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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 1988 Sportster. I also post information on other DIY projects I tinker on.




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    1988 Sportster / Tools

    Charge!!! Battery Charger Quick Connect…

    August 9, 2020 by herseyc
  • Old school king queen Harley Davidson Sportster seat.
    1988 Sportster

    Old School Seat…

    July 15, 2020 by herseyc
  • Sportster Carburetor
    1988 Sportster

    Running right…

    May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by herseyc
  • LED Headlight
    1988 Sportster

    Let there be light…

    May 5, 2020 by herseyc
  • Headlight Mount - Headlight attached to mount.
    1988 Sportster

    Headlight mount…

    April 30, 2020November 12, 2020 by herseyc
  • SportsterProject.com Tank Decal - Step 3
    1988 Sportster

    Decals…

    April 20, 2020 by herseyc
  • 1988 Sportster Project - Almost Ready to Ride
    1988 Sportster

    Almost there…

    April 16, 2020November 12, 2020 by herseyc
  • Sportster Tank and Front Fender Painted Satin Black
    1988 Sportster

    Little bit of black paint…

    April 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by herseyc
  • Sportster forward controls shift linkage
    1988 Sportster

    Shift linkage…

    March 30, 2020 by herseyc
  • Sportster Air Cleaner
    1988 Sportster

    DIY Sportster carburetor air cleaner…

    March 13, 2020 by herseyc

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.

Charge!!! Battery Charger Quick Connect…
1988 Sportster Tools 

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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Old School Seat…
1988 Sportster 

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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Running right…
1988 Sportster 

Running right…

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by herseyc

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…

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Let there be light…
1988 Sportster 

Let there be light…

May 5, 2020 by herseyc

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….

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Headlight mount…
1988 Sportster 

Headlight mount…

April 30, 2020November 12, 2020 by herseyc

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…

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Decals…
1988 Sportster 

Decals…

April 20, 2020 by herseyc

Little something for the tank. Nothing fancy. Just some SportsterProject.com goodness for the ’88. Picked these up from StickerYou.com.

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Almost there…
1988 Sportster 

Almost there…

April 16, 2020November 12, 2020 by herseyc

Did a little work on the 1988 Sportster project last night and she is almost ready to take for a ride. Nowhere near finished, but almost to the point I should be able to hop on and take her for a spin.

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Little bit of black paint…
1988 Sportster 

Little bit of black paint…

April 13, 2020November 12, 2020 by herseyc

Hope everyone is staying safe and well. Got the front fender and tank painted over past week and weekend. Nothing fancy just rattle can satin black. Prepared the tank and fender, hit them with some self-etching primer, then a few coats of…

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Shift linkage…
1988 Sportster 

Shift linkage…

March 30, 2020 by herseyc

Hope everyone is staying safe and well. Been doing a little work on the bike as well as some other small projects around the house and garage. I picked up a cheap forward control kit on eBay. The kit is for a…

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DIY Sportster carburetor air cleaner…
1988 Sportster 

DIY Sportster carburetor air cleaner…

March 13, 2020 by herseyc

I have been trying to figure out what I was going to do for the air cleaner on the 1988 Sportster Project. There are a lot of options out there, and I am trying to keep the cost down. The intake manifold…

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