1957 Sportster

[Freqman1]

I bought this bike a few years ago and dropped it off in Nashville at Sid's for a full nut and bolt resto. Fortunately Glenn Bator (Bator International) has done an extensive YouTube series on the restoration of one of these and has done quite a few of them. A big thanks to Glenn for all his help with both information and parts. These first year bikes have some unique parts and are hard to find but Glenn came through. A huge thanks to Sid as well for his dedication to this project and attention to detail. While the before photos don't look too bad this bike had the tins repainted but was otherwise pretty rough. All the wiring had been hacked over the years and a lot of small stuff (and some bigger stuff too!) was incorrect. The bike was last registered in 1981. Hopefully by the AMCA Southern National meet the bike will be finished and Sid will show it for me. V/r Shawn

As bought

Restoration in progress--well along

 

[jimbo53]

WOW! That's a beauty!

 

[cyclingday]

Fabulous!

 

[Upchuck79]

Suhweet!!!
Nice to own a pre-AMF sportster! Have fun, enjoy and be safe out there.

 

[DonChristie]

Damn! Shes sexy!

 

[Balloonoob]

Wow that is killer! Definitely worth bringing back to life RIGHT! Please update once completed.

 

[Freqman1]

Getting closer!

 

[danfitz1]

Is that alkyd enamel like Harley used in 1957? Asking for a friend.

 

[DENNYO]

Beautiful, first year for sportsters.

 

[corbettclassics]

Glenn Bator is a great guy and I've been out to his place a couple times. He has some great Harley's out there. I even bought a bike from him myself.

He knows the early Sportsters really well. Thumbs up to Glenn Bator!