The 48 – Harley Davidson Forums: Harley Davidson Motorcycle Forum
January 26, 2010 by DesignerGuy · Leave a Comment
Yep....it's basically a Nightster with a colored tank, a 16" front wheel and a wider stanced front fork. It's called the "48".
Harley-Davidson | Dark Custom Forty-Eight
Jan 22, 2010 9:00:00 AM
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --The new Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight motorcycle is a factory custom in the legendary tradition of the hot rod Sportster line with the raw, elemental appeal of the Dark Custom„ bikes.
Riding low with a slammed suspension and featuring the classic 2.1-gallon "peanut" fuel tank, the Forty-Eight backs up its bulldog appearance with the performance of its blacked out and polished rubber-mounted Evolution® 1200 cc V-Twin engine. The low solo seat, under-mounted mirrors, side mount license plate, clean rear fender and tall and fat front tire emphasize the Forty Eight's focus on chiseled customization.
And while the Forty-Eight model may break bad when it comes to radical attitude and straight-on style, it won't break the bank starting at just $10,499 MSRP in Vivid Black.
"With its classic bulldog shoulders stance, the Forty-Eight strikes a distinctive look and low profile that could only come from Harley-Davidson," said Ray Drea, Harley-Davidson Senior Director of Styling. "The Forty-Eight model has a collective past life experience and broken-in look that is raw and authentic."
As a Harley-Davidson Dark Custom motorcycle, the Forty-Eight is ready to ride as a radical custom and also primed to take on its rider's character and personality. Dark Custom accomplices of the Forty-Eight include the Nightster®, Iron 883„, Cross Bones®, Fat Bob® and Street Bob®. Check out more on Dark Custom motorcycles at Dark Custom Motorcycles.
Harley-Davidson Sportster models like the Forty-Eight have retained an aura of rebellion since their introduction in 1957, when the foundation of custom culture was being formed by hot rod gear heads hanging out on city street corners, in gritty garages or at dusty dragstrips. Sportster motorcycles became an iron canvas for many legendary choppers of that hot rod era and beyond.
Lying low from tire-to-tire, the Forty-Eight model showcases more of its black 1200 Evolution V-Twin engine with polished accents and other components with a clean look highlighted by the traditional peanut fuel tank, small solo seat and lightening holes in the backbone mounting bracket. The Forty-Eight has more than just custom cool styling with the smooth ride on new front fork sliders, a tall and fat front tire and slammed rear suspension.
With Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) and performance tuning with a broad torque curve, the Forty-Eight motorcycle delivers a powerfully responsive ride with smooth clutch effort. The pipes on the chrome, shorty dual exhaust pound out the distinctive Harley-Davidson American V-Twin sound.
The Forty-Eight embraces the street up front with forward foot controls, low profile custom handlebar, under-mounted mirrors, fork-mounted turn signals, slammed speedometer mounting bracket and fork brace with lightening holes. A unique dual texture solo seat with a height of 26 inches fits the lone rider, while a passenger pillion, footpegs and backrest are some of the many accessories that can be added.
The black chopped rear fender with combination stop/turn/tail lights and a side mounted license plate help show-off the 150 mm rear tire and 16-inch Black Steel Laced wheels. The front tire also rides on a wide black wheel.
The Forty-Eight model comes in Vivid Black, Brilliant Silver and Mirage Orange Pearl colors and will be available soon at Harley-Davidson dealers.
Forty-Eight features and highlights:
Blacked out rubber-mounted Evolution 1200 cc V-Twin engine with polished covers
Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI)
Steel 2.1-gallon peanut fuel tank with lightening hole mounting bracket
One-piece, solo Sportster classic seat
Tall and fat 130 mm Dunlop MT90 front tire
16-inch Black Steel Laced wheels
Low profile custom handlebar
Under-mounted mirrors
New front forks with wide triple clamps
Chopped front fender mounted on fork brace with lightening holes
Blacked components including air cleaner cover, clutch and brake levers and
turn signals
Stop-turn-tail lights
Side-mounted license plate
Two-year factory warranty
Optional Harley-Davidson Smart Security System
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Custom Chopper Designs published on Issuu
May 1, 2009 by DesignerGuy · Leave a Comment
A friend of mine on twitter suggested that I put a copy of my ebook, "Harley Davidson - Covers" on Issuu. I'd never heard of the service or this site before, so I went there and had a look. It's quite a cool site and I can see if being very useful.
If you don't want to bother downloading the ebook and just want to have a look at the contents, check it out here Harley Davidson - Covers
Tribal – Harley Shifter Linkage
April 20, 2009 by DesignerGuy · Leave a Comment
The two pictures below illustrate how just simply changing the color scheme of one of my Shifter Linkages results in a completely different look, and emotion associated with these Harley accessories.
The first picture below is the conventional look I went for with the wolf -Fire-Harley Shifter linkage, but my good friend had a metallic blue paint job on his Harley, so I figured that I'd make one special metallic blue, Tribal wolf Harley shifter linkage just for him.
It looked fabulous on his bike.
Take a look below, and tell me what you think.
Tribal-Wolf-Fire-harley-shifter-linkage
Tribal-Wolf-metallic-Harley-Shifter-linkage
Wicked Works – Harley Davidson Covers
April 14, 2009 by DesignerGuy · 2 Comments
This site has got a lot of pictures of the Wicked Works shift linkages I've designed but nothing on the Harley Davidson Covers I worked on.
So rather than put up another gallery, I thought I'd give you a downloadable Pdf eBook with illustrations of the Harley Covers that I'd designed.
Wicked Works | Harley Davidson Covers
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Wax Models – Wicked Works Shift Rods
April 13, 2009 by DesignerGuy · Leave a Comment
These are pictures of the original wax models I made which eventually were made into the cast hand painted Wicked Works Harley shifter Linkages that you see in the Gallery.
Chrome Harley Shifter Linkages
