Wheels

I received my second set of wheels Monday after getting the first set and discovering the chrome flaking on the rear and some strange piece of metal inside the front hub! I took the wheels to Vee Twin yesterday and had them mount and balance the Avon rubber I bought for the Paughco 21" front and 18" rear. My friend Zack found the wheels through a company called Choppers Cycle. They were extremely helpful on the return of the first set that arrived.

Grindin'

There is a little tab made of 3/8" thick steel that braces my rear caliper I had to grind down in order for my rear wheel set up to go far enough left to make center. Photo courtesy of Zack Shear.

Don's Bulbs

I spent some time doing research on the fog lamps I bought at the Antique Machinery Association swap meet and found this amazing site with every imaginable bulb from common to extremely rare. This guy will research your bulb and find it! Check it out: Don's Bulbs

Swap Meet Scores

My buddy Zack and I drove up to Indianapolis yesterday morning to check out the 27th Annual Midwest Motorcycle swap meet at the Marion County Fairgrounds. I didn't find anything but Zack scored some aluminum cast passenger pegs and a couple of aluminum mounts off a different set of crappy pegs.

On our way back, we were looking for a place to get some grub and spotted a sign that said swap meet. After eating at Indy's Family Restaurant in Martinsville, we checked it out. It turned out to be a swap meet held by the Antique Machinery Association. This is what I scored:

• Stroh's beer belt buckle
• Taurus "decorative medallion"
• A miniature Wabico vise from West Germany
• A super thin 3/4" - 5/8" wrench
• Hall Fog Lamp
• B-L-C 5.75" Fog Lamp

I'm stoked on the yellow lens'. I already had a rectangular light I wanted to run on the Sporty but I may use the smaller of the two fog lamps instead.

So I purchased a motor mount off eBay that was supposed to fit Sportsters 1995-2003 and my heads came off a 2003 1200. The frames must not be the same because I had the same problem with fitting. I talked to Dave about modifying it and he said, "No problem." He had it to me the next day! He even painted it for me. Thanks Dave.

Sick Sportster

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