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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

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Paint, Bright Green Rattle Can Paint…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

Paint, Bright Green Rattle Can Paint…

July 12, 2021 by Hersey

If you have followed any of my other projects you have heard this from me before, I have paid good money for paint in the past… and screwed it up. It is because of this I am a rattle can fan. Typically…

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Getting a little sun…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

Getting a little sun…

June 28, 2021 by Hersey

Hope everyone had a great weekend! The 88 project got some time off the lift and out of the garage to soak up a little sunshine. My buddy Cory had an intake leak on his bike so I took the 1988 Sportster…

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Brake parts and rebuild kits…
1988 Sportster 1999 Honda Shadow 

Brake parts and rebuild kits…

March 29, 2021 by Hersey

Was searching around the Internets for rebuild kit for my Tokico brake caliper that I put on the 1988 Sportster and found BrakeCrafters.com. Looks like they stock a lot of caliper and master cylinder seal and rebuild kits, especially for metric bikes….

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Make it Stop… Front Brakes
1999 Honda Shadow 

Make it Stop… Front Brakes

March 4, 2021 by Hersey

The front brake rotor on the Honda Shadow is pretty well chewed up. So while we are doing all this work on the bike I am going to replace the front rotor and front brake pads. Will also flush the brake fluid…

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We have front brakes……
1988 Sportster 

We have front brakes……

March 10, 2020 by Hersey

On the 1988 Sportster project I am using a front brake caliper from a sportbike… I have the single piston Harley Davidson stock front brake caliper and was planning to just rebuild it and run it but I was watching some YouTube…

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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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First Ride!!!
1990 Sportster 

First Ride!!!

May 14, 2018 by sporty

Spent the weekend tightening up a few things to attempt to get the Sportster project to go down the road. Brakes, controls, and some other small things all which needed to be done before I could make her go. Then… she went!

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New Shoes…
1990 Sportster 

New Shoes…

April 28, 2018 by sporty

Got a new set of tires for the Sportster. The old front tire was not in terrible shape but the rear tire was pretty worn with not much tread left on it. The Sportster project gets a new pair of shoes.

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


Clymer Harley-Davidson XL/XLH Sportster
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