2003 Harley Sportster Chopper Wiring Diagram

Been helping a buddy get his 883 built and we are just about to the point of wiring it up. We are going to be using pieces of his stock harness so I took the factory wiring diagram and worked up this chopper wiring. The only thing he wanted to keep was the neutral light. Cool thing is that we can cut up and use the factory harness as this diagram keeps all the Harley color coding. Should be good for more than just a 2003, but this one is specifically for all 2003 XL's except the 1200s.

1980 Harley FXWG Chopper Project

Wow! I guess it's been a really long time since I've updated my blog. Just looked at it and realized the last post was when I first got my new project. Since then, I've just about completed the 1980 and am getting it ready to go to the Hand Built Show is Austin TX. Here's how she sits now. Sorry for not posting the build progress!

1980 Harley FXWG Swingarm Chopper Project 1

It's been a long time since posting here. Considered shutting down all together but low and behold, I picked up a 1980 Wide Glide the other day. It's my first foray into the big twin world so we'll see how it goes. The bike was a basket case but seem to be in good shape. Got a bunch of parts on order. Cool stuff planned.

Triumph Chop - Mock Up

Latest mock up. Picking up my motor this week so I really need to get the sissy bar and tail light mount done this weekend.

Also, it's never to early to exposing the kids to metal fab!

Set of Rabbit Ears for a Chop Cult Buddy

A guy from Chicago saw my build on Chopcult and wanted a set of 1" bars in the same style. 

Buell Results

Here's the complete Buell. Other than the wheel bearings and the breather mod, all the changes were just cosmetic. I hated the orange color so I painted the plastics and got the seat covered. Went to Big M upholstery in Meridian. He did a kick ass job on the seat. Mostly black vinyl with a carbon look black vinyl in the center. Modded the headlights to be on at the same time. That's it. Not much to do on new bikes. 

Sick Iron in Boise?

Didn't think such a thing was possible

Got my tires changed on my truck yesterday and met Seth rockin this sweet Ironhead. He said that other than looking cool, it's a piece of shit. Obviously not a huge fan of the Irons. Hopefully be seeing more of it.

Buell XB12X Muffler Paint

So first thing you will probably notice is the rusty muffler. This was typical for all years. Most dealerships would take it under warranty and get it ceramic coated. This thing is super thick and acts as a skid plate as well so rust would take forever to eat through it, however I don't like the way it looks. Got some high temp paint and got busy.

New Toy 2006 Buell XB12X Ulysses

Been wanting one of these for a while. Not my normal style, but I have such respect for the innovation behind the design. Less than 6000 miles on this one for $3500. Gonna be doing some mild mods but it's mainly gonna be a commuter for me. Stay tuned!

XR600 Street Tracker Update

Since I sold the street tracker, the new owner's been busy. He stripped the bike down, got stuff powdercoated black, added the fork gators, added a euro baja light. Fortunately he kept the tank and my seat work original. Hoping he will send me some more pics, but here's a preview.

XLF Plug

When I started building my 1980 Harley Sportster, I knew absolutely nothing about Harleys. That's when I found www.xlforum.net. It's a killer forum of Sportster fanatics who are willing to share their wealth of knowledge with you. Armed with a service manual and access to XLF, I was able to complete and troubleshoot my chop. There are some members of XLF from Idaho and I'd love to get them together for a ride. I posted a thread on XLF talking about it. Hopefully sometime soon!

Pipes, Ignition and Tool Bag

Seems like everyday I'm working on something for the chop. I got my Dyna 2Ki installed and the bike runs great. Sure enough, most of the problems I had was from the ignition. I also got my pipes all buttoned down but I really should have added another 6 inches the the 2.5" pipe. Oh well. I like how she's going for now.




I also realized my need to have tools on the bike, so I busted out the leather working tools and made a tool bag for the front. Haven't done much leather work but each project is better than the last. After I ran out of fuel the other day, I realized that my reserve on my petcock isn't functioning for whatever reason so I came home and really quickly made a fuel sling. It's ugly but at least it works for now.

Electrical on the Harley

Been making a ton of progress on the wiring. I ordered a bunch of cloth covered wire and got to it. I don't want to hide my wiring. Everyone knows it's there, it's nice cloth covered wire and I want it to be easy to access.

Progress on the XS650

Made some progress on the front end. After getting the front end on and getting the wheel to the proper height, I marked the legs where I wanted to cut them. (Note, I added an extra 1.5" to the front end which will put the bike slightly off level but give me a tad more clearance as well as compensating for the weight that will be on the forks with a rider and the weight of the motor)

XS650 in Harley Frame Build

So, I just realized that I don't have a forum to post this build in. I love xlforum.com but it's only for Harleys and the guys at Jockey Journal have decided that they only care about american and brit bikes. So It's just getting posted for my enjoyment here I guess.

About my Bike

So this sucker started life as a 1980 Harley Sportster XLH. I picked it up in Northern Washington for $1700. I welded on a hardtail. I took pictures of the whole build and probably have a couple hundred pics. The tank is an old sporty tank that I cut the bottom out of and mounted frisco style. I made the bars, seat, all the mounts, taillight, license plate mount, all the small fabbed crap. I'm running road rashed and chipping Jaybrake foward controls that I made mounts for. Just finished up the pipes and have a used S&S Super E on the way. The list of things till she's finished is down to 6 things. While I'm only posting a couple pics here, you can see the whole build with all the pics on the XLForum HERE.

Here she was the day I brought here home:

Here's how she's sitting now:

Well, this should just be the beginning. I'll not only post about my bike, but also about projects, new tools, your projects, events or whatever. Feel free to comment!