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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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  • Tested the rear brake bracket fit using the hardware supplied in the kit.
    1990 Sportster

    Sportster Hardtail Rear Brake Bracket…

    December 27, 2023 by Hersey
  • Checking Engine Fit after Welding the TCBro's Hardtail
    1990 Sportster

    Sportster Hardtail Progress…

    December 14, 2023 by Hersey
  • 1990 Sportster

    Cutting the Sportster in Half…

    December 1, 2023 by Hersey
  • TC Bros Sportster Weld-on Hardtail Kit
    1990 Sportster

    Measure 3157 times…

    November 27, 2023 by Hersey
  • Sportster Stripped Down Ready for the TC Bros Hardtail Kit
    1990 Sportster

    Hardtailing the 90 Sportster…

    November 25, 2023 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
  • Front Forks Reassembled on the 1990 Sportster
    1990 Sportster / vlog

    90 Sportster Leaky Fork Seal…

    August 25, 2021 by Hersey
  • All Balls Carburetor Rebuild Kit - Everything needed for a CV Carburetor Rebuild - Gaskets, Jets, Screws
    1990 Sportster / vlog

    Rebuilding the carb for the 90 Sportster…

    August 16, 2021 by Hersey
  • Harley Davidson Carburetor Cleaned and Ready for Rebuild
    1990 Sportster / vlog

    Cleaning the carb for the 90 Sportster…

    August 14, 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

Tag: carburetor

Dual Carb Sync…
1999 Honda Shadow Tools 

Dual Carb Sync…

March 5, 2021 by Hersey

The Honda Shadow has about 45k miles on it. Since I have had the carburetors in and out of it a bunch of times I figured it would probably be worth checking, and adjusting if needed, the synchronization of the carburetors.

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Carburetor Rebuild, Velocity Stacks, and Exhaust…
1999 Honda Shadow 

Carburetor Rebuild, Velocity Stacks, and Exhaust…

January 25, 2021 by Hersey

Started getting the Honda Shadow put together this weekend. Cleaned and rebuilt the carburetor, replaced the intake boots and most of the fuel lines, installed the new velocity stacks, and mounted up the new exhaust. She also got new plugs all the…

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Shadow Project…
1999 Honda Shadow 

Shadow Project…

January 18, 2021 by Hersey

Honda Shadow that is… Been watching some videos on the TJ Brutal Customs YouTube Channel and it has given me some inspiration to freshen up the wife’s 1999 Honda Shadow ACE. The Shadow runs OK now, just needs a little updating, a…

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Running right…
1988 Sportster 

Running right…

May 11, 2020 by Hersey

Was having a hard time getting the ’88 Sportster running right. Had some issues with the swap meet find CV carburetor. She would start and run with the choke on, but would not idle without the choke at least part open. She…

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DIY Sportster carburetor air cleaner…
1988 Sportster 

DIY Sportster carburetor air cleaner…

March 13, 2020 by Hersey

I have been trying to figure out what I was going to do for the air cleaner on the 1988 Sportster Project. There are a lot of options out there, and I am trying to keep the cost down. The intake manifold…

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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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Heritage Maintenance…
1992 Heritage Softail 

Heritage Maintenance…

November 4, 2019 by Hersey

We had the Heritage down in Daytona and had a blast riding around in the Florida sun. I could tell she was feeling a bit neglected due to the other projects. We took a ride up A1A from Ormond Beach to St….

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Honda Shadow Jet Calculator
1999 Honda Shadow 

Honda Shadow Jet Calculator

January 13, 2019 by Hersey

Just a handy little carburetor jet calculator for Honda motorcycles I stumbled across while doing some surfing around the interwebs. You pick your bike (bunch of Honda and Kawasaki models available), air cleaner, pipes, elevation, etc and it creates a kit which…

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So Close…
1990 Sportster 

So Close…

April 2, 2018 by Hersey Cartwright

Sandy and I did some work on the Sporty over the weekend. Primary is all put together. Carburetor and such is mounted. When we hit the button she turns over, even fires a few times, but will not start. Couple of times…

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Clymer Harley-Davidson XL/XLH Sportster
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