The Garage / My Night Train

Larry.

Black paint. Real work. My Harley-Davidson Night Train.

I do my own maintenance and repairs, and MotoGarage keeps the service history organized.

Larry, the black Harley-Davidson Night Train, in a tightly cropped genuine driveway photograph.

Larry / driveway

01 / The motorcycle

Not a showroom.

Larry is my Harley-Davidson Night Train. The garage is where I spend the time keeping him maintained and getting him ready to ride.

Larry on the red lift inside the garage workspace. — Larry on the red lift in the garage, with the real workspace and tool storage in the background.

Current status

The lift. The tools. The work.

The recent front-end work is the heart of this page. The forks are installed, the front wheel is back on, the steering head bearings were serviced, and the upgraded front rotor and wheel bearings are in place. The brake work is still in progress while I wait on the front master-cylinder rebuild kit.

Current roadblock / front brake master-cylinder rebuild kit

How I track it

MotoGarage.

I log Larry's service, parts, and maintenance history in MotoGarage, the motorcycle maintenance app I'm building.

02 / Service history

Real records.

Maintenance2026-10-1717,510 mi$0.00 out of pocket

Install Speed Bleeder

Installed Goodridge speed bleeder. The part cost $13.63 after discount plus $1.27 tax ($14.90 total), paid with RPM Cash; $0.00 out of pocket.

Maintenance2026-10-1117,510 miCost not entered

Install Front Wheel

Installed the front wheel and front axle. Axle bolt torqued to spec. Pinch bolt torqued to spec. Initial spin test and fork load reset were successful.

Maintenance2026-10-1117,510 miCost not entered

Front Fork Install

Installed the front forks. Forks were filled to a 7.28 inch air gap. Top fork cap installed and torqued to 50 ft-lbs. Triple-tree pinch bolts torqued to 40 ft-lbs.

Maintenance2026-10-1017,510 miCost not entered

Clean Triple Tree Bore Areas

Cleaned all four triple-tree bore areas with PB Blaster and grey Scotch-Brite pads, then wiped everything down with brake cleaner to prep for fork reinstall.

Maintenance2026-10-1017,510 miCost not entered

Service Steering Head Bearings

Cleaned the steering bearing area and pumped in fresh grease until it flushed through.

Upgrade2026-10-1017,510 miCost not entered

Remove / Replace Brake Rotor

Removed the old rotor and replaced it with an upgraded Arlen Ness rotor using Ness Holeshot titanium hardware.

Maintenance2026-10-1017,510 miCost not entered

Wheel Bearing Remove / Replace

Removed the original wheel bearings and installed new ones.

03 / Real photographs

Garage views.

Larry photographed in the driveway in daylight. — Larry in the driveway.

Larry on the lift in the garage. — Larry on the lift in my garage.

Close-up detail shot from Larry's front-end work showing a triple tree bore area. — Triple-tree bore area during the front-end work.

04 / A small tribute

For the real Larry.

A real photograph of Larry smiling outdoors by a stone wall and pond.

The namesake

The real Larry.

My brother Larry. The Night Train carries his name, and this photograph has a place here because he always will.

The Garage · October 24, 2026

Larry Rides Again

Five months off the road. Forty-two miles back. Watch the real ride with a heavy-metal soundtrack.

Watch Larry's first ride back →