I ( like most others i suspect ) thought it would be as simple as buying a sporty, chopping the arse of and welding a new one on. Done. Lets go riding. As I now know that type of mod requires a full ICV ( thanks for the heads up Chopaweeza) I think if I was going to head down the path of misery, pain and heartbreak ( ICV) then it may as well be on a complete frame such as a hooligan from Bitter End etc.
After trawling the net for hours and hours and finally finding a bit in some dank moist corner of the web ( note to Dept of transport, if you make the info accessible, people might just use it!!!!!!!!!) I came accross the checklist used by the icv engineers, and ..................wow................... theres alot to say the least.
I wold love to hear anyones first hand experience of doing an ICV especially in QLD. Im not totally off the idea yet.... just looking for a less painfull alternitave.which brings me to the topic of this thread.
I was on the phone to a riding bud, chewing his ear about my predicament and remembered his wife had an older model sporty in the shed that hardly ever gets started let alone riden and would he be interested in parting with it. Turns out he was thinking about the same thing so we are currently in the process of finding mutual ground price wise. In the process of "selling" the bike he told me that while it was registered as an 86 model, although someone had told him at a bike show years ago that the frame wasnt 86 but more like 52 ( correct me if I am wrong but sportys didnt start production till 57?) I said theres one way to prove it and thats check the serial number on the neck with Harley. He told m that there wasnt any identification number on the neck , or anywhere else for that matter.
So, my deviate mind is crunching into overdrive thinking if this frame is pre bullshit and no numbers are on it then I should be able to chop or preferably swap aftermarket frame into without having to do the ICV thing.
Can anyone throw any light on this????
Btw thebike has been registered for years as is.
thanks in advance.
Matt
P.S this is my ride . was just playing with colours on the computer
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I ( like most others i suspect ) thought it would be as simple as buying a sporty, chopping the arse of and welding a new one on. Done. Lets go riding. As I now know that type of mod requires a full ICV ( thanks for the heads up Chopaweeza) I think if I was going to head down the path of misery, pain and heartbreak ( ICV) then it may as well be on a complete frame such as a hooligan from Bitter End etc.
After trawling the net for hours and hours and finally finding a bit in some dank moist corner of the web ( note to Dept of transport, if you make the info accessible, people might just use it!!!!!!!!!) I came accross the checklist used by the icv engineers, and ..................wow................... theres alot to say the least.
I wold love to hear anyones first hand experience of doing an ICV especially in QLD. Im not totally off the idea yet.... just looking for a less painfull alternitave.which brings me to the topic of this thread.
I was on the phone to a riding bud, chewing his ear about my predicament and remembered his wife had an older model sporty in the shed that hardly ever gets started let alone riden and would he be interested in parting with it. Turns out he was thinking about the same thing so we are currently in the process of finding mutual ground price wise. In the process of "selling" the bike he told me that while it was registered as an 86 model, although someone had told him at a bike show years ago that the frame wasnt 86 but more like 52 ( correct me if I am wrong but sportys didnt start production till 57?) I said theres one way to prove it and thats check the serial number on the neck with Harley. He told m that there wasnt any identification number on the neck , or anywhere else for that matter.
So, my deviate mind is crunching into overdrive thinking if this frame is pre bullshit and no numbers are on it then I should be able to chop or preferably swap aftermarket frame into without having to do the ICV thing.
Can anyone throw any light on this????
Btw thebike has been registered for years as is.
thanks in advance.
Matt
P.S this is my ride . was just playing with colours on the computer
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