Harley Cafe Racer Tank

Before we put on the cafe racer gas tank we take a look at our build.

Harley cafe racer tank. You ve been following along with the bike s. Compared to the sportster the xlcr s footpegs are rear set. It s a classic sure but in cafe racer terms it violates practically every design rule in the book. The tank oil tank and seat base are handmade from aluminium to reduce the weight and to ensure the best fit to the frame.

Some say that designer willie g. Now we re thrilled to feature another one of yone s builds this sportster cafe racer based on a 2005 harley davidson xl1200. Davidson created it from the existing xlch sportster initially as his personal vehicle. Bob modero an engineer at harley jim haubert jim haubert engineering hired as an.

Our sportster now harley cafe racer has come a long way since tommy first rolled it into the shop. It s too small so it doesn t match the visual weight of the bike. The front fender is smaller the fuel tank is squarer and the bike has a bikini fairing. Yone has lived a varied and adventurous life to say the least.

The bike was actually designed by a committee of three people. And it s all colored black including the siamesed exhaust and mag wheels. The front end is from a yam r6 to get the best ride height with good braking and damping the rear is a 18 inch rear wheel with 4 pot brakes. But instead of cafe racer style clip ons the xlcr has flat bars.

As a proper cafe racer it is running clip ons with rear sets. He grew up in sapporo where he was involved in motocross and boxing and later joined a bōsōzoku gang in his teens.