Hardtail Adventures: NV to CO on my Ironhead Chopper. Headed home after a quick VC Roundup Recap.
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The road home from Virginia City Round Up 2023. Riding my 1985 Ironhead Chopper. All of the shenanigans that ensue when your out living on the bike. No chase vehicle, no trailer, just a pack on the bike and a smile on the face!
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Who the hell is Ironhead Sally? Well here's my channel description:
Old School Bikes and Old School Ways! Ride hard, wrench a lot, and always having a blast.
Bike camping, wrenching, and shenanigans. My husband and I create motorcycle content for people that are tired of seeing all of the fake insta accounts of sponsored boring yuppies. Here's some realness, we are just broke bikers living the low life and getting by. I ride a 1985 Ironhead Chopper as my daily, my touring bike is a 1984 FXR. We have lots of Ironheads and FXRs and are constantly building more, trying to keep these old neglected scoots on the road instead of rotting away in a garage.
Appreciate all the love & support
Keeping it Real! Keep it Sketchy!
FTW💚Sally
Email: ironheadsally@yahoo.com
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You and you old man are like me. Have a old school soul. Not many of us left. Panhead Billy is the definition of old school soul. Your generation is one of the last to have old school souls. I have noticed when bikers get older, many will revert to a comfy bagger. Sometimes it is a necessity, I guess. I dont know. I also think alot of young people cannot afford a single part on a Harley cause they dont wanna work for it. Maybe I am wrong but I hope the days of old will come back again.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Panhead Billy is an inspiration! lol and i agree, i hope it comes back around along with the ideas of old school and not just a fad! Cheers man, you get it!! 😁 ride safe and ride free!!
I really like your comments on the several subcultures of bikers. Yes, I just bungee my stuff on my Sporty 1200 and camp and ride. From North Georgia to New Mexico and back. What the older bikers and some younger ones do not understand is that to ride a motorcycle, you must be in good physical condition- I go to the gym several days a week so I can ride until I’m 100!!
Yup, I'm 60 now n just yesterday here in Louisiana we got together for a ride, another 57 yr old showed up on his bike, the other 12 guys were calling n saying it's raining but it was only sprinkling. Two hrs later the guys hooked up with us cus it stopped raining and they wanted to go stop for a beer! Lol when they pulled in, I just kept riding. I oddly enuf couldn't see myself drinkin a beer with them. Just saying. Glad y'all's bikes enjoyed the lil trip.
@mississippidrifter5960
11 ай бұрын
Where in Louisiana?
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
I don’t blame ya, we would have done the same thing! lol thanks for watching
@eloyanzaldua7433
11 ай бұрын
@@mississippidrifter5960 Gonzales LA
Yeah it's sad to say but the bike life of today is Nothing of the bike life of yesterday. I can honestly say this because I have been riding for 43 years. Will be 61 this October but still on 2 wheels & knees in 'da breeze ever chance I get. Today it's the so called "Latest Greatest" bike you can get. Not to mention all those Big Wheel Show bikes you never see in every day life but on trailers when there is a rally or bike event. Comradery , Brotherhood & Respect is a rare thing today. I want to say Thank you for the way ya'll keep the lifestyle real & let ya'll know really dig the videos & content on your channel !
@PeterSmith-or3pq
11 ай бұрын
Respect
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
I am seeing more and more, that is soo true! I appreciate ya watching and that respect and comradery just cant be taught. Oh well, there’s still real ones out. LoL cheers and thanks for ur comment!
Sally, it's great you are keeping the culture alive. I just stumbled into your video and subscribed. Cant wait to see the rest.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for subbing and checking us out! 😁🤘
We didn't quit anything, we just don't buy into " everyone gets that respect " when so many simply bought it ,,, while we all been living it for 50+ years and only have one good shirt to wear. Keep doing what you're doing, after a while you will see us around, and maybe along the way someone will invite you into what you're looking for, but you got to keep earning it even long after you think you found it! You/re on the right path, doing damn good too, keep it up and decades from now you will feel it in the mirror looking back at you. You just got to put in your time and be real to yourself. Btw,,, fix that intake leak, that front band aint sealing on the manifold, the O-rings couldn't take the heat, and check your base nuts hot, typical iron head, good job Sally!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Yeah this lil scooter is going to get some TLC, she earned it lol! Appreciate you watching and commenting! Thank you. Cheers and ride free and ride safe! 😁🤩
Man i wish i lived on your side of the country, awesome stuff and places!!!!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Leas green than ur neck of the woods but some pretty country! U got a place if ya ever come visit 😁
Spent two weeks in Provo, Orem & Springville a few years back, never did get used to the sun rising over the mountains in the East!. That trip was on a ‘57 Panhead. Fun.
Yall make me feel like a punk,I worry about my 2014 dyna quitting. Great video,real folks.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Honestly i would worry more riding a TC or newer. My ironhead is simple, like ridiculously simple. That twin cam has sensors and needs more tools and computer knowledge. Thats why we love these old scoots. I got like 10 wires that could cause issues, easier to fix than a TC! lol cheers Billy! Ride the heck outta that Dyna and enjoy! 😁
@Kevin-ne3tl
11 ай бұрын
@@ironheadsally Nah, TC's are fine, only 1 sensor on my '02 Dyna, it's the camshaft position sensor. The main concern on the 99-06 TC's are the spring loaded cam chain tensioners. These can either be changed over to the newer hydraulic setup, (with new oil pump) or if crank runout is within acceptable limits, can be converted to a gear driven system. Other than that, TC's are pretty much bulletproof. 😀
I went from one coast of Canada to the other on a 1987 suzuki Intruder 1400, one summer about 5 years ago. tenting the whole time. And in all my travels I Only met two cool bikers, one old dude on an shovelhead, who was broke down on the side of the highway, and another dude that stopped to help me when I was out of gas on the side of the highway, he was on a wrought iron frame panhead that he built himself. He took me to a gas station and told me many stores of riding across the country, He even asked if he could take pictures of me and my bike. Most other bikers turned up their nose at me. It's not cool the world is about a status and the illusion of being wealthy these days. I Can't wait until I get my 72' ironhead on the road and and get some miles on it.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Yes that is soo true! Wishing u all the best with the ironhead build and getting her rolling!
