The NEW Sportster Build Series - Ft. Miss Bird!

Been watching your videos, love how you shut down the keyboard warriors before they talk shit.

Legends suspension buddy

Give the girl a cheater bar! haha. Great videos! Guaranteed Sub here!

Cool Video. She's a keeper!

its cool the mrs wants to wrench on the bike too, respect

making something your own makes it so much more valuable!

lower suspension or air ride and go with a thinner seat

Nobody comment anything, he already know what we are going to say...

Hey bud, check into the burly slammer shocks! I had them on mine before I decided to get the cafe stilettos and the slammers lower it a lot!

I had a nightster I put some RSD Vintage handle bars on and did not have to extend any wires.

Shes cute as can be

Im short too but i al happy with my honda Shadow phantom

I think she'll appreciate it more doing all the work herself. I think it will also motivate her to ride more since she has so much more invested in it. Good work both of you.

Im digging the transformation of the bike... again! Hahaha! Keep the videos coming! Yall are a cool couple! Btw i have some chips ive been meaning to send you from my trip to Japan early this year! And i do need to come to one of your rides! My 48 now has a bigger tank so it would be better to ride as a group

@Bike N' Bird
If you use the mini apes that are on the 2018 1200 iron , ur gonna need longer cables, chump bars are good but there not knurled!, and break line will be a little tight

Is that a uprr hard hat I see?

could look into Burley slammer kit. lower fork springs and rear slammer shocks. cool to get the bike fit miss bird.

If you still have your take off bars from your street bob you could try those , always good to reuse and the price is right

My moms first bike was a 883. She dropped it in the garage for this same reason. They need to make it even lower for short girls. My wife only rides with me because she's 4'9 and can't really touch.

Are there lowering kits for Sportsters? I've seen them for Street Glides and Road Glides that can lower up to a couple of inches.

She wants new pipes.. gotta get her those new pipes man!

Dude i love Ms.Bird she is so hilarious I'm so glad she's more apart of the channel. No shade of course you're funny to Bike n Bird..wives(future wives) always steal the shine lol

An inexpensive fix that I've seen before is a lowering kit for the rear that kicks out the shocks so they are more horizontal although I hear the ride does suffer a bit it may be worth a go. I think she will find that better fitting bars will make a huge difference also as she will have much better control so the apes the dude mentioned will be good.

she needs some riding boot, much bigger sole will help for sure

Burley brand slammer shocks would help bring it down some more and will help

Nice bike... got to love the Sportster!

I recommend biltwell chumps. $99, 8 inch rise, you can use the stock cables and brake lines no problem I have them on my Xl1200R and theyre great

Try burly slamer rear shocks and pergressive lowering fork springs

You both are great

That's awesome pull back bars should help her to great video

The big question. Does she get to rename it???????

Great job! Burley Slam that sucker!

Lol, she’s adorable, also thinks the 883 looks better lower!

Ft. Miss hipster

Great job wrenching! Hint if your brute strength isn’t around, a breaker bar, another wrench or a pipe is a good replacement. (But not nearly as good looking or cuddly, so definitely go for that option when you can!)

change the bars and get some tilted risers

What maintenance platform are you using? looking to get one for my Street Glide?

You might already know this, but next time use longer ratchet or a breaker bar then ya'll won't struggle breaking torque on shock bolt!

Might need to do something different with those bars . Looks like she is really reaching .

Nice to see Ms bird on her way to making Mia her own...looks like once yall go with less aggressive bars she will be riding confidently and comfortably...love the vids

Go with a burly slammer kit....great product and fair price

I think mini apes will look bad ass on the sporty, Ms. Bird along with it.

Nice job guys, great seeing her do the work herself, that'll definitely help give her a sense of ownership on the build. Not knowing mechanics is one of my biggest biking shortcomings too so she'll feel much better about herself as a new rider if she knows at least the basics. Look forward to upcoming vids

That’s awesome that Miss Bird wants to do the work herself so she can learn 👍🏻

switch to burly shocks, youre right lowering blocks suck. seat also sits high af. My stock solo on my 2010 48 sits lower and i find it more comfortable then the le pera. Doesnt look as nice in terms of material but your girl will sit lower and closer to the frame

Don’t they make a drop seat kit for sportsters?

Taller bars leaned further back will stand her up more and should make it even better

Great video brother

She needs a progressive suspension front end drop cost is around $130 part #10-2000

You may look into some z bars pulled back instead of up so she doesn't have so much lean on the front.

Why would you need new bolts

Awesome for Miss Bird .
Nice that she doing the work ,that's the only way she will learn how and what's involved and how things work .
I can't wait to see more on Miss Bird's new bike (or I always say it's a new to me bike or what ever you have) LOL

Love that Ms Bird is doing the work

Remember those fugly platform "buffalo" shoes from 2000? I get it now.
Put on some slammer shocks or 10" struts.

how tall is miss bike n bird ?

Awesome start

You can fit her in your pocket!!!
I had the stock seat on my Sporty for about 4 to 5 months and it was painful! I recommend a Mustang seat as a replacement. It feels comfy and looks great.

Pull back a higher handlebars 10 inches could be fine, if the seats make low difference keep the la pera

If you want to lower a little the front of the bike loose the triple tree and slide up the forks not too much or it will hit there are lowering kit for the front but they are not cheap, get a lowering kit for the back that costs less than lower shocks although they are safer, and she should be good to go because she has short and big legs (no offense I don’t know how to explain it well in english ahahaahah) because if you put a even slicker seat it will be painful for the butt.

She rides, she wrenches, she’s a keeper. 😊 You guys make a great couple.

That bikes looks a lot better with mrs bird on it she’s crazy lol

Open end wrench works wonders for more torque on the end of that socket. So cute...

Just get some bigger boots Miss Bird 🤙

Why didn’t you just put lowering blocks on. Could have kept the better shocks
Doesn’t matter I see you don’t want to use them. Maybe try some burly 10.5 shocks

I put 8" z bars on my iron the only cable I had to change was brake line.

I'm going to follow this build very carefully. I have a 2016 Iron 883. I am also a "short stack" at 5'5". I can almost flat foot my bike, but not quite. I would be a hell of a lot more comfortable riding if I could. Also, what is that seat she settled on in the end? It looks very nice and comfortable! I NEED THAT SEAT! I have the stock seat and a 2 up that I don't much like. I also need new bars but am afraid I'll need new lines (brake, throttle, clutch) if I change them. Ugh!

Try some biltwell chumps with small risers. From the looks of what she’s saying would be comfortable for her, they might fit the bill. Maybe something an inch or two shorter but similarly shaped could work even better.
But ten inch mini apes might be too tall I think.

Miss Bird not just a pretty face! But we all knew that already.
My missus is also short, and I'm trying to get her into bikes. Currently, she's only comfortable on a Grom, which is a start I guess.

A woman working on a motorcycle.........that's FUCKIN' HOT !! 😜

My wife is also short we got her a 1200t super low sportster they don’t make them anymore so you mite get one used cheap it’s a awesome bike just a thought love the videos and can’t wait to see what you do to this bike