Build. Tinker. Ride. Trials and Tribulations (and good times) of my motorcycle projects and other garage tinkering. Learning and building things. Building, wrenching on, and riding Harley Davidson Evolution Sportsters, Big Twins, and anything else with two wheels. Currently working on restoring and preserving a 1988 Harley Davidson Sportster chopper. I also post information on other DIY projects I tinker on.
I know it has been a bit since my last post. Still here, just been really busy with work and family stuff. Biketoberfest was a blast and I posted a couple of videos to the SportsterProject.com YouTube Channel. One from Willie’s Chopper…
The 88 “Swedish Style” Sportster project is getting a set of rabbit ear bars. The current bars on the Sportster are OK, they were just some I had but I don’t really like the pull back on them. I got a good…
I picked up this 1999 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide (FXDWG) a few weeks ago. Very nice bike. The bike was very well kept by the previous owner but it had been sitting for awhile so the battery was dead and would…
Removing the fuel pump to simplify the fuel delivery system on a my wife’s 1999 Honda Shadow VT750 ACE. The new TJ Brutal Customs peanut gas tank raises the fuel petcock well above the carburetors which will allow fuel to be gravity…
I own several motorcycle registered as antique vehicles. What makes a motorcycle an antique? In Virginia if the model year of the motorcycle is more than 25 years old prior to January 1st of the current year, and you are not using…
Getting close to getting the 90 Sportster back on the road. While it is on the lift being put back together I noticed a leak in one of the fork seals. When I put this bike together originally I did not mess…
In my last post I disassembled the new to me CV carburetor which will replace the carburetor I took off the 90 Sportster to use on the 88 Sportster. The carburetor has been in the ultrasonic cleaner, then rinsed with hot water….
I pillaged some parts and pieces from the 1990 Sportster to get the 1988 Swedish Style Sportster running. Mainly the from the intake, including the manifold, the CV carburetor, and the carburetor support bracket. I picked up a used intake manifold and…
Had a great vacation on Ocracoke Island! Spent a lot of time on the beach and ate a whole bunch of ice cream. This was the first time we had the 2020 Jeep Wrangler out on the beach. The first few days…
Last night I was hanging out in the garage after work, enjoying a cigar and a cold beer. Sandy and I are getting ready to head out on vacation so I am not starting any new projects until we get back. I…