![]() All new electronics, including E.I., 2” multi-function Dakota digital speedometer & electronic key switch. Made my own electrical harness with soldered/heat shrunk terminations. Frame & tank have med blue pin striping done by hand. All joints are molded and painted with House of Colors and 7 clear coats. 1” frame was triple re-welded with discreet gussets added for strength and straightened at the Frame Man in Sacramento, Ca. 1.5” Kevlar primary belt drive & nickel plated o-ring secondary chain drive. Some features = All new gears/bearings in 64’ 4 speed tranny. All is documented in mine & previous owner’s receipts. Too many parts & modification issues to mention. Motor was modified and balanced to suit my needs for performance & reliability. Motor & tranny were rebuilt with best parts, (pistons, rings, bearings, gears, cam, valves, etc.) heads ported & welded for long reach plugs. ![]() No oil leaks….I expressed this point when motor/tranny were rebuilt to my medium spec’s. 1 or 2 sets of 3 kicks to start when cold. Bike is in near perfect shape and it is a “1 kicker” when warm. Complete frame-up restoration done 6K miles ago. Wheels ($1,800 for both) are laser cut & TIG welded steel!. Narrow Glide springer front end is believed to be custom made by Denver’s Choppers (from previous owners documented paperwork). Frame is an original late 60’s/early 70’s Jammer frame with DRF serial #. Motor is a 82’ 80” Police Edition Shovel. I pay $276 a year for insurance up to the limit of $20K. (very rare to find, w/matching motor/frame #’s). Yup, no shit! It is “Not a special construction “…concerning financing, DMV & insurance issues. Harley Chopper, 1970’s style custom build. This is one of the original old ones that survived. This bike screams! Covered in garage & on battery tender at all times. Have receipts for everything & previous owners receipts also for precise documentation. No expense was spared & everything was done RIGHT. Custom sissy bar and custom Le Para king/queen seats. ($500 in chrome nuts & bolts) Most chrome was replaced due to scratch‘s or microscopic pits. All bolts converted to Allen’s w/caps & nuts to bullet acorns wherever possible. E.I., 2” multi function Dakota digital speedometer & electronic key switch. All new gears & bearings in 64’ 4 speed tranny. Bike is in perfect shape and it is a “1 kicker” when warm.(kick start only). Wheels ($1,500) are laser cut & TIG welded steel. Narrow Glide springer front end is believed to be custom made by Denver’s Choppers. Frame is an original late 60’s/early 70’s Jammer with DRF serial #. Not a “special construction“…concerning financing, DMV & insurance issues. Titled as 1970 HD (very rare, & w/matching motor/frame #’s). What’s worth noting is that the chopper is going with no reserve.1970’s style Custom Harley Chopper. Mecum does not provide any technical details on the two-wheeler, and it’s not venturing into making a guess as to how much it is expected to fetch. It also looks extremely fresh, thanks to the warm blue custom fuel tank (hinting to an Indian Larry build) and rear fender that complement the cold of the exposed engine, exhaust, and wheels. It’s raked build makes it look aggressive, though not as long as other bikes of the segment. The one we have here pays tribute to the custom choppers of the 1970s. Like all other Harleys, it was quickly adopted by custom shops and turned into different things entirely. Harley started making Sportsters in 1957 and launched them into the wild sporting four-stroke, V-twin engines, at first from the Ironhead family, and later on using the famed Evolution. It comprises 36 motorcycles owned by the museum’s Rick Salisbury, and the 1971 Harley-Davidson Sportster chopper seen here is one of them. One prominent such display of bikes is by the Legends Motorcycles Museum in Springville, Utah. In all, 1,750 bikes are listed for sale, either on their own or as part of collections. Before this happens, though, the year opens with the Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycle auction at the end of January.Īs usual, the auction house is flooding the market with old, vintage, rare, or custom builds. That means we’ll probably be getting all those juicy gatherings like Mama Tried, Congregation, or Born-Free again. The coming year is shaping up to mark a relative return to normalcy.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |