Harley Sportster Dual Sport
It was converted about 6 years ago and is the only newer sportster rubber mounted motor ever converted.
Harley sportster dual sport. Harley davidson xl1200s sportster sport. Jim carducci is an engineer with a passion for dual sport motorcycles and the harley sportster motor. Harley s new high performance 1200 sportster motorcycle goes deeper than basic black. From the february 1998 issue of motorcycle cruiser magazine.
The sc3 gera baja is an off road baja 1000 race bike from two motorcyclists at the top of their careers. So he s put the two together and created the carducci dual sport sc3 adventure. Harley davidson fans that have always wanted to hit the dirt track but didn t want to leave their sportster behind can now rejoice. Harley davidson hasn t been in the off road or dual sport market for quite a while and some guys might look at these sportster derivatives and think how easy they could blow them away with the latest honda or kawasaki.
It s not quite as improbable as it sounds and the amount of engineering on the finished product is quite remarkable. The bike has been displayed at numerous shows including laughlin river run and many more. The harley davidson sportster has been in production since 1957 proving itself as one of the most versatile platforms for chopper flat track and cafe racer builds especially if you like the throaty rumble of an air cooled 45 degree v twin. So what was tom s plan for transforming the 2006 model harley davidson sportster into a pukka dual sport.
Carducci dual sport founder jim carducci has created a dual sport conversion for owners of hd sportsters that is pretty amazing to say the least. Sportrack lb12 harley sportster powered supermotard. Sportster dual sport by k h co. This is a very rare baja iron harley sportster dual sport conversion fully street legal.
At the time it was wearing its best norcal style chopper regalia. The sport gets dual brake discs and a sport style front fender between cartridge fork legs. I started with shedding weight and some beefed up suspension he says. Teaming up with the team at san jose harley davidson carducci is offering owners of 1200 or 883 sportsters from.
Race ready dual sport motorcycle. I sold most of my ironhead parts to fund a full dual sport conversion on the 87 sportster. But i was determined to make it happen so i turned to my daily commuter a 1987 sportster.