herseyc – Sportster Project

Biketoberfest 2020

October 20, 2020 by herseyc

Just a quick post… we had a fantastic time down in FL for Biketoberfest 2020. Rode down to St. Augustine and stayed the night, then on to Ormond Beach for the week. A week of motorcycles, tacos, ice cream, more motorcycles, chicken…

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Getting the Street Glide Ready for Biketoberfest…

September 21, 2020 by herseyc

Over the weekend I did some maintenance on the Street Glide to get her ready for the ride down to Biketoberfest 2020 next month. With COVID-19 I think things are pretty much still up in the air on whether or not Biketoberfest…

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Heritage Tins…

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 by herseyc

Got the new tanks for the Heritage painted in a nice rattle can flat black. They don’t look bad for what they are, couple cans of primer and a couple cans of Rustoleum Flat Black. I like them and it only cost…

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Showing the Street Glide a little love…

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 by herseyc

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day Weekend. The weather here was fantastic, the whole weekend was near perfect. Sandy and I rode quite a bit this weekend, nothing fancy just around the back roads of southeastern VA and northeastern NC. I…

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Sealing some tanks…

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by herseyc

The tanks on my 1992 Heritage are in pretty rough shape, a lot of rust on the inside and the outside could use a paint job. I decided to pick up a new set of 5 gallon tanks, get them sealed and…

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Sunday Afternoon Ride…

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 by herseyc

Sunday was warm but cooler and less humid than it has been. A great day for a ride. Back to work tomorrow after a week off and I had some things I should have done around the house, but it was just…

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Charge!!! Battery Charger Quick Connect…

August 9, 2020 by herseyc

Been a couple weeks since I fired up the 1988 Sportster. Went to fire her up to take her for a quick ride the other night and the battery was dead 🙁 Had to take the seat off to connect the charger…

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Axle Flipping…

August 6, 2020 by herseyc

I have a small utility trailer I picked up a few years ago from Tractor Supply. Nothing fancy, just a single axle 5′ x 8′ Carry-On utility trailer. The trailer sits very low to the ground, the rear of the trailer often…

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Old School Seat…

July 15, 2020 by herseyc

A couple weeks ago I came across an Instagram post from @nitrofrankie_gofast_hd for an old school Harley Davidson Sportster King/Queen seat with an awesome eagle bar and shield on the backrest. Reached out to him and grabbed it.

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Bear vs CRV…

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 by herseyc

Hope everyone had a great 4th of July Weekend. Mine did not go exactly as planned. Had hoped to take a ride with Sandy on Saturday and then work on the Sportster a bit on Sunday. On Friday night my son, Johnathan,…

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Sportster Project

Charge!!! Battery Charger Quick Connect…

Old School Seat…

Running right…

Let there be light…

Headlight mount…

Decals…

Almost there…

Little bit of black paint…

Shift linkage…

DIY Sportster carburetor air cleaner…

Author: herseyc

Biketoberfest 2020

Getting the Street Glide Ready for Biketoberfest…

Heritage Tins…

Showing the Street Glide a little love…

Sealing some tanks…

Sunday Afternoon Ride…

Charge!!! Battery Charger Quick Connect…

Axle Flipping…

Old School Seat…

Bear vs CRV…