CCE SPECIAL FEATURE Cafe+Dirt Track

Café

DIRT

New CatalogUe

New Parts

New Styles

Custom Chrome Europe‘s Café Racer &

Dirt Track Style Parts hit the Road!

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Café & DIRT – Special Trend & Product Feature

Cult-Werk‘s V-Rod front mask kit for V-Rod...

...perfectly adapted with CCE’s 5 3/4’’ Bates-style headlight (#688021).

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE PRESS RELEASE - PUBLICATION FREE OF CHARGE

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Cult-Werk V-Rod Front mask Kit CCE #618458 + CCE #618459

TOP: The Indian Scout John Shope „Signature Series“ by Kuryakyn transform the stock „Scout“ into a great little

Café Custom, depending which parts are used. On Marcel Masaryk‘s, fairing, fenders and chin spoiler are mounted.

The 2019 Season is starting strong and the first inand

outdoor events have been held in Europe and

the USA. Even more important: Custom Chrome

Europe has introduced its 2019 Catalogue – Edition

#48 in an almost 50 years business history. While the

1.728 strong 40.000 products mega-catalogue offers

everything for Harley-Davidson, Indian and Custombike

builders, riders and enthusiasts, here‘s a small

extract what the new CCE catalogue has to offer for

the dedicated Café Racer and Dirt Track style customizer.

Both styles have become extremely popular

in the last years, and Custom Chrome Europe has

commissioned several „Bolt On And Ride“ bikes

fitting the theme – some of them even „crossover“

themed rides, often based on „Sportster“ models.

With CUSTOMBIKE, Intermot, EICMA, Motor Bike

Expo, Polish Custom Show and Daytona Bike Week

now behind us, it is quite clear that Europe is now

leading in both „Café Racer“ customizing and „Dirt

Track“ style. The ace series might be run across the

USA, but the customs themed to it are seen here:

Made in Europe!

Burly Brand Outlaw Fairing

Universal mounting kit fits most round

5.75‘‘ headlights. CCE #901020



Kodlin Radical Racing Handlebar 1 1/4‘‘ with

welded risers. CCW # 894342

A „Café Racer“ not necessarily need a fairing, as the 2015-built „Speedfreak“ by TGS underlines in spectacular fashion!


Burly Brand Café Sport Fairing

With universal mounting kit fits

most round 5.75‘‘ headlights.

CCE #901021

Burly Brand „Touring

Sport“ Fairing; Inspired

by FXR and Dyna

T-Sport. With universal

mounting kit fits

most round 5.75‘‘

headlights

CCE #901022

TOP: Customized by Rick‘s Motorcycles, the „Black Bob“ was based on a Twin Cam Dyna and used the popular

Arlen Ness „Café Racer“ handlebar fairing as known from „Sons of Anarchy“. Motogadget „M-Blaze“

indicators and Fehling Superbike handlebar add to the look and rideability. While the look is more „Dragstyle“,

it‘s the number of „Café Racer“ style parts that are utilized to create this ride that make it stand out.

The idea to individualize a motorcycle is most probably

as old as the motorcycle itself – as soon as

the first-ever motorcycle-owner adjusted seat-height

or handlebar position to his needs, he „customized“

his or her motorcycle. While in the dawn of motorcycling,

the motorcycle was primarily a daily matter of

transport, in the twenties they also became an object

of design and fashion. Two of the most magnificent

examples are the French 1928 „Majestic“ and

the Syracuse-manufactured „Ner-a-car“ which also

share the idea of a hub-steered front wheel. While

racing on dirt has been performed as the first form

of motorcycle racing – either on the unpaved roads

of the time or on oval horse tracks already existing,

the first Café Racer could also be dated back to a

surprising 100 years history: By todays standards,

George Brought‘s motorcycles – handcrafted and

taylor-made of the highest quality standards since

1919 – would certainly qualify as the World‘s first

„Café Racer. Likewise (to show how standards are

Easyriders Japan

„Bikini“ Fairing Bolt-

On classic!

CCE #893070,

#893071, #893072



Scott Sjovall of S&S Cycles

Grafitti shoot in Bingen

A stylish crossover between Tracker and Café Racer: New wheels and cool body parts for CCE‘s 2014 „Bolt On and Ride“ Sportster.


Timeless classic: Direct „Bolt-On“ Fairing Kits by Arlen Ness!

CCE #653119 + CCE #653120 (Images). Available in a wide variety

of model years and styles!

ALL IMAGES: Harley-Davidson Wuerzburg Village integrated the parts to a compact and stylish 883 „Iron“

that makes a difference: Retro-Scrambler style would be a good description, despite the ultra-modern components

such as PM wheels and ODC Upside-Down fork.

changing...), legendary Thomas Edward Lawrence

aka „Lawrence of Arabia“, well known for riding fast

and at least once racing his one of his eight Brought‘s

against a plane on public British roads, today would

qualify as a „grade-A“ traffic hazard, if not rowdy or

maniac rider. As a side note of CCE‘s history, with

the revival of the „Brough Superiour“ brand in 2016

saw also the use of CCE-components in some of the

new manufacturers exclusive models!

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The origin of the name „Café Racer“ dates back to

the late fifties and early sixties: Rock ’n’ Roll was hitting

a post-war Great Britain in which motorcycles

were still a daily matter of transport, but more people

could afford small cars and handed their bikes over

to their kids, growing up with the music of Elvis, Little

Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and their

British equivalents Tommy Steele and Cliff Richard.

When the „Teddy Boys“ became motorized, they

soon turned „Rocker“ – and their bikes, the „madein-Britain“

singles that had taken their fathers and

grandfathers to war and work, were soon modified

Arlen Ness Café

Now also available for Indian

„Scout“ models: Direct „Bolt-

On“ Fairing Kits by Arlen

Ness! Paintable of ready to

mount in Indian-Black. CCE

#990149 + CCE #990150



„Gunslinger“ in Action: The 2016 built V-Rod was created by Cult-Werk in Austria.


Kuryakyn „Sprint“ Café Fairing

ALL IMAGES: H9 Sporty. High-Performance Oehlins „Blackline“ shocks improve the rideability at the rear,

RSD pegs allow additional turn angle. The fork tubes are connected by a RSD stabilizer, stiffening the stock

39 mm fork tubes, Roland Sands fork covers add to the look. RevTech „Velocity“ design-wheels can be adapted

to all current Harley-Davidson model lines, thanks to a sophisticated RevTech adapter system.

to a lighter and more „sport-like“ look and presented

where the teenagers and young motorheads of

the time met: At the next Café or pub. Unlike today,

where cellphones are the „medium“ to connect and

stay in touch with friends, this place was somewhat

reserved for mofa‘s, mopeds and motorcycles well

into the Nineties. Thus the birth of the Café Racer

from Brit-bike origin came for several reasons: Cheap

singles were available en masse – and popular

with the riders. Neither Harley-Davidson‘s nor Indian

had anything lightweight and nimble to offer at the

time, the latter brand folded to the mismanagement

and lack of new and reliable products in 1953 and

– even more important: Harley-Davidson (and other

US motorcycles) were banned from being imported

to the UK until 1957 to protect the British motorcycle

industry after World War II. History often has strange

ways to repeat itself...

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Basically, every motorcycle – no matter what brand

Café Racer style for Indian Scout models. For a perfect „Sprint

Signature Series look, also choose the fitting front and rear

fender plus the „Sprint Chin Spoiler“ and underline the style

with fitting aluminum accents available for the „Scout“ models!

Kuryakyn „Sprint“ Café Fairing CCE #775671

Kuryakyn „Sprint“ Chin Spoiler CCE #775672



H9 Sporty Design by Marcus Pfeil

Thunder Media‘s Frank Sander burns some rubber with HD Factory Frankfurt‘s „Coffee Racer“ at Bike & Music Weekend Geiselwind.


Easyriders Japan DX Fairings CCE #911451 + CCE ##911452.

Bolt-On for 07-17 Dyna models, long and short version in

black, ready to paint.

ALL IMAGES: Fred Kodlin‘s „Café Racer“ tail end: At Intermot 2016, Fred has already introduced some of his

stylish Sportster components, developed and designed to satisfy an ever-increasing number of new rubber

mount Sportster motorcycles into cool Café Racers, Roadsters or Scramblers – and this is a solid piece of

Kodlin sheet metal art! Öhlins shocks, BSL pipes and RSD belt guard.

or engine or displacement size – can be converted

into a Café Racer. Which makes the Custom

Chrome Europe catalogue program all the more interesting

for all customizers, especially the younger

type with which the „Café Racer“ and „Dirt Track“

style is still popular. And it is not only today, that Harley-Davidson‘s

are several levels above the budget

young customizers and riders can afford for a customized

motorcycle. When AMF-Harley-Davidson finally

jumped the „Cafè Racer“ style with the 1977/78

XLCR „Café Racer“, the stylish Sportster flopped miserably

for several reasons: Not just had the train left

the station about one teenager-generation ago and

neither horsepower nor the weight was what would

then characterize a nimble and fast sportbike. Worse

even: The price tag would have many XLCR‘s,

especially in Europe, standing lazy in the Dealer‘s

showrooms well into the Eighties. Look into any national

1977/78 period motorcycle catalogue or magazine

and compare what you would get for the price

Easyriders Japan „T-Sport“ Fairings...

...are available tall and small versions, for FXD 06-17, Sportster

04-17 and 18-19 FXBB , the new Milwaukee Eight powered

„Street Bob“. See CCE catalogue section 2 page 94.

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Cult Werk Front Mask Kit

„Night-Rod“ Style

Available in two versions for V-Rod and

Night Rod but also often used in „customized“

applications.

CCE #618458 V-Rod & Night Rod 12-17

CCE #618459 V-Rod 02-11



Custom Cross near St. Tropez

Get your wrenches out!

CCE‘s Marc Strieffler rides „Custom Cross“ on the backroads near Grimaud/France.


Cult Werk „CVO“ Style Headlight Mask

„Hot-Rod“ look for Milwaukee Eight and Twin Cam powered

„Breakout“ models but also great for „customized“ applications.

CCE #901885

TOP: „Custom Crawler“ at Mecrin – the bike performed

well both on and off the roads. BOTTOM LEFT: „Sporty

Spice tailend by Rick‘s Motorcycles.

of an (hopefully...) 48hp/220+ kg XLCR – you will be

surprised!

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The glory days of the Brit-based single cylinder Café

Racers by then were as past as were most Rock ’n’

Roll stars and The Beatles, except for a selected

band of insiders that re-lived the lifestyle of the Sixties.

In 1979, the soon to be cult movie „Quadrophenia“

revived the „Rocker“ scene as well as the

styles that were celebrated: Mods & Rockers. What

Cult Werk „Night Rod“ and „V-Rod“ Style Headlight Mask

The new aggressive look for Milwaukee Eight powered „Breakout“

and other models but also great for „customized“ applications.

Also available in 4 versions for all V-Rods, see CCE

catalogue section 5 page 14.

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Cult Werk

Front Mask Kit

„V-Rod“ Style

CCE #901894



The rolling chassis remains pretty much in stock setup, but the stock wheels were exchanged for a complete set of black RevTech „Velocity“ design wheels.


Rick‘s Motorcycles Headlamp Mask

New from „Rick‘s for Milwaukee Eight and Twin Cam powered

„Breakout“ models but – as all Rick‘s parts – great for „customized“

applications. CCE #901731

kept the „spirit“ alive was that many British cities, in

particular London with its nightmare traffic, had a several

thousand rider strong Dispatch Rider scene,

transporting artwork, letters and small packets from

office to office. On small, handy and quick motorcycles.

On weekends they burned the remaining rubber

from their tires at Chelsea Bridge and for the weekend

they swapped their top-case equipped bikes and

the Barbour or Belstaff suit for leather jackets and

a Café Racer. In the Seventies, certain attributes of

the original „Café Racer“ style have slowly merged

into the mainstream motorcycle design and production:

BMW‘s R 90 S of 1973 as well as Kawasaki‘s

CCE ABS Faring(s) „Prison Style“

No need to expain the difference between „Prison“ and ordinary

of this cool headligh fairing! It did „jail“ the headlight

on CCE‘s 2014 „Custom Crawler“! Perfect for Sportster 87-19

and FXR 91-05!

