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

Source: Bikebound