The bikers that you are looking for got old and don't ride anymore. The youngsters aren't wrench benders. Back in the day, public schools had auto shop and industrial arts classes and every guy wanted in them. We worked on our own stuff because it was more economically feasible to repair than to replace. Plus, a guy could do a great deal of the maintanance on his ride because it was simple to repair with basic tools. That is no longer the case. Guys now, because they don't have the skill or inclination, either hire it done or just buy a new one. Some of us are still wrenching and riding, but there aren't enough of us to have a big rally. Sturgis and Daytona are just clownshows now. As far as rudeness goes, we are now a post Christian nation. The churches are no longer the dominant influence on our culture. People learn their manners from Hollywood and Rap music. Politeness, courtesy, and civility aren't taught by those people.
@markmcintosh7095
11 ай бұрын
I'll second what you said.
@buckhornz2184
11 ай бұрын
Rap and music should never be used in the same sentence, I love and admire the USA but the one thing I will never forgive the US for is foisting that shit upon the rest of world.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
I love your comments man! So much truth bombs! Repairing anything is foreign in todays throw away culture, and you hit the nail on the head! Rudeness, lack of decency in the small matters, and overall lack of discipline and respect! So well put that, thank you for your comment!!🤩🥲
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
The crap music and gluttonous lifestyle is a major export here, sorry bout that 😰 lol
@antruder
11 ай бұрын
Hear, hear.....👍🤘
Your travels are great to observe and the bikes are not easy to own and travel on, the video 🇺🇸 of culture I love. Stay safe
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Cheers and ride safe
Its good to watch your riding videos especially when its cold outside.
It's in your blood. Going and going , something pulling you on the road Got a 1983 Sporter , it's down , needs crankand problary rods. Enjoy your show. Oh , I am 71 years.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Awesome! More Ironhead family! Hopefully u can snatch up a fresh bottom end, thanks for watching 🤩😁
Watched the whole thing 😊 I live 2 hrs from Daytona if you ever decide to ride this far you got a place to stay and maintain that old iron. Keep riding 😄
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
🤩😁 appreciate that Butch! Would love to see some of ur scoots too, if we are ever out that way, i’ll letcha know!! I used to go to daytona beach as a kid living in GA, miss that area!
@Hillbilly_Bob_Rides
11 ай бұрын
Hell yea brother!
@panheadbutch
11 ай бұрын
@@ironheadsally cool love to have one of those ironhead Sally stickers in my shop
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
email me ur mailing address Ironheadsally@yahoo.com 😉 😊
I ride an "06 electraglide classis but if you pulled in next to me on an old scoot or Ironheahe. Yea man, w'ed be talking. I love the old Old bikes. Hell, I'd probably by you a drink. I miss the days when bike rallies were tent camping, if you had a tent. Those were the days. I'm 69 now and I hope to ride many more years.
@benderbender1233
11 ай бұрын
🤘
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Exactly, thats how it goes, meeting and talking to people on the road! Its so fun and interesting lol! Cheers and thats great! Keep the rubber side down and enjoy 😁😁😁 thanks for watching
I feel your pain. At 71 and still riding I have seen the evolution of what has happened. It’s all about building motors and who does what to there bikes!
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, you have seen the entire change over the years! I couldnt imagine what it’ll be like in another 40 years 🤯
@Ironheadsally i think your on the up to be proud of what you are about. To connect with ppl is cool. Its not something that can be done to the fullest in many cases in many veins of the same body. I like your videos. Harley Davidson Heritage Classic motorcycles are my personal favorite. I also really like the crossbones and the bad boy. Anyway I think it's cool to talk two people that are in the Harleys in general I enjoy your Channel
@ironheadsally
3 күн бұрын
Appreciate ya watching!! 💚
…and Pizza. Biking and pizza. The life. Respect.
Great video. Some people just don't get it.😊
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
😁🤩 ain’t that the truth!
Another great video. Glad y’all made it home safe. Time to reseal the old girl.
@dextergleason9421
11 ай бұрын
More comment. You are relating to the same people as you. These people ride everywhere and they relate to you. You are just riding different style bikes. The built show bikes are simply that. It’s only a show. They are different people. People who ride everywhere are your people. For sure.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Soo true! It’s the traveling and the ride, regardless of what you ride, just that we all ride! LoL! Cheeers! Thanks for watching
Right on Sally!!!! So stoked to meet you both in person. Keep doing your thing and keeping it real!!! Hawgs gotta eat … so we ride!!!! Live to Ride, Ride to Live!!! 🦅🦅🦅🦅
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Ahhh Fernando! That was soo cool meeting you, you’re one of the real ones man! 😁🤩 cheers and ride free!!
