Harley Davidson Forums

General Harley Davidson Chat Forum to discuss general Harley Davidson issues, topics, and experiences.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Harley Sportster Turned Cafe Racer Takes Decidedly Retro Approach

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 07-13-2023, 01:01 PM
Curated Content Editor's Avatar
Curated Content Editor
Curated Content Editor is offline
HDF Editor
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,550
Received 757 Likes on 374 Posts
Default Harley Sportster Turned Cafe Racer Takes Decidedly Retro Approach
Harley Sportster Turned Cafe Racer Takes Decidedly Retro Approach
By Brett Foote

Remember when cafe racers were all the rage?


 
Reply Like
The following 3 users liked this post by Curated Content Editor:
lp (07-15-2023), M Oclaf (07-13-2023), Part Timer (07-13-2023)
  #2  
Old 07-13-2023, 01:03 PM
Rains2much's Avatar
Rains2much
Rains2much is offline
Road Warrior
Join Date: Sep 2022
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,497
Received 1,261 Likes on 578 Posts
Default
Definitely not for me.
 
Reply Like
  #3  
Old 07-13-2023, 01:21 PM
Part Timer's Avatar
Part Timer
Part Timer is offline
Tourer

Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: NH/NC
Posts: 417
Received 965 Likes on 233 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by Curated Content Editor
Harley Sportster Turned Cafe Racer Takes Decidedly Retro Approach
By Brett Foote

Remember when cafe racers were all the rage?

i like it. Club-man bars?
 
Reply Like
  #4  
Old 07-13-2023, 03:06 PM
Rains2much's Avatar
Rains2much
Rains2much is offline
Road Warrior
Join Date: Sep 2022
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,497
Received 1,261 Likes on 578 Posts
Default
It’s like a promo bike for the failed Speedracer movie… Love the cafe look, but this one just looks plasticky.
 
Reply Like
  #5  
Old 07-13-2023, 03:11 PM
470004's Avatar
470004
470004 is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: New York
Posts: 21,077
Received 15,204 Likes on 6,284 Posts
Default
I like the color combination.
 
Reply Like
The following users liked this post:
M Oclaf (07-13-2023)
  #6  
Old 07-13-2023, 03:11 PM
Stinger1's Avatar
Stinger1
Stinger1 is offline
Road Master
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Daytona Beach
Posts: 948
Received 933 Likes on 429 Posts
Default
Originally Posted by Curated Content Editor
Harley Sportster Turned Cafe Racer Takes Decidedly Retro Approach
By Brett Foote

Remember when cafe racers were all the rage?

No.
 
Reply Like
The following users liked this post:
M Oclaf (07-13-2023)
  #7  
Old 07-13-2023, 03:25 PM
Tommy C's Avatar
Tommy C
Tommy C is offline
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pine Flat Dam/South Bay Area, CA
Posts: 11,533
Received 20,043 Likes on 6,779 Posts
Default
Forward controls and 80 spoke wheels on a Cafe racer? Right.....
 
Reply Like
The following 3 users liked this post by Tommy C:
eighteight (07-18-2023), sharkey (07-18-2023), Uncle G. (07-14-2023)

Trending Topics

  #8  
Old 07-13-2023, 04:37 PM
MikeBel's Avatar
MikeBel
MikeBel is online now
Stellar HDF Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 2,736
Received 1,502 Likes on 640 Posts
Default
I've always liked the old school cafe bikes. I liked some of this effort until my eyes got to that seat/tail section monstrosity.

And Tommy C is dead-on. Forward controls and "Decidedly Retro Approach" should not co-exist on the same bike.
 
Reply Like
  #9  
Old 07-13-2023, 04:44 PM
2500hdon37s's Avatar
2500hdon37s
2500hdon37s is offline
Stellar HDF Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Mid-MO
Posts: 3,018
Received 1,550 Likes on 668 Posts
Default
fatty spokes on a cafe racer is like stretch marks and botched C-section scar on stripper.
 
Reply Like
The following 4 users liked this post by 2500hdon37s:
Crazy (07-14-2023), rocketnorton (07-13-2023), sharkey (07-18-2023), Tommy C (07-13-2023)
  #10  
Old 07-13-2023, 09:30 PM
NorthWestern's Avatar
NorthWestern
NorthWestern is online now
Club Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Inland NW
Posts: 8,684
Received 5,607 Likes on 3,069 Posts
Default
No.
 
Reply Like



Advanced Search
Quick Reply: Harley Sportster Turned Cafe Racer Takes Decidedly Retro Approach


Reply Closed Thread Share
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:58 PM.