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.
Custom garage built bobber project powered by a 1992 Harley Davidson Evolution Big Twin engine, Having fun and learning as I go. Open built primary, chain drive, hardtail, ape hangers, springer forks, and flat black paint. Pinterest board for the 1992 EVO Project is here: https://www.pinterest.com/herseycartwrigh/1992-evo-harley-project/.
Had a couple of hours last night after work so I tinkered a bit and made some more progress towards making her run. Belt drive primary is on, exhaust is on, carburetor is on, transmission is buttoned up, most of the wiring…
For the EVO project I am using the Compu-Fire HDE-1 Digital Electronic Ignition. I used this same set up on the 1990 Sportster Project, it was easy to set up and so far it works well. I decided to do something a…
Hot outside yesterday afternoon but after work I did a bit of tinkering and made some more progress. I decided to do a chain final drive on the 1992 EVO project. I know, I know… more maintenance, mess, etc… Yeah I get…
While I was waiting for the paint on the tank to dry I worked on getting the 1992 EVO Project wired up and put a battery in it this weekend. I picked up a complete main wiring harness on eBay a while…
Broke out the rattle cans again over the Memorial Day weekend and I got the gas tank painted. Turned out just as nice as the oil tank and fender.
Sealed the tank for the 1992 Evo Project this weekend. The sealer helps protect the inside of the tank from rusting and seals up any pinholes there may be in the weld seams.
Just a quick short update. Started working wiring things up. Unfortunately there is not enough clearance between the rear fender and starter to mount the circuit breakers where I wanted them, so I have to figure something else out.
Made a fair bit of progress on the EVO project this weekend. Time to start working toward getting her running. Want to get her to start before putting a bunch more money into other functional and cosmetic pieces (like controls, lights, etc.)
Paint a motorcycle any color you want as long as it’s black. This weekend I was able to get the rear fender and the oil tank painted. Nothing fancy, just flat black. Just used off the shelf spray paint and it turned…
I picked up a passenger seat for the EVO project on eBay. It is a take off from a Dyna Wide Glide or some other Dyna model. It was pretty in-expensive (less than $40), especially since it is an actual Harley OEM…