These worked a treat with minimal rocks or spray coming off the front wheel. ![]() The front wheel is wrapped in a 2 stage fender, the high fender has been hand built from sheet aluminium and the lower re-purposed and mounted from a spare fender I had at the shop. With twin discs from Free spirits parts fitted to a 19” Alloy front wheel. Using the complete fork set up and modifying the sportster head stem, I was able to gain better suspension, more travel and ground clearance, shed some weight and as a bonus got a braking upgrade aswell. Stripping the bike to a frame, engine and wheels, the front end was torn off and replaced with a 2015 model Triumph Tiger front end. So where do you start converting a Harley Sportster into a Scrambler ready for adventure riding? I started with Shedding weight, and some beefed up suspension. There’s a whole build series on this bike on the Purpose Built Moto youtube, but for those short on time, heres a general summary of the build as a whole. We built 2 bikes for the task, but the one I’m riding is a 2006 sportster 1200C, a big heavy factory cruiser that I had to make light and nimble enough to handle anything Wide of the Mark would throw at it. Wide of the Mark is a film documentary about 6 riders on hand build bikes taking their machines through a huge and testing ride around Tasmania. Our latest film project collaboration with electric bubble. Sounds fun? Sounds like Wide of the Mark. ![]() Long range touring, mountain Twisties, off road logging tracks, tight single track trails, beach riding, and the occasional jump when the mood strikes. ![]() However building a motorcycle, for the sole purpose of one of the most strenuous test rides you could ever throw at a bike is another story.Įnter our signature series Harley Sportster, built to do everything. We always test our bikes, not just on the road, but for what we’ve built them for whatever that may be. The Ultimate Adventure Sportster Scrambler. Signature Series 2006 Harley Sportster Scrambler.
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