Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster

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Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster
Crooked Motorcycles

Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster

Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster

Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster

Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster

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Crooked Motorcycles have a free hand when it comes to modifications.

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That was a Harley-Davidson 883 Hugger from 1995.

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Owner Stefan wants a modern all-black bike made out of her.

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The only requirement: the battery should be visible. Stefan is the boss of his own battery company.

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The swing arm is getting a little longer, new struts put the rear end up.

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Nothing will be changed on the Hugger’s 50 hp twin.

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Only a raised exhaust system with Hattech mufflers could bring some performance.

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A Gezzini LED headlight is screwed onto the fork bridge. The fork covers are 3D printed.

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Turn signals from Motogadget are used on the self-made rear.

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Pirelli MT60 RS tires are mounted on the original Harley rims.

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The new command center with the new tank. Motogadget goods are also used here.

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The air filter cover also comes out of the printer.

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Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster

Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster
Well advised with a used 883

The time for the new Harley-Davidson Sportster is running out. Looking at the used markets, the age of the old Sportster is just beginning. Even the small 883s are rising in prices. The garage full of gold.


Jens Kratschmar

02/12/2021

Stefan is in a similar situation. His 883 Hugger from 1995 would be worth about the new price today, the carburetor models are in great demand. Sell ​​or change? The men from Crooked Motorcycles in Allgau take the answer from him using a 3D printer and welding machine.


Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster


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That was once a 1995 Harley-Davidson 883 Hugger. Owner Stefan wants a modern all-black bike made out of it.

any color

Must be black. The Hugger is to become a modern all-black bike. Crooked have free hand. However, there is one requirement: the battery should be placed prominently. After all, Stefan is the head of a battery company. The statement: The bike was built around the battery would be wrong. However, the plexiglass box with LED lighting without a side cover pushes in this direction. With its mix of black and matt black, the Hugger is also getting a new name: umber. Let’s just assume that this represents the umbra of a solar eclipse and not the dogfish species. Also not for the earth brown shade, which is also called umber and is not black.


Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster


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Turn signals from Motogadget are used on the self-made rear.

Sheet metal work in the house

Crooked is rightly proud to have designed and welded the new tank and the docked stern himself. Sounds easy, but anyone who has failed miserably when welding a nut on for a test can imagine the trouble with millimeter sheet metal. Result: 1+ with a star. Said stern is raised with longer Yss shock absorbers, the swing arm is lengthened a good deal. The sheet metal work is rounded off with a raised exhaust system and mufflers from Hattech.


Crooked Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Sportster


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The new command center with the new tank. Motogadget goods are also used here.

3D on V2

Manufacturing custom parts using 3D printing is a dream come true for all converters. Crooked also uses such parts. The colleagues at Motoism print a stylish air filter cover out of plastic and also use this technology to manufacture the fork covers with the recessed indicators. In this case made of a plastic reinforced with carbon fibers. The high-tech orgy is complemented by handlebar buttons from Motogadget, from which the Motoscope Pro instrument comes. The low-build LED headlight from Gezzini is converted to bottom-mounted and screwed onto the fork bridge. In the new rear section, Pin-Blaze LED indicators from Motogadget complement the mini rear light.

opinion poll

What do you think of custom conversions?

Voted 3674 times

Many are beautiful, but also impassable.

Better to leave it in its original condition.

Conclusion

With a new tank and rear end, an old Hugger becomes a modern custom bike. The young custom bike manufacturer Crooked dares to use a Harley and its first own tank for the first time, with strong results.

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