Comments on: Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883 Cafe Project

By: Al Mair

Al Mair — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 03:42:19 +0000

I know it’s an old post and don’t know if you’re still looking for the exhaust, but if you are, it’s the RSD Tracker 2-into-1.

Link: http://www.rolandsands.com/products/Tracker-2-into1-Exhuast-System

Happy building.

By: Gary Lee

Gary Lee — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 02:49:13 +0000

You’ll enjoy it once you get it shaped to your vision…
Here’s two old school styled megaphone exhausts that seem to mimic you sketch….

Good Luck.. I may be a few moths behind you… just looking for the right project…

http://www.supertrapp.com/product_sections/detail.asp?ItemID=828-71202
828-71202

I think the bassani fits the bill???
http://www.bassani.com/part/XL637
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BASSANI-EXHAUST-ROAD-RAGE-2-1-07-10-HARLEY-SPORTSTER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35573QQitemZ390162106346
Every choice you make has an end result.
— Zig Ziglar

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:16:43 +0000

The clubmans should be waiting for me at Spare Parts tomorrow. Before I put them on, I have to wait for my grips (vintage GT style) and my braided brakeline (the factory line is too short). I should have them in the next couple of days. Hopefully I’ll be setup for this weekend to put them on.

By: ed

ed — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:08:45 +0000

When you gettin those clubmans on there?
I know you’re tryin to get down in those turns!
-Ed

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:18:20 +0000

The 1″ bars were around $100. I couldn’t get a discount as the venders were either european or small machine shops in the US. I went with Biltwell’s in chrome as they get some really good reviews.

By the way, I just ordered my cafe seat. I was planning on using another tank to fabricate the seat, but I came across one on eBay that was too sick to pass up. I’ll post more on it when I get it and can post some pictures. It’ll still need a little finesse in the fitting department, but I’m confident I can make it work and it’ll look sick.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:45:40 +0000

I totally sold you on the black header tape. How much did you end up getting your 1” bars for?

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 03:08:19 +0000

Good stuff dude. This will be an interesting build.

I think one of the key subtle looks that is ‘cafe’ is how the tank flows into the seat. Your Harley tank sits above the seat a little but if you could lower the mounts I think it’d allow you to flow its lines into the seat real nicely. Thoughts? Is there room to lower it?

Also, can you run the exhaust one on each side? I wish I was setup to do bending, we could make you something really cool and put a dunstall style exhaust on it.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:06:35 +0000

@ Scott – I hear what you mean about the rearsets. This picture is actually of a Dyna and on the sportster the exhaust is well clear of the rearset mounting point. I did look at the blackout, but I’m not sure about the profile – it’s really low and straight, almost like it’s meant for a bagger. I’ve not decided yet which pipe to go with, but this one is leading the pack so far. I still have some more research to do.

By: scott

scott — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:36:26 +0000

Good stuff…..it’ll be exciting to this this bike take form. I’m a big fan of the Vance & Hines ‘Blackout 2-into-1’, which looks similar to the exhaust in the last photo you posted. The Vance & Hines Competition Series exhaust may interfere on where your fabricated rearsets can be mounted and the exhaust might end up blowing on the bottom of your foot. Just my opinion, mind you, but I would think hard, before choosing that exhaust system.