My rad new motorcycle [pics]
 

Thought I'd give myself a project for the next few months.
It's a '72-'75 XLCH

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You`ll have to put lots of hours in this.I wish you good luck.I hope you do a good job.When you finish it,share some pictures with us :)

good luck with it!!

Nice basket... looks like it will be a lot of fun.

post a pic when the motorcycle will be ready

Ok finish it up and post it on www.bikernation.com ;-)

Damn, you're going to build it from scratch??

pretty sweet man, post some pics when you finish it!

I'll post pictures along the way... it's going to be a lot of work. I've pretty much been trying to figure out what's missing, and I just place a pretty large order with J&P Cycle that'll hopefully be most of what I'll need.

So far I've been able to assemble the flywheel, connecting rods & cam, and I'm having some problems fitting the lifters. I'm in no hurry though.

good luck with it!!

wow! thats cool! hope you can make a mean street legal machine out of it ;)

Show us "the beast" when it is ready

Cool project, Good Luck :)

Great project! :) Would love to have time for stuff like this.. Good luck with it! :)

Lol you will swear like you never swear lol! :)

Listen to that baby purr

looks like alot of work

:1orglaugh That`s crazy! Good luck! :upsidedow

Nice, as a motorcycle enthusiast.. I can already see the final product.

Fuck all that work. Good luck

A nice hobby that will keep you busy for awhile

Very cool project, have fun :thumbsup

get a real bike, sportster sucks :)

damn thats a lotta work - post some sportster pics while building it :)

Good luck with your project ...

I have to ask, how much did you pay for the basket? Did that include what's in the boxes?

I paid 800 bucks and that includes everything you see in the pictures.

I just ordered 600 dollars worth of stuff that should complete it from J & P, including a new chain, mainshaft 1st, petcock, shifter shaft, rear axle, cam bearings, voltage regulator, new pistons & valves and pipes. Some of that stuff didn't come with the basket, some I just want to replace.

I also ordered struts to replace the shocks and a solo springer seat, eventually I might put a weld-on rigid rear on it, but thought I'd try the struts 1st.

okay, not a bad price. Did not want to think that you had $3k (or more) invested in it.

Have fun.

Nice project :thumbsup

Not coming to CR bash this year? :(

Nice man!!!

No, had to pass, I wanted to go bad but my wife is due soon and I'm needed around the house.