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.
The wife’s 1999 Honda Shadow ACE
The availability of and the aftermarket for Harley parts, even old Harley parts, is massive. If you are looking for an idea, a replacement part, New Old Stock (NOS) parts, used parts, or custom parts for a Harley these things are pretty…
Honda Shadow that is… Been watching some videos on the TJ Brutal Customs YouTube Channel and it has given me some inspiration to freshen up the wife’s 1999 Honda Shadow ACE. The Shadow runs OK now, just needs a little updating, a…
Just a handy little carburetor jet calculator for Honda motorcycles I stumbled across while doing some surfing around the interwebs. You pick your bike (bunch of Honda and Kawasaki models available), air cleaner, pipes, elevation, etc and it creates a kit which…
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…