Trials and Tribulations (and good times) of my motorcycle projects and other motorcycle tinkering. Building, Wrenching, and Riding Harley Davidson Evolution Sportsters, Big Twins, and anything else with two wheels. Currently working on building a 1988 Sportster.
Tomorrow Sandy and I are setting out to complete the Iron Butt Association Saddlesore 1000 which I have been planning for a couple months now. This is completing 1000 miles in under 24 hours. Yesterday I checked out the bike we will…
Just dressing up the Harley Davidson Street Glide fairing a little with a Custom Dynamics Vent Trim and a Ciro LED Lighted Windshield Trim.
A few weeks ago I picked up the Lego Creator Harley Davidson Fat Boy kit. Finally got to build her over a few nights. The kit contains 1023 pieces and the assembly is 271 steps broken up into in four sections. The…
My awesome wife gave me this ride bell, aka guardian bell, aka gremlin bell, to go on the 1992 project for my birthday. Not only will it keep the evil spirits at bay and looks great (it’s black and it has a…
Sandy and I were on vacation last week on Ocracoke Island. We go down there every year, it is a fantastic place to visit and relax. Since it was just the two of us we took our Jeep this year and had…
The kit for my next project was delivered yesterday – the LEGO Creator Harley Davidson Fat Boy 🙂 I got it a bit early through a pre-sale with my HOG Membership. The LEGO Harley Davidson Fat Boy kit will be available for…
I started this project many months ago after finishing up the 1990 Sportster Project. I had a 1992 Evolution motor which came out of my 1992 Heritage when I replaced it with an S&S 96″ motor. The motor was worn out, had…
Waiting on the front brakes for the 1992 EVO Project. Ordered them last week and they were suppose to be delivered Monday. Looks like they had some alternate travel plans and decided to take the long way with a quick trip to…
The foot controls I ordered from American Classic Motors showed up yesterday. The rear brake lines and rear brake light switch I ordered from JP Cycles had showed up on Tuesday. I had plan to wait till the weekend to get them…
Hope everyone I had a great 4th of July weekend! Took the down time to clean up the garage a little. Just getting rid of all the parts boxes, sweeping the floor, wiping down the lift, putting tools away, organizing, and such….