Harley Cafe Racer Build Introduction

We know and appreciate that Harleys are not cheap. They are well-built and hold their value. The used market can be a tough place to find a deal, but they are out there if you do enough digging. We are sharing this Harley Cafe Racer video series to show you that a deal on a used Harley can be found. In the spirit is self expression, we’ll also show you how to take it from stock to WOW within a limited budget.

This project highlights some of Tommy’s building and teaching skills that he has shared with builders through his Chopper College programs.

Our goal with this build is to show the process of buying a used Harley, building a parts list from the design you want and sticking to a budget.

In this Harley Cafe Racer intro video, Tommy talks about the budget and mentions $11,500. Why that much? We figured by the end of the build we would have an almost new XL and those are coming in at $11,500. After further budgeting, we came in closer to $9,500 ($2,400 to purchase XL), and as you will see in this series, you can do it for much less if you don’t get crazy on new parts (that can be hard when looking at so much cool stuff out there).

We will be sharing the budget sheet, parts list and pricing with you. We did partner with some awesome companies for this build. We list out the retail price of the parts and how they came into our overall Harley Cafe Racer build budget.

Videos to consider before buying a used motorcycle:
Used Harley Davidson Buyer’s Guide
How To Buy Used Choppers

Become a Pro at the basics before you move onto a bigger project:
Sportster Basic Maintenance, Adjustments and More

Build your Harley Cafe Racer Parts List and Budget with our Friends at:

Revzilla.com
BarnettClutches.com
SSCycle.com
Clymer.com
TCBrosChoppers.com
BassaniPipes.com
DakotaDigital.com
ProgressiveSuspension.com
RolandSands.com
BurlyBrand.com
DunlopMotorcycleTires.com
Kuryakyn.com
YuasaBatteries.com
BelRay.com

And then browse the rest of this series:
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