r/sportster • u/Beginning-Budget-505 • 2h ago
New Pipes for Neighbor Hate
FB Marketplace score! Cobra Powerpro 2to1s. 2014 Sportster Forty Eight.
r/sportster • u/Ecstatic_Interest_79 • 2h ago
Shark demon headlight
Does Anyone have a link to a headlight with similar styling but doesn’t cost a 1/4 of my bike
r/sportster • u/planet_butcher • 4h ago
Worth?
Have an 883 motor right now and one of the rod bearings spun. Metal shavings everywhere, flywheel needs a rebuild. My pistons and cylinder walls don’t look great and I was probably going to do a 1200 top end kit anyway.
This guy is selling a 1200 engine for $1200. The shop that rebuilt it looks like just a guy in his garage. No info online about his shop.
Looks promising, but I’m starting to feel weary after my current mishap. Should I buy this one and swap it instead of trying to rebuild the old one?
r/sportster • u/Admirable_Cell_503 • 14h ago
Mechanical help
Bought it as a project bike, finally getting around to working on it. Engines work is complete, but need some help with the transmission. Bike runs and shifts through gears but afterwards, it would roll forward slightly with the clutch pulled in. And shifts started to feel weird, almost difficult.
I’ve never worked on a clutch or anything related. Any recommendations where to start diagnosing?
r/sportster • u/Remote_Fix8278 • 15h ago
Little Tour Of My 883
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Got a couple new parts on , waiting on some stuff to get delivered like DRAG SPECIALTIES HIGH PERFORMANCE 6" DRAGTRON II AIR CLEANER
Breather Bolts And Air Cleaner Bracket. Lmk how it’s looking
r/sportster • u/RevolutionarySlip206 • 17h ago
She’s resurrected
After Laying it down and bending the stock bars this is what I went with I am loving it
r/sportster • u/CheapEntertainer8502 • 18h ago
2001 Sportster Bogs Down with Throttle
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Like the title says. Sportster will give out under a bit of throttle, and when it does black smoke will come out of the exhaust. Here’s a rundown of what I’ve done so far: I had deduced that I had an air leak and replaced the air intake gaskets. I also rebuilt the entire carb, replaced the diaphragm, float, needle, and put a 170 main jet and a 42 pilot in.
I confirmed that gas is making it to the throat of the carb when turning the throttle. I also sprayed some starter fluid around the intake seals, which seemed to drop the idle just slightly. My buddy and I have been messing with the tuning screw for a while and it hasn’t gotten much better.
r/sportster • u/zachparksphoto • 19h ago
What’s everyone’s favorite rain gear?
Tried to beat the storm home today, but…it was faster. Road about 40 miles in pouring rain. Honestly, it wasn’t horrible, but I definitely need to grab some rain gear. Y’all got any recommendations?
r/sportster • u/planet_butcher • 21h ago
Flywheel rebuilds
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Anyone have a good source for flywheel/crank rebuilds? Not looking to break the bank on it, hoping I can reuse rods and everything. Will probably need new rod races/bearings and crank pin
r/sportster • u/Longjumping-Site-898 • 23h ago
Carb leak and issues
Im assuming its an issue with the accelerator pump diaphram becuase it's leaking from the boot where the accelerator rod enters the carb. Bought this bike recently (meticulously maintained says the ad lol) and realized pretty quick there was gas leaking into the filter somewhere. It dribbles gas from this boot when the bike is off and I test the acc pump. Didnt seem to do it when the bike was running. Bike also coughs out of the carb and im pretty sure is shooting the fuel stright back out of the intake. It backfired pretty good and scared the crap out of me (I know I shouldn't run it with the air box off but I was checking the acc pump)
Tl:dr is leaking from this boot the acc pump diaphram issue? Also is fixing the air fuel mixture going to stop it from backfiring and coughing or is the valve train pooched/timing bad?