Hersey – Page 11 – Sportster Project

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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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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Biketoberfest 2019!!!

October 17, 2019 by Hersey

Headed down to Daytona Beach for Biketoberfest 2019 tomorrow AM. Doing things a little different this year, we usually ride down but this year we rented a trailer so we could take a couple of bikes down there to cruise around Daytona….

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Motor Mount Nuts and Bolts…

October 14, 2019 by Hersey

My granddaughter was with us this weekend and she helped me out with a little tinkering in the garage. This week I have to get things ready to go to Biketoberfest. We are leaving on Friday in the early AM. I have…

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Slow progress is still progress…

October 7, 2019 by Hersey

Lot going and have been pretty busy. Work and home renovations have not left a lot of time for motorcycle projects. I did get some time over the weekend to tinker a bit and strip down the Sportster frame I picked up…

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Titled 1988 Sportster Frame!!!

September 23, 2019 by Hersey

I had mentioned in a earlier post that I had a lead on a titled 1988 Sportster frame. I have not really been working on the 1988 Sportster as I was waiting to see what was going to come of this. This…

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Peanut City Chop and Swap…

September 14, 2019 by Hersey

Sandy and I had a great time at the Peanut City Chop and Swap today. Kudos to Motorcycle Dreams for putting together an awesome event. Took the 1992 Heritage out for a ride. Nice day for a ride with Sandy and great…

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Sportster Cam Gear Box…

September 8, 2019 by Hersey

Did a little tinkering on the 1988 Sportster engine this weekend. Got the cams cleaned up and the tappet guides, lifters, and pushrod covers installed. The oil pump is cleaned up and installed. Everything has new gaskets. Also, did a bit more…

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Sportster Tinkering, Heads and Cylinders…

August 29, 2019 by Hersey

Pretty much have the whole 1988 Sportster engine tore down and the first few layers of crude cleaned off everything. The James Complete Engine Gasket kit showed up so I start working on the cylinders and heads.

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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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Sportster Project

Sportster Hardtail Rear Brake Bracket…

Sportster Hardtail Progress…

Cutting the Sportster in Half…

Measure 3157 times…

Hardtailing the 90 Sportster…

Registering an Antique Motorcycle

90 Sportster Leaky Fork Seal…

Rebuilding the carb for the 90 Sportster…

Cleaning the carb for the 90 Sportster…

Sportster Project YouTube Channel…

Author: Hersey

Just some paint…

Heritage Maintenance…

Biketoberfest 2019!!!

Motor Mount Nuts and Bolts…

Slow progress is still progress…

Titled 1988 Sportster Frame!!!

Peanut City Chop and Swap…

Sportster Cam Gear Box…

Sportster Tinkering, Heads and Cylinders…

Tearing things down and making a list…