I had a 1974 XLCH sportster for my first Harley. It was a mess when I got it,so parted it onto garage floor COMPLETELY. Reassembled it how I wanted it. Was definitely a one kick bike! Crammed it up with a set of Andrews "Y" grind cams,left the electric start on the floor too! Was the fastest,smoothest run in sportster around! Cleaned up all the imperfections in the heads,polished exhaust ports,left swirl marks from burr bit in the intake ports for better fuel/air mix. Turn he idle up a bit on that sporty,you're beating up the valves unnecessarily!
If you tune them up they can start first kick every time He flooded it in first instance before attempting to start Eventuality runs real nice with strong even idle for a sporster. very nice bike.I would of fixed the throttle cable and gone for a ride
I had 68 at 17 called it goofy foot brakes shifter backwards. Your starts whole lot nicer than mine did I had to leave 30 minutes early coz you never knew got big twin 72 FLH at 20 I'm 58 it's 10 ft away behind dining RM table waiting for spring have great life peace
@@SiggyCloudHaha, I was about to say the same thing. If it was a chick starting it, COOL. If it was a wimp starting it, weak! At least it started...eventually! lol
At least it sounds like a Motorcycle and not a lawnmower like the newer Harley's .if it has no kick start or chain it's just a rubber-band bike ...be proud you own a REAL Motorcycle ..
The best sounding of all the Harley's motors ever made but also the most troublesome vibrating shaking motors. I had one and one was enough...everything on it had to be locktited .. also the ironheads came with solid lifters so the valves had to be adjusted around every 4 thousand miles. The oil cap gets very hot on your leg too..
I owned a 68' right side shift 4 speed. Raked the front a touch w/ an 80s front end. Had a fatbob tank on it blue with white a triple ghost stripe design on it. Kick only. Looked very similar to that. Was a blast, and felt good when you get that kick right. Beautiful job. Beautiful bike.
Hey brotha, here is a great trick I use on my older bikes. Get a magnetic pickup for your breaker point setup. If you haven't noticed, that carb you have (Bendix?) will cause your bike to "sneeze," and load up on fuel. It will also backfire and kick back on the kickstart (I destroyed my ankle this way). If you replace the points, this will save your ankle and it will start much more easily. Make sure you get your timing right though. Good luck!
@billyfromtheusa I think robbing a bank with bikes Is a good idea. If you are s small group with one motorcycle each (a street fighter or motard) and carry a big duffel bag each during rush hour, the popo cant catch up and you split the money so if 1 gets caught it isn't such a big deal.
I bet you wish you had not asked anybody anything on here. I have a 77 and Wouldn't put mine on here. Definitely a lot of a holes on here. Your bike looks good ,actually you had no trouble in starting it. Kick starting will come too you as you do it. Always push the kicker all the way thru and wait till the motor come to a stop before you let it go back to kick position. Avoiding a kick back and messing your leg up. I agree idle it up some. Everything else will come to you as you ride. Have a safe one on the road. I hope this helped.
Cool bike man , I read some of the comments about how you started it I’ve been kicking bikes for 30 years I think your fine you can regard the distributor a bit but make sure you kick all the way through and don’t lift until its started, good vid thanks
NICE LOOKING BIKE BUT DOUBT HE RIDES WITH A CLUB. EVEN THEY WOULD LEAVE HIM BEHIND WHEN THEY WERE READY 2 RIDE OUT. NEVER SAW ANY BIKE TAKE AS LONG 2 START & STARTED RIDING WITH MY DAD AT AGE 9. GOT ADDICTED. WAS BARTENDER IN BIKER BARS 17 YRS. RODE TIL 2 OLD 2 RIDE. MISS IT SO MUCH. THAT'S WHY I STILL WATCH THESE VIDEOS. BE SAFE EVERYONE.
I've got a 67 Electra glide. I usually pump the hell out of it a few times and kick it through twice with ignition off to get her good and wet. Set throttle 1/4 plus a little take it with ignition on and she'll bust right off nearly every time.
