Harley 48 Cafe

[mgbracer80]

I have decided to turn my 2014 into a cafe and it is off to a great start!

 

[mgbracer80]

Instead of clips, I decided to reuse the stock bars and it worked out fairly well:

 

[mgbracer80]

Changed from the horrible front-controls to mid-controls!

 

[mgbracer80]

Seat removed and had to remove some metal to install the new seat and relocated rear signals.

 

[mgbracer80]

Seat and dry fits:

 

[mgbracer80]

Wrapped pipes and temporary license plate mount:

 

[mgbracer80]

Hopefully more to come soon!

 

[DohcBikes]

Upside down bars, header wrap for one year old pipes, and a new seat. Poof, its a cafe racer!!

A stock 48 sportster is one of the few Harleys I would buy.

 

[Hurco550]

Upside down bars, header wrap for one year old pipes, and a new seat. Poof, its a cafe racer!!

A stock 48 sportster is one of the few Harleys I would buy.

At least it can all be put back =)

 

[Tune-A-Fish]

Won't ever be a cafe racer... Cafe inspired maybe.

Here's some inspiration???

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[coyote13]

I'm not really one to poo poo anyone's work, but those upside down bars are gonna be super uncomfortable and it looks like your seat is gonna get demolished the first pothole you hit. Might find a way to raise the rear a little, and find some bars that are meant to drop. The geometry of upside down stock bars is all wrong and it will fuck your wrists up in short order.

 

[canyoncarver]

I dig the bike man but please throw down for some proper bars!

 

[Luugo86]

I agree with coyote13... that nice new seat is gonna get thrashed if you hit a good bump at speed man, really need to get that rear up off the wheel a bit more. Good looking bike, just gotta tweak some things so it stays good looking, and safe lol

 

[coyote13]

The shocks on that inspiration pic are Burly Stilettos, I had them on my Sportster and I can vouch that they are a tremendous upgrade over stock. The dual spring setup provides excellent handling and a really nice ride in both on- and off-road situations, and they're very competitively priced. I am not affiliated with the company, I just really enjoyed their product! One of the best bang for the buck upgrades you could make to that bike (aside from a set of handlebars!)

 

[Tune-A-Fish]

Open and scroll the Amazon and find the whole bike in a kit... Almost anyways

http://www.amazon.com/Burly-Brand-Stiletto-Shocks-B28-1250/dp/B00AC6XNBK

 

[coyote13]

Haha yes, Burly did build cafe kit around the Sportster a few years ago. Not sure how I feel about that aside from the fact that it looks pretty good. Can't speak to the quality of the rest of their items, but the shocks are damned good!

 

[Tune-A-Fish]

Really not a bad way for a kid or an old school enthusiast to customize a ride with limited skills or tools or both

 

[dakota.morgan91]

Wonderful ideas, and a good looking Harley, but I would not cobb such a nice and new bike. You are free to do what you will obviously, even with just a little money you can bring that thing alive!

 

[treitz]

I think this is the first bike I've seen on this site that I actually liked better before Not a dig on you man, just personal preference I guess? That 48 is a great looking bike as is, and to Tune's point, needs a bike more work to look (and function) correctly as a cafe inspired bike.

Won't ever be a cafe racer... Cafe inspired maybe.

Here's some inspiration???

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[mgbracer80]

I'm not really one to poo poo anyone's work, but those upside down bars are gonna be super uncomfortable and it looks like your seat is gonna get demolished the first pothole you hit. Might find a way to raise the rear a little, and find some bars that are meant to drop. The geometry of upside down stock bars is all wrong and it will fuck your wrists up in short order.

A set of clubman bars are on order. However, the bars as they are, arecomfortable... actually, very comfortable. I have tested the seats quite a bit and while i'm not opposed to changing out the shocks, I'm no longer 270lbs, so I think it will work out just fine. I'll look into some different shocks.