I'll be heading out Fri. the 20th for Deals Gap to attend the Bastard Bash put on by the guys from the Quad Cam Bastards forum. Basically a weekend of hanging out with guys who love to chop Sportsters. I've been a forum member over there for quite a few years so I guess they're letting me slide for a bit while I work on getting another Sporty. I'll be riding up with Spenser and Nick from the Haints and maybe a few others if they can get it up to ride with us.In honor of this party I thought I'd post some pics of the various Sportsters I've owned over the years.
The latest bike was a 77 (click the link for more details) that I picked up cheap and stripped to the bare frame before building it back. I had to let it go to pay some $$ to Uncle Sam. Not happy about it, but that's the way it goes.
This is my 75 that I bought while I was home on leave from Germany. This pic was taken in Cherokee NC while I was on my way to report in at Ft. Bragg. You can't see in this pic, but the back of the bike was COVERED in duffel bag and a ton of other crap. This trip I'll be traveling lighter.
This is the 75 after I got out of the Army and finished chopping it. The pic sucks, but it's the only one I took while I had this one on the road. (more pics here)
This was my very first Sportster a 1989 XL Hugger! I bought it in Germany through the PX and rode the hell out of it while I was there. Put over 36K miles on it in about 2 years. This pic was the very FIRST time I ever threw my leg over her. It was a great bike and I wish I still had it.
This is what the 89 looked like by the time I got it back stateside. The tank was painted in a shower in the barracks by a buddy of mine using auto touch-up paint. Then he hand pinstriped the flames. I added the older ironhead front fender to keep it from looking too new. This was the early 90's so I didn't have to means to do the kind of chopping to it that I would do these days. Hope you enjoy the pics and I KNOW I'll have fun next weekend ;-) (more pics)