If people had to kick-start a New Harley you would never see one on the road . God bless this kid he is smart enough to own a Classic Motorcycle not a rubber band Asia Harley . He just needs to learn the trick to catch the right part of the stroke to kick ..You notice the time he lets it have a little air it starts..
Put the air cleaner back on set the points right , idle it up a bit . Through the boots in a dumpster , unroll your Jean's it ain't happy days try outs . If got a man bun forget the above and go play in the traffic
So many arseholes on here. Dude just enjoy the bike, it looks nice. Do turn the idle up like others have said and definitely follow through on kicks. Have fun learning and riding mate and post progress vids.
while the idle IS too low, I'd worry about those 2 air cleaner bolts working loose and going into the carb, then intake and into the intake port. And yes, I've seen it happen. Not pretty, but is pretty expensive to repair.
Mascotal A good buddy of mine who has already passed on , owned one of these . Never got to drive that often , as he did with his Kawa Z 650 . When he died I picked both up and brought them to his brother‘s house . I’d better have kept it for heavens sake , his brother is an &(;hole
@@michaelworse6034 My first motorcycle was a 1978 KZ 650 sr. It could also be really hard to start, but it had four carbs and analog ignition. Sorry you lost your friend. Think of him often and his spirit will live in you.
@@Mascotal Thanks a lot , one day we're gonna pick you up and take you out for a great ride up there , over the rainbow . I know we all meet again , as it is promised. Peace out
That's a cool bike man. But I honestly have to say when I saw the boots and a rolled up denim jeans come into the picture I fell out on the floor laughing. But hey that's your thing so do what you do. Keep the bike rolling.
You probably have flame tattoos and tribal, and are probably overweight to match the rest of your biker friends. Who gives a fuck how someone dresses, it's for the love of bikes.
Damn back in the day. Boy we had some fun. I think I would ideal it up a bit but I love the lope. I know it super fun to ride There are some really good comments here. A few of these guys really know what they are talking about.
Pimpy Bojangles it has nothing to do with "liking bikes". It has to do with the fact that he doesn't put any real power into his kicks. He is simply relying on his weight. That's no way to kick start a bike.
pbkayakyer He's not taking the chance of a Charlie horse. I had a 69xlch (the letters ch actually meant something back then) (completion hot) mag w/O electric start . His is a xl900 Electric starter has been removed for the I'm so cool factor. Your right he has no weight in his ass.😆🇺🇸
badd ass sporty. I had a 64xlch magneto and a tin primary cover which I way prefer over a xl but gotta say this Is a cool bike . As much BS as people giving you you gotta learn somehow its real easy to sit on couch in your pajama putting people down Thanks for shaing this vid....
I had a '79 XLCH. The starting trick was to kick it over 2 or three times with the key off to prime it. Then turn the key on and it should go on that kick. However if it coughed out the carb, you were screwed. You then had to kick a lot. Usually priming worked well, though.
No wonder it needs a rebuild. With an idle that low, the oil pressure is going to be stupid low plus it sounds terrible. There's a reason these bikes call for a ~1k rpm idle
The simple customizations on this bike are amazing. Nice and simple and classic can't beat it
Kick start! About as basic and bad ass as it comes. Purely man and machine! Beautiful bike.
I had a 1974 XLCH sportster for my first Harley. It was a mess when I got it,so parted it onto garage floor COMPLETELY. Reassembled it how I wanted it. Was definitely a one kick bike! Crammed it up with a set of Andrews "Y" grind cams,left the electric start on the floor too! Was the fastest,smoothest run in sportster around! Cleaned up all the imperfections in the heads,polished exhaust ports,left swirl marks from burr bit in the intake ports for better fuel/air mix. Turn he idle up a bit on that sporty,you're beating up the valves unnecessarily!
Very cool! I could part it out onto a garage floor but it would NEVER RUN AGAIN!!!!
