by Ferrous_Head » Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:43 am
I think the term Ironhead came in to differentiate the Sportsters from their successors, the evolution Sportster.
People tried to give them a name but the nicknames just never really stuck. Some used "Blockhead" for a while but that one is a bit lame. We all know what a "Blockhead" is. And an Evo can be a Big Twin or a Sportster.
So, because ht younger guys who bought the new Evolution Sportster couldn't work out a good name for what they rode they decided to rename our bikes.
I do not remember the term oil bag from when I was young. I think it came in about the time they started building hoppers big time. Probably the early 60's.
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