Sportster Hardtail Progress…
December 14, 2023Got the hardtail welded in. Looks pretty good. Not too much to say about it other than I think if went together nice. I am fairly confident my welds are good and will hold her together.
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Battery Tray Mount Repair…
May 14, 2021On this 88 Sportster both of the mounts on the oil tank which the battery tray bolts to are broken. Forney Easy Weld 140MP to the rescue! Removed the oil tank, cleaned it up, and did a piss poor job of welding…
Have a seat…
March 11, 2019I thought I had an old Softail seat, but I don’t. I know I had one, maybe I sold it 🙁 I did have two touring seats, but neither of those would look right on this. A solo spring seat it is….
Rear Fender… Mounted!
March 8, 2019I have been in Vegas this week for a work conference, but before I left I was able to mock up is the rear fender. To get the fender mounted I needed to get the fender centered, weld a fender support bracket…
Tank mounts… Mounted!
February 24, 2019The Sportster style gas tank which came with my roller kit mounts to the frame from the underside and included a mounting kit. The tank mounting kit contained rubber grommets for vibration isolation, bolts, washers, spacers, and two 1/4″ steel mounts which…
Welder…
February 4, 2019I have a cheap flux core welder I got from Harbor Freight some time ago. It served its purpose – mostly just to tack things in place, no real “welding”. It quit working so I decided to upgrade and plan to practice…