My Ironhead Story: The Best Part of Old Harleys Is Their History

In this motovlog I tell the story of my 1983 Ironhead Sportster and talk about how important the history of a motorcycle can be

[@MaryAvery-p7i]

Hey Paul, I watched this video this morning, I have to say thank you, it felt like I was actually riding the bike. I loved the video and it made me so glad you are the custodian of the bike. I swear I'd recognize the sound of that bike anywhere. I never named the bike but Rich's buddy Rick Moody painted the bike and they teased me that it was the "Bahama Momma" paint job. That was by far my favorite bike, and it's great to see it so clean and shiny. Love that you are living the dream. Aunt Mary

[@buttcrackcycles]

Love you Mary, glad you enjoyed it, I always love riding it and I'm so thankful you're my family ❤️

[@arlinhackman5387]

I was 17 years old when I got my first Harley which was the year of 1979. I traded an MG midget for it. 1962 xlch. It was my only transportation. My parents were so mad. Still own it today and I am 62 years old love that bike. You are right old Harleys all have stories. Thank you for the video and letting me share my story.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thanks for watching and your story, that's great you still have your bike

[@forsaken1776]

Good thing you have a way to remember them both when you ride. My bike isn't as old as the ones you like but it's a 2000 night train. It's my first bike had 3809 miles on it when I got it. now it's over 5k miles. mine is special cause it's my first. it will go to my son when i can't ride anymore.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Good stuff, hope you have many happy days on your bike

[@stinde666]

What a amazing story , so happy you’re uncle took you under his wing and thought you Harley stuff , and that Sporty is so great and what a great story behind it ❤

[@seokjokim6862]

It's a great story. It's like blowing a sprit into the machine. I hope that you won't be bothered too much by the pegs scraping the ground when you turn.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Pegs scraping sometimes is fine with me!

[@SaddleTrampTV]

I really enjoyed listening to this one, Paul. Didn't even feel like a 20 minute video. Such a great story. Having people like that in your life is a true treasure while they're around. Can totally relate to the ironhead story. Can't even stomach the thought of letting mine go. Be on the lookout for a younger cat out there that might want the same out of the older machines that you might impart the same that was given to you.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it. I love when my son hangs in the shop with me, maybe in a few years he'll start bringing his buddies too

[@thedarklord1876]

Keep it up I love this video, more like this please and I will keep watching

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thank you

[@jd9308]

I truly enjoyed listening to your story and the history of your aunt's bike that is now your forever bike. Your Ironhead has such a fabulous history. It is truly a one of a kind Harley Davidson! I can see why you will never part with it, and pass it down to your own son one day. My wife has said that if I were to depart this world before her, she would not ever get rid of my two bikes. She'd keep them just to be able to look at them and smile at all the memories and my love of riding them. They'll still stay in the family for my son in laws or grandchildren. Loved the video! Keep wrenching, riding and stay safe!

[@buttcrackcycles]

The memories are the best part! Thanks for watching

[@GJM866]

It sounds like you were really lucky to have an Uncle like Rich! Great story......

[@buttcrackcycles]

I sure was lucky! Thanks for watching

[@Carnivorebiker]

Love the story Paul. Thanks for sharing

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thank you so much!

[@johnvanbeek5671]

Hi Paul, I like your videos, especially this one. Currently I have four old Harleys. The one I have the longest is a 1957 Pan, which was chopped already when I bought it in 1978. I found it in a bike magazine as an add. Phone the guy in the middle of the night and drove up the next day to secure it. Then I turned it into my bike over the next three years in a spare room on the 2nd floor of the hous e I was renting. The bike is on the road since 1981, on and off. Unfortunately my sons and daughter are not into bikes and I’m getting on a bit 71 in October. Hopefully one of my grandchildren will take it from my when I leave this planet. Long story. Greetings from Rotterdam in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

[@buttcrackcycles]

Haha that's fun about building on the 2nd floor! Thanks for the comment

[@davidbones8947]

Great to hear your story of life and everybody out there has one! I grew up with a dad that rode he like triumph always had one in the garage he gave me a 1966 bonnieville 650 and we chopped it 6 over hard tailed TTpipes and short Z bars rode itall over s cal i was 16 and lost him at 19 only 42 to dam young heart attack im 71 now, owned 11 harleys three triumphs now its a 1990 evo softail love it, it was a display bike in a musem part of its life when they changed the theme my neigbor bought it rode it the engine died he had 1 built mild broke it in and i got it its old it shakes the paints funky and i love riding the ol girl named Raven. Thats part of my story, remember we all have one thanks for yours i really enjoy our channel you are are a great presenter God Bless

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thanks for sharing your story with us, sorry to hear about your dad

[@Candywarhol]

My most memorable bike was a '77 CB550. My brother-in-law picked it up when he was on the road. I met him in the next state and we rode home together. Lots of short jaunts on that bike, shared between whoever was watching over it at any given time. I had it for a while. A friend of mine had it. Eventually it went back to lean against my brother-in-law's garage and die a slow death. Still have a few pieces of that bike, plus lots of pics and memories.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@ctsnider88]

