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Old 09-24-2014, 11:09 PM
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Default First bike: Sportster Hugger --> Sportster Cafe

Hey y'all (first post). I bought my first bike, an 02' Sportster Hugger, last year, and a couple of months ago after looking around in this forum, and at the Ryca kit, I decided I wanted to turn it into a cafe racer. So, I figured I'd share the (mostly done) outcome with some people that might appreciate the transformation.

Before:
https://i.imgur.com/e4GB7yt.jpg

After:
https://i.imgur.com/GGtohJw.jpg


I still need to relocate or replace that giant ugly speedo and clean up the cabling up front. I'm getting my taillight and mounting bracket from Ryca tomorrow so I'll finally be able to take it for a ride outside of my neighborhood (so stoked about that). My inspiration came from this video from the Burly guys:
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Old 09-25-2014, 02:44 AM
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looking good fella..
 
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Old 09-25-2014, 06:10 AM
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I like it, great looking bike...
 
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Old 09-25-2014, 06:33 AM
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Nice looking. Those ryca folks make some good looking kits. I really am considering getting a savage and making a scrambler.
 
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Looks great man! Nice job on the build
 
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Old 09-25-2014, 07:00 AM
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Nice ,thanks for sharing
 
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Old 09-25-2014, 07:03 AM
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Nice bike. Come down to the Fl Crew in Regional Events, Rides and Road Reports and meet some of the Crew/say hi.https://www.hdforums.com/forum/the-florida-crew-127/
 
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Sharp looking Café Racer.
 
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Nice job. Needs red grips!
 
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Old 09-25-2014, 05:09 PM
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That's what I want to do. Very nice.
 


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