CCE #619897 Prison Faring

CCE #619897 Headlight Faring



CCE Marketing Manager on „Sporty Spice“.


LSL Urban Headlight Kit

E-approved Streetfighter and Café Racer headlight for modern

look and superb riding light! Available for fork tube diameters

from 38 to 54 mm, bracket styles and order numbers see CCE

catalogue section 5.

ALL IMAGES: The LSL „Urban“ headlight gives the 21st century look. It has been created for „Streetfighter“ type

bikes, but has been used on CCE‘s previous Sportster, catching the eye of many Sportster riders: „Café racing

not necessarily means living in the past ...“. The stylish headlight is available for many fork diameters and different

Harley model lines. It is also used for other brands.

Z1R of 1977 are certainly trend-setting designs,

based on the „core values“ of a Café Racer: Small

fairing/(wind)shield, streamlined tail end, often a single-seater

and low, sportbike-style riding position,

using clip-on or M-shape sportbike handlebars. Optional

a small spoiler and oil-cooler – and hardcore

riders would use rearwards mounted foot controls. In

some respects, the 1980 introduced (and 2018 reintroduced)

Suzuki „Katana“ could be viewed as a

modernized version of the „Café Racer“ and shares

a surprizing history with Harley-Davidson‘s last Ironhead-powered

design study: Both were designed by

Hans A. Muth, who also was responsible for the R 90

S. Mocked as „Katana Glide“, the design never went

into production and the remains of Harley‘s last Ironhead

Café Racer are unknown. It was then up to Eric

Buell to „outsource“ the theme of a Harley-powered

Sportbike until his business folded in 2009.

Daytona (Japan)

Vintage Headlight

A true „classic“ look for

genuine „Café Racer“

style bikes! Available in

multiple versions and

choice of (separate)

mounting brackets!

Order numbers see CCE

catalogue section 5.

Speedo shown

only for reference!



„Gunslinger“ – Bolt On And Ride by Cult-Werk

The Cult-Werk built „Gunslinger on the „Testride“ in Lignano, Ivano Segato on the handlebar.


It might be discussable if Harley-Davidson‘s „Night

Rod“ would fall under the classification „Café Racer“.

Surely, it is used as such more often that as a Cruiser“

or touring bike. With the „Gunslinger“ of Austrian custom

parts specialist „Cult-Werk“ in 2016 built the first

(and so far only) Austrian „Bolt On And Ride“ bike, but

also contributes many stylish Café Racer style components

for other Harley-Davidson model lines, including

the Milwaukee Eight powered Softails! The small headlight

fairings are very popular with customizers, so are

the spoilers and tailends by Cult-Werk, who recently

introduced a new line for the 2019 newcomer FXDR. All

available in the new CCE catalogue.

Daytona (Japan) „Neo Vintage“

Headlight and Headlight Inserts

„Neo classic“ look for modern 21st Century „Café Racer“

styled bikes! A super-clean headlight for „modern retro“ motorcycles.

LED powered and e-approved, this is the headlight

for Café Racers of the future!

CCE #901344 Neo Vintage Headlight Black Steel

CCE #901345 Neo Vintage Headlight Chrome Steel

CCE #901346 Neo Vintage Headlight Insert 5 3/4’’



„76 Café“ – Café Racer by CCE‘s Jeremy DiStefano

Ride in style! Jeremy DiStefano‘s Café Racer at the promenade of Llorret del Mar.


Many members of the Custom Chrome Europe staff

ride and customize their own Harley-Davidson and customize

them. In 2010, Jeremy DiStefano, then in his

function as CCE Sales Rep for France, had just finished

his stylish Sportster Café Racer, built completely

from parts available from CCE which he also adapted

and modified extensively. Engine and rolling chassis

remained stock.

He rode the bike fromToulouse to the „Hardy Butts“

event at Lloret del Mar/Spain, then also the target of

a CCE „Bolt On And Ride“ Tour with two Baggers and

a Sportster that travelled all the way from Bad Kreuznach

to Spain.

