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.
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FTW💚Sally
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Ironhead Sally
236 S Third St
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Montrose, CO 81401-3618
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Harley parts just as cheap and nasty, I had the riser pull out of the top of my x-bones springer forks, was cheap alloy and the threads had stripped right off!
If the 750 Honda motor is in bad shape it will break the bank to rebuild - just for parts. You will be better off locating and buying a running used motor.
The 450 clutch is slipping when you are kicking it. The kick start drives the crank thru the clutch. Take the clutch apart and rough up the steel plates on your grinder - will get you going.
Where are you in the usa
I am sick of Harleys and i own an iron and shovelhead, looki g fo so e old metric stuff to chop!!!
You can make those 450s extremely fast!
I dig that 450!!!!!
Cb450s are great choppers too!
Love those old cb750s
Honda CBs are badass....all bikes are and can be awesome...make it your own. All bikes are made on planet Earth by humans. If we are going to go into the war thing, then dont buy a Triumph since we fought the British in the Revolution!!! Come on people, ride what you want it is a free country!
i go to the sally really
Use turpentine for to check to see if you got leaks in your heads or anything else!
Pick up a BMW Air Head for your daily driver and once you drive one you will get rid of the other problem bike and this way you will only have one that will give you no problems! And remember when the USA and the UK was playing with prop planes Germany was using jets!
That goes for 5" band clamps too. Got two from Peterbilt and they were not cheap, so I ordered 4 from Amazon. You can feel the cheapness and the bolts were even shit. One actually broke before I even got close to the torque spec. Fukk all that Chinese bullshit!
I'm at a point where I don't even have to argue or haggle anymore. My labor rate is 150 dollars an hour and I usually bill out around 60 hours a week. Half of that nowadays is motorcycles which I dint even see coming. ( Misspelling is on purpose. Give you a touch of my speech. Southern). Anyway, I'm 56 and have built a business that I can almost just call and look at the spreadsheets in the morning. My goal is to get me an R.V. and trailer to hold two or three of my bikes and go visit everyone I subscribe to. Damn seeing the grand canyon and Niagra falls. Driving around the country drinking a little and smoking a little and just enjoying life and the people I meet and figuring out who to leave my shit to.(I have no family) and don't want the state or the Fed's to just have it. Beginning of next year. Try and remember to not let the small stuff get to you. It's all small stuff. Be thankful for your health. Be thankful for your mental health. Whatever your problems try and remember that in this world children are sex trafficked, children are born with aids and cancer. Children are literally starving to death everyday. So that being said and not to be "rough around the edges" as everyone says to me.( Which I call don't beat the bush honest) you have a world of blessing to be thankful for. Concentrate on your blessings, be pissed off at the punks that take advantage of you, let everyone know. It ain't like Trump got shot!😮😊😂
Too many insta likes and vlog influencers cant stand starbucks and stealerships lol not many love freedom or know what it truely means..cant connect to nature and enjoy living the life god intended building true memories making real friends because a tailer, a/c ,a bathroom rated 5 stars with wifi stands between them and wrenching in the dirt riding in the rain or not caring which road you go down for likes .. just came across you guys been watching most of the day entertaining to say the least and i love the ironhead you got balls woman riding like you stole it for the long miles ive seen you guys take it. But thats what its about built not bought fix thst shit fk a dealer service center..warranty voided..what..lol fk live that live hats off to both of you thanks for sharing! New friend in the south
So if you buy them from China that's on you. If you buy them from an American company or even a broker that's an American citizen they will be liable and the government doesn't play that shit. That being said everyone knows that stock Harley handlebars are just as bad if not worse than the Chinese counterparts. As far as "it's a given" thought process. Throw that shit out the door, tell them what you want done. Learn to do all your work and buy the tools to do it. I know that's expensive but it's really the only way. I've heard a lot if shit about dragon. Just like a salvage yard or a second rate used car dealer. Your just gonna have to suffer until you find your "team". I'm a professional mechanic without the fancy uniforms and missing teeth (motorcycle crashes) there are people who will not let anyone touch their cars but me. We are talking 6 figure cars. Also marine engines, motorcycles, tractors and anything gas fired. I tell people that bring things to me all the time, I've never done this before. Their trust in me when they say go ahead is priceless. As I have a grasp on the theory and I'm honest and very fucking smart I'll tackle almost anything and succeed with flying success. I will not do offshore boats and I will not do aviation. My ego will never get in the way of someone's safety. You guys keep doing what your doing. Enjoy it! There will be some spots where you get shitted and thank the Lord for it. The process of elimination is just as effective as any system out there. I'm a stereotypical biker that doesn't want to hear anyone's shit and your money don't make me any difference because I have enough of it to be who I want to be and I represent myself in a manner that it ain't hard to look in the mirror. So when some of my shirt and tie customers bring me a 1972 Ferrari I tell them without batting an eye, if you need daily updates I can tell you what's not wrong with the car. When you figure out what's not wrong with it, it leads you to the suspect. Process of elimination. Like my customers, when you find that person you need that's honest and backs it up with professional results, treasure them. They have a waiting list I assure you. It'll take time, disappoinment and money you don't want to waste but that's the price for the ticket to the amusement park. Good luck and thanks for posting. I enjoy your videos.
China is known for cheap metals and plastics..cheap china
Regards from the Shamrockland 👋🏼
I appreciate the love you guys have for bikes and bike riders. I bought a brand new bike this year and the cost of service work is frightening to me. I ordered the full service manual and have installed all own parts so far. It’s fun and you get to really know your bike. I’ve already found a few mistakes from the factory that I have taken care of. Thanks for the video.
Tatro machine is the man California San Diego
Love your guys channel. Real people right here. Facts.
