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Originally Posted by peteremsley
Love the look of that bike! Its pretty hot (engine wise) as well, right?
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Yeah, pretty much everything inside is an aftermarket performance part. S&S flywheels and rods, Wiseco 10:1 compression pistons, Andrews R5 cams, Jim's "Big Axle" lifters, Crane chrome moly pushrods, heads by Dan Baisley of Portland, OR featuring his custom roller rocker tips and porting, along with Kibblewhite springs, valves, and retainers. The tranny is fitted with Andrews gears and it runs Barnett clutch plates and springs. It breathes through an S&S Super "E" and Cycle Shack slip-on mufflers. I converted it to right hand shift as well, as the '75 and '76 Sporties had that horrible Rube Goldberg cross-over shifter to comply with Federal regs for left hand shifting. Real Sporties shift on the right...
Very fun bike. It sure surprises the EVO Sporty riders, or the old Brit bike riders. It is actually starting to get a bit of notice at the local ride-in events, so maybe there is a future for the old Ironheads after all. We'll see. This one probably isn't going anywhere, though.