Frame Freshening Up – 10 Foot Fix
March 19, 2018Took a wire brush to a couple of rust spots where the seat hits the frame. Cleaned them up real good, hit them with some etching primer and then some black engine paint.
Category: 1990 Sportster
1990 Harley Davidson Sportster Project – Bringing a broken down Craigslist find back to life.
Weekend Tinkering – Re-wiring the Sporty
March 18, 2018The wiring on the bike was a mess. Along the way someone installed a bunch of extra junk (turn signal canceller, brake flasher, etc) and moved a bunch of stuff around. Previous owner said it had fatbob tanks with a dash on…
Handlebar Top Clamp Find
March 12, 2018Stopped in Tidewater Motorcycles this past weekend to pick up some Primary Oil to soak the new clutch plates in before installing them. I was just browsing around to see what they had on the wall when I happened upon a take-off…
Weekend Progress – Primary work…
March 12, 2018Busy 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…
HD OEM Parts Finder
March 8, 2018I have been going up to the Bayside Harley Davidson to get OEM part numbers for different things I need for the 1990 Sportster. The parts guys at Bayside have been extremely helpful in helping me find OEM part numbers, even though…
Oil Line to Tank Connections
March 5, 2018Just documenting the location of the oil lines on the 1990 Sportster for replacement. The oil lines are in pretty bad shape (cracked and leaking at fittings) and all of them need to be replaced. Also going to replace the oil tank…
Progress – Primary Teardown…
March 4, 2018Got 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.
To Do List…
March 3, 2018My 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…
So it begins….
March 2, 2018Here we go! I picked up this 1990 Harley Davidson Sportster on Craigslist. Needs a lot of work, but I Am looking forward to the challenge. This blog is to document the process of the project. I will also be sharing the…