Hi great advice the Chinese parts are cheap for a reason build quality is normally crap just amazing why people spend Los of money for there bikes then bolt crap on it ride free guys
Nothing really new here. The only important thing to most people is the mighty dollar. The centuries old "snake oil" saleman comes to mind. Profit profit profit.
i'm 73 and have NEVER driven anything with more than two wheels. moved to a state with a legal license from former state. they will NOT honor it. so, from now on i will not have a license. think of all that money i'm going to save without insurance or inspections or any of that other crap.
LA choppers makes great risers
Yes 100% rust is a big deal you're right
The only person that works on my bike is me that's it that's all I trust nobody I know my bike inside it out I can have the whole bike apart in 1 hour 03 fat boy The camChest done now It's bulletproof.
I've been having the same problem with what's on my bike. Small cheap harley street 750
You know when it comes to the motorcycle parts I only buy big American made products that's it that's all..
My first time seeing not one but two of my twinsouls on the interwebs... NEVER change!!! Greetings and big bikerhugs from Sweden!!
My brother in law worked for our state. The bridges are in Terrible condition. So for infrastructure projects they are redoing every curb around my town to put ramps on them and make them Handicapped Accessible. That is great and I'm all for it except that should be at the bottom of the list. You can't enter my county without driving over a bridge and all of them need work. They dumped some rocks around the base of the supports to slow the scowering of the land around the supports.
I refuse to let anyone work on my shit , buy a manual and read it. I'll die by my own wrench , not some hung over dweeb who broke up with his girlfriend, happens all too often
My dad bought the shorty versions of those risers and I can't get him to realize why they're garbage. Maybe I'll just send over this video haha.
I have run into these problems over and over with cheap parts. I hear it all the time. "I got it a lot cheaper on Amazon". Well you get what you pay for. Great to be pointing this out to others, especially those riser caps. The average guy doesn't understand the importance of these small things. Great video!
With fasteners you only need as much thread as per the width of the bolt. But I feel better with more thread anyway. Also have a hard time with trying to not buy crap chinese parts and metric fasteners. It's just unAmerican and as bad as capitulating to a foreign foe.
Awesome
New HD's have ghinese-made sub-assemblies. so, FHD and F Jochen.
Support America and allied workers. Stay out of walmart and harbor freight.
I always live by "You want something done right do it yourself" It's unfortunate that's the way things are done these days. Thanks for your videos and PSA. As like the two of you, I do my own bike work.
Thank you!! Doing as much of ur own work as possible is key to keeping em going!! Cheers
the people that make rules for other people are just plain sad. you don't buy 'old school'; you ARE old school.
🤘😜💚🦅🏁 hell yeah! Thanks for watching
Unfortunately all to true. Buy nicely rapped parts from a Harley dealership with made in USA stamped on wrapping only to find made in China stamped on the part. My 2004 twin cam did seventy thousand kilometres before the cam chain tensioners wore through to the metal. Had the gear drive set-up fitted with new fowlers and adjustable push rods fitted. Has now done one hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometres with no problems. All the half complement needle bearings were changed out for full complement bearings. Bearings should also be changed on Evolution motors also. Twin cam motors dropped the mechanical tensioners for hydraulic tensioners with the introduction of the six speed transmission. Also the mechanical tensioner on the the primary drive was also changed to an automatic tensioner which can over tighten under burnouts or wheel standing or such treatment. Cheers from down under 🇦🇺 Stan.
Yup.... bought a new brake rotor for an Evo Softail years ago that came in a Harley box with "made in USA" and an American Flag on it. Popped open the box at the parts counter and showed the parts guy and everyone standing there who were shit-talking "that douche that rode the rice burner to the Harley dealership" (which was ME because I had to borrow a buddy's Honda to get up there and get a rotor for the Softail right before we were going on a big ride). The rotor was engraved "Sunstar.... Made in Japan" right in the middle. I made a point to let those trash talkers know that the Harley OEM rotor was no more American than that Honda Shadow I borrowed to ride up there to get a replacement for my ground up rotor.
I love it when people add on their market place listing that the bike was just serviced at the local harley dealership, that just makes me move on to the next listing lmaoooo. you can't trust hardly anyone these days. They hand out tech certificates to anyone who can sign their own name, and if you go into the service area, they have all their "entry level" guys working. The "entry level" guys change a few tires and do a couple 3 holes, then they think they're ready to open their own shops and are the ones who do this crap you're talking about.
🤣🤣🤣 true! I would rather hear that some backyard shadetree guy worked on it than the stealerships!
100% agree .....But do them folk ever learn ..sadly I don't think so.
I was wondering if you knew a good bike shop that you could trust to rebuild a motor in Colorado
In Colorado Springs, hit up Corey Amburgy 719-373-8763 😁 he’s got some parts from us now actually and he fixed my dad’s twin cam heads in an afternoon. Solid dude.
I noticed at about 9 minutes into the video when y'all were talking about the chain tensioners on the road king, y'all (especially Sally) looked a little baked. Keep up the good work and always make time for "safety" meetings.
Lmao! A tad toasted perhaps 😜💚🍃💨 thanks for watching!
Always good seeing other girls on old bikes
Leaned in the chopper days about junk parts u all are straight and honest great job
Thanks!!
I've turned wrenches for 42 or 43 years . I know exactly who is out there . Worked with them at one point or another . If you ride you better invest in tools and educate yourself .
The new sportster is entirely metric......the entire bike, engine and all. Wtf ?!?!?!?!??!!!??!+???
Oh the New Nightster with that revolution? Dang not surprising. I havent checked those out, if i wanted a Jap bike, i wouldnt pay Harley prices for one 🤣🤣🤣