XLCH Kickstart only XLH Electric
starts with one kick, just a matter of which kick.
Kinda like a Bultaco Pursang....when IT wants to....
eu SONHO com essas moto e meu SONHO é TER uma DESSA
Mrs Hudson 🤣
A very cold blooded murder sickle
If you tune them up they can start first kick every time
He flooded it in first instance before attempting to start
Eventuality runs real nice with strong even idle for a sporster.
very nice bike.I would of fixed the throttle cable and gone for a ride
Beautiful, well built, clean and simple. Liking the exhaust set up as well. Good job.
Yeah I can tell it’s well-built by the way it starts!
Nice Ironhead. And Hummer gas tank!
Great looking bike! Disregard the negative comments. Have fun with it, but do turn the idle up a bit.
I wish I could give you more upvotes, poncoolride, some people can be heartless when someone needs a little help.
Totally agree, so many unnecesary hate
the haters are the ones who's broke ass can buy/build their own ride
I had 68 at 17 called it goofy foot brakes shifter backwards. Your starts whole lot nicer than mine did I had to leave 30 minutes early coz you never knew got big twin 72 FLH at 20 I'm 58 it's 10 ft away behind dining RM table waiting for spring have great life peace
Jesus, watching this guy kick start the bike was painful...
Is it a guy?
@@SiggyCloudHaha, I was about to say the same thing. If it was a chick starting it, COOL. If it was a wimp starting it, weak! At least it started...eventually! lol
He didn't do that bad..
😂😂😂
I thought it was a lady with a chick bike.
At least it sounds like a Motorcycle and not a lawnmower like the newer Harley's .if it has no kick start or chain it's just a rubber-band bike ...be proud you own a REAL Motorcycle ..
The best sounding of all the Harley's motors ever made but also the most troublesome vibrating shaking motors. I had one and one was enough...everything on it had to be locktited .. also the ironheads came with solid lifters so the valves had to be adjusted around every 4 thousand miles. The oil cap gets very hot on your leg too..
That valve adjustment would be a dealbreaker for me.
Yea ! No thanks .
Leave the man alone! He is gentle and fashionable.☺️
I have an 85 Ironhead and it sounds so good when it drinks fuel...I dig that scoot man😎👍
I owned a 68' right side shift 4 speed. Raked the front a touch w/ an 80s front end. Had a fatbob tank on it blue with white a triple ghost stripe design on it. Kick only. Looked very similar to that. Was a blast, and felt good when you get that kick right. Beautiful job. Beautiful bike.
Hey brotha, here is a great trick I use on my older bikes. Get a magnetic pickup for your breaker point setup. If you haven't noticed, that carb you have (Bendix?) will cause your bike to "sneeze," and load up on fuel. It will also backfire and kick back on the kickstart (I destroyed my ankle this way). If you replace the points, this will save your ankle and it will start much more easily. Make sure you get your timing right though. Good luck!
Fidei Defensor thanks!
If carb sneezes it's lean not rich
I bought a 1968 XLCH when I was 18 years old and still have it. I'm 62 now.
Yessir, I remember those old ironheads. They tend to be rather cold natured!
Its good to see a young lad interested in old bikes great bike
don't rob a bank on an ironhead
@billyfromtheusa I think robbing a bank with bikes Is a good idea. If you are s small group with one motorcycle each (a street fighter or motard) and carry a big duffel bag each during rush hour, the popo cant catch up and you split the money so if 1 gets caught it isn't such a big deal.
Agree with u
@@korzbro35 a supermoto or dirt bike would be the best, as long as you don't have to do any highway driving.
@NPC #303 excuse me, are you calling me a dumbass?
it took a while to start it but it is very much worth that. I fell asleep... what a great sound.
Follow through with your kick and hold it, or you'll be sorry....SWEET BIKE!
Sounds like a horse running on concrete
The IRONy 😉
Yeah thats true
Love that sound
That's Cool ..lol
No u
I had a 67 Iron head..bone stock and a 67 Bonneville at the same time ..Great days indeed .