We also have fun on our side of the ball) On Friday, they arranged a friendly ride around the city, two guys blocked the road to cars so that they would not interfere with the passage of the column, a police general was driving in one of the cars, he did not like it))) There was a chase with sirens) (I hope you understand what I wanted to say, an automatic translator cannot follow my thoughts and accurately convey them.)
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Sweet! Go out and ride 🤩
Listening to you talk about riding and wrenching on your choppers is inspiring!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, appreciate it! Its a passion lol cheers and ride free and ride safe 😁
I agree with you a hundred percent-I remember “outlaw clubs” that were all choppers and bobbers; you know rage “outlaws” up in Denver these days-their events and runs look like a Harley dealer hog roast.
Wow, how true. Where have they gone. A lot of people just don't understand brotherhood any more.
@sqd37l
3 ай бұрын
yeah nowadays just a lot of young people filming themselves riding talking like they are old timers
Nice to see you doing things in true old school style. Most of us old guys were never really mean, but we looked very scary and built all of our own machinery.We got kicked out of a lot of pubs for just being . We are a dying breed. Too many wanna be bikers are just pretending to be what we were. I feel your pain. From BC Canada.
@ironheadsally
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Mark! And yeah hipsters seem to be a universal problem, but oh well, they only crowd events, dont see none of em on them back open country roads 🤩😎 more for us! lol cheers
Wachaaaaa! I think we just got spanked by Ironhead Sally! Love your style and soul!!
Sally greetings from So Oregon im 71 still very active riding 1990 softail evo motor #2 speeo od broke around 52,000 you are so right everything has changed clubbers now ride baggers full face helmets scooter tramps are aging out young riders cant hardly afford too, i cant stand baggers 900 lb pigs, i do see guys trailing baggers to rallys WTF motorcycles were built to be ridden keep the old iron alive!, i just found your channel and dig it! You got a sub. You wrench,ride and are a babe! Your old man ought be grinning all the time sis you two be safe out there God Bless
@ironheadsally
19 күн бұрын
Hell yeah man, appreciate ya watching and digging our channel! Cheers and ride free
Yall seem cool af for real!!
I get what you're saying. Owning a bike doesn't make a biker. That's why the market is flooded with shiny slightly used bikes. Keep on keepin' on!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
True that! See so many used bikes with under 10k miles, like wowww, more for us hahaha! Cheers!
Hi 👋, Great Trip, thank you for sharing, I have been watching wheels through time , that is amazing museum, if I could ever afford to go back to the states, I would definitely like to go there, Ride Safe, both keeping safe, Phil from the moulin
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Yaasss Wheels Thru Time is on our list, that is near the Tail of the Dragon as well! wonderful moto destination! Cheers Phil!
@philvale5724
11 ай бұрын
Hi 👋 Sally , I hope you are both keeping safe and well, I have just found out that my setting have been changed by some one, As I have not been getting notifications on response, And I’ve just been into my settings and I found two settings switched off, Ride Safe, Phil from the moulin France.
😎💯biker over here girl
@ironheadsally
3 күн бұрын
🏁🦅💚😁
Sally, according to the story of the biker bell, it is supposed to be on the back of the bike, so when the evil road spirits fall off the bell, which attracts them, they can't grab back on the bike. Love your content.
@ironheadsally
14 күн бұрын
True, these rigid mount bikes could use all the help they can get 😜🦅🏁💚
I'm digging your vids. But I have to admit I have won trophies for my chopper. But its different than most and I only painted it cause I worked at a paint shop at the time. But I ride the crap out of it and only wash it for bike shows and oil leaks. Im 36 and don't know anyone my age willing to ride these things but I'm trying to convince people choppers are life. Hopefully I see you guys at a rally one of these days you and your husband seem like great people to have a beer with
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
That’s freaking awesome! Hope to run into you out in the wild lol! But u got it right man, take em out and play with them! Choppers were meant to ride and soo fun! 😁 most of my friends think we have a death wish riding these bikes lol
Hi Sally, my name is Jason. I have a 1975 xlch 1000, and I absolutely love her! But I do not know a lot of riders let alone riders who ride ironheads. I have watched a couple of your videos and enjoy the ironhead love. To be honest I was hoping to reach out and introduce myself in hopes of knowing more fellow ironhead lovers. And I hope to run into you one day, and shoot the shit about ironheads. Thank you for being ironhead Sally, and keep the rubber side down.
@ironheadsally
5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Welcome and thank you! Hope to run into u some day, if u ever see us out in the wild, def come say hey. Its always great to meet other people that appreciate and ride the old iron 😎🤘 cheers!
Glad to see you guys and bikes made it home safe!!!
Awesome! Idk how I’ve never seen your channel. Hopefully you all are on the XL Forum. The Ironhead section is busy but I’m on the rubbermount section. Cool channel I look forward to watching more! - Xena from the XLF ✌️
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Well glad u found us! I look up stuff on the forum a lot. LOL cheers and thanks for watching. Ride free and ride hard! 😎
You got it 1 word... "scene". Here is Australia it's mostly about image. You've either got to have the latest, fastest, most expensive bike or, if you have an old bike, it has to be a trendy kick start Pan. People don't do their own thing, they just follow the trends. It's all image and money.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
💯 truth! It’s a scene, a fashion show, people aren’t riding for the love of the ride anymore and it shows! Still some reals ones out there that see thru it like u!! Cheeers!
Looks like a fun time.
Be thankful the round up was last weekend. I drove down to Pahrump today to pick up a bike and it poured the whole way there and back. Glad you guys made it home safely
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Oh no! Glad we got out of there. And congratulations on new bike day! Well new to you bike lol 😁
This is what it's about! Been loving the amount of content you've put out lately, keep it up, y'all rock.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for supporting and shouting out! We representing Ironheads and real ass people just surviving and keeping old bikes rolling 🇺🇸💯😁 cheers man!
