My dad owned a 77 iron head. He used to put me on the tank and let me take over the controls (w some help of course) on the back roads when I was like 4 or 5 years old. He bought it in baskets and built it before I was alive and owned it till I was almost 20 years old. I used to get it out when he was at work and I was on summer break and rip it up and down the road at like 14 or 15 years old lol . Now im hooked I can't stay off motorcycles if it's 30 degrees or more and not wet or snowy I'm usually on them

I have the same exact red bike, just got it out of storage and rode it for the first time in about 30 years. I bought it new in 1977 from Brewster Harley-Davidson in Brewster NY. Have the original bill of sale stating that I paid $3250 for the bike in April of 1977 (That was a lot of money back then), I also took the exhaust off when it was new and swapped it with drag pipes and I also still have the original exhaust system with that same part number. That is the factory installed seat that came with the bike, I thought it looked very cheaply made and I replaced mine with a better quality seat. Felt good to ride it again, but it was a lot more fun back in 1977 when there were no other people driving around while sending text messages, and there were no deer running out in front of you in the roadway....

Ken Kaplan for president 2020 🇺🇸 “make two strokes great again”

I need to convince my old man to buy this in memory of the one he had just like it. He used to put my brother and i on the gas tank an ride us around. My grandmother would loose her mind i heard lol

I have number 10. Dad has it. Both mom and dad got ran off the road in 1979 in riche canyon, Ca and lived. He rebuilt it at Ken Mogi transmission shop in riverside,ca. Dad gave me the Pink. Ready to ride! Oh it’s in black!

Thanks ken for reminding us just how cool these iron head sportsters look and sound! Love the red on this bike!

Am I the only one who thinks this guy looks like a mix of danzig and wolverine?

I can't wait till next year and finish my 1977 xlh

My number one dream Harley

My dad worked for Harley Davidson AMF era. Kenny when you talk about how you felt when your dad bought you the GT 80 My first real bike with a clutch was the X 90 It was a love affair

It is worth more than the nada book I'd say with the exhaust $15k Take it or leave it

My favorite bike ever. Sound, lines, everything perfect.

Def nice bike for sure , very rare to see in original clean condition Great service and job once again mr Kaplan

Long ,low,vintage, & those pipes .a mans motorcycle.I liked that black road king w/the big chrome headlight,then that 72 1200 sport then this & the red & gold tassel bike.what a collection, a marine gas tank.

I can totally understand why Shaelyn picked this as her favorite Harley Davidson, out of the man's collection. That's a very beautiful red paintjob!

Just bought one for 500 dollars! I can only dream of it ever looking this good once I’m done fixing it.

Two dreams, my great dream !!! Harley❤Davidson , i like this simphony !!!!

My best friend had a late 70s 1000 sporty :) we had a sportster phase I had a 89/1200 great bikes lots of fun !

Man classic 👏👌🇺🇸

Great bike. You guys sold a white and red 1974 XLCH1000 a couple years ago that I still think about. I really wish I had bought that bike. It was one of the coolest sportster I've ever seen. I can't remember what it sold for, but it was very reasonable considering how awesome it was.

I put a fender hugging seat on my 77 and a 16" rear tire to lower it for me. I still have the original owners manual too, wish I had the bike still. Mine was this exact red also. I was one lucky person to have had and rode a machine identical for 12 years.

I think the original pipes are 2 into one like I had on my 77 1,000 . I took the original handle bars off and had installed 12 inch pull backs. The two into one's exhaust sound just as loud and the drag pipes.

I have a 77 xlch 1 owner totally origanal 12 thousand original miles w/ kick and starter and title and she's my favorite

Right up my Alley..sportys are so light,agile&snappy..that's it,I'm moven to Rockville!!!

That baby sounds Devine 😍

I have a 72 XLCH I am building,... numbers match, only had one previous owner, who had the engine rebuilt and only put on 6k miles before he passed away. I am in Cali and had it shipped from Michigan,... I upped to a 74-77 style forks and so I can have the same front brakes as this bike,....

Awesome Bike

Its worth.16,000.plus I think I had a 1981.lovely bike.rare your right.

Without a dout.....the sexiest oil bag harley ever made🇺🇸

This guy makes me laugh, I’d love to see his reaction from some random person asks for his autograph.

Oh WOW......YES PLEASE !!!!!!!

Good video of a beautiful bike. Nice job Kaplan Cycles. Not to put a fine line on it but it is not an XLCH its an XLH. It looks like it has a points cover from a 77 XLCR someone held back the #1 points cover.

Recently picked up an all stock 1975 xlh . Hard to get parts for if needed.

I have that bike in that color. I have the 2 into 1 exhaust but switch to the single pipes because the 2 in 1 do too good of a job and you can really hear all the top end, bottom tractor motor sounds the engine makes. Loud pipes cover noisy clacky engines and save lives too.

love sporty's you can pick up newer ones cheap now irf i wasnt 6ft 320 pounds lol

In the movie "Chrome and hot leather" sometime in the early 70s I saw the first XLCH 1000 being rifden by a hippie. I temember it was a shiny chopper with lots of chrome parts. Ride to live.. live to ride!

Fantastic - a true, real Harley . . Between then and now they have somehow lost the look with Sportsters, If Harley gave me a job in the styling department I'd be looking at this bike for inspiration . . .

found one in England bidding on it

I have a 77 sportster, need to fix it up I see

This is a Beauty, I wonder what they ended up getting in auction, anyone know?

Who do you suggest to do work on the older bikes in your area or in ct?

I have a 1975 that is like brand new 😊

XLH Sportster

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Needs a kicker to be sweet bike , but its nice bike

Damn Bro!

That "Ham Can" air cleaner cover gotsta go !, covers up way too much of that beautiful motor !...

Man that bike looks too small for that guy, lol. Nice bike!!!

I have that same bike here in philippines 1977 xlch .color black...sadly there is no available parts here in philippines 😅

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we had a 77 like this in black it wasnt in as good condition as this

Got a ? For you ken - are the 1983 xlx ironhead sportster getting rare to come across? I’m in New England and I haven’t seen any around nor for sale anywhere ive looked. Trying to get a professional opinion like yours , if you can find time to elaborate on this model ironhead. Thanks

How much you want ? For that nice sporty!! 👍👍👍🤔

Did anybody see what they listed this for? or what it sold for?

Or looks just like the dude in christine the dude with the side burns I think it is him

Is this for sale? If so where can I see pricing? Great video by the way!

Is a electric start sporty a xlch?

10 k? no way in hell i got a 77 same as in the video but with some upgrades but 80% stock and only 17250 miles

cherry bike get rid of the old ladys plant cart under the bay window and put that bike in its place 😎

It’s a xl not a xlch . It’s got a starter as well as the large oil tank & battery.xlck had the square oil tank & a small battery . The xlch had high comp pistons & large valves with hp cams .nice bike but definitely not a xlch .thats not the stock exhaust there aftermarket 77 had mufflers .

Isn't it an XLH ? XLCH is kick only 💁‍♂️🏍

God bless Todd, because if I was him, that piece would’ve been in my living room while I did a Chong and spakled my neighbor while rev bombing the s#!^ of it!

Yellow spark plug wires?

Looks a bit to small on you kap

its kind of stupid what they get for exhaust for a motorcycle when you can get custom dual exhaust for a car or truck for less then half the price

Not an XLCH is an XLH no kick start.

Thats NOT an XLCH. its an XLH. BUT NICE BIKE OTHERWISE

XLH, not an XLCH

To the AMF haters, ‘ In your neck.’