Evo Project Teardown…
OnEverything is mounted up and welded on that needs to be mounted up and welded on. It all fits together like it should, now it’s time to tear things down for prep and paint. My future is full of grinding, sanding, and…
Primary Motor Plate…
OnI have a 3″ belt drive primary drive on my 1992 Heritage. I really like the look of it and it has performed well for thousands of miles. For this project I chose the 2″ open belt primary kit from Ultima. I…
Bar Change…
OnNotice in the site description it says “Trials and Tribulations” well I tried out (Trials) the straight drag bars and I think they look great on the 1990 Sportster Project. In practice though they are pretty uncomfortable (Tribulation) when riding. So I…
Have a seat…
OnI thought I had an old Softail seat, but I don’t. I know I had one, maybe I sold it 🙁 I did have two touring seats, but neither of those would look right on this. A solo spring seat it is….
Rear Fender… Mounted!
OnI have been in Vegas this week for a work conference, but before I left I was able to mock up is the rear fender. To get the fender mounted I needed to get the fender centered, weld a fender support bracket…
Tank mounts… Mounted!
OnThe Sportster style gas tank which came with my roller kit mounts to the frame from the underside and included a mounting kit. The tank mounting kit contained rubber grommets for vibration isolation, bolts, washers, spacers, and two 1/4″ steel mounts which…
Rear wheel…
OnDid a little tinkering on the EVO project this weekend. I ordered the rear sprocket, brake rotor, and rear brake caliper last weekend and all of them were delivered late last week. I had everything to get the rear wheel mocked up,…
What Bars…
OnThe roller kit I purchased came with a drag bars. They look OK, but I think I want to go with something with a little rise in them, not too extreme, maybe 8″-11″ ape hangers.
Springer FTW…
OnA little work on the 1992 EVO project over the weekend. Pressed the steering neck cups into the frame and mocked up the springer front end. Starting to look like a motorcycle now, and it looks pretty bad ass. Really like the…
Removed the tank mounts…
OnThe weather has been awesome the last few days. This afternoon I opened up the garage doors and did a little cutting and grinding on the frame of the Evo project. The frame of the roller I purchased was set up for…