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.
Nothing spectacular here but a little bit of progress. I set up the rear brake bracket for the Sportster hardtail. Modified the stock bracket per the TCBros instructions. Drilled and tapped the support hole using the template provided. Then made sure everything…
Got the hardtail welded in. Looks pretty good. Not too much to say about it other than I think if went together nice. I am fairly confident my welds are good and will hold her together.
With the frame measured and marked, the next step is to cut. I was waiting for my grandson, Alijah, to visit so he could help with the cuts. He was a great help and I think he had a blast doing it,…
The hardtail kit arrived Sunday. I just ordered it on Thursday and it arrived here on Sunday well packed and in great shape. Inventoried all the included hardware, everything that is suppose to be there is there. Awesome job TC Bros. The…
Going to hardtail the 1990 Sportster. I saw a bike in the parking lot at Willie’s Chopper Time Show down in Daytona this year that inspired me a bit. So… TC Bros had a great Black Friday deal on their weld-on Sportster…
I replaced the stock radio on my 2014 Street Glide with a Sound Stream Reserve HDHU.14+ Plug and Play Head Unit. I have been looking at these for a bit, and I found it on sale at Garage Bagger Stereo. Ordered it…
Putting an external breather with a catch can on the Street Glide to catch a bit of the oil which collects in the air cleaner cover. I know this is really just treating a symptom and not really addressing the possible problem,…
Recently Sandy and I took a road trip to Mississippi. We spent 5 days on the road traveling through the southern states, covered about 2000 miles, and had a great time. Before we left I read a couple of forum posts about…
A few days before heading down to Daytona for Biketoberfest 2022 I called the timeshare to check on things and they had to cancel our reservation due to storm damage from Hurricane Ian. Everyone was OK but there was some damage to…
I installed a set of inexpensive floorboard LED accent lights in my 2020 Jeep Wrangler JL. Alright I’ll admit this is a bit silly and provides no practical value at all, but… I think they look pretty cool and the light kit…