Picked up a mirror for the Sporty. Looking good if I do say so myself, and so does the mirror. This will probably be the last post in 2018, so have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Looking back at the things I have…
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.
Picked up a mirror for the Sporty. Looking good if I do say so myself, and so does the mirror. This will probably be the last post in 2018, so have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Looking back at the things I have…
Had a great Christmas with a lot going on, but had some time in the garage to tinker on the 1992 Harley Davidson Evolution motor. Got the cylinder heads on, pushrods installed, and the rocker boxes all buttoned up. Looks great, manual…
Cylinders have been honed, valves have been lapped, and the pistons and rings have been installed. Getting the valve oil seals and valves installed in the heads so I can get the 1992 Evolution motor top-end put back together.
Making progress on the 1992 Evolution motor. Got the pistons installed and the wrist pins in. Installed the rings on the pistons and the cylinders installed. Starting to look like a motor again, instead of just a bunch of parts scattered about…
The pistons seem to still be in good shape and I am replacing the rings. I measured the cylinders and pistons to make sure everything was still in specs defined in the service manual. The cylinder walls are nearly smooth. I needed…
Did some tinkering on the EVO Motor in the evenings this week. Over a couple of chilly evenings in the garage I got the cam gears, tappet guides, and oil pump installed.
The weather sucked this weekend, but at least we did not get any snow. I did make some progress on the EVO motor. Got the heads cleaned up, as clean as I could get them, and the valves lapped.
Everything has been cleaned up and ready to start putting things back together. Ordered some of the parts I need to get started with the assembly. Some of them will be here this weekend so I may get a chance to get…
Had to do a little work on the wife’s 1999 Honda Shadow. It has been setting awhile. Thanksgiving weekend the weather was great and she wanted to take it out for a ride, it started and idled just fine but would not…
Removed the valves from the EVO motor heads. The valve springs are held with keepers on the valve stems. To remove the valves the springs need to be compressed to remove the keepers.