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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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It’s Been a Minute…
Other Stuff Tools 

It’s Been a Minute…

November 9, 2021 by Hersey

I know it has been a bit since my last post. Still here, just been really busy with work and family stuff. Biketoberfest was a blast and I posted a couple of videos to the SportsterProject.com YouTube Channel. One from Willie’s Chopper…

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90 Sportster Leaky Fork Seal…
1990 Sportster vlog 

90 Sportster Leaky Fork Seal…

August 25, 2021 by Hersey

Getting close to getting the 90 Sportster back on the road. While it is on the lift being put back together I noticed a leak in one of the fork seals. When I put this bike together originally I did not mess…

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Cleaning the carb for the 90 Sportster…
1990 Sportster vlog 

Cleaning the carb for the 90 Sportster…

August 14, 2021 by Hersey

I pillaged some parts and pieces from the 1990 Sportster to get the 1988 Swedish Style Sportster running. Mainly the from the intake, including the manifold, the CV carburetor, and the carburetor support bracket. I picked up a used intake manifold and…

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1988 Swedish Style Sportster vlog…
88 Swedish Style Sportster vlog 

1988 Swedish Style Sportster vlog…

July 27, 2021 by Hersey

Last night I was hanging out in the garage after work, enjoying a cigar and a cold beer. Sandy and I are getting ready to head out on vacation so I am not starting any new projects until we get back. I…

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On the road again…
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

On the road again…

July 16, 2021 by Hersey

I am glad I was able to save this late 80’s EVO Sportster. A few months ago I started this project after receiving a message from Jon, a SportsterProject.com reader. Jon had this 1988 Sportster with a Swedish Style frame which he…

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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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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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Tearing Down the Sportster..
88 Swedish Style Sportster 

Tearing Down the Sportster..

April 26, 2021 by Hersey

The 88 Sportster has been in the garage for about a week now and it is pretty much tore down as far as I want/need to tear it down. Getting all the gasket material cleaned off of her and working to figure…

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Thanksgiving tinkering…
1988 Sportster 

Thanksgiving tinkering…

December 2, 2019 by Hersey

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I enjoyed the time with my wife and we had a fantastic turkey dinner. I had some time off from work so I did a bit of tinkering on the 1988 Sportster Project. I also did…

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Just some paint…
1988 Sportster 

Just some paint…

November 12, 2019 by Hersey

Nothing much to see here. We had a couple of warm days over the past weekend so I got the frame for the 1988 Sportster project painted. Didn’t do anything fancy, just knocked off the powder coat in the places where it…

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