GIRDER FRONT END FOR SPORTSTER SERIES

A Timeline of the SportsterР вЂќР Р‹957 Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ This was the first year of the Harley-Davidson Sportster, it used the Ironhead overhead-valve engine, it had twin-spring rear suspension and was aimed squarely at younger people who valued speed and performance over everything else.Р вЂќР Р‹972 Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ The Ironhead engine was updated, most notably with a new 1000cc capacity in place of its original 900cc volume.Р вЂќР Р‹975 Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ This was the year that the DOT specified that all motorcycles sold in the USA had to have a standardised, left-side gear shift. The large, highway cruising, chrome plated motorcycles we all associate with the Harley-Davidson brand nowadays name didnР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt come about until many decades later, meaning the Sportster is actually the truest representation of the original DNA of the company. Some in the Harley-Davidson community will try to tell you that the Sportster is a Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™beginnersР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ bike but I disagree with that sentiment pretty strongly Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ The very first Harleys were essentially motorised bicycles, they were designed to be light, manoeuvrable and capable of racing against Indians, Cyclones, Hendersons, Excelsiors and Popes with relatively few modifications. This long production run is excellent news for prospective Harley-Davidson Sportster owners as it means thereР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs a vast market for spare parts, an immense amount of mechanical know-how and a brilliant community of people around the country who love to meet other Sportster owners, talk shop and offer some hard-learnt advice. Somewhat amazingly, that Ironhead engine would stay in production for 28 years until it was replaced with the Evolution engine in 1986. The Ironhead 900cc V-twin engine had a 45 degree offset and could produce 40hp at 5,500rpm, it had a top speed of somewhere in the 100mph range and a total weight of 495lbs. The look of the new, sportier Harley-Davidson was immediately reminiscent of the popular British bikes that were dominating the sports-oriented motorcycle scene in the late 1950s, it had a very similar profile to the Triumph Thunderbird and proved to be very popular in the same demographics in the US motorcycle market.

GIRDER FRONT END FOR SPORTSTER SERIES

The Sportster was one of the first Harley-Davidsons to be fitted with rear-suspension (itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs parent bike, the Model K series was the first) and it was also the first of the Harleys to be fitted with a higher performance, overhead-valve engine.

The Harley-Davidson Sportster is an American motorcycle that was introduced in 1957 as a competitor for the high-performance bikes being produced by the British that were selling in the United States in huge numbers. The Harley-Davidson Sportster Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ An Introduction

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