Cool story. My first bike came from a friend. It was an old CX500 that was painted black. Everything was painted black. It had a kill switch for the lights. Anyway, it needed lots of work, and the transmission would slip in and out of 1st and 2nd. A coworker let me use his garage to work on the bike. Turn out that he had 2, 70's Goldwings and a Moto Guzzi. He helped me with the bike, and I started taking care of his property. I learned a lot from him and his dad. We would go on rides in Northern Maryland. Years later, I bought his 78 wing. Later on down the road, I got a divorce and sold the bike. My friend passed away, and 20 some odd years later, I finally said it's time. I found many Goldwings and other street bikes but decided on an 06 Sportster that had been sitting in a garage. It was in beautiful condition but didn't run well. With KZbinrs help and you, it's running, and I am enjoying wind in my face again.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Fantastic, love the story and glad you shared it.. Thanks for watching and all of your nice comments

[@pat9708]

Thanks. My son bought his own 1981 Ironhead Sportster. And I try to ride it every week or 2 to keep the engine happy while he’s away serving in the Coastguard

[@buttcrackcycles]

That's great, hope you're both safe

[@roadkingrider6532]

Great story. Actually your life is like a duplicate of mine. Crazy. Great video.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Haha that's wild, good stuff

[@arthurleino]

I liked my 1978 Yamaha XS650 Special , my 1980 Sportster. Really like my 1983 FXWG. Bought thru Military Sales when VA-115 USS Midway. Picked it up Portland Motosports Sept 83.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Very cool you got it that way! Thank you

[@michaelbach9426]

That's a beautifull story. Thank you for sharring it. Stay safe buddy

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thank you

[@sucramc]

Wow; this was wonderful. Thank you for sharing your story ❤

[@buttcrackcycles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

Reminds me of my Uncle Doug my mother's brother. He worked at Bendix here in town. He built airplane parts. and owned a gas station.. he was the hot rod fella in the family. Always interesting to talk to him

[@buttcrackcycles]

@@MoeLarrycurly1 love it, my kind of people

[@zachwitters3293]

Thanks for the background story. My mom died when i was 16 and dad left soon after. The older sister got custody of me till i was 18 then got a apartment with some roommates. Decended into drugs and alcohol, in and out of trouble and jail till i was 23. After loosing my license and being on probation for two years I built a 50cc motorized beach cruiser. My interested in motorcycles stemed off that and I bought a 1980 Suzuki pe175, then later a 1981 cb750. I learned how to work on them and got involved with the vintage groups and swapmeets mentoring under a few old timers. I salvaged bikes and sold/flipped them, till i bought my 72 ironhead for dirt cheap. That bike i still have got me hooked on vintage harleys. Now im 33 and have the ironhead and a 1988 heritage softail as well as a lil honda cm400 as a scooter. My mechanical knack from bikes got me into a millwright apprenticeship at a papermill. I concider motorcycles my therapy and a big part of my life, keeping me out of trouble. Good talk!

[@wolfdog7265]

Hey, that’s interesting. You have the flag of my country on your Harley sweater. Correct sequence of colours. Ooh the red, white and blue. So……. I have a Dutch bike?

[@Hoggy1963]

Awesome story

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thank you 😀

[@inout3513]

You can tell you are riding a harley, cause your voice is all juddery when you are talking

[@buttcrackcycles]

Haha yes, it shakes ya!

[@benderbender1233]

my friend travis gave me my ir0nhead cuz his friend mule,s s0n ditched it a decade b4. we built it in2 wut it iz n0w 0n sundays in hiz garage. really dig ur st0ries ab0ut ur aunt & uncle. 🖖😎

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thanks for always watching Bender

[@benderbender1233]

@@buttcrackcycles thanx f0r all da g00d c0ntent b0ss!! ✌😉

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

🏍️❤️👍🏼

[@thomasobrien5976]

Great story Paul it is a beautiful bike for sure.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thank you

[@deanm4138]

That is a very cool story on your bike

[@buttcrackcycles]

Thanks

[@BobbyMiller3]

Rad story about the iron head Sportster 🤘

[@buttcrackcycles]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@jerrybigrig9475]

😎👍😎

[@bananabrooks3836]

So you don't appreciate fingers and hands enough to wear gloves. Tacho needs caretaking.

[@buttcrackcycles]

@@bananabrooks3836 next time I'll wear my full gauntlet Dainese CE2 gloves just for you

[@bananabrooks3836]

@@buttcrackcycles Not for me, for you and your family.

[@jaynedoe1959]

❤

[@Sbbkbb]

Ok I am done with this channel. Bye .

[@benderbender1233]

g00d luck! ur g0nna need it. ✌

[@buttcrackcycles]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out

[@Sbbkbb]

@@buttcrackcycles you are boring a.f.

[@HowardHarper-ct9mx]

I'm building a 73' ironhead Sportster at the moment. Im from S.C. too.

[@buttcrackcycles]

Nice! Stay safe in all this weather