RSD „Clip-On“ handlebars

The classic „Clip-On“ bar by Roland Sands Design available

for 39 and 49 mm forktubes and in surface finish options

black anodized or „black ops“, Check out the fitting „Misano“

riser plug sets to clean up the 1/2’’ riser plug holes. Check

section 4 of th new CCE catalogue.



100 Years of Café Racing? Brough Superior 1919-2019

Stylish and extreme: Brough Superior SS 100 on RevTech wheels

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE PRESS RELEASE - PUBLICatioN FREE OF CHARGE

Kodlin „Radikal“ Sportster handlebar

CCE #894342

Santee 24’’ wide Dragbar

CCE #110019

RSD 23,5’’ wide „Narrow Drag“

CCE #896272 Gloss Black (Image)

CCE #896273 Stainless Steel

CCE #896274 Textured Black

George Brought started producing motorcycle in 1919

after World War 1. His bikes soon had a reputation for

being fast and reliable, especially since the model designations

granted the top speed: The SS 100 was tested

and approved to reach 100 mph! When the new

„Brough Superior“ was concepted and production

started in 2014, Jeremy DiStefano introduced CCE‘s

RevTech wheel designs to the Toulouse-based manufacturers

and subsequently the „stock“ SS 100 rolled on

RevTech Nitro 18 „Midnight Series“ wheels. In 2017, to

celebrate the upcoming anniversary year, the Brough

team introduced the Scrambler style „Pendine“ version

of the SS 100 at EICMA.

RSD 30 7/8’’ wide „Vintage Moto“

CCE #896291 Gloss Black

CCE #896292 Chrome (Image)

CCE #896293 Black Ops

Custom Chrome Europe 1’’ Chrome Handlebar

CCE #10065 (Pre-82)

CCE #10066 (82-19)

LSL 39 mm Clip-On Handlebar

CCE #653791 Handlebar Clamps Aluminum

CCE #653792 Handlebar Clamps Black

CCE #653794 Steering Tubes Aluminum

CCE #653794 Steering Tubes Black



F. Kodlin „Café Racer“ Rear Fender for Sportster

Full metal made by German Master builder Fred Kodlin

CCE #894344 „Café Racer“ Rear Fender

CCE #894348 Seat Plate for „Café Racer“ Rear Fender

Blechfee „Café au Lait“ Rear End Conversion Kit

Lightweight fibreglas by the German sheet metal specialist!

CCE #889786 XL 86-93

CCE #889787 XL 94-03

CCE #889788 XL 04-19 (except XR 1200)

CCE #889789 FXD 00-17

CCE #990260 Indian Scout 15-19

F. Kodlin „Racing“ Rear Fender for Sportster

Full metal made by German Master builder Fred Kodlin

CCE #894345 „Racing“ Rear Fender

CCE #894349 Seat Plate for „Racing“ Rear Fender

Rick‘s Motorcycles Rar Fender Dirt Track

XR 750 style „Dirt Track“ and Café Racer tailend.

CCE #890945

RSD „Café Tail“ Section (for Sportster 04-19)

Roland Sands strikes again! Café Racer style tailend for custom-made

seats or two optional RSD Solo Seat designs!

DUB Performance Sportser Café Racer Tail

CCE #619629

CCE #895802 RSD „Café Tail“ Section

CCE #895663 „Boss“ Solo Seat for RSD „Café Tail“ Section

CCE #895664 „Cafe“ Solo Seat for RSD „Café Tail“ Section


Burly Brand Café Racer Tail Section (for Sportster 86 -19)

Well designed and excellent manuactured „Café Racer tailends

for authentic look! Available in partial or fully covered

version for Sportster model years 1986 - 2019. See CCE catalogue

section 16.

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Cult-Werk Café

CNC-made ABS plastic Café

Racer Kit with excellent fitment

and superb retro styling.

CCE #894344 Cult-Werk Rear

Fender Kit „Café Racer“

Custom Design Studios „Velocity Stack“

A classic velocity stack by Kirk Taylor: Fits multipe styles and

carbs.

