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 other night I was just browsing the market place on Facebook looking at motorcycles and motorcycle parts. Not really looking to buy anything, just looking at what was out there. This crusty old 1988 Sportster 883 Evolution engine caught my eye….
Sandy and I did it!!! A little more than 1000 Miles in about 17 and 1/2 hours!!! We started around 6:30 AM on 8/17/2019 at a 7-Eleven off Route 10 and 58 in Suffolk, VA, headed down to Townsend, GA, turned around…
Tomorrow Sandy and I are setting out to complete the Iron Butt Association Saddlesore 1000 which I have been planning for a couple months now. This is completing 1000 miles in under 24 hours. Yesterday I checked out the bike we will…
Just dressing up the Harley Davidson Street Glide fairing a little with a Custom Dynamics Gloss Black Fairing Vent Trim with Stainless Steel Mesh and a Ciro Black LED Lighted Horizon Windshield Trim.
A few weeks ago I picked up the Lego Creator Harley Davidson Fat Boy kit. Finally got to build her over a few nights. The kit contains 1023 pieces and the assembly is 271 steps broken up into in four sections. The…
My awesome wife gave me this ride bell, aka guardian bell, aka gremlin bell, to go on the 1992 project for my birthday. Not only will it keep the evil spirits at bay and looks great (it’s black and it has a…
Sandy and I were on vacation last week on Ocracoke Island. We go down there every year, it is a fantastic place to visit and relax. Since it was just the two of us we took our Jeep this year and had…
The kit for my next project was delivered yesterday – the LEGO Creator Harley Davidson Fat Boy 🙂 I got it a bit early through a pre-sale with my HOG Membership. The LEGO Harley Davidson Fat Boy kit will be available for…
I started this project many months ago after finishing up the 1990 Sportster Project. I had a 1992 Evolution motor which came out of my 1992 Heritage when I replaced it with an S&S 96″ motor. The motor was worn out, had…
Waiting on the front brakes for the 1992 EVO Project. Ordered them last week and they were suppose to be delivered Monday. Looks like they had some alternate travel plans and decided to take the long way with a quick trip to…