Pictures during stages of restoration of my 1975 Sportster XLH 1000

Original purchase October 19, 1995

• Only one mirror; torn seat; bent front rim; no gauges; no signal lights; inoperative charge indicator; inoperative horn; shift linkage barely functional; no choke control; dead battery; bare rear tire; missing main & shifter peg rubber; passenger pegs mounted under seat at top of shocks; clutch slipping; rear brake slipping; front brake master cylinder leak; multiple engine leaks; cracked throttle assembly

October, 1998

• New: speedometer & tachometer with chrome covers & cables; speedometer drive unit; turn signals; battery; mirrors; passenger pegs mounted at bottom of shocks; rear brake shoes; choke cable & knob; horn; seat; rear tire & tube; chrome headlight bracket cover; chrome washers & nuts; exhaust baffles; starter button and left turn signal button
• Repaired: main & shifter pegs & shift linkage; charge indicator; handlebar wiring; rebuilt front brake master cylinder

October, 2000

• New: chrome clutch lever, front brake lever, master cylinder & switch housings; chrome starter motor cover; plain chrome air cleaner cover
• Repaired: replaced front rim

October, 2001

• New: chrome oil tank; tachometer gear; points, condenser and plugs; rocker arm cover gaskets, pushrod cover gaskets; horn button, right turn signal button; rear brake inspection hole cover
• Repaired: front brake caliper stud; rebuilt clutch

April, 2002

• New: front tire & tube; chrome license plate bracket; chrome shock stud covers; chrome generator cover

October, 2013

• New: Chrome front brake caliper assembly; AGM no maintence battery; spark plugs
• Rebuilt carburetor

August, 2022

• New: Fuel petcock with filter; Lead acid battery

• Sold on August 29