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…
Category: 1988 Sportster
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 from swapmeet finds.
Garage Built Sissy Bar – Part II
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.
Brake parts and rebuild kits…
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….
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How to Build a Motorcycle…
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…
Charge!!! Battery Charger Quick Connect…
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…
Old School Seat…
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.
Running right…
Was having a hard time getting the ’88 Sportster running right. Had some issues with the swap meet find CV carburetor. She would start and run with the choke on, but would not idle without the choke at least part open. She…
Let there be light…
Just tinkering with the wiring on the ’88 Sportster. Had a 4 x 6 rectangle headlight bucket in a box of parts I picked up. I made a mount for it out of some aluminum to attach it to the lower tree….
Headlight mount…
Hope everyone is safe and well. I worked on the headlight for the ’88 Sportster Project last night. Had a cool rectangle headlight that was in a box of parts I picked up when I acquired the 1988 Sportster frame. Just needed…
Decals…
Little something for the tank. Nothing fancy. Just some SportsterProject.com goodness for the ’88. Picked these up from StickerYou.com.