Description
I have decided its time to sell Charley, my beloved 1973 Harley Davidson XLCH Ironhead Sportster. I have owned him for four years and spent countless hours and a fair chunk of money bringing him up to the standard he’s at now. Charley is a matching numbers bike and although no show pony he is pretty sharp to look at, starts and runs well and doesn’t leak THAT much oil!
Seriously though, I’ve spent out on the things that make him a good usable bike, he’s a great thing to ride although kick start only, starts reliably whether hot or cold when you know how, which I will happily pass on!
Please read the whole description, it’s not all waffle it actually includes al the details on the bike and what has been done during my ownership. There is also a video of the bike running which you can see here. You might need to copy and paste the link in your browser - details above
I’ve changed some bits just because I preferred the look, he is currently finished in lacquered bare metal with ‘76 Ironhead tank stickers (I prefer them to the ‘73 ones). He has a





















