Harley-Davidson Sportster Scrambler Episode 3 by Purpose Built Moto
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Words and video by Tom from Purpose Built Moto.
If you?ve been following this build series, you?ve noticed I?ve mentioned a few times that the two adventure scramblers I?m building at the moment, a Nemesis 400 and the Harley Sportster are for an upcoming film project. I?m happy to announce that the official Instagram for the film is now live! @wideofthemarkmovie. After the success of our first film ?Handcrafted? produced in collaboration with Electric Bubble we?ve decided to go bigger, better and way f**king out there. Go and check out the instagram to keep up with the project. Ok, now on with the important stuff.
In this instalment of the scrambler build we show you:
? Making the Sportster Tracker tail functional
? Building the tail tidy/plate mount ? Off road peg position + ergonomics
? Sportster Air filter prototype – YEP! I’m going to try building an air-box!
? Handlebar switches + West Sliders
It?s a difficult thing building a bike in front of a camera, but bear with me as we stumble through!
Tracker tails are usually for two things ? looks and weight saving. This one however, has a twist. It will also serve to support my baggage strapped to the back, with a good amount of storage. I?ve achieved this by lifting the seat from the frame about 40mm, and boxing in the tail section at the rear.
Boxing the tail in I marked out my mounting points and templated the cover on some cardboard before transferring it to a 2.5mm thick aluminium sheet that was trimme...
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