The world moved on Sally. It went woke. Things change..not always for the better. If you don’t work on your bike you don’t know your bike. If I lived in the US I’d ride with you guys. Like you said..life’s an adventure, enjoy the ride. Cheers
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Truth! And heck yeah, just livin for the ride! lol cheers!
Most of the current chopper scene are the "chopular" guys. I've witnessed this tons of times. If you aren't riding a show quality chopper, they don't care much to speak with you. There are some really cool, dirty chopper dudes that ride beat up sportster chops. But there aren't as many as there used to be. The old heads are hard to find. Great video! Keep em coming.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate it, and yeah they dont want to talk to u because they didnt do the work on the bike, a shop did. I’ve had dudes walk away from me trying to talk about their build. LoL the hand built humble chopper guys will bs for hours about their bikes, they are fun lol! Appreciate ya watching! Ride hard and ride free 😁
@cruiserbrewser
10 ай бұрын
@ironheadsally you're spot on there. A lot of those chopular guys pay someone else to build their shit. I'd much rather walk up to the rust pile with pieced together bits. Those bikes tell a story. And the owners are usually very chill dudes/chicks.
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
Most of what I call real bikers are old or dead, myself. I'm 62 and got hurt in the military. I can't ride long distances anymore, but I still ride. My friends still have their bikes, but they set in the garage, and they became couch potatoes, I have ridden across the country many times, and I also rode my Harley-Davidson across all of Europe I wish the good times would come back I can remember when I couldn't wait for the EASY RIDER MAGAZINE, IN THE WIND MAGAZINE to come at the beginning of the month
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
That is too cool! Yeah things change when you get older and the younger generation for the most part are not traveling like that anymore lol sounds like u have had some wild rides lol cheers! Ride free and ride safe! And thank you for your service 🇺🇸💯🤩
@grahamcairn8379
11 ай бұрын
Cause we are dieing out ..I've been riding 54 years and my body is telling me your not sleeping on the ground anymore. I'm still riding and I will to I can't. Look just ride your ride and don't worry about anything else.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
That’s solid advice! Can do! Just ride 😁😁😁
Here in Boise Idaho we just had a event and it was mostly old school chops it was great. You got my subscription
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!! Ride free, ride hard!
Sally that was a very good observation and rant you are right.Very few people today are willing to forgo the journey just to say they were there.The world is full of wannabe`s and poser`s who really look the part .Until you find out their boat has never left the yacht club and only get`s used on the weekend as a floating bar.Personally i did a 4500 mi journey on a bike once it was tough but amazing as well.If l was to do it again i would definitely have rain gear and a full face.Take care.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Thank youuu! Yes moto travel is just nothing like it, the ups and downs! Its all so fun, and we get looked down upon by the fancy bikers haha. This is living! And yes, even when we bring rain gear we dont use it, 🤣 should! Haha thanks for watching
I was at camp 5 strugis this year and there was a lot of true blue collar bikers there form all over the country
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@michaelhargrove1466
3 ай бұрын
They got old
Sally, your oil leak was quite small compared to when the pushrod tube seals blew on my 64 Triumph 500😂 You're right about the bike scene, it's the same in England. Take care, happy riding
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Oooof! I bet that was a mess! Thankfully i didnt blow any seals just loose nuts lol yeah the scene is disappointing but dont stop us, right! Lol cheers and ride free and ride hard
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Great stuff ,,!,
🐒 silicon valley is home everywhere I ride. I try not to get hit by a car🍌 The coast of California, Yosemite, Zion, Moab... And highways in between, is where I'll be found. Riding solo, stopping to smoke joints and take photos... 🏁 Other than that I smoke my little 125 dirt bike in the hills of Hollister, California... Stopping to smoke joints and take photos, It's all supposedly illegal 😂 and No one wants to ride with me.. They get dizzy from no reason 🪄 I'm doing this in my 50s for no reason... And digging what you bring to the motorcycle scene for some reason 🍻
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Awesome thank youu!! Those are some beautiful country areas to ride! Cheers and keep the shiny side up 😁
Thanks for sharing, great videos, love your bikes. Your ol’ man is one lucky guy! I love my wife dearly, she’s awesome. But she hates my bikes. We’ve been together 20 years, and I can probably count the number of times she’s been on the back of my bikes on 1 hand. She just doesn’t get it. 😂
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
appreciate ya watching!! 😁🤩 bikes arent for everyone. After having a few passengers, i dont know how u guys do it 🤣 its soo uncomfortable to have a passenger Lol!!
Try Willie’s Tropical Tattoo Chopper Show during Daytona Bike Week or during Daytona Biketoberfest. Lots of old school choppers!
I hear you Sally, I'had to deal with this kind of Shemegg'in shemegg'heads.and there Clicks'....out there as I traveled around this country'..very isolating'...kept me by my ownself'..lots of trips..
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
I hear you! Guess we just have to stay open to meeting new people and experiences, come what may, and just leave if it’s not the right vibe lol! Cheers and thanks for watching! Safe travels and wishing u many shenanigans lol
I feel your pain Sally, I'm from the UK and its exactly the same over here, I ride a 79 Iron daily, what I have I piece together to keep the cogs turning, Love the old culture and still trying to live it. Thanks for the videos keeping the legend alive ✌
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, that’s the way! Riding what you love and keeping it going! Humble bikes that have more character than any plastic covered thing getting pumped out of a factory! 🤩 thanks for watching!
