1973 Sportster with Santee Hardtail

Steve from Denham Springs, Louisiana, United States made available to us these photographs of his 1973 Sportster Bobber which has a bolted Santee hardtail subframe.

Steve: "Here is a 1973 Harley Davidson Ironhead 1000CC Sportster. Converted to hard tail with a Santee bolt on. Converted to kicker only. Right hand shift. Forward controls. Disc front and drum rear brakes. Speedo and tach . Pingle petcock. Oil pressure gauge."

Detail photo of bolted connection between the stock Sportster frame and the Santee hardtail subframe.

You can check out the kick starting and sound of this Harley Ironhead Bobber by playing this little video clip:

That's a custom paint job with hand pin striping.

Detail photo of the forward controls on Steve's Sportster Bobber.

(August 2008)