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Sportster Project

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
    88 Swedish Style Sportster / vlog

    Rabbit Ear Handlebars…

    September 21, 2021 by Hersey
  • Antique Motorcycle License Plate
    1988 Sportster / 1990 Sportster / 1992 Heritage Softail / 88 Swedish Style Sportster / vlog

    Registering an Antique Motorcycle

    August 30, 2021 by Hersey
  • 1988 Sportster Swedish Style Project
    88 Swedish Style Sportster / vlog

    1988 Swedish Style Sportster vlog…

    July 27, 2021 by Hersey
  • Sportster Project Build. Tinker. Ride.
    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

Month: May 2021

8 over front fork tubes…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

8 over front fork tubes…

May 28, 2021 by Hersey

I thought the front fork tubes were 8 over, I should have measured as the fork tubes which were on the bike are only 6 over. They are getting replaced with the 8 over fork tubes from TC Bros Choppers, so it…

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Front fork tubes…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

Front fork tubes…

May 24, 2021 by Hersey

The fork tubes on the 88 Sportster are 8″ over and they are pretty crusty. I was hoping I could save them, but they are too far gone. Lots of pitting especially under the dust cover and just at the seal. So…

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Battery Tray Mount Repair…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

Battery Tray Mount Repair…

May 14, 2021 by Hersey

On 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…

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Key switch and light mount…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

Key switch and light mount…

May 12, 2021 by Hersey

Last night I had some time in the garage and I made a mount for the key switch, oil pressure indicator light and neutral indicator light. The bike did not have oil pressure or neutral indicators. Since I am adding them I…

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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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Putting Her Back Together…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

Putting Her Back Together…

May 3, 2021 by Hersey

Rode motorcycles, smoked cigars, and made a lot of progress on the Sportster over the weekend. Everything is pretty much cleaned up and going back together. Got the pistons and cylinders assembled. Then put together the cams, pushrods, and rocker boxes. Cleaned…

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Manual

If you own a 1986-2003 Sportster this is a must have manual.


Clymer Harley-Davidson XL/XLH Sportster
(1986-2003)
Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Repair

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