Ironhead Rebirth - from stock to rigid bobber

I threw this movie together to show you my '72 Ironhead and where it has come over the last 4 years.
Sorry about the movie quality. It's my first try at this, and the movie program kept crashing, so I didn't fine-tune the movie. Hope you can read the captions.
Leaddevils.com
music by the Staggers, now called Dog Company.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ironhead
• sportster
• bobber
• chopper
• Staggers

[AntiVenomFangX]

name of the song?

[sibco96]

@AntiVenomFangX

3 songs: Thomas Jefferson, Scary Picture Show, and Book of the Dead.

[richardhaus]

i dont have a rebound spring on my 74 ironhead, it doesnt show one in the manual also

how did you determine to remove 3 inches?

rick

thanks for for the help

[sibco96]

@richardhaus

I'm not sure about the springs on a '74. My forks are actually '84-'86 tubes in '73-'77 trees (35mm with 7/8" top stem bearing). And I got the Timken neck

kit to get rid of the ball bearings. As for the 3" drop, it was just based on how much lower the new frame setup sat from the ground. I built a little box for the frame to sit on and that's how I took all my measurements, and also how I found out that a 16" rear tire would practically have the frame on the ground.

[sibco96]

@richardhaus

(continued)

And speaking of frames, I'm not sure if there are a lot of problems with Santee weld-on rigids, but the first one I got was crooked and the welds were'nt finished on the bottom cross piece. I sent it back to the Ebay seller who sent me a good one. I bolted it up, clamped, checked for straightness and all, then found that it had maybe an inch of ground clearance with a 16" tire. That's part of why I have the tall rear tire, but I think it looks cool anyway.

[jpaull]

This is one of the coolest bobbers I have ever seen! You took a sportster and made it really cool, on a budget! that takes alot more talent then Joe smith laying $13,000 down for a dime a dozen harley.

[n2339l]

Great ironhead build. Lots of fab work. You're the real thing, man!

[xisotopex]

beautiful bike dude.

[bobberguy1]

Glad to see someone build a bike without a fat ass tire. The 19 looks good. The front fender is sharp also. Thanks for sharing.

[dickdiggler2]

Ironheads are some of the baddest looking bikes around in a rigid frame. I see you had a Dallas band playing, are you in the DFW area? If so I may need some guidence with my Triumph. Lover her but she starting to look tired. Keep up the good work and hey...you still got those T bars?

[wjanisheck]

Hell Yeah!!

[hukiroo]

Good job dude. Looks sharp. You made it your own. Did something similar with my 84 but not nearly as much work. Sweet.

[teyacapan]

love that skiny shot looks super cool and fast... awesome work thanks for sharing . hello from mexicali mexico

[Sw1tchBladeMalone]

how was rewiring? was it a bith?

[bluemoonbp]

Wow sick transformation love the ride and the new body build for it wow :o

[gixeron1wheel]

Cool video, music is down right terrible and gave me a headache.

[sibco96]

@arcademod

I picked up the weld-on from one of the Ebay shops. It's a Santee and it was around $150. It's also in the J&P catalog.