72 Harley sportster chopper bobber black on black Switch Moto tank lift. Many other buds were really supportive and helped make completing this Ironhead Sportster rebuild project a reality. lucky green 72 Hd Sportster, Custom Sportster, Harley Davidson Sportster. John mentioned that his bud Randy Gordy was a huge help with TIG-welding the neck for him, which really got the ball rolling.
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Bubba also taught him how to mold the frame and how to have things properly prepped for paint.Īlex Anderson is another one that helped him through a bunch of late nights choppin’ and was a really good second set of eyes to confirm John’s work was working. John would run ideas by Bubba, most of which he would say are dumb or leaving John to prove him wrong. Our bud Bubba Boley was a huge, huge part of this custom Harley Ironhead Sportster project. At one point he believes he had three of Jebby’s oil tanks, all of which he forgot about. Jebby let him take parts home to try or save John cool things that came into the shop. John would take him parts to trade or he would wheel and deal his way into motorcycle parts he wanted. He owns the iconic Jebby Shack in Ephrata, PA. 'Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends'Ī good portion of the little help he received was from a local Lancaster County legend named Jebby. We’ve been refining our craft since 2002.
Led Sled parts are handcrafted and made in Dayton, Ohio, USA. From ground-up builds to alterations to your current ride, we’re here to help you reach your vision and get you on the road. He knew he could flip his way into something he found more desirable. Building your custom ride may require weekends monkeying in the garage or busting some knuckles. The pegs are set with Battistini Round Hole. The hand controls are from Tolle and the grips are Jammers Vintage Black. The headlamp is a Retro from Jammer Cycle. The handlebars are Fred Kodlin Bonanza with FRC 2 Flyrite risers. The finger shift knob is from Death Machine Choppers. He was hoping to score a big twin, but with such a small budget, an Ironhead seemed to be the only Harley in his price range.Īmong other things, John is talented and resourceful. The seat is a Crime Scene Choppers Hard-ass. It was a bare frame and the motor was about 75% there, including a bunch of extra stock parts… definitely a blank canvas. He’s pretty sure the guy was either headed to jail or getting divorced because he didn’t seem to care what John offered. It took a few weeks of that before he found this one in upstate New York. Copying and pasting the same message, “I don’t mean to insult you, but would you take $1500? I’ll come get it tomorrow”.
He headed to Facebook marketplace and started messaging everyone selling a Harley for 3k or less. He vacuumed out a number of dead mice, got it running good and sold it for a couple grand.
The Harley-Davidson build started in 2018 with John buying an ’83 Goldwing trike off of a buddy. With three grand burning a hole in his pocket, John searches for the best old Harley
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