Harley Cafe Racer Bike
Even harley themselves made the xlcr 1000 in 1977, which is now a real collector’s item.
Harley cafe racer bike. Bob modero (an engineer at harley) jim haubert (jim haubert engineering) hired as an. Rochester, new york, united states; An odd pairing of motor and frame, for which nick. Davidson, and he took the idea to the limit.
The bike was actually designed by a committee of three people: Recently, we featured this incredible yamaha xt600 street tracker. Some say that designer willie g. The sportster is true american bobber material.
Recently, we featured this incredible yamaha xt600 street tracker. In this example, customer is responsible for applicable taxes, title, licensing fees and any other fees or charges at. Hello, up for sale is my 1977 harley davidson xlcr cafe racer. 2006 return of the cafe racers is the world's premier cafe racer focused website.
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. This kind of bike isn’t made for comfort, but rather, for making fast rides with shorter distances. My time has come to part with this cool bike. A cafe racer is the opposite of a traditional harley.
We publish regular features on custom motorcycle builds, riding gear reviews, how to guides and event coverage from around the globe. We don’t often feature modern harley customs, but this cafe racer is worth closer inspection. If you're a fan of cafe racer motorcycles and style then you've come to the right place! A true wille g bike.
In our workshop specialized in harley davidson and custom motorcycles in malaga, we began to dismantle the entire base bike, which was a harley davidson sportster 1200 custom of the year 2007. We can’t actually point out the #1 base bike for your café racer project, but there is one type that stands out: This is the kind of bike that dp customs builds, and we love them for it. It’s the latest machine from acclaimed japanese builder hide motorcycles (aka hidemo) and it’s based on a 2003 xl1200s.
Davidson created it from the existing xlch sportster, initially as his personal vehicle. One of the few requests that the customer had was that the rear should stand out for the presence of a wide tyre. 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. The cafe racer and flat tracker seen here are likely to be the next two models in the ‘streetfighter’ line.
1977 harley davidson cafe racer 1000 xlcr sportster rare bike. The modifications made in this sportster cafe racer. Recently, we featured this incredible yamaha xt600 street tracker. A headlight fairing and small windshield complete the cafe racer look.
Almost every part of the bike was pure black: It’s lightweight and customized to generate the most possible speed with agile handling. I am only selling it.