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Harley Sportster New Cafe Racer Style Parts By Steve Storz

Published by Cyril Huze February 1st, 2012 in Builders, Chassis, Customs, Editorial and Suspension.

Coming from the business of racing in the 70’s, Steve Storz passion for Harley Sportster racing & performance parts never weakened. Today, Storz Performance has developed a new line of Café Racer style accessories for use on 2004 to current model Harley–Davidson Sportsters.The bike featured here, the Storz SP1200RR, has been constructed to serve as a rolling display case for these parts. A hand formed aluminum gas tank and road race style fiberglass tail section with custom Saddlemen seat pads creates the basis for the look. Specially modified clip-on handlebars by Driven are mounted to the Storz/ Ceriani 55mm Inverted fork tubes above the top triple clamp. Ohlins rear shocks with adjustments for compression & rebound damping, spring preload, and overall length, complete the suspension package.

The donor bike for this project was a low mileage 2007 model 883 Sportster, but installation of a Wiseco piston kit increased the displacement to the 1200cc level. A BUB / Storz 2:2 high pipe exhaust and a Performance Machine air cleaner handle the breathing chores on this fuel injected bike. The bike rolls on 18” wheels, front and rear, with Metzeler tires, Galfer Floating Wave Brake Rotors, and Performance Machine brake calipers. A Storz billet rear set footpeg kit, Barnett custom cables, PM hand controls, and a Storz/Ceriani Steering Damper keep things under control. Pearlescent paintwork done by Vintage Restorations, Oxnard, Ca. The bike will be on display at the Cincy V-Twin Expo in the Wiseco Piston booth on February 4-6, and also at the Indianapolis Powersports Expo, February 17-19, 2012 in the Galfer Brakes booth. Storz Performance.

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  1. 1 Dinky Dot Feb 1st, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Storz is the man when it comes to streettrackers . I love this bike

  2. 2 Marc Frantz Feb 1st, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Steve Storz,

    You make one helluva Sporty!!

    Awesome job!

  3. 3 Jim C Feb 1st, 2012 at 11:17 am

    I can’t imagine a more road-worthy H-D than a Storz!

  4. 4 CafeSportyTC Feb 1st, 2012 at 11:22 am

    this one for some reason reminds me of Ducati’s … beautiful , personally love the inverted fork look.

  5. 5 ragingbull Feb 1st, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Sharp looking CR, I wouldn’t change a thing. I wish I could hear it running. BTW, Steve is one helluva guy as well.

  6. 6 Brian from NJ Feb 1st, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Storz has been making great products for a really long time. It’s great to see that they’re still cranking out new stuff and I hope they’re doing well considering the economy over the past few years. I remember spending a lot of time looking at their catalogs back in the early 1990’s. Great stuff!

  7. 7 BadMonkeyMW Feb 1st, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    That is what a Sportster should look like! Gorgeous bike and made to tear a hole in the road. XL’s rule.

  8. 8 nicker Feb 1st, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    God bless him….. no Rubber Band….. !

    -nicker-

  9. 9 Tom Feb 2nd, 2012 at 8:50 am

    Lust. This is the best thing I have seen this year.

  10. 10 Dave Blevins Feb 2nd, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    Ahhh, a cafe style bike that actually looks like a cafe bike… and probably runs like one too!
    Very neat.

  11. 11 ray c wheeler Feb 2nd, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    Great guy and a Bad Ass hot rod.

  12. 12 Matt Feb 7th, 2012 at 10:44 am

    I don’t really like HDs all that much… I love this.

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