Trials and Tribulations (and good times) of my 1990 Harley Davidson Sportster Project and Other Motorcycle Tinkering
1988 XL 883 Sportster Project. Found a 1988 Sportster engine which has not been run in a couple decades. Bringing it back to life and building a motorcycle around it.
Did a little tinkering on the 1988 Sportster engine this weekend. Got the cams cleaned up and the tappet guides, lifters, and pushrod covers installed. The oil pump is cleaned up and installed. Everything has new gaskets. Also, did a bit more…
Pretty much have the whole 1988 Sportster engine tore down and the first few layers of crude cleaned off everything. The James Complete Engine Gasket kit showed up so I start working on the cylinders and heads.
The weather was kind of crappy on Saturday so I started working through the 1988 Sportster engine I picked up. Not even close to an expert here, but IMHO it seems to be in fairly decent shape for an engine which hasn’t…
The other night I was just browsing the market place on Facebook looking at motorcycles and motorcycle parts. Not really looking to buy anything, just looking at what was out there. This crusty old 1988 Sportster 883 Evolution engine caught my eye….