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.
Headed down to Daytona Beach for the week to enjoy the sun and the Biketoberfest debauchery. Not a trip for the Sportster, at least not yet, so Sandy and I will be riding down on the Street Glide. Looking forward to the…
Installed a cheap tachometer on the 1990 Sportster. I’ll upgrade it to something nicer one day, or not. Really only installed it cause the wiring was already there and it was cheap.
The Sportster is a 1990, the same year I graduated from High School, which makes it well over 25 years old. In Virginia, since the bike is over 25 years old, it qualifies for antique license plates.
Had some issues with a lifter not lifting (another post on that later) and discovered the Cam gears were not timed correctly. Got everything fixed and put back together. She fired right up and was running great… then the oil light came…
Got a chance to open up the rear rocker box to replace the tappet guide and pushrod cover o-rings, adjust the pushrods, and replace the rocker box gaskets. Second verse same as the first (or front in this case).
Storms looming in the area most of the day on Sunday provided me with an unexpected opportunity to get some tinkering done on the Sporty. Worked on the front cylinder to replace the o-rings on the tappet guides and pushrod covers, adjust…
I am traveling for work right now and am not able to work on the Sportster project, but doing a little research while sitting in the hotel. The Sporty is running well, but there are a few issues I still need to…
Ordered a Motorcycle Lift from APlusLift for the garage yesterday. Should have it in a couple weeks. Looking forward to getting up off the garage floor when working on the bikes.
Last weekend I had a table at Bayside Harley Davidson’s swapmeet. Sold a couple of things, bought a couple of things, meet some cool folks, and came home with more cash in my pocket than I left with. Not a terrible way…
…is another man’s treasure. Bayside Harley Davidson in Portsmouth is having a swap meet on Sunday, June 24th from 11 AM to 5 PM. I’ll be there with a bunch of stuff: Sportster parts, Softtail parts, misc motorcycle stuff. Lights, cables, pegs,…