BSA Thunderbolt followed by 51 Panhead. I couldn't start a Sportster but the Pan was easy
Absolute perfection.... I HAVE A 67’ .... never ran Yet..( thirty over😏) .. so BIG THANKX .... SOUNDS INCREDIBLE,!!!
I remember a time I enjoyed my fellow lawless biker buddies opinions.
Nice classic ride .
Nice Ironhead...... and ya got her started, something very few know how to do these days. Have fun and appreciate her.
I bet you wish you had not asked anybody anything on here. I have a 77 and Wouldn't put mine on here. Definitely a lot of a holes on here. Your bike looks good ,actually you had no trouble in starting it. Kick starting will come too you as you do it. Always push the kicker all the way thru and wait till the motor come to a stop before you let it go back to kick position. Avoiding a kick back and messing your leg up. I agree idle it up some. Everything else will come to you as you ride. Have a safe one on the road. I hope this helped.
Beautiful bike. TY for sharing & wishing you many years of safe & fun riding.
whoever chopped and hardtailed the frame did an excellent job as far as i can tell. beautiful chop mate
i think it look very nice, but how rideable you think it is? i mean is it too rough to use daily?
@@ragimundvonwallat8961 it will be rough as MFer.......but it looks so fucking awesome that it doesn't matter.
@@gregweatherly7793 agreed, i was just wondering
Cool bike man , I read some of the comments about how you started it I’ve been kicking bikes for 30 years I think your fine you can regard the distributor a bit but make sure you kick all the way through and don’t lift until its started, good vid thanks
NICE LOOKING BIKE BUT DOUBT HE RIDES WITH A CLUB. EVEN THEY WOULD LEAVE HIM BEHIND WHEN THEY WERE READY 2 RIDE OUT. NEVER SAW ANY BIKE TAKE AS LONG 2 START & STARTED RIDING WITH MY DAD AT AGE 9. GOT ADDICTED. WAS BARTENDER IN BIKER BARS 17 YRS. RODE TIL 2 OLD 2 RIDE. MISS IT SO MUCH. THAT'S WHY I STILL WATCH THESE VIDEOS. BE SAFE EVERYONE.
Beautiful bike brother..
such a beautiful minimalist bike. probably lot fun at ride. congrats from BR.
This sound always reminds me WW I fighter aircrafts..
Awesome bike my man just Idle up a bit and it’ll be better on you and your ride. Have fun brother 🤙🏾💯
I've got a 67 Electra glide. I usually pump the hell out of it a few times and kick it through twice with ignition off to get her good and wet. Set throttle 1/4 plus a little take it with ignition on and she'll bust right off nearly every time.
try that on a sporty and if it don't break your leg. It will hurt ya.
Cool bike. Real cool. Ain't nothin' better than an ironhead Sportster.
Sweet ol bike there bro...
The most beautiful bike I've seen.. that's what I would ride!!!
F$# ing Hell!!! I was tired looking at him trying to start that beauty!!!
Those female jeans of his are restricting movement.
If people had to kick-start a New Harley you would never see one on the road . God bless this kid he is smart enough to own a Classic Motorcycle not a rubber band Asia Harley . He just needs to learn the trick to catch the right part of the stroke to kick ..You notice the time he lets it have a little air it starts..
Put the air cleaner back on set the points right , idle it up a bit . Through the boots in a dumpster , unroll your Jean's it ain't happy days try outs . If got a man bun forget the above and go play in the traffic
As a 63 yr old that cracks me up. A real rebel he is.
......Best comment......kudos to you.
I concur
at least he didn't name himself after a damn gun
@@Shamrockjason 👍🤣🤣
That's really nice of you that you let your wife start your bike for you. Other than that nice build
So many arseholes on here.
Dude just enjoy the bike, it looks nice. Do turn the idle up like others have said and definitely follow through on kicks. Have fun learning and riding mate and post progress vids.
