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.
1988 Harley Davidson Sportster XL1200 with a custom Swedish Style or some may say a St Louis Style Frame. Previous owner was going for Swedish style. Very dirty, real crusty, and has not run since 2006. Going to change that. Looking to restore and preserve this bad ass survivor bike. Will keep some of the crust, but hope to get her running and back on the road. Started this Sportster project in April 2021.
Working on tearing down and cleaning the grim off the new Sportster project. Pulled off the chrome cover on the oil bag and found this sweet pinstripe painting of the Aerosmith logo. Sweet Emotion, why would you cover that up with an…
I picked up a new project this weekend… a 1988 Harley Davidson Sportster with a custom swedish style frame. Jon, the previous owner, reached out to me in a comment on SportsterProject.com to see if I was interested in it. I was…