Harley Davidson ‘Gentle Board Tracker’
The donor bike here is a ’91 HD Sportster.
Its owner wanted something unique, chic and inspired by the board track bikes.
For this one, and for this one only, we accepted to have a full paint job done on the tank we decided to adapt on the bike.
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Photos: Blitz Motorcycles / Fabrice Berry
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This ’91 HD 883 Sportster was inspired by the famous “boardtrackers” bike from the twenties. Still this bike is to be used on a daily basis: we kept the “mid cruise control” footpegs.
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Beautiful paintjob: “Harley Davidson” signature on a Motoconfort tank from the 50’s.
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Tiny digital speedometer by MotoGadget.
Fitted in the free space left by the Motoconfort tank.
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Genuine drag pipes.
Still we could not help to paint them in high temperature resistant graphite grey… with a “touche” of red inside.
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- Ion Lithium battery fitted in a bespoke battery case;
- Manual painting of the cylinders with a high temperature shiny black painting.
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- Simplified electric wiring with tiny switches;
- Shiny beige powder coating of the levers and handlebar (coming from a bicycle).
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All engine covers painted in shiny black powder coated painting.
As well as the footpegs.
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- Bespoke subframe. Whole frame covered in carmin red powder coating;
- Bespoke “café racer” seat;
- Bespoke rear fender.