Battle Of The Kings: The Iron 883 Edition
Warr?s Harley-Davidson, London, England Charlie Stockwell has been running the custom side of Warr?s since the turn of the century, and his builds are all class. The Warr?s Iron 883 is inspired by the XLCR, the Willie G. café racer of the 70s, hence the super-smooth front fairing?finished in H-D Black Texture paint. The equally racy seat unit is from RSD, modified slightly, but the tank is bone stock 883: ?I didn?t want the bike to not to look like an Iron,? says Charlie. A lot of the work on this machine has gone into the engine detailing, and it?s worth checking out the exhaust closely?it?s a prototype Vance & Hines ?Upsweep? 2-into-1. [Vote]
Harley-Davidson Viterbo, Italy Hailing from the medieval city of Viterbo in central Italy, this is more proof that the Iron 883 works surprisingly well in café racer clothing. Workshop techs Michele and Vincenzo have made substantial changes, installing a new tank and seat, and an LED headlight set into a pert bikini fairing. The cockpit has been upgraded with new bars, levers and grips, and tiny blinkers hiding underneath. There?ll be plenty of induction noise from the exposed air filter?and no doubt from those intriguing stepped mufflers too. [Vote]
Harley-Davidson Namur, Belgium The most radical reworking in this selection comes from Belgium. There are shades of Revival Cycles? ?Hardley? build in this one, especially the one-off tank and exposed triangle under the seat. Workshop manager Fabrizio aimed for clean lines a...
-------------------------------- |
|
2024 Honda NX500, CBR500R, CB500F UpdatesÂ
02-05-2024 08:22 - (
motorcycle )