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Monday, January 1, 2001
Sunday, December 31, 2000
1974 Harley-Davidson XLCH-1000 Sportster
The New Project - Harley Davidson
Feb 6, 2015
We've been working on a 1968 Ford Falcon and she's looking pretty good. So, it's time for a new project. I started looking for a motorcycle. I went to New Braunfels, TX one day to look at a 74 Harley Sportster. It looked great, but it didn't have a title. I decided against it and headed back to Austin. On the way, I decided to stop by Cowboy Harley dealer to see if they ever get any project bikes. It just so happened that they had a 1974 XLCH1000 that they had taken on trade-in. They didn't even know if it ran. I looked at it and thought, "That's the ugliest motorcycle I've ever seen". See below. I thought about it for a few days and thought of what it could be. I emailed "Bagger" and asked if they still had it. Turns out they did - who would've bought that? So, I bought it and brought it home.
Let's dig in and get our hands dirty
Feb 6, 2015
We've been working on a 1968 Ford Falcon and she's looking pretty good. So, it's time for a new project. I started looking for a motorcycle. I went to New Braunfels, TX one day to look at a 74 Harley Sportster. It looked great, but it didn't have a title. I decided against it and headed back to Austin. On the way, I decided to stop by Cowboy Harley dealer to see if they ever get any project bikes. It just so happened that they had a 1974 XLCH1000 that they had taken on trade-in. They didn't even know if it ran. I looked at it and thought, "That's the ugliest motorcycle I've ever seen". See below. I thought about it for a few days and thought of what it could be. I emailed "Bagger" and asked if they still had it. Turns out they did - who would've bought that? So, I bought it and brought it home.
Let's dig in and get our hands dirty
Saturday, December 30, 2000
Disassembly
Disassembly
Feb 7, 2015
The teardown
Remember this, because we probably wont see it actually looking like a motorcycle for a while.
Feb 7, 2015
The teardown
Remember this, because we probably wont see it actually looking like a motorcycle for a while.
Friday, December 29, 2000
Thursday, December 28, 2000
Engine Teardown
Day 4 - Harley Davidson
Feb 9, 2015
The engine teardown. Surprisingly clean for a 38 year old bike. I'm starting to wonder if the 3,000 miles on the odometer might be accurate.
Feb 9, 2015
The engine teardown. Surprisingly clean for a 38 year old bike. I'm starting to wonder if the 3,000 miles on the odometer might be accurate.
Wednesday, December 27, 2000
Paint Stripping
Paint Stripping
Feb 16, 2015
We've been doing a lot of paint stripping the past few days.
Really starting to shape up
Our resident soda blaster
Feb 16, 2015
We've been doing a lot of paint stripping the past few days.
Really starting to shape up
Our resident soda blaster
Tuesday, December 26, 2000
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