Trials and Tribulations (and good times) of my 1990 Harley Davidson Sportster Project and Other Motorcycle Tinkering
The rolling chassis kit I ordered from American Classic Motors was delivered last week. Everything has been unpacked and checked out. I had some time over the weekend so I mounted tires on the rims. The front and rear wheels for the…
Ordered the roller today for the 1992 Evolution project. The rolling chassis kit I ordered includes a Kraft Tech hardtail frame, 2-under springer forks, front and rear axles, wheels and tires, gas tank, oil tank, handlebars, and a few other bits and…
Just a handy little carburetor jet calculator for Honda motorcycles I stumbled across while doing some surfing around the interwebs. You pick your bike (bunch of Honda and Kawasaki models available), air cleaner, pipes, elevation, etc and it creates a kit which…
I picked up a used 5-speed transmission off eBay which came out of a 1990 Harley Softail Custom. It should work just fine for this project. The transmission was mostly complete, except for some parts of the clutch pushrod, and it seems…
If your bike is going to sit for a bit, either due to not wanting to brave the winter weather or you have it torn apart to do some work or you have more bikes than you can ride at one time,…
Picked up a mirror for the Sporty. Looking good if I do say so myself, and so does the mirror. This will probably be the last post in 2018, so have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Looking back at the things I have…
Had a great Christmas with a lot going on, but had some time in the garage to tinker on the 1992 Harley Davidson Evolution motor. Got the cylinder heads on, pushrods installed, and the rocker boxes all buttoned up. Looks great, manual…
Cylinders have been honed, valves have been lapped, and the pistons and rings have been installed. Getting the valve oil seals and valves installed in the heads so I can get the 1992 Evolution motor top-end put back together.
Making progress on the 1992 Evolution motor. Got the pistons installed and the wrist pins in. Installed the rings on the pistons and the cylinders installed. Starting to look like a motor again, instead of just a bunch of parts scattered about…
The pistons seem to still be in good shape and I am replacing the rings. I measured the cylinders and pistons to make sure everything was still in specs defined in the service manual. The cylinder walls are nearly smooth. I needed…