Thanks Sally. Good you got home safely. Yes there has been a change in the biker community. Nobody waves to each other or recognise ea h other. I've pulled up to the bowser and a biker on the other side won't even look at me let alone converse. I think the biker culture we knew 40 to 50 years ago is dying. Anyhow great coverage of the trip. Stay safe. Cheers from down under 🇦🇺
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Wow, seems from the comments it’s like this all around the globe, oh well, us riders will keep on keeping on! lol cheers Stan and ride safe and ride free! Appreciate ya watching!!
Right on sister. Not to mention they don't know how to ride a bike.....the enthusiasts that is.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
🤣 enthusiastic about chrome not miles lol cheers!!! Ride free and ride safe
Hi Sally from Barrow in Furness in Cumbria England. Great vids and love your attitude. Afraid the world has changed, everything is a photo opportunity to lots of people. They can see you are the 'Real Deal' and that intimidates them so just smile and wave and move on. We are having a memorial ride for a local biker made good (Dave Myers 'hairy bikers' fame) in June, hoping for 10k + bikes to take part. Proper biker with a proper attitude to life and we are going to remember him by partying. Just bought myself an imported Ironhead (west virginia title) that looks like a 'Riders' bike, looking forward to a good summers riding on the back country roads after a bit of fettling and getting the know 'Fatarse' (got a huge seat for a sporty ha ha ) cheers
@ironheadsally
3 ай бұрын
That is soo true, photo opportunity instead of life memory! Hope that memorial ride is awesome, sounds like a huge turnout to honor a proper biker! Cheers to your new ironhead and all the adventures you will have!!! 💚😁
I really dig your channel Sally as it’s an inspiration to me cos my son and I just bought a couple of early to late seventies ironheads and are working on getting them running again 🤙🏻🤙🏻 We are working out of an 8x12 rickety ass shed so space is super limited lol I had a 76 iron head previously that I traded a mower for in non running condition and got it running but had to end up selling it because I needed the money 🤦🏻♂️ which was incredibly difficult to do as I’ve wanted a Harley since I was a kid. Anyway, as I said earlier I really dig your channel and I’m gonna stay subbed no matter what 😁
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
That is the dream Randy! So happy for u, and how cool to be able to build bikes with ur son! Ironheads are the best, simple and fun!! Thanks for watching! Wrenching on what u got in whatever garage or shed u got, that’s real as can be!! 😁💯🇺🇸💚
Respect for youre enthusiasm Sally because it looks likes youre the only one who's having fun
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Always having fun! lol thats the point, thanks for watching!
I just put some Lucas in my bike earlier today and it seemed to help but think I need to re-torque all my head bolts! I got a rattle and knock on my front cylinder from neglectful previous owner. But I'm working through it. That's the joys of old bikes..
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Ohh so true! Torque & loctite & repeat LOL Always interesting to see how people treated bikes before you got them. We haven’t opened up my ironhead motor since we got her, so it is time! lol cheers and thanks for watching!!
@Hillbilly_Bob_Rides
11 ай бұрын
@ironheadsally yea and I don't ride a Harley, but my dad bought a 78 shovel he still has at 65 years old and a 98 fat boy. Both classics. I have a 97 intruder that for ppl that don't know it looks and sounds right enough, they don't know the difference. And about half the price initially but afraid imma have to tear into this engine as well. Think I'm gonna get a used one off ebay to keep my bike going while I tear into it. I really do love my intruder 1400! She's a big bad girl and at 100% it will be a weapon of a chopper really..
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Heck yeah a 1400 plenty of power and ur rolling them wheels! Hope ur engine work goes smoothly 😁
I like your style, Sally!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Appreciate it!! 😁 thanks for watching
People are just freaking Weird nowadays, I think it’s a complete culture shift in the United States… Keep your heads up. The older generation America is gonna miss, they were the backbone of the United States…some ppl actually think they’re to good to talk to others…. Ppl buy $30-$40k bikes and think they wanna ride and then have a 10 year old bike with 5k miles on it, everything looks good on paper. We are definitely living in different times
Hola. I'm a gentle type from over in San Jose California. Not a hell raiser but I like to ride places. Currently getting around on a Triumph Tiger, mostly. Those choppers look awesome but I'm just not patient enough to keep one running. If I ever see y'all at a truck stop I'll totally stop and say hi. Stay awesome :)
@ironheadsally
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, appreciate it! And all that matters is your out here riding and have a great time 🤩😁 cheers and ride free!
Sally, most of us real bikers have died of , or disabled. The real ones I mean . I still have my ridged frame with apes 77 shovel paucho , open prime straight pipes, and a 19 sport glide and 17 tri glide . Still live the club life in one of the big 4 clubs . But we are few and far between. The internet is also to blame for our decline . There's no real bikers on you tube either , there just people who think they are and are really into geek squad shit. Except for yourself and your husband. I mean I hate to say it but real bikers years ago , would never shower , theyde live a life of oil and grease and dirt. You can still live the life yourself as you do , but finding people like you guys may be a long hard road. Anyway loved your video, take care.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thank you Paul! And yeah exactly! I feel like a square having my dumb office job, paying taxes, sometimes using motels, and not being truly free 😅😁 its not a lifestyle for the faint of heart. That shovel sounds like a mean machine! Woot! As always appreciate ya watching and commenting!
@paulsilson2148
11 ай бұрын
@@ironheadsally welcome
Those days are over. The 60 and 70.’s bikers either got old, died or grew up.
