Glamster: Lucky Cat’s Sportster drips with Japanese style
Remember the Sultans of Sprint drag race series in Europe? The man behind this brilliant idea was Séb Lorentz, who runs the…
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The Harley-Davidson Sportster was introduced in 1957 to compete against the best-selling British bikes that were invading the United States market. The 2021 Sportster S is the third major design in the series, and belatedly drags the Sporty into the 21st century.
The Harley-Davidson Sportster’s original 40 hp Ironhead V-twin engine gave a top speed of approximately 100 mph and stayed in production until 1985, when it was replaced with the 1986 Evolution motor.
There is a vast market for spare Sportster parts and accessories, and many owners transform their bikes into something else—whether a chopper, cafe racer, or scrambler.
In our extensive coverage of Sportster customs, you’ll find bikes that are tuned up (and dressed up) by the world’s top custom Harley builders. Dig in, and get inspiration right here for customizing your own Harley-Davidson Sportster.
Clean Green: A Czech H-D Sportster cafe racer
Even though they require similar skills, the custom motorcycle and car worlds are vastly different. But they do sometimes meet. In the…
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Doragon: A Harley Sportster 1200 custom from Dubai
I didn’t see many motorcycles when I paid a brief visit to Dubai a few years ago. The streets were full of…
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Speed Read: 4 October, 2020
In this week’s weekend roundup, we’re looking at a new CB350 from Honda, farewelling the Harley-Davidson Sportster, and casting an eye over…
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Purpose Built Moto turns the Sportster into a dual sport
Custom motorcycles don’t always need to be practical… unless, of course, you need a purpose built machine that can handle a two…
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Built Under Pressure: HardNine’s Harley XLCR tracker
Building a custom bike is often beset with difficulties: there can be unreasonable client demands, unforeseen technical issues, cashflow problems, and in…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 28 July, 2019
Let’s all gawp at the latest oddity from Curtiss Motorcycles, and then drool over a fabulous retro kit for the Kawasaki Z900…
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Lo-fi Perfection: A Harley 883 Bobber from Canada
Technology moves at a relentless place—and the motorcycle industry can’t escape it. Just the other day I was riding an electric motorcycle…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 23 June, 2019
We’ve got a Harley-heavy selection this week, with a cafe racer from Italy, a scrambler from Japan and a tracker from the…
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Bodacious: An 80s style Iron 1200 from Prism Supply Co.
Despite being steeped in the custom scene, Harley-Davidson doesn’t often donate bikes to custom builders. So this Sportster Iron 1200 from Prism…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 3 February, 2019
Deus cracks the style code for a Sportster cafe racer. Plus a custom Ducati Paul Smart owned by the principal of a…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 27 January, 2019
Harley’s global dealer custom competition launches with a fusillade of very tasty European builds. We’ve also got a Kawasaki KX450 with amazing…
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