BAKED TO PERFECTION: A SPORTSTER-DRIVEN HARTON CAFÉ RACER

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Post by KungFooBob »

<sorry weeksy, I couldn't wait for you to post it>

https://www.bikeexif.com/harton-sportster-cafe-racer

NICE, NICE, NICE! (imho)

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Yep, lovely.
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Post by Felix »

Cafe racer never do anything for me. I just cant see the appeal as they always look so uncomfortable.
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Post by G.P »

Nah, a Triton is a far prettier mongrel.
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It's a shame HD never made a proper 'roadster' style motorcycle (think Triumph Twin), the closest they got was the sportster, but that still had raked out forks.

The XR1200 is nearly there, but a bit too modern looking (for an HD), but a nice simple looking thing with sensible geometry would have been a winnder for the European market, imho.
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The old scrotum-ripper!

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Post by Dickyboy »

Yeah like that, apart from the bollock grate that is.
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The tank is a little too "low profile" for me, if I'm being picky. That engine is huge for it's output though.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Oct 21, 2022 6:48 pm It's a shame HD never made a proper 'roadster' style motorcycle (think Triumph Twin), the closest they got was the sportster, but that still had raked out forks.

The XR1200 is nearly there, but a bit too modern looking (for an HD), but a nice simple looking thing with sensible geometry would have been a winnder for the European market, imho.
I had one and besides the weight, it handled really well. What made me sell it was the catalogue of faults not expected on a one year old bike. It pissed me off no end.
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Post by Skub »

You'd need bollock armour if you were keen to ride that one. Looks well,in a Vincent kinda way.
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