A 1975 H-D Sportster XLH After an Oil Change.
Had some time today, so I woke up early and got to wrenchin'. I spotted some gunk in the oil tank last time and wanted to clean it all out, so I did what I could. My favorite part of the day was seeing a gunk of goop slither out of the oil filter bung. Makes you wonder if its been 30 years since this things last oil change.
While I let the oil tank dry and let all the goop drip out, I got the chance to change out the Edelbrock air cleaner. Picked up a Mooneyes plain jane louvered air cleaner. Muey bueno I must say. That's the end result up top.
Afterwards, I started in on the rear fender. For starters, it was cut differently on both sides, so I cut the left side to match the right. I intended to sand down the primer on the fender and hit it with some flat black, but after I started sanding, I found the old paint was still under that nasty grey. I decided to run it with all its..uh.. blemishes until I get a real fender back there. I think the blue/turquoise really sets off the rear white wall. Besides, I like the beat up look. Shows character...and how broke I am. Haha. Heading off to the Long Beach Motorcycle Swapmeet tomorrow. Maybe I'll find some of the items I have on my shopping list.
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