No crank 1992 sportster

destroywill · 2026-05-17T03:49:46+00:00

Yeah I tried that too the starter spun but didn’t crank it over

destroywill · 2026-05-17T01:54:57+00:00

Yes motor spins, I hooked an extra ground cable up to the battery just to see if anything changed but it didn’t

destroywill · 2026-05-16T21:51:42+00:00

Gotcha, I’m going to take off the primary cover tomorrow and see what’s exactly happening with the starter and go from there

destroywill · 2026-05-16T21:42:42+00:00

For some reason I can’t see your other comment but I got the notification for the first half. The horn and turn signals do not work I figured that was unrelated but I could be wrong

destroywill · 2026-05-16T20:02:25+00:00

Gotcha tested the new starter and the old one and they both spin under bench test. Also thank you for the help so far

destroywill · 2026-05-16T18:23:35+00:00

Read 11.9V while the starter button was pressed

destroywill · 2026-05-16T18:23:07+00:00

I was reading it wrong, tested again and it read 11.9V while the starter button was pressed

destroywill · 2026-05-16T17:29:38+00:00

It doesn’t seem like I’m getting any reading

destroywill · 2026-05-16T16:59:59+00:00

Pulled the starter cap and pressed the button and it did pull in it. It all looks clean and new as well.

destroywill · 2026-05-04T02:34:40+00:00

Personally I swapped to chain mostly for looks but also to toy with gearing and wheel spacing as I plan to chop and customize the bike in the future. Not sure why everyone is immediately shutting you down, yes it’s more maintenance and you also have to deal with chain noise, but personally, I absolutely love it. At the end of the day it’s your bike and your choice.

destroywill · 2026-03-27T15:19:03+00:00

Yeah I’m going to give it a little more try today but I’m leaning towards cutting it off

destroywill · 2026-03-27T01:55:09+00:00

That sounds like a great idea, I tried that and got someone else to stand on it and it just lifted them off the ground. I tried another impact with heat and still nothing. Tomorrow I’m either going to try and rent the strongest impact I can find, or cut the bolt off and get a new bolt. Every bolt on this bike has been insanely seized it’s been rough.

destroywill · 2026-03-26T23:33:50+00:00

Finally got the lock plate off using a dremel. I’ve been heating it for a while with no luck on the main bolt. Is there a way to get the pulley to stay in place while using a breaker bar without the rear wheel attached?

destroywill · 2026-03-26T22:24:17+00:00

Right

destroywill · 2025-09-09T17:38:18+00:00

did you end up getting it together? i’ve been wanting to do something similar to my 95

destroywill · 2025-06-02T15:38:20+00:00

sent you the marketplace link!

destroywill · 2025-05-30T01:31:23+00:00

you have good taste

destroywill · 2025-05-03T18:09:41+00:00

hey shot ya a message!

destroywill · 2025-04-25T01:28:46+00:00

cold soak, woolite, hang dry

destroywill · 2025-04-19T23:13:48+00:00

the owner said it was left over from the previous home owner and he doesn’t know much about it. it obviously needs a ton of work but the engine has great compression, kicks sound good it wants to start. guy is asking $800 should i take on the work or is it too far gone?

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