Thanks Man...

I originally planned to go with the old school look, but I could not figure out a way to mount a light in the big number plate. This was different, easy and free. Wheelies...

Thanks Man👍🏼

NitroRoo Thanks Man! Such a fun project, and SO much fun to ride...

Thanks Man...

50 years old, eight months out of a broken tibia and fibula, and just skated a pool last night...

@@JoelTarquin21 55 and broke my tibia in 2 places and my fibula in one sept 1 2019 .got a 14 inch long half inch diameter stainless rod in there now as well first broken bones in over 30 years of racing motorcycles guess how that happened .why riding an xs650 flat track bike i built now im building a 1200 sporty hooligan class bike so i can race both classes ill never quit

+dvac9 I have a K&N air filter kit. I just cut the cover to make it look a little cooler, still keep roost out from the front while flat tracking, and let more air in. Not sure it makes any difference, but I didn't like the big clunky air cover that it came with.

This bike is pretty much done. Looking into an FXR OR FXDX project.

1998 Sportster 1200.

+Joe LeMoine I could not find any 19" tires that i liked that could hold up to wheelies and burn outs. Plus, the 19" wheel made my stock gearing way too tall, which took all the fun out of the bike. I love the look of the 19's, but the 16" is way more practical for street use.

Builtwell Tracker bars, and some 4.5" riders from Custom Chrome. Glad you liked the vids...

I put heavy duty fork springs and 20 weight oil.

Thanks for the tip, I’ll try it tomorrow,thanks for the video

James Polucha I also installed some Burly Brand preload adjusters, that screw onto the top of the fork tube.

I would love an orange and black peanut tank.last time I looped out a wheelie was thirty four years ago. Hope it does not happen again any time soon. I'm keeping my foot on the brake pedal, and hoping for the best...

+Joel Tarquin. How would you rate your Sportster as easy, moderate or hard to continue to ride a wheelie? Any bikes you can say are easy to ride wheelies?

I have owned, or raced more than sixty motorcycles. The Harleys are by far the most difficult to wheelie. They are heavy, they don't typically have the mid and top end punch, they don't rev out as high and the weight is generally distributed further forward than most any other style of bike. If you want to buy a bike to learn to wheelie, the un-disputed champ of "easy to wheelie" bikes would be an old XR/XL 500. Old XT 600s are also awesome. As for modern bikes, the KTM Duke, or most any other big single cylinder dual sport is awesome. If you like nicer, or more exotic bikes, all of the Ducati Monsters and Hyper Motards are wheelie machines...

Thanks James. I found the header at some hippies used bike parts sale, when I went over to pick up a front wheel. The muffler is from Cone Industries. Wheelies,

Darren Fortin Got it off EBay. Don't know who makes it, but I see the exact seat all the time.

Ok awesome! I will check that out. You also said in your first video that 83-02 were the best years to buy, due to the hard mounted motor? Did i hear that correctly? and if you dont mind me asking what that means? I was thinking of getting something with fuel injection, but it sounds like that doesnt matter.

The newer bikes have rubber mounted motors. I think they are a bit heavier and maybe a bit larger. If you are building for looks. It won't matter at all. If you are building a race bike, some might say that the rubber mounts rob a bit of horse power.

Awesome info! Thank you very much!!

Thanks Man. Cost all depends upon how much you can find a Sporty for, how resourceful you are, and how trick you want your parts to be. You could make a lot of progress on a Sporty with as little as $1000 if you are smart about it. I got lots of free stuff, otherwise I think I would be in for about $6500 with all the trick parts I have now.

Joel Tarquin Alright cool man thanks a lot, and would you recommend this type of bike to beginning riders? Because for me this would be my ideal bike being that i like both harleys and old cafe racers.

This is an awesome bike for ANYBODY!!!

Another Sporty. Belonged to a friend that died while we were skating a pool. I was holding it until I was able to get it shipped to his family.

joracer1 The FTR is the only Indian that is not on my list of ugliest bikes ever made, and I think it is a really cool idea. As for HD, I have never understood how such a once successful company could be so out of touch with what is actually in demand. Every bike in their current lineup needs customization before I would even ride it...

Broke my tib and fib, skateboarding in an empty pool. However, I do have quite a titanium parts collection from motorcycle crashes as well...

I raise up the front forks when riding on the street for two reasons: First, I can use all the travel, which is needed for wheelies. Secondly, when the forks are higher it makes the head angle less aggressive, which is better for street. Lowered forks make the bike turn much tighter, better on the dirt track...

98' Sportster 1200

+Joel Tarquin would aa 650 work just as good ? I'm not going to do the racing just a little off road but I want the look of it

+MTB Ginger Lots of 650 trackers. You can make a cool tracker out of lots of things...

JazzzMee 2 Not yet. It is SO damn fun to ride that I have not tried yet. But I'm planning to sell it as soon as I have the time...

ConditionRed I have 15" and 13"...

k ent shuster Maybe you should learn to read. The title is “How to build a Harley dirt tracker ON A BUDGET”, not “ How to build the ULTIMATE Harley dirt tracker”. Big difference! Of course I would like a fork brace, or a custom paint job, a chain drive, a peanut tank, and many other things. But this entire project only cost about $4000 (including the bike) and I was able to finish on the podium numerous times, learned to ride Harley wheelies, and made lots of new friends. Best $4000 bucks I ever spent.