Iron Sportsters made in the 1979 model year:
    
  
  
  
  My 79 Sportster came with a burned front piston courtesy of a leaky O-ring.
  
 
  
  
  
  This bike runs awesome, starts up easy, and is a blast to ride. 
  
 
  
  
  
  This bike is blast to ride and sounds like a Harley should sound like.
  
 
  
  
  
  This chopper runs, starts, and shifts good. I have not ridden it very many miles.
  
 
  
  
  
  Here is my 1979 Harley XLH 1000 Sportster in red.
  
 
  
  
  
  This is a two-owner Harley Davidson XLS Roadster.
  
 
  
  
  
  This is a 1979 ironhead Sportster with matching numbers.
  
 
  
  
  
  This bike sat for 10 years and then I bought it in march of 2007.