I run into this problem everywhere, why are there not more custom sportys out there!? they are so easy to modify and I don't get it. I am not talking custom like your "typical" Harley bolt ons from the factory. To me that is equivalent to a rice rocket with all the Pep Boys **** on it. But even where I live its just a bunch of sportys and baggers with a bunch of bolt ons and they call their bike "custom" or "bobbers" To me 90% of every single sportster, nightster and 48 on here all look the same to me. Vance and Hines exhaust, drag bars and springer seat and thats about it. I have looked over this whole forum trying to find full on custom sportys and not had much luck. If you have one PLEASE do me a favor and post pics of your bike so I can actually see a custom bike on here. I def apologize if I **** anyone off I am just venting and wanting to know why people do not go beyond the bolt on applications on their bikes.

 

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...re-thread.html

Seems like your version of custom is just taking off parts.

 

thank you for that link, lots of bikes that I have been looking for other than fairly stock sportys. Ya I have taken a ton of **** off my bike but I have also fabricated and added several things on it as well and its not near done

 

reasons why I choose (or will choose) to go with bolt-on stuff:

1. I can do it myself
2. It's cheap(er than paying someone to fabricate parts)
3. It's fast (Don't need to take my bike to a shop and leave it there. My bike is my only form of transportation.)

 

do you have a link that is dedicated more to just Nightsters or more of the Dirt tracker styles?

 

Really? A problem? Damn, dude, your life must be pretty good. Or oddly prioritized.

Are there supposed to be? Maybe some folks think they're pretty cool right out of the box.

Don't worry though. I doubt you'll **** off too many people, likely lots of eye rolls / facepalms though. Good work on the trolling.

 

Try using the search function.

Good because it still looks a lot like the other "custom" bikes on this forum to me.

 

I have no background in working on bikes or even fabrication but I have done everything you see on my bike myself. bought it in March of this year completely stock and went at it. Thus is why I am saying I don't see why more people do not cut into their bikes and do a little more custom work besides bolt ons. My bike is not my only transportation but I ride it 95% of the time.

 

Ok here we go. I have a lot of one off brass pieces my friend and I made from scratch. I do have a lot of bolt on parts on my 48 but re-made to make them original. Between powder coating stock/aftermarket parts and building 1 off small items like all my brass spacers,ignition cover,fuel petcock cover, etc. I even have a 1942 original Presto fire extinguisher on my bike. I have made my 48 different from anybody else's.

 

there is absolutely nothing wrong with sportys right out of the box at all. I am simply asking why there are not more custom ones and if there are where can I find them cause I have not had much luck