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| Author: | sawracer [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | 79 sportster first impressions |
Picked this up for a short term romance. The brakes tho all disc and double in the front aren't so hot, the power is ok, the noise and thump thump is cool, it's really cool actually. My knees, always the bane of my existence long for less acute angles. It's at the long beach swap meet today searching for a new owner. 
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| Author: | Steve [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
sawracer wrote: Picked this up for a short term romance. The brakes tho all disc and double in the front aren't so hot, the power is ok, the noise and thump thump is cool, it's really cool actually. My knees, always the bane of my existence long for less acute angles. It's at the long beach swap meet today searching for a new owner. "Once you go crap, you never go back"  Congrats, does look like fun |
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| Author: | Jim [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
That's a good year to make into one of these: 
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| Author: | Ja-Moo [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
Well, one bike that the stock H1 drum brake would work well on!.........
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| Author: | kas750 [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
I actually quite like some of the Harleys..its the "baggage" that comes along with owning one that i could not get along with.This was mine. within its capabilities it was a fun bike. 
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| Author: | sawracer [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
You guys have some cool pics! I would love to try a decent carb on it. It has a vacuum leak around the butterfly shaft. This may contribute to the waaaaaah at wide open throttle. The blue pipes tell me it's likely lean. I about pooped my pants when I priced one of those s&s carbs. Oh well, I can't afford to keep/ repair them all but its sure fun to try. |
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| Author: | Steve [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
Talking Sportsters, here is the one that I'd like to own -  Or something like this -   The XR1200 was close..... |
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| Author: | sawracer [ Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
Is an xr considered a sportster? Love those carbs sticking out. |
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| Author: | Ric [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
sawracer wrote: Picked this up for a short term romance. The brakes tho all disc and double in the front aren't so hot, the power is ok, the noise and thump thump is cool, it's really cool actually. My knees, always the bane of my existence long for less acute angles. It's at the long beach swap meet today searching for a new owner. Thats an AMF thing....no telling what might fall off... !!! But then, the 1975 AMF 250 was huh.....someone in the company with a passion ? 
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| Author: | BarryB [ Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 79 sportster first impressions |
Sportsters are cool - especially the old iron heads. I rode a stock 883 once and it was a hoot 
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