[[:techtalk:menu|{{ :techtalk:gototechnicalmenu.jpg|}}]] ====== IH: Body Parts - Sub-01I ====== ====== 1977-1978 XLH, XLCH Sportster Frame Pics ====== [[sportster_history:99xx-01a|Click Here]] to reference Sportster VIN Information in the History section of the Sportsterpedia. \\ Click on any pic to enlarge: \\ This is the original 1977 XLH, XLCH frame (47012-76). The 78 frame was also used as a replacement for 1977. \\ The right lower frame tube was notched for the new (in 1977) gerotor style oil pump. \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic1_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic2_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic3_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic4_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic5_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic6_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic7_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1977_xlh-xlch_sportster_frame_47012-76_pic8_by_cleanmotorcycleframes.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo courtesy of Ebay seller, cleanmotorcycleframes, [[https://www.ebay.com/str/cleanmotorcycleframes|Link to Ebay Store]] )) \\ \\ This is the 1978 XLH, XLCH frame (47012-78) and also a replacement frame for 1977 models. \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic2_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic3_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic1_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic6_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic4_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic5_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) \\ {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic7_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) {{:techtalk:ih:body:1978_frame_pic8_by_hcrashster.jpg?direct&400|}} ((photo by hcrashster of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page3?t=1297584&page=3)) \\ \\ [[:techtalk:menu|{{:techtalk:gototechnicalmenu.jpg|}}]]