CCE #632917 5’’ Velocity Stack for Mikuni 42-48 mm Ø

CCE #632913 3’’ Velocity Stack for Mikuni 42-48 mm Ø

CCE #632918 Adapter for S&S Cycle „E“ and „G“ carbs

CCE #632918 Adapter for Keihin CV carb models (88-06) and

fuel injected Big Twins 01-17

Easyriders Japan „Café Seat“ and Taillight Bracket Kit

Do it the Japanese way: Café Racer style seat design for

Sportster!

CCE #911444 Easyriders Japan „Café Seat“ and Taillight Bracket

Kit (04-06, 10-19 Sportster)

Hyper Force „Velocity Stack“

CCE #686623 Polished (CV)

CCE #686625 Chrome (CV)

CCE #686626 Polished (S&S)

CCE #686627 Chrome (S&S)

Chrome Spun Aluminum

Velocity Stack

CCE #611100 2.5’’

CCE #611101 4’’

CCE #611102 2.5’’ (S&S E&G)

CCE #611103 4’’ (S&S E&G)

Easyriders Japan „Cowl“ and „Gunfighter“ Tail Sections for

Sportster occupy a full page in CCE‘s new catalogue section

16!



Harley-Davidson

XLCR 1977

Café Racer

George Hanners 1977 XLCR looks like it just rolled out of the shop!


XLCR 1977

Down to the stock AMF logo on both side panels, George Tanners

1977 XLCR is one of the few completely „stock“ XLCR‘s

you can find! What today is hyped as the quintessential Café

Racer was then a complete flop for Harley, as styles had changed:

With good will one decade too late, the XLCR missed the

start and „high tide“ of the British Café Racer movement by

a good 20 years. While the XLCR was outperformed by any

middleweight Japanese of European bike, you could buy 2-

3 NEW japs for the price of the XLCR: The German importer

charged whooping 11.855,-- DM! In 1977 money!


THE EUROPEAN WAY: CafÉ & DIRT TRACK STYLE



THE EUROPEAN WAY: CafÉ & DIRT TRACK STYLE

What has been seen in the last 5 years is confirmed

by last years and this years shows and fairs: „Café

Racer“ and „Dirt Track“ styles are THE hot topic in

customizing. Custombikes, design studies and stock

motorcycles occupy the style – many electric motorcycles

adapt design components too. Indian‘s FTR

1200 and the Harley-Davidson „Live Wire“ are two

examples that made the covers in winter 2018/19,

but there are more bikes that could be mentioned

here. The CCE team was present at all events to

check the development and the new parts that have

now become part of the catalogue #48.


Coffee to GO: Daytona CafÉ & DIRT TRACK STYLE



Coffee to GO: Daytona CafÉ & DIRT TRACK STYLE

Daytona 2019 saw a surprising lack of Café Racer

and Dirt Track styled bikes, which is also to be contributed

to the lack of visiting bikes and a general

decline in participation at the bike shows. Only Indian

had some „Factory Customs“ displayed at their

Main Street exhibition, featurinng a very radical

„111“ powered Café Racer. A lot of traditional parts

could be found at the swap meets and antique bike

meetings, which said a lot! While AMA Flat Track

racing on the Speedway attracted many visitors, the

follow-up by the manufacturers remains slow.



POLISH

Show

Custom

Two superb Virago‘s by Moose Motordesign


TOP: Game Over Cycles opened up a new box of tricks

with their „Coffee Bobber“ at Polish Custom Show

2019. OTHER: Other bikes competed in the Café Racer

or Streetbike classes. Any brand goes in Poland

and the East and quite often stylish results are created

from surprising origins!

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Working with many „Café Racer“ dedicated customizers

all over Europe, the CCE program offers quite

a number of options for all the areas and details that

make or break a perfectly styled „Café Racer“. Not to

forget: In the last 10 years of the „Bolt On And Ride“

bikes, several project bikes have been modified to



Muth Sportster 1984

Introduced at the 1984 IFMA in

Cologne, the Hans A. Muth (Target-

Design) designed Ironhead was

mocked as „Katana-Sportster“, but

only served as a design study for

the German importer.