@ironheadsally
Ай бұрын
They dont have to be over. I am going to continue to try to experience anything close to what it could have been 💚🦅🏁😁
Keep on keepin on.
Great video fuckin cool I ride a hardtail sporty I love it my son and I built it love old-school
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thats soo cool riding and wrenching with ur son! 😁🤩
It happens in all things in life. Nothing is permanent but the changes. I know some old bikers who built their own choppers years ago and love telling stories about them. Today those same guys have become more interested in restoring these old bikes back to their factory form. I think that is more of the trend now. One of the guys I'm talking about has his dad's old pan head in his garage. He gets it out every now and then and rides it just to keep it up. He loves to piddle with old bikes and is currently restoring a 72' shovel head. But when he wants to ride somewhere out of town he is on his bagger because he wants the comfort in his older years. He goes to Sturgis every four or five years. I told him I thought it would be cool if one year he would ride that old pan head. He said if ever did he would want to stretch the trip out because he wouldn't want to ride over 60 MPH. He never has done it. He is 70 years old now so he probably never will. If I were you I would spend time with those who enjoyed my company and to hell with those who don't. I'll be friends with someone who rides a Harley Davidson or rides Honda Trail 125 as long as they're riding and fun to be around. If you spend too much time looking for people just like you I think you'll be disappointed more than happy.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Love it, truth! And that’s just it, we make friends with anyone that RIDES, regardless of what they ride 🤘 i love hearing stories from old timers, many of whom we’ve met have retired into their softtails and baggers but they hVe some wild chopper tails from back in the day lol cheers man thanks for watching
When I started touring in 1978, I did it on a Yamaha 750. Back then everyone rode everything, and were accepted as bikers. I went to Sturgis, and of the 25,000 people in attendance, there were all kinds of bikes and marquees. Today, it’s 99% Harleys, and most of those ‘bikers’ trailer their bikes, and don’t even know how to ride, as evidence of all the ‘foot draggers’ at the rally. I’m 72, still trying to get out there, but between my wife’s health issues, and mine, and our two puppies, I don’t often get the chance at long trips. I’m quite frankly getting fed up with the Harley scene today, everyone is the same. I’ve always been a guy that likes to be different, so I’m thinking of trading my 12 FLHTK in for a Goldwing, and maybe an old EVO.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Totally agreed, the rallies are just disappointing now. But heck yeah! Going against the grain 🤘😎 i dig it! Do ur own thing and ride what you love! Cheers man and thanks for watching
Great job man, keepin those bikes tight n upright on that ride, my hat is off to the both of you, i see feel n hear your passion, im in canada, across the river from detroit michigan, the bike culture here is basically a fashion show, they really dont ride anywhere, they dress up, wash wax polish their touring bike to ride to bike night n hang out with the rest of the posers, i wouldnt lower myself to go to any of the bike nights in my area, anyway, helluva trip that was...... cheers man🍻
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
I hear you! Thanks for watching! And glad u hear/feel my passion. Theres still real ones out there!
G'day Sally, I hear what you are saying, the biker scene changed when the evolution came on the scene all of a sudden there were lots of instant bikers just add water that previously rode Kawasuki and the like and used to rubbish HD. I'm old enough to remember the pre. Evo days and most of the rich pricks that could afford one didn't know the difference between a left hand and right hand screwdriver but owned flash new officially approved vest- boots and panties. All I can say is don't stress over it, just do what Wyatt said to the farmer "you do your own thing in your own time. You should be proud." Cheers Sally and still loving the channel and still watching from NZ.👍
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Oooooh good freaking point! Thank you! Evo era is when all the yuppies came on the scene, little before my time lol thank u! Appreciate ya watching and commenting! 😁😁😁
@getoffmygrass6974
11 ай бұрын
I’d say just keep an open mind Sally, the days when cocaine and Bud was America’s cup of coffee are over, we can’t even use the word “ faggot” these days without worrying about losing your career. I’m an old soul myself at 45 and all my bikes are still carb’d, my newest being a 2002 and with that being said , the lifestyle is still out there and the age or type of motorcycle doesn’t mean anything. Most don’t want to ride an iron because they are high maintenance and though wrenching is part of the experience, people want to spend more time riding rather than worrying if their bike will survive the ride. Also, especially club life, we ride hard and fast, no way an iron or shovel would cut it in this world anymore unless it’s vintage day. You also got to remember, those old school hard cores hate camera’s, cell phones and GPS’s. Life on road is just that, life on the road. It’s not about who’s out there or what they are riding but what the open road means to you. Don’t spend time trying to figure out the past, just enjoy and the universe will take care of itself.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
@@getoffmygrass6974 soo true! Thank you! 😁 it’s interesting to get everyone’s opinions and i dont dwell on this stuff, but definitely noticeable. And ur so right, the universe takes care of the details, just do what u love. And ohh yeahh living on bud, blow, and brews takes it’s toll but man was it fun 🤣
@getoffmygrass6974
11 ай бұрын
@@ironheadsally I apologize, I meant for this to be in the general comment section. Keep doing you Sally and keeping that old tradition alive.
Well said..we truckers sometimes talk kinda the same thing, where did all the cool old school drivers go? Back when we made it fun and an adventure even though we were working. I could go on and on about my theory of what happened to the industry but I want to stay positive. It’s what we make it. I guess we should be thankful for the ones who are left and that we have the opportunity to spread the good word like you are doing. I’m really glad I found your channel here and hope to cross paths some day. Ride on! 👍✌️🤘
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thanks I appreciate that! It seems like there are a lot of similarities between the old school independent truckers and independent bikers! The change in the entire cultures. And both the trucks and bikes got worse thanks to EPA 🤣 lmao! Guess thats another story right. Haha. Thanks for watching! Cheers
I think the bikers you're speaking of was a small segment of the bike culture. The "real" bikers? Some are in prison some got old and died, and some just quit riding.
