Winter Progress (Or Lack Thereof)
At the start of winter, I had a relatively small (but ambitious) list of projects that I wanted to complete on the Sportster before Spring, mostly centered around changing my gas tank:
- Change tank (seal & paint)
- Change seat (because of tank change)
- Change risers & clamp (because of tank change)
- Relocate Speedo (because of tank change)
- Shave Forks (remove fender tabs)
- Repair damage caused by fall on ice
- Replace rear brake lever & bolts
- Replace mirror
- Replace or sand/re-paint front brake lever
- Repaint rear fender and relocate flying eyeball emblem
- Repaint horn cover
- Fabricate custom indicator light mount
- Tank Lift (includes making custom brackets)
- Wire Tuck
- Relocate ignition (includes making custom ignition bracket and chopping coil bracket)
- Change spark plug wires
- Change carb cover
- Extend gas tank vent hose since new tank has different location
- Change valve stem caps on air shocks
- Tank: Stock tank removed, new tank purchased, not sealed or painted yet
- Seat: Done!
- Risers and Clamp: Done!
- Speedo: Speedo removed, clamp purchased, backplate ordered
- Forks: Not started
- Repairs:
- Rear brake lever & bolts: Purchased lever, shift peg, and bolts. Painted bolts. Need to chop lever to use shift peg.
- Mirror: Received as gift
- Front brake lever: Not started
- Rear Fender: Not Started
- Horn Cover: Not Started
- Custom indicator light mount: In progress (very time consuming)
- Tank lift: Done!
- Wire Tuck: In progress
- Ignition: Brackets done, just need to figure out how I want to secure and hide the wiring
- Spark Plug Wires: Done!
- Carb cover: In progress but is more difficult to replace than anticipated
- Vent hose: Not started
- Valve Stem Caps: Purchased