For a Harley of this vintage, that is saying something. All of the proper parts are still there, what should be chromed is chromed, and what should not be chromed is still in place. The seller tells us that this motorcycle is very original. Given the advanced age of Harley-Davidson’s average customer and the current displacement of their motorcycles, perhaps the end of the kick start as a thing can be seen as a good thing. It seems the seller has a knee injury that makes the very physical starting process for this motorcycle just too much to bear. It is actually the kick starting that has caused the seller to part ways with this funkadelic motorcycle. Yet, this running and driving time warp Sportster proudly wears both of them. Magnetos haven’t been around since the Jurassic Period either. Harley last put a kick start on a motorcycle in 1986. They still make a Sportster mode, now called an Iron 883 or a Forty-Eight depending on the model but comparing this bike to a new one is kind of like seeing the family resemblance between you and your grandfather. At least until they figured out that it was actually a Harley. If you drove up on this Sportster, they might try to run you off as well. Imagine the writer’s anger when the service department refused to help because it was made by a rival company. The bike was towed to the nearest Harley dealer, which makes sense because there are a lot of them, and they would surely have the means to get the bike back on the road. The writer was complaining that the bike, with spoked wheels and old school tubes, managed to find a screw in the road. While internet daydreaming, I ran across a review of a new Indian Super Chief. Now, owning a particular type of motorcycle is almost a tribal thing. for this groovy tip!īack in the day a motorcycle was transportation first and lifestyle choice second. With a kick start, magneto ignition, and drum brakes, this Sportster could be the time machine you need in your life. If you want to go old school and start riding a real classic Harley, then take a look at this 1969 Harley-Davidson Sportster for sale on craigslist in the San Fernando Valley of sunny California. To get back to a simpler time, one must look for a well-cared for vintage cycle. While you can still by a standard, decked out cruisers and outrageous baggers seem to be the norm these days. Like cars, motorcycles have become amazingly feature filled and, dare I say it, luxurious. I’ve lately been tossing around the idea of getting a motorcycle after a 27-year drought.
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