
How Fast is Fast…
I know a speedometer is not very chopper, but… I thought I was going to be ok with out knowing how fast I was going. After a few rides I am just not that badass. I picked up a basic mini speedometer…
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 building a 1999 Honda Shadow ACE. I also post information on other DIY projects I tinker on.
I know a speedometer is not very chopper, but… I thought I was going to be ok with out knowing how fast I was going. After a few rides I am just not that badass. I picked up a basic mini speedometer…
Started building this sissy bar for the 1988 Sportster a while ago and it has been on the bike for a bit now. Added the license plate bracket and finally got the tail light wired up.
Happy Friday! Looking forward to getting out on the bikes and also excited about getting my garden going. With longer days and temperatures warming up I was having some trouble controlling the temperature in my greenhouse. I decided to add an automatic…
I bought the 1999 Honda Shadow ACE for Sandy back in 2002 and since then not much changed with it. A few things here and there, but nothing major. After stumbling across TJ Brutal Customs we got some inspiration to give the…
Was searching around the Internets for rebuild kit for my Tokico brake caliper that I put on the 1988 Sportster and found BrakeCrafters.com. Looks like they stock a lot of caliper and master cylinder seal and rebuild kits, especially for metric bikes….
An Inductive Tachometer is a handy little tool to have in the toolbox if you are working on something which does not have a tach. Knowing the engine RPMs helps with setting the idle engine speed and tuning. Some folks are really…
The Honda Shadow has about 45k miles on it. Since I have had the carburetors in and out of it a bunch of times I figured it would probably be worth checking, and adjusting if needed, the synchronization of the carburetors.
The front brake rotor on the Honda Shadow is pretty well chewed up. So while we are doing all this work on the bike I am going to replace the front rotor and front brake pads. Will also flush the brake fluid…
Saw this on my instagram feed (can’t remember who shared it). I decided to pick up a copy of How to Build a Motorcycle – A Nut and Bolt Guide to Customizing Your Bike by Gary Inman. Enjoyed the read so figured…
The grandkids were here this past weekend, so I didn’t do a lot of work on the Honda Shadow. I did get a box of goodies from TJ Brutal Customs on Saturday. New grips, foot pegs, LED tail light, and the side…