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.
The wiring on the bike was a mess. Along the way someone installed a bunch of extra junk (turn signal canceller, brake flasher, etc) and moved a bunch of stuff around. Previous owner said it had fatbob tanks with a dash on…
Stopped in Tidewater Motorcycles this past weekend to pick up some Primary Oil to soak the new clutch plates in before installing them. I was just browsing around to see what they had on the wall when I happened upon a take-off…
Busy weekend in the garage, made some good progress on the Sportster. Checking things off the Sportster project to do list. New stator, new primary chain, new clutch…
I have been going up to the Bayside Harley Davidson to get OEM part numbers for different things I need for the 1990 Sportster. The parts guys at Bayside have been extremely helpful in helping me find OEM part numbers, even though…
Just documenting the location of the oil lines on the 1990 Sportster for replacement. The oil lines are in pretty bad shape (cracked and leaking at fittings) and all of them need to be replaced. Also going to replace the oil tank…
Got the primary tore down this weekend. Went pretty quick following the process in the Clymer Manual. Getting the primary gasket cleaned off was a bit of a chore, but other than that things went pretty smooth.
My to do list for the first phase of the Sportster Project. Phase one being getting her in good running order. Some of these things don’t necessarily need to be done, but since I am already into it they are going to…
Here we go! I picked up this 1990 Harley Davidson Sportster on Craigslist. Needs a lot of work, but I Am looking forward to the challenge. This blog is to document the process of the project. I will also be sharing the…