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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

Tag: Primary

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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Getting the Street Glide Ready for Biketoberfest…
2014 Street Glide 

Getting the Street Glide Ready for Biketoberfest…

September 21, 2020 by Hersey

Over the weekend I did some maintenance on the Street Glide to get her ready for the ride down to Biketoberfest 2020 next month. With COVID-19 I think things are pretty much still up in the air on whether or not Biketoberfest…

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Primary Work…
1988 Sportster 

Primary Work…

January 6, 2020 by Hersey

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year. Did some tinkering here and there over the holidays so just a quick update. Got the primary and starter mostly put back together. Still waiting on the clutch cable to button it…

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Tearing things down and making a list…
1988 Sportster 

Tearing things down and making a list…

August 26, 2019 by Hersey

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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Primary Motor Plate…
1992 EVO Big Twin Tools 

Primary Motor Plate…

March 16, 2019 by Hersey

I have a 3″ belt drive primary drive on my 1992 Heritage. I really like the look of it and it has performed well for thousands of miles. For this project I chose the 2″ open belt primary kit from Ultima. I…

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So Close…
1990 Sportster 

So Close…

April 2, 2018 by sporty

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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Preparing to Start…
1990 Sportster 

Preparing to Start…

March 29, 2018 by sporty

Just a quick checklist of things I need to finish up to try and get the Sporty started, maybe this weekend.

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Weekend Progress – Primary work…
1990 Sportster 

Weekend Progress – Primary work…

March 12, 2018 by sporty

Busy weekend in the garage, made some good progress on the Sportster. Checking things off the Sportster project to do list. New stator, new primary chain, new clutch…

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Progress – Primary Teardown…
1990 Sportster Tools 

Progress – Primary Teardown…

March 4, 2018 by sporty

Got the primary tore down this weekend. Went pretty quick following the process in the Clymer Manual. Getting the primary gasket cleaned off was a bit of a chore, but other than that things went pretty smooth.

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To Do List…
1990 Sportster 

To Do List…

March 3, 2018 by sporty

My to do list for the first phase of the Sportster Project. Phase one being getting her in good running order. Some of these things don’t necessarily need to be done, but since I am already into it they are going to…

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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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