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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 1999 Honda Shadow ACE. I also post information on other DIY projects I tinker on.




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    How to Build a Motorcycle…

    February 23, 2021 by herseyc
  • Noco Battery Charger Quick Connect
    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

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Thanksgiving tinkering…
1988 Sportster 

Thanksgiving tinkering…

December 2, 2019 by herseyc

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I enjoyed the time with my wife and we had a fantastic turkey dinner. I had some time off from work so I did a bit of tinkering on the 1988 Sportster Project. I also did…

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Just some paint…
1988 Sportster 

Just some paint…

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 by herseyc

Nothing much to see here. We had a couple of warm days over the past weekend so I got the frame for the 1988 Sportster project painted. Didn’t do anything fancy, just knocked off the powder coat in the places where it…

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Slow progress is still progress…
1988 Sportster 

Slow progress is still progress…

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 by herseyc

Lot going and have been pretty busy. Work and home renovations have not left a lot of time for motorcycle projects. I did get some time over the weekend to tinker a bit and strip down the Sportster frame I picked up…

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Titled 1988 Sportster Frame!!!
1988 Sportster 

Titled 1988 Sportster Frame!!!

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by herseyc

I had mentioned in a earlier post that I had a lead on a titled 1988 Sportster frame. I have not really been working on the 1988 Sportster as I was waiting to see what was going to come of this. This…

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Tearing things down and making a list…
1988 Sportster 

Tearing things down and making a list…

August 26, 2019 by herseyc

The weather was kind of crappy on Saturday so I started working through the 1988 Sportster engine I picked up. Not even close to an expert here, but IMHO it seems to be in fairly decent shape for an engine which hasn’t…

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And so it begins… again… 1988 Sportster Project
1988 Sportster 

And so it begins… again… 1988 Sportster Project

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by herseyc

The other night I was just browsing the market place on Facebook looking at motorcycles and motorcycle parts. Not really looking to buy anything, just looking at what was out there. This crusty old 1988 Sportster 883 Evolution engine caught my eye….

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One Man’s Trash…
1990 Sportster 

One Man’s Trash…

June 20, 2018 by sporty

…is another man’s treasure. Bayside Harley Davidson in Portsmouth is having a swap meet on Sunday, June 24th from 11 AM to 5 PM. I’ll be there with a bunch of stuff: Sportster parts, Softtail parts, misc motorcycle stuff. Lights, cables, pegs,…

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So it begins….
1990 Sportster 

So it begins….

March 2, 2018 by sporty

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…

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