Fired up and all systems working properly. 1977 Harley Davidson Shovelhead Chopper Bobber Chop project.
Heavily modified post racing life.Īll work done right.
Modified Sportster engine cases originally from drag bike. Super Trapp Exhaust for Evo Sporty modified to fit thunder Heads. Jack Haggeman made the tank and front fender. Many custom machined parts from top to bottom. I havent weighed this beastie, but should weigh in the 375 Lbs. Not so a Klock Werks Sportster, as a stretched tank and. Due to their taller, shorter stance, stock Sportsters seem a bit ungainly next to their rangier Big Twin brethren. Below are more pictures and detail of the Klock Werks chopper. Rear Master Cylinder - from Go Cart Store. The Sportster is a custom motorcycle with a 5-speed transmission and a 74-cubic-inch Harley-Davidson engine. My kids will be fighting over it.Motor built by Duncan Keller Yankee Engineuity, San Jose. Don’t ride it much now, it’s an antique, but I don’t want to give it up either. Back in the early days, only Harley riders waved to Harley riders… and every time you went out on the road the cops would pull you over because you looked like someone who was wanted for something. Back in the day, the saddle bags held 24 cans of beer which didn’t last much during the trip (had to stop to pee more often then for gas to fill the bike), but I could also drive with a case of 24 bottles on my lap if I needed to and if it wasn’t too far. It’s only got about 40,000 miles on it and maybe 1/2 a mile of road rash sliding down the road for one reason or another, otherwise it’s still pretty stock/good shape. but the new S&S carb is leaking fuel every time I shut it down so that will be my project tomorrow. Over the years, I changed out the lifters to solids, put a coffin windshield on, custom leather horse saddle bags and a backrest (so the ‘girlfriend’ didn’t fall off), put on forward controls and last year put on an S&S carb, the keihin finally just wore out. As a matter of fact, I just got the wife’s bike up and running today (650 Silverado, had to look good next to mine) and tomorrow I will pull my putt putt out of the shed and see how she does. Back in 79, took my girlfriend at the time on a 4000 mile trip and afterwards, her not complaining or leaving part way through, I then asked her to marry me. I’ve driven all over the States and Canada with it, and still have it. Suspension: Hydraulic Fork / Twin Shocksīought mine new in Toronto Canada $5100… Honda dealer wouldn’t take a cheque, so had to go to the bank and pay cash, something about looking like a biker and didn’t trust me with a cheque.Displacement: 1200cc’s / 74 Cubic Inches.Engine: Overhead Valve, 45 Degree V-Twin.Street, competition and custom, they are all here awaiting your visit. This Low Rider, on loan from Iowa resident Jeff Ott is just one of dozens of Harley-Davidsons you can see when you visit the National Motorcycle Museum. It was an important time in Harley’s history with new ideas and great expansion in manufacturing volume. Looking back to this era, we also saw 1977 bring us the Harley-Davidson XLCR Cafe Racer, a Sportster variant, as well as the MX250 motorcrosser. Saving design and engineering time, the Sturgis and SuperGlide models were also based on this build approach. The new 80 cubic inch engine arrived in the Low-Rider in 1979, belt drive in a few years as well. The venerable Shovelhead motor, already ten years in production, offered plenty of torque and good sound. Low bars, 32 degree steering head angle, mag wheels with raised white letter tires, a stepped seat, a two-into-one slash cut exhaust and forward foot controls gave the machine a custom look. The Low Rider then outsold all other Harley models. Sales soared on these models as they offered a cool, kicked back look, a low 27 inch seat height which was inviting to women, too. By 1977 the formula was refined and the product got the name Low-Rider.
Starting with the Super Glide, 1971, it proved very successful. Davidson and The Motor Company picked up on this trend and built production machines using the “parts bin” approach. Looking for a lighter appearance, customizers began swapping Sportster forks onto to Harley-Davidson Big Twins.
0 kommentar(er)