👌🏻
YEP AND I'M ONE. I OWNED A 69 XLCH. I ONLY WISH IT HAD AN E=START. HIS IS EQUIPED. IRONY
Lucky Fawker oh wow you're such a bad ass? Why don't you regale us with stories of your bad arsedness!!
She’s a beauty!! I have an 83 xlx 61 and love these ironheads
The Glory Days of The Kick Start ...
I read some of the comments on here come on people this is a nice bike you have a awesome bike I wish I had one like this simply beautiful
Like the 'Hummer' gas tank .. I still miss my '59 CH
Listening to that lope brings back a lot of memories, I just don't want any more "kickers". Mine was a '69 XLCH, loved it way back then. lol
Had a 67 electric sportster. First year.electric
Thanks for the long view all 2 secs of it on the primary side.
An electric start primary btw...
One sweet little scooter bro,,,, absolutely gorgeous...
Idle is way too low. Hard on the bottom end. Keep it at around 1000
1000 is even for efi sportsters to high.
mAxkAwAzX7r what planet are you from?!
Yeah but it sounds so friggin cool !
For me: 900, the sound is fantastic.
while the idle IS too low, I'd worry about those 2 air cleaner bolts working loose and going into the carb, then intake and into the intake port. And yes, I've seen it happen. Not pretty, but is pretty expensive to repair.
Man that things ticking over like a swiss watch. Nice!
Beautiful !!!
I owned one of these. Hard to start and would vibrate so much the front tire would bounce. Was glad to get rid of it.
Mascotal A good buddy of mine who has already passed on , owned one of these . Never got to drive that often , as he did with his Kawa Z 650 . When he died I picked both up and brought them to his brother‘s house . I’d better have kept it for heavens sake , his brother is an &(;hole
@@michaelworse6034 My first motorcycle was a 1978 KZ 650 sr. It could also be really hard to start, but it had four carbs and analog ignition. Sorry you lost your friend. Think of him often and his spirit will live in you.
@@Mascotal Thanks a lot , one day we're gonna pick you up and take you out for a great ride up there , over the rainbow . I know we all meet again , as it is promised. Peace out
@Al Morrison Good for you Al. Your memories will keep you young.
No fast getaway for you rooster!
Очко ты с ушами!! Нормальный это пепелац!
Classy ride, a real, "Then came Bronson". Thanxs for leavin in the reality of cold kick start.
When you and your buddies go on a ride I bet they give you at least an hour head start
I RODE ALL MY LIFE TIL 2 OLD & IF GUYS I RODE WITHS BIKES TOOK THIS LONG 2 START WE WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT SITTING ALONE.
This makes me want to get my dads old kickstart 1969 back together. Nice bike man.
but I love the bike.. would be perfect project for me
Nice bike...a friend had one back in the day.
I have a 1974 Ironhead Sporty in my collection that's a knee Terminator .
Michael Ledford good one!
Great, beautiful bike, beautiful sound
That's a cool bike man. But I honestly have to say when I saw the boots and a rolled up denim jeans come into the picture I fell out on the floor laughing. But hey that's your thing so do what you do. Keep the bike rolling.
Yeah ...And by looking at his hand ....WoW ..It's Sure not a bikers hand .....Must be an office boy with some low cash and a fast scoop...
God stfu
You probably have flame tattoos and tribal, and are probably overweight to match the rest of your biker friends. Who gives a fuck how someone dresses, it's for the love of bikes.
Some real gay comments, guys. Fashion police and checking out other guys hands.
Gabe Garam Sounds to me like you were studying that hand a little to much.
Damn back in the day. Boy we had some fun. I think I would ideal it up a bit but I love the lope. I know it super fun to ride There are some really good comments here. A few of these guys really know what they are talking about.
not many!
Linda moto, Brasil ok.
Love that sound. Sounds like freedom.
