'll have yourself a reliable bike that will easily get you to Sturgis and back, nomatter where you are. Treat 'em nice and they'll do the same to you. The AMF name is tarnished and people speak rumors of troubles with these bikes but I've never seen a case that couldn't be remedied with a bit more information about the bike and understanding of the period. If you look at it optimistically, AMF actually held Harley Davidson above water until the family could buy it back. Without these AMF bikes Harley Davidson wouldn't even be a thing today.

McCraeTRP

In my humble opinion one of the best looking "sport" bikes to come off the production line.

WhiteNacho

Man, sweet bike! I have a 1974 I just bought in a basket. I will hopefully be starting it this weekend to see if the engines any good. It Sat in a garage since 1998. I've spent hours getting the brakes rebuilt, flushing the oil and gas tanks, replacing fuel line and carb rebuild. Wish me luck!

vulgarhyena

Right side shifting was the rule back in the days. All the British bikes and Harley were on the right. The shifter move over to the left fouled things up the first year they did it. They had to put a rod out through the primary cover. The only reason they did that was all the new Japanese bikes were on the left. The Japanese flooded the market with small bikes. California (of course) started demanding standardization of controls for 'safety.' Harley had to comply. Right side shifting was a natural choice. Thanks, Toshiro, you pud.
I had a '77 XLCH I bought new and it had clunky left side shifting. Your bike is really nice. And shifts better, no doubt.

timcarter

I really like this sportster. There is something really nice seeing a clean, nearly stock one with a bit of flash to it. Chops get a bit old after awhile.

JerryWick

Nice!!!! I've also got a 73 XLCH black in color, lowered. I have a 38 millimeter Mikuni round slide carb on mine with a Dyna ignition, I went through the top end on mine about 4 seasons back it runs really strong!!! Nothing sounds like an old Ironhead!!!

ckelley

It really does sound good with those pipes !...

thejackel

Beautiful. Perfect. Inspiration to restore my just-acquired 1970. Thank you.

michaelhaddan

I have a 1972 ...you did a great build.

hdrk

Very nice '73 Sportster. Thanks for sharing. I bought a XLCH new back in 1976. First street bike I ever owned. Harley had switched the shifter and brake location by then. The shifter used a steel cable routed to the right side that year. AMF owned HD back in those days and had let the quality control of the Harley-Davidson bikes go down. Your video still makes me wish I had my ' 76. This old man still rides too ....a twenty year old Wide Glide.Thanks again for sharing the video.

Butch