I have noticed how the motor cycles have changed also . years back if you wanted something for your bike you would have to make it yourself , now its where did you buy it , what website was it on . also the bikes themselves , they never had windshields , fairings let alone these huge stereos , heated seats and grips . people complain that its to cold or hot to ride or the wind is to much without a fairing . I really enjoyed your videos also and keep up the great work . stay safe and healthy !
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Soo true James! Everything is easier, bolt on parts and these new bikes that are easy af to ride. It takes the required skill out and thats why we are surrounded by RUBs 🤣 cheeers to the real ones! Thanks for watching
awesome video! I'm planning on buying an iron head soon , my 1st motorcycle. but I can already see what you're talking about... always a generation of hipsters that try to substitute the culture for whatever. Guess that's where the times are heading. Anyways can't wait to hit the road! God bless
@ironheadsally
7 ай бұрын
Ahh that is soo exciting! Congrats and welcome to the family. Ironheads fucking rule and have been people’s 1st motorcycle for generations. 😎 enjoy
We're still here, just a little older and further in the shadows of this crazy world that makes little sense anymore. We have always been on the fringe of society. There has always been sub culture within the biker world. When the shovels came out we said no way. Real bikers ride knuckles and pans. AMF sent us into a frenzy. "Did you here Roger and Betty down the street got themselves a bowling ball". Little did we know AMF was the reason for the EVO. We coined the phrase "see no EVO", in my opinion the best motor Harley has made to date. 1970's technology taken to the next level but Harley had a big problem, bikers could work on them and they would last for ever with little work. They had to complicate the design over the next few models. The Discovery channel flooded the scene with OCC and biker build off B/S but that's a whole other rub story. Real bikers don't go to rallies anymore, I haven't been to Sturgis since 85. We go to party's and campouts. Rallies have become the scene to be seen and make content. There are a few young guns out there keeping it real, building choppers in their garage and it great to see. Check out the chopper crew in Japan. I highly recommend you guys go to the "Party at the pen". I have never seen so many survivor daily riders in one spot in decades, knuckles, pans and shovel's oh my. Luke does a great job putting it together and it is not a "bike show" or Rally its a party with 75% real bikers showing their daily riders they built including my 47' knuckle. I had goose bumps walking around meeting tons of real bikers, it was a breath of fresh air. Those guys that walked around you at the restaurant were intimidated, they know your the real deal and they are playing the part. We're are still here, compressed discs and tired eyes from decades on the road. Keep two wheels down and see you out there.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great comment! I remember hearing that “hear no evo, ride no evo” when i was younger lol keep it real and keep the rubber down 😁 cheers!
Now it is the time of the posers,but i have to say,my hardtail 1971 xlch is in the livingroom nowadays. My back does not like it anymore, electra and springer softail are still playing outside. But the guys that live for there motorcycles are a dying breed.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Aw hope that 71 still gets out to play sometimes, cheers, thanks for watching! Its all about just getting out in the wind and enjoyin life right, regardless of what ur riding
61 myself , my only transportation is my 2003 Harley Davidson nightrain . I've had a triumph chopper , 1971 sporty & 1975 sporty . Once I learned I could sleep on my nightrain , my wife learned not to bitch so much ..lmfao Young lady , it's great to see you & the hubby enjoying the lifestyle...ps , loc tight saves a lot of "oops , lost another part" ...😂😂Snake S.F.F.S ohio
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Snake! Thats freaking awesome, sweet to live in a climate to ride year round, no cages 🤘 cheers
Hello Sally. Just ran across your channel. Be Safe.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!! Cheers 😁
Money is the problem,it’s a different class of people 😂
@ironheadsally
15 күн бұрын
True!
On my way back from Whitby the other day (Yorkshire England ) saw a small bike by the side of the road with bloke standing next to it . About 10 bikes went past him and didn't stop ??? When i got to him !, i stopped too check if he was ok ? He looked at me as if i was an alien and looked worried (im not that scary ....surely ). I said " hey brother , you ok ? what's up" " Him "tow truck is on its way , all good " then turned away from me as if i wasn't there " . Times have changed !
@ironheadsally
4 ай бұрын
Wow! That seems to be an unfortunate reality all over. People just turning backs like they are afraid to talk. I roll up next to bikes and try to say hi and they turn the other way and pretend to not see me, like what?? Sorry u had to deal with that, but i’m sure it wont stop u from still stopping if u see a bike on the roadside cuz thats just what u do! 💪 we gotta look out for eachother, even if it aint reciprocated.
Also, about what you're talking about later in the video, I feel you. I feel too "artsy fartsy" to fit in with the old guys and MC guys, but not "hip enough" to be in with the Instagram chopper guys, even if I do weird artsy shit (film photography, etc), I still just never feel "cool enough" to be in their crowd. At the end of the day, I'm just a working class slob who loves old Harleys, and I pretty much just ride alone. Just my input! Anyways, cool how the internet lets us meet like minded folks! Ride on Sally!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Omg, we were just talking about this. There’s like a sub genre of people “in the middle”. Working class, not homeless felons on bikes but also not rich hipsters 🤣 just loving old bikes! lol being on YT has restored some faith in the culture seeing WE ARE NOT ALONE! Just scattered and isolated 🤣🤣🤣 haha! Cheers!
