![]() Because of tight clearance when using stock muffler mount or stock passenger peg mounts do not use an O-ring chain because the additional width may cause chain to wear at these components on deceleration. This is for use with a stock width wheel, and is not for a wide tire conversion. ![]() The owner wanted a blacked-out, low slung, Harley cafe racer and. Built for one of Taiwan’s most popular breakdancers this XR1200 cafe racer was a 4-month project with a straight forward brief. If the frame you are using is a different axle plate spacing (width) or you are using a non-stock wheel this may affect the rear sprocket alignment. Although Sportster cafe conversions are nothing new, Alex’s sleek XR1200 cafe racer shows just how svelte H-D’s evergreen v-twin platform can be. NOTES: These are made for use in a stock Sportster frame or a frame or hardtail which uses stock spacing (such as hardtails which use the stock rear wheel assembly, brake, and axle spacers). The rear sprocket has a 2.214 inch diameter center hole to properly fit 2004 and later H-D 1200 Sportsters. The less times the countershaft sprocket has to rotate, the taller the gearing, meaning less power off the line but better high-speed cruising. This means that the countershaft sprocket rotates 2.36 times to spin the rear sprocket one full revolution. The countershaft (front) sprocket is 22 teeth, and the rear sprocket is 52 teeth, for a 2.36:1 gearing ratio. This kit is designed to match stock gearing for 2004 & up 1200 Sportsters. The locking tab washer is stainless steel. The mounting hardware is Grade 8, zinc-plated, and includes super heavy duty 1/8 inch thick washers (also Grade 8). The front sprocket is high quality nickel plated Chromoly steel, and the rear sprocket is 7075-T6 certified aero space grade aluminum for long life and light weight. Beware cheap imported imitations, ours are engineered and manufactured in the USA, heavily road-tested and built to last. The transmission sprocket, rear sprocket, sprocket spacer and the included hardware are all Made in the USA to the highest quality available. 530 chain not included, supply your own or choose one from the 530 Drive Chains here at Lowbrow and we will send it on it's way. In addition to installing the hardware properly with clean hardware, red Loctite and proper hardware torquing, this locking tab washer physically stops bolts from being able to loosen. We also include a specially designed, stainless steel locking tab washer for the rear sprocket hardware. Remove the stock pulleys and simply install the front sprocket, the spacer and rear sprocket with the included proper length Grade 8 hardware. This chain conversion kit keeps the same gearing ratio as your stock drive belt setup. Lowbrow Customs designed, road-tested and approved!ĭitch that belt and go with a traditional 530 rear drive chain setup on your 2004 & Up Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster. Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Roadster Motorcycles for Sale. This kit maintains an accurate stock gearing ratio Big Bear Choppers Big Dog Bourget Bike Works. ![]() Includes stainless steel locking tab washer to ensure sprocket hardware stays tight Grade 8 mounting bolts and washers included ![]() It’s a good look, and not the first time Benny has done this: Knucklebuster has featured an earlier Boneshaker build, a lovely Zero-style panhead.- Belt to Chain conversion kit for 2004-up Harley 1200 Sportsters The distinctive wheels are Harley hubs laced to rims that have been powdercoated in an unusual but very apt shade of oatmeal, and fitted with chunky Firestone tires. Benny fitted a new, one-off wiring loom and electronic ignition, and restored the engine cases and chrome with Scotch-Brite, of all things. It sits in a Flyrite Choppers Smokin’ Gun rigid frame, powdercoated satin black like the tank, and hooked up to stock Sportster forks that have been lowered two inches. The motor is from a 2003 Harley Sportster, upgraded to 1200 cc with Wiseco pistons. For 2018, the Custom also got a host of cosmetic tweaks, like new chrome. Benny built this bike to customer order the understated, monochrome look is nicely set off by a handtooled leather seat and matching grips, and those accented wheel rims. The latest incarnation of the Custom throws out a fairly thick front end with a 130mm front tire and 39mm fork to accompany the tried-and-true 1,202cc, air-cooled, overhead-valve Evolution engine, which put out 57.8 hp and 66.8 pound-feet of torque on our dyno last year. This time it’s the work of Benny Thomas, who runs Boneshaker Choppers in the Midlands. The small but perfectly formed vintage v-twin scene in the UK has thrown up another gem.
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