Harley Davidson 833 Sportster Cafe Racer by
Get Lowered Cycles
.
The 2004 833 Sportster was the
ideal bike for this project: to build a cafe-style bike.
Parts used included RSD Sportster Rearsets, RSD Slant 2-into-1 Exhaust, RSD
Cafe Tail Section & Solo Seat, RSD Morris Wheels, Drag Specialties Legacy
Tank, Legend Revo Shocks, Progressive Monotube Fork Kit, S&S Super E Carb
Kit, Dakota Digital 3200 Series Speedo/Tacho, Speed Merchant Skid Plate,
Biltwell Recoil Grips.
Tank and tail were custom hand painted by Ryzart and turned out pretty
incredible.
This bike was a project of Meg, co-owner with her
husbandMike of "Get Lowered Cycles". In an interview with
Bikebound, Meg says the following when asked how this project to
build the cafe-styled Sportster was conceptualised and executed:
"Mike had purchased the stock Sportster from a Harley dealership in
Lancaster and we had it for a while. He mostly used it for some promotional
installs and product photos. It wasn’t until I saw the RSD Cafe Sportster
come out in the Drag Specialties Magazine, that I knew that was what I
wanted for my bike. It was so different and I really loved the cafe style,
even though I had never ridden anything like that."
"Nothing
was too difficult. We knew what style we were going for, so I didn’t really
have too many choices. The biggest thing Mike and I debated for a while was
the paint. The bike has so much black and silver — you have almost an
endless amount of color and design choices. And besides the overall design,
the paint, in my opinion, is one of the most distinguishing characteristics
of the bike."
"I really loved the look of the RSD Cafe bike,
so between Mike and I we both choose the parts we were going to use. I
always appreciate his opinion and input, and since this is what he does
every single day — he really helped me choose all the parts I was looking
for."
"We were lucky enough to have a friend recommend Ryzart
for the paint design. We had seen some of his work in person and knew that
we liked his style and his attention to detail was top notch. We were happy
he agreed to work with us along the way. Since we were pretty open about the
design for the tins, only having picked out the colors, we asked him to send
us some sketches for the design. He recommended using the gold leaf as part
of the design and I am definitely glad we did. In my opinion, the paint job
turned out flawless and am so grateful for all the hours and effort he put
into it. I think it gives the bike an eye catchy look and helps bring out
the character of the bike."
Parts Highlights
- Roland Sands Rearsets
- Drag Specialties Legacy Gas Tank
- Roland Sands Exhaust
- Legend Suspensions Revo Shocks
- Progressive Suspensions Monotube Fork Kit
- S&S 1200 Kit
- S&S Cycle E Carb Kit
- Performance Machine Hand Controls
- Roland Sands Cafe Tail Section
- Dakota Digital Speedo
- Speed Merchant Skid Plate
- Biltwell Recoil Grips
- Roland Sands Clip-Ons
- Roland Sands Morris Wheels (19 x 2.15 and 18 x 4.25)
- Performance Machine 6 Piston Caliper