To paraphrase Jay Leno: The air must've been a lot cleaner in 2017 ... so we didn't need air-filters back then... :P
Old iron horse sounds good love the bike
Nice bike I bet ya would look pretty cool down the coffee club on that
nice bike
Fucking awesome... Harley history.. :) Greets from Northern Germany
Nice bike I have a 71 , gotta love the right hand shift lol. nice skoot
Add some more wax to your moustache and put some more tampons in your messenger bag. That should give you enough weight to get her going!
Pimpy Bojangles it has nothing to do with "liking bikes". It has to do with the fact that he doesn't put any real power into his kicks. He is simply relying on his weight. That's no way to kick start a bike.
pbkayakyer He's not taking the chance of a Charlie horse. I had a 69xlch (the letters ch actually meant something back then) (completion hot) mag w/O electric start . His is a xl900 Electric starter has been removed for the I'm so cool factor. Your right he has no weight in his ass.😆🇺🇸
Two knee replacements on my kicking knee, I couldn’t do it but damn, she’s a badass machine.
Poor bike..... Turn the idle up and get a damn air filter..... This makes me sad.
@Jim Crow l'm going to assume you mean 8-900 rpm. Sorry, couldn't help myself. Lol.
Manbearpig is real I'm cereal!
@Jim Crow 800-900 rpms, it would be redlined at 8000
Might as well throw some rocks in it
@Jim Crow Jesus you're dumb, you said 8-9grand. Thats 8000-9000rpm, someone corrected you and you call them a faggot. You need to seek help.
gorjus bike mate. U r so lucky u get to tango with such beauties. keep up the good work.
Not good-no air filter.
DUNT! # 2
CBM 215 a lot of them run their bikes like that my friend does. They’re huge pieces of shit
You need thicker boots. Think of your future, you badass. Go for it, I love your bike.
Oil pressure must be struggling at that idol.
badd ass sporty. I had a 64xlch magneto and a tin primary cover which I way prefer over a xl but gotta say this Is a cool bike . As much BS as people giving you you gotta learn somehow its real easy to sit on couch in your pajama putting people down Thanks for shaing this vid....
Well this is not a getaway bike...
I had a '79 XLCH. The starting trick was to kick it over 2 or three times with the key off to prime it. Then turn the key on and it should go on that kick. However if it coughed out the carb, you were screwed. You then had to kick a lot. Usually priming worked well, though.
You're gonna get bit....
That silly idle is starving the top end.
You know that was the joy of riding an old ironhead or panhead I'm jus glad we don't have to kick anymore I'm fat I would never get anywhere 🤣😂
Consider peoples advice on your bike, but pay no attention to people's opinion on how you dress.
Awesome bike.
This ^^
Came here for the comments, wasn't disappointed! One tip- kick through, unless you hate knees.
Chick boots!!! And you kick like a chick!!!
Always find the Internet flexers hilarious.
HAD A 1969 900CC HD, AND I MIGHT ADD I HATED IT.
is fun to tear apart & put back together over & over same bike but anew each spring, know you'll have some fun.
What else does a man need ? Nothing I know.
True cold start ..Fun Bike Thanks
Look a this dude tryna start them bike with them gay boot
Manchester Is Blue the boots are gay?
gay boot. hahaha
Sounds beautiful !
By the way after 9 months how is the bike? do you still have it?
I miss my kicker. Old Skool bring it back.nice solid lifter cams back then.❤️👍🇺🇸
its a kick start kick the dam thing
These were monsters back when a 650 was a big bike.
No wonder it needs a rebuild. With an idle that low, the oil pressure is going to be stupid low plus it sounds terrible. There's a reason these bikes call for a ~1k rpm idle
SoupCanSam
oil pressure? what oil pressure? you know everything is splash lube in a hogglystevenson right?
theblackmech ??? Not the upper vale train...it is pumped up their by lines cause she has solid lifters!
yep, but no floated journal bearings up there either, just splash lube
Man o man such a sweet ride 😎 👍🏻 👊🏻
You do engine damage whenever you idle that low