1975 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1000
This bike was a M-E-S-S when it came in! It came in with a typical complaint; "won't charge, won't run." Didn't take us long to figure out why!
Anything and everything that had to do with the wiring was...scary. A quick peek revealed what looked to be about 17 different types of wire (including old stereo wire) spliced together to create the wiring harness. No piece of wire was longer than a few inches by itself. Yeah, it had that many splices.
To really ensure that the bike would never run correctly, there was only one circuit breaker to handle all that "wiring". The whole bike had to be completely rewired. Every inch.
Other Issues
The wiring wasn't the only problem we discovered. The charging system was blown too. And the forks had NO oil in them. Here is everything we did:
- Rewired entire bike
- Replaced charging system
- Replaced alternator
- Replaced voltage regulator
- Repaired shifting linkage
- Adjusted clutch
- Adjusted front wheel and spacers
- Repaired oil leak
- Mounted exhaust
- Added fork oil
- Rode it.
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| Custom mirrors |
This was one of those projects that created a new issue each time an old problem was fixed. Sure was a great day when it started and an even better day when it was able to be ridden for the first time. This really is a cool, custom bike. Way too cool to not be out on the road.
