Okay, so while Harley-Davidson does not specifically produce Sportster café racers, it’s an increasingly common phenomenon among builders to do so. If you’re a geek for motorcycle history, you’d know that the Sportster entered production nearly six decades ago, and shared more attributes with Triumph’s Bonneville than Milwaukee’s own highway chompers. Aside from being the best-seller in the line-up, the Sportster is also the longest running model in the company’s history. Coming back to the point, it’s relatively easy to transform the Sportster into a more agile machine, simply by stripping away superficial parts, as well as by improving the performance and dynamics.

And that is exactly what this motorcycle showcases; the stock seat and handlebars were swapped in favour of a Burly Café Tail and Burly Clubman Bars respectively, while the forks were rebuilt with Burly lowered fork springs, preload adjusters and a Roland Sands Design front fork brace. A pair of 15” Burly Stiletto shock absorbers at the rear, a pair of rear sets from Chainsikle (which help to move the rider’s foot/leg position back), 18″ RideWright rear wheel, and Metzeler rubber front and back complete the picture.

On the performance front, a Vance & Hines air cleaner and a set of Vance & Hines 2-into-1 pipes are accompanied by a re-jetted carburettor. There you go, a neat Harley-Davidson Sportster Café Race that doesn’t break the bank or require a ton of tools. What do you think?

Photo credits: Sean Delshadi
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