@buttcrackcycles
11 ай бұрын
@@ironheadsally we need to start a "regular people on old bikes" show 🤣
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
@@buttcrackcyclesohh yes! I would watch that! Here’s Jim, he’s got a receding hairline and his second marriage is falling apart but here’s his basket case shovelhead. Here’s Lisa, she’s a secretary and her kids won’t move out of the house but here’s her custom bonneville 🤣🤣🤣 love it! LOL
The people we grew up seeing riding, are older, non riders now, because of health conditions.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Yes, i’ve listened to soo many stories from hardcore old riders, but most stories end the same, the life definitely hurts the body after years. But we’re still gonna ride as long as we can 😁 cheers! And thanks for watching!!!
The top motor mount is Mui Importante. I remember as a kid. A shop owner scolding me for that. Ha ha ha!
@SmittyInVegas
11 ай бұрын
Disregard my comment. I see it now. Smitty.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Ohh yeah! Thats definitely a must! lol thanks for watching Smitty!
Good job to for putting down the miles on that old iron. You are a rare bird and I'm sorry but the price of being so rare is not having like minded company very often. You are living the chopper life and that is your life is a reflection of the chopper. It is minimal and purposeful. That is not popular in today's world ...
@benderbender1233
11 ай бұрын
🤘
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! And I believe you are so right!!! Ehh we can still have a good time anywhere’s lol cheers!! 😁
If you find yourself ever in eastern GA you have a place to crash and chill. The chopper world is definitely "clicky" from what I have come to experience but there are the ones that are still are just laid back good 'ol boys. It's just few and far between. I had a guy I met at an event that was about to give me his extra set of points for my shovel at a campout because I was having electrical issues and another guy willing to drive an hour out of the campout to get me a new rectifier. They are out there! Keep on keeping' on you two!
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you. I would love to go back to that area, i grew up in Hinesville. And thats how it should be, in a group of riders, there should be enuf spare parts and tools to fix just about anything 😁🤘 cheers! ride hard and ride free! Thanks for watching
the o rings for the rocker shafts are leaking and it looks like the seal for the intake manifold , front head has popped out of position , air leak. piston melt down if not fixed .
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Thanks, i hope its not outta position! lol we are going to rebuild top end and get all new gaskets and things. This ol bike has earned it lol
63 yr old biker hippie , yup things ain't the same I too miss the old biker life style 1980's in Socal San Diego that is the pelican pub and mostly The Trojan Horse The outdoors in the mnts huge three day parties bonfire with a band playing on generator multi kegger the whiskey flowed the best nug shrooms LSD and a race between teams with makeshift flags up a 300 ft hill just before dawn racing to be the first to the top before the Sun came up over distant hill that was when party slowly ended no merchants trying to get all your cash just us bikers and happy ladies
@ironheadsally
8 ай бұрын
That, that right there is what my dreams are made of 🥺 lol
Can't tell you what happened with others. I still built the bike recently but ride other type of motorcycles instead as my clock is ticking so I need to ride more, before I will drop dead. So I chose more reliable bikes. Also live is too short to ride just one kind of bikes ;) But I still talk to everyone, comment on bikes, like to meet people and enjoy talking about building bikes. I'm not in the US though so it is slightly different here... but same sort of shift in bikers culture is happening everywhere.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! And yes it seems universal the change in culture everywhere. And it’s being out and still riding that matters 🤩 keeping it on 2 wheels, whatever u ride!
dying breed...i had so many harley guys looking down on me on my old rigid harley chopper.... i couldnt find their plain ass bikes in a parking lot...they just buy it off the shelf and think they are a biker.. never turned a wrench and treat me like im some broke loser because mine isnt a 15000 bike
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Oh i feel you! I bet you’re the first broke loser they ask for advice when their black street glide has one little issue 🤣 meanwhile we’re still riding while they have recall repairs 😁🖕😂😂😂 Cheers man! Thanks for watching!
Will you two be going to the 2024 Four Corners rally this year? Of so me and my Son are going and would dig it of you guy want to hang for a chat,. Shot the shit, I'm an older biker so I loved the discussion on your wher the old bikers at. Any way ride safe ride strong.
@ironheadsally
Ай бұрын
We might be, havent made any plans yet, it’s right down the road from us (well the Million Dollar Highway) i’ll def post it if we are going! Always cool to meet and talk with some good ol bike loving folks😁
Hardly dangerous, Son
в дальних поездках я вожу на своём мотоцикле палатку, спальный мешок, коврик, вещевой мешок и.. складное кресло, кресло необходимо чтобы с комфортом посидеть на природе.
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
Yes! Being comfortable after riding is a must! Cheers, ride safe and thanks for watching!
I had a 1975 XLCH for 16 years. I wouldn't trade one tank of fuel in my Indian Chieftain for that old bike!
@ironheadsally
10 ай бұрын
🤩💚
It's society in general that has become pardon the French...Pussified ! I'm a rider who's 1st Bike was a 51 panhead and because of age "65" I don't get to ride her as much as I would like. I did buy a Cruiser but my heart will always be old school.It's sad the last ride I did was from Ohio to Tennessee and back and had not 1 fellow rider willing to go. I went alone and enjoyed every mile.
@ironheadsally
11 ай бұрын
That is bad ass!! And yeah, riding those bikes took skill and mechanical understanding. These new bikes anybody can ride and many dont take care of them. Cheers!!! Ride free and ride safe 😁
Gotta keep a wrench on the older motors