2009 Buell „Blast“ on Salt

Café Racer by Baechli Harley-Heaven

2009 Buell XB12R


test and introduce „Café Racer“ style parts, many of

which became top-sellers in the program. Especially

Sportster-based BOAR-bikes were converted to

Café Racers, starting with the 883 Sporty that first

was equipped with a Streetfighter style headlight,

followed by transformation into the „Coffee Racer“

by Harley-Factory Frankfurt. In 2013 Rick‘s Motorcycle

converted a 2009 „Street Bob“ ito the „Black Bob“

– and the TGS-built „Speedfreak“ and Fred Kodlin‘s

2016 „Sportlin“ will forever be remembered as stylish

Café Racers by those who rode them. Other BOAR-

Sporties would qualify as „Cross-Over“, starting with

the „Custom Crawler“ of Benno‘s Custom Road in

Bad Camberg. Located in the Taunus mountains

between Frankfurt am Main, Lahn and Rhine river,

narrow motorcycle roads invite for a ride, no matter

it you‘re aboard a „Café Racer“, Super Moto or Dirt

Track styled bike. The „Custom Crawler“ combined

all three styles in one superb rider as did the 2018

„H9 Sporty“, modified by „Hard Nine Choppers“ Danny

Schneider from a XL 883 „Iron“ from Swiss topdealer

Baechli Harley-Heaven. With a Kodlin „Cafe

Racer“ tail end, Fehling Superbike handlebar and

many Roland Sands Design parts, the „H9“ was one

of the most used BOAR rides of the 2018 season!

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That the „Café Racer“ has a great future is visible in

many „stock“ models recently introduced: At Intermot

and EICMA, many manufacturers „ride the wave“ of

the small fairing and „Café Racer“ look. Even those

who take on the challenge of re-writing motorcycle

history with electrical motors. Harley-Davidson‘s

„Live Wire“ first and foremost look like a 21st century

version of a Café Racer...

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What today is christened as „Dirt Track style“ has

been a small niche in customizing, one that, more

than others. does combine „look“ with „performance“

in terms of suspension and power. Political correct

would be the term „Flat Track“ style, as most customs

built under this „banner“ have a reference to the

American AMA Flat Track Series, for decades dominated

by Harley-Davidson‘s XR 750 V-Twins. From

the early day of motorcycle racing on horse tracks,

„Flat Track“ events in the US can be traced back into

the Teens and Twenties, then founded AMA created

the „A-class“ for professional Flat Track racing.

In Europe, Speedway racing became more popular

but after World War II soon developed in a highly

specialized motorsport using Methanol-powered

500 cc single cylinders, soon creating a league of its

own. With the same lightweight British singles and

twins that were the base for the first „Café Racer“

type customs came another type of motorcycle: The

„Scrambler“. In part street bike, moto cross, enduro

and trial bike, „Scramblers“ wer identified by mild or

full scale off-road tires, high mounted exhaust systems

and additional ground clearance, often featuring

engine protection skid plates, Moto-Cross/Enduro-style

headplates and suspension components

to offer a riding option „off the beaten path“. Popular

racing events like the „Six Days“ Enduro racing and

the AMA Grand Championships made this motorcycle

design popular with all brands, so did the movies:

Although performed on a customized Triumph TR6

Trophy, not the SC he later raced in the International

Six Days Enduro Trials of 1964, Steve McQueen‘s

„Great Escape“ jump in the movie of 1963 did much

more for motorcycle Scrambler sales as hundreds

of trophies could do! By the end of the Sixties,

most motorcycle manufacturers had „Scrambler“

off-springs from the „Sport“ or „Touring“ models for

sale: Harley-Davidson in the „lightweight“ program

they offered – while running experimental Sportster

Enduros in the Baja-California Enduro races and developing

a „secret weapon“ for an upcoming 1969

rule change in AMA Flat Track Racing. However, as

often forgotten (or glossed over by Harley-friendly historians),

by the beginning of the model year 1969,

actually end of 1968, Harley-Davidson had reached

the end of the line, only to be rescued by money-injection

from American Machine Foundry (AMF) who

in the following years provided a new production facility

as well as the necessary money to develop new

model, one of which soon would become a legend in

Flat Track Racing: The XR 750. American Flat Track

F. Kodlin Racing Spoiler for Sportster

Full metal custom masterpiece by Fred Kodlin for