Harley Davidson Cafe Racer Gas Tank
The tank and seat shapes look nearly identical to the ones on the racer as do the stacked exhaust pipes but the foundation adopts the bronx layout with what appears to be the same fork and front brakes but with a.
Harley davidson cafe racer gas tank. A café racer is a lightweight powerful motorcycle optimized for speed and handling rather than comfort and for quick rides over short distances. Some say that designer willie g. Harley xlcr tank for sportster we ve adapted the stock xlcr tank to fit the sportster frame. In my opinion standard harley davidson fuel tanks don t suit the cafe racer aesthetic.
Before we get started let s define what a cafe racer is. And it s all colored black including the siamesed exhaust and mag wheels. Our sportster now harley cafe racer has come a long way since tommy first rolled it into the shop. Earlier this year return of the cafe racers teamed up with the crew from fuel tank to create the six one custom automotive exhibition.
This gas tank is not recommended for street use this is a fiberglass gas tank that will not dent. Harley is also apparently working on a flat track model and from what we ve seen it may end up being almost a mirror image of milwaukee s current xg750r flat track racebike. Two popular styles that will bolt right to the stock frame mounts on sportsters. Thankfully bermu and alberto agree.
Custom gas tank caps hammer1 cover harley davidson bobber chopper cafe racer ebay. Not only has it gone through a drastic physical transformation but it has also gained some serious performance upgrades. Before we put on the cafe racer gas tank we take a look at our build. It uses stainless steel screws oil resistant rubber gaskets and a steel washer for installation in the tank.
To get around the issue alberto has shoehorned a 60s bsa race tank onto the shovelhead frame where it looks right at home. Hand shifted tim kill s harley davidson wla. 1978 harley davidson xlcr rear mecum. The front fender is smaller the fuel tank is squarer and the bike has a bikini fairing.
Davidson created it from the existing xlch sportster initially as his personal vehicle. Comes with a 3 8 npt bung to work with a pingel fuel valve. Six one was designed to stir things up continue reading. In addition to the mechanical changes the harley davidson xlcr had several cosmetic changes from the sportster the rake reports.
The bike was actually designed by a committee of three people. They have early cam style gas cap bungs and internally threaded. Bob modero an engineer at harley jim haubert jim haubert engineering hired as an. Can be installed on a motorcycle tank or hot rod.