Ironhead Sportster ABANDONED for YEARS!

Ironhead Sportster ABANDONED for YEARS! | Will It run?

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4 ай бұрын

Welcome! In this video, we see if we can get this old Ironhead Sportster Going again.....we might even ride it!
Head over to our website if you have a motorcycle you want worked on or want to have a build done on. We can do just about anything from mild to wild, as simple as a basic tune to a full on turbo setup. We've turbocharged a range of different motorcycles including V-twins, Parallel Twins and inline four's - if you can dream it, we can probably build it!
The "will it run" category is a very popular one here on KZfaq - it just so happens that many of the builds we start with are bikes that haven't ran in years, making them a perfect candidate for these videos.
This bike actually wanted to come back to life - the bones of it are good, the engine (though a little low on compression) seems to be in decent shape, and other than missing quite a bit of stuff - this bike will be back to running shape in no time. If you have any questions/comments/concerns, drop a comment.
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@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

If you enjoyed this, check out my most recent Full Custom Build - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r652nslksNbHg5c.html

@peterfowler8044 3 ай бұрын

40 years as a motorcycle mechanic and I absolutely love your videos :) !

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@der_schildi7292 3 ай бұрын

My second Motorcycle was a 1974 Ironhead Sportster! I loved her and we had 8 Years of fun together ❤❤

@markbrletic9157 3 ай бұрын

You’re a Legend bro! I’ve got a 99 hd 883 and wish you could work your magic on her. Thank you doing an old Harley!

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

For sure, I appreciate it. There's going to be a lot more Harley content on this channel this year - Version 2.0 of the Buell "PSiclone" is up next, the bike is a wheelie machine now. You'll get a kick out of it. Cheers!

@AceCafeBikes 3 ай бұрын

Saving them one at a time ❤❤

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike, you and me both!

@JR-bj3uf Ай бұрын

'70s vintage Ironhead, the bike that turned me off of Harley-Davidson for the rest of my life. I walked into a dealership when I was maybe 17 or 18. I was looking closely at a Sportster. The sales guy made be feel less that welcome but the guy at the Honda store talked bikes with me. I guess that's why over half or the 60 or so bikes I have owned have been Hondas. With the exception of my Buell M2 Cyclone not one Harley. (Oh. . . and Harley will not admit to having anything to do with Buell.) That was a very fun video! There are lots of abandons Ironheads out there.

@Charger1908 3 ай бұрын

Man I’ve been wrenching for more years than I care to admit and I still learned something today from you. I liked the brake cylinder in the ultra sonic cleaner, never seen that before.

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was pretty badly clogged, I was surprised it worked tbh.

@johnranallo424 Ай бұрын

Excellent editing and fast motion! Made it fun to watch. Good work too.

@Scummy_shovel 3 ай бұрын

Love finding them like this. Glad I found your channel

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, welcome aboard.

@jpabrams1976 3 ай бұрын

Skip skip boom boom 💥 I've had best luck with points on the old irons

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

This whole ordeal made me understand why a lot of old timers throw electronic ignitions in the garbage. Would've turned right over with clean, adjusted points.

@jpabrams1976 3 ай бұрын

@@DoctorMotorcycle lot of guys back in the day would have a bad coil and just throw whatever on it ,and wrong ohms melts down the pick up ignition coil, when I had my 79 bastard it was electronic ign. Swapped right over to blue streak points for a 66 nova 2 from auto zone

@RustyInventions-wz6ir Ай бұрын

Just found your channel and subscribed. Very nice project bike

@chago_8836 2 ай бұрын

Subscribed instantly great video!!!

@steverollins4690 3 ай бұрын

Great job 👏

@joachimboussoumah9994 3 ай бұрын

Good old beasty. Have you had a lot of exp with HDs ? Electric circuit can be... temperamental 😅 Looking forward to follow this project !

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Yeah EVO sportster are mostly what I work on these days, that's why I had a complete ignition laying around including the timing cup. And yeah, I've head the bikes w/Generators can be a pain. It's 40+ years old, it's the type of stuff you expect. Cheers!

@SmittyInVegas 3 ай бұрын

Great job. I flipped so many of those Ironhead sportsters. I used to bring a spray bottle of Awesome, soak em down while they were tied down in the back of my pick up. I would blast them off at the car wash on the way home. 😅 Smitty in Vegas

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

😂

@JR-bj3uf Ай бұрын

They look so much more hopeful when they are clean!

@INORBET 3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah ❤ love the Harley stuff , I’ve got myself a 2010 iron 883 first ever Harley , some say it’s not a “Real one” lol but I think it’s the best 😂😂❤❤

@marcusnatschke4426 3 ай бұрын

always great vids. Gonna do this one up as a custom bike too? or gonna get her running and flip it?

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm leaning towards selling it right now but if I can sell a turbo kit I'm fabbing up right now I might end up keeping it and doing a bare bones build. We'll See 🤘

@puridade1 3 ай бұрын

good job doc

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@gregwillis7767 3 ай бұрын

You must have known the motor wasn't locked, cause you started by washing, then opened up a fresh looking 1:16 carburetor. I'm still doing the "back and forth" with a breaker bar on the crankshaft nut first thing myself. I've had guys bring me (just purchased) bikes needing "just a battery", that had been locked up for years!

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Yeah I always have a good Carb laying around to use for occasions like this. I don't like working on dirty stuff, hence me washing it first. Even if a motor is locked, you can usually un-stick it with Marvel Mystery Oil and application of heat. Funny you mention the "just needs a battery" thing, I was just talking about this the other day. Usually it's a small list of things to get roadworthy, lol. -Doc

@gregwillis7767 3 ай бұрын

@@DoctorMotorcycle I'm happy to hear that the Mystery Oil and Heat usually works, cause I've had to pull engines, pry up cylinders enough to cut the connecting rod, then beat the piston out with a 2x and sledge! Of course, this was in a "dirt floor shop" and I was a child, but they hired me full time cause I "didn't have a home". When in doubt, replace the oil pump - or just replace it anyway was a good practice..

@barryjorrie 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to own a bike like that ❤❤

@nickmassey9104 3 ай бұрын

Gotta love old zkool mechanical 😂

@havegrinderwilltravel5 3 ай бұрын

So kool.mate 👍

@corporalclegg914 3 ай бұрын

08:40 “the Law” was probably watching KZfaq or hulu. no harm = no foul

@motofugga 24 күн бұрын

What was wrong with the points? Could you have fixed it without going electronic?

@josesitoog1560 3 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sgtfroman 3 ай бұрын

What year is this bike?

@MerlinZener 3 ай бұрын

1:00 what's that stuff you're spraying on it after the water?

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

WD-40

@MerlinZener 3 ай бұрын

LOL, thanks :) @@DoctorMotorcycle

@kurupuru2436 3 ай бұрын

I've been dreaming to have a Harley oneday, but to buy a harley in my country is expensive as fuk.. I dont think i can afford it 😅

@secondchancegarage 3 ай бұрын

Good job. Now turbo it! Lol.

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

hehe, you know I will

@chadbain559 3 ай бұрын

79 ironhead?? I have 2 lol

@danielorlando8172 3 ай бұрын

Looks like you need a sprocket

@deankidd1743 3 ай бұрын

83 Ironhead?

@IgnisMan 3 ай бұрын

😃💪🤘👍

@RougeSanta 3 ай бұрын

Whomever abandoned this gem should be jailed

@DoctorMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

The crazy thing is it looks like the whole motor was gone through - The valves are brand new, it has squeaky clean .020" over pistons, cross hatching that looks like it was just honed and then.....someone couldn't get it to start and gave up.