I’m far more interested in getting the lines of the bike right than in paint and graphics and shiny stuff. Then Jeff Gross laid down the House of Kolor Cinder Red metallic over a medium metallic silver base.īy now you probably figured out that I’m not a flashy guy. I like the look of the factory cast frame components, and wanted it to be apparent that it is a factory chassis.Īfter molding, I treated the chassis to three coats of urethane epoxy primer, a medium fill primer that smoothed the chassis until it looked like glass. I didn’t go crazy molding the frame, just finessed it a bit. Then I moved on to cleaning up the factory welds, and smoothing the frame. It also provided the ideal place to mount the oil tank made from an aluminum fire extinguisher. I added the two vertical supports in the rear section to give the bike a bit of a drag race flavor. Now, with the stock ’74 frame, I added 2 inches to the downtubes (which adds just a couple of degrees to the neck rake), and hacked off the rear section to make room for the Paughco weld-on hardtail. After a complete disassembly, it was obvious from the internals that it was a very low mileage bike to start with, so I tweaked some clearances and back together it went. Next, I went through the four-speed transmission. Upgrades include an S&S Super E carb, a HI-4 ignition, and Cycle Electrics voltage regulator. Although I put the engine back into stock configuration, I upgraded the weak areas. The rest of the motor checked out, so back together it went with new gaskets and seals. I found that someone previously took the engine 30 over, but the cylinder walls were scarred and the rings had never properly seated, so I replaced them with OE cylinders, KB pistons, wrist pins, clips, and Hastings rings. The first order of business was to thoroughly go through the engine and trans.
It was rough, but mostly complete with low miles and numbers matching the cases, chassis and title. I bought the 1974 H-D Sportster XLH bike from a local guy. Can we pick ’em or what? As for the bike’s back-story, Dave will tell you that part…
It turns out Dave’s Ironhead won best bike in the Sportster Custom Class at the 36th Annual Rat’s Hole Show that same year.
#1974 HARLEY DAVIDSON SPORTSTER CHOPPER FULL#
We pulled him over, chatted for a few minutes, and next thing you know we were doing a full feature shoot with Dave’s custom Sporty. At the 2008 rally, we found this killer Ironhead Sporty built by Dave Mizur from Mizur Customs in Slatington, PA, just cruising down Main Street. For us left coast guys, Florida’s annual rally is an opportunity for us to take advantage of seeing what the folks on the east have been doing since the previous year. Daytona Beach Bike Week produces some pretty killer customs from all over the East Coast and beyond, and it’s also the first big bike rally of the year.
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