1972 Sportster

When Harley-Davidson introduced the Sportster for 1972, it now had a 1000cc engine. Same stroke of 3 13/16, just a little bigger bore and slightly redesigned heads. A lot of guys went and bought one or traded their older "900" bikes. However, the '72 just didn't have the power for some reason. The clutch was now a wet system. Just not the same.
Well, Noot went and got himself one, tweaked it a little with some porting and carb work, played with the gearing - and the thing ran low 13s. Not too bad. 1973 saw a disc brake up front and the 1000 Sporty was here to stay. Check the custom manual bike lift and sissy bar - must be getting ready for Indy or Sturgis??? (Note: Noot sold this particular bike to a family friend in Clear Lake - and I worked on it and got the thing running again last year)