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Build. Tinker. Ride. 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 restoring and preserving a 1988 Harley Davidson Sportster chopper. I also post information on other DIY projects I tinker on.




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  • Rabbit Ear Handlebars 1988 Swedish Style Sportster
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    Rabbit Ear Handlebars…

    September 21, 2021 by Hersey
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    1988 Sportster / 1990 Sportster / 1992 Heritage Softail / 88 Swedish Style Sportster / vlog

    Registering an Antique Motorcycle

    August 30, 2021 by Hersey
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    1988 Swedish Style Sportster vlog…

    July 27, 2021 by Hersey
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    1988 Sportster / 1990 Sportster / 1992 EVO Big Twin / 1992 Heritage Softail / 1999 Honda Shadow / 2014 Street Glide / 88 Swedish Style Sportster / vlog

    Sportster Project YouTube Channel…

    July 20, 2021 by Hersey
  • 1988 Swedish Style Sportster
    88 Swedish Style Sportster

    On the road again…

    July 16, 2021 by Hersey
  • Maltese Cross Etched in the Side Cover Mounted on the Bike
    88 Swedish Style Sportster

    Some finishing touches…

    July 14, 2021 by Hersey
  • Bright green paint!!!
    88 Swedish Style Sportster

    Paint, Bright Green Rattle Can Paint…

    July 12, 2021 by Hersey
  • Maltese Cross Velocity Stack
    88 Swedish Style Sportster

    Old School Cool Velocity Stack…

    July 6, 2021 by Hersey
  • 1988 Sportster off the lift for a bit
    88 Swedish Style Sportster

    Getting a little sun…

    June 28, 2021 by Hersey
  • Chain installed and tension adjusted
    88 Swedish Style Sportster

    Chain Final Drive…

    June 24, 2021 by Hersey

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First start after 15 years…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

First start after 15 years…

May 10, 2021 by Hersey

The last time this 1988 Sportster was started was around 15 years ago, back in 2006. Well Friday night, that clock was reset. Finished putting the motor back together, added some oil and primary fluid, threw on a set of pipes, wired…

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Start Her Up…
1988 Sportster 

Start Her Up…

February 1, 2020 by Hersey

Friday night I finally had everything together to give starting the 1988 Sportster a go. Ignition in and static timing set, oil in the tank, primary oil in and primary chain adjusted, and the exhaust mounted. I wired up a temporary oil…

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Dynatek S Ignition…
1988 Sportster 

Dynatek S Ignition…

January 31, 2020 by Hersey

The Dynatek S Ignition system I ordered last week was delivered yesterday. Had some time to tinker after work so I got it installed, wired up, and set the static timing.

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Get Her Running To Do List…
1988 Sportster 

Get Her Running To Do List…

January 13, 2020 by Hersey

Did a bit of tinkering on the 1988 Sportster over the weekend. Got the oil tank painted, mounted, and plumbed up. Looks pretty good on there.

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She RUNS!!!
1992 EVO Big Twin 

She RUNS!!!

June 23, 2019 by Hersey

Had some time Friday after work to get things buttoned up and give starting her up a try. Wasn’t much left to do: connect the coil, add some oil, put some fuel in the tank, cross our fingers, and hope for the…

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Compu-Fire HDE-1 Ignition Static Timing…
1992 EVO Big Twin 

Compu-Fire HDE-1 Ignition Static Timing…

June 2, 2019 by Hersey

For the EVO project I am using the Compu-Fire HDE-1 Digital Electronic Ignition. I used this same set up on the 1990 Sportster Project, it was easy to set up and so far it works well. I decided to do something a…

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Getting her started to do list…
1992 EVO Big Twin 

Getting her started to do list…

May 13, 2019 by Hersey

Made a fair bit of progress on the EVO project this weekend. Time to start working toward getting her running. Want to get her to start before putting a bunch more money into other functional and cosmetic pieces (like controls, lights, etc.)

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She’s Alive! She’s Alive!
1990 Sportster 

She’s Alive! She’s Alive!

April 14, 2018 by sporty

She started!!! I replaced the ignition system with a new module, sensor, rotor, and coil. Prior to replacing the ignition system I was getting a spark on both plugs but based on some youtube research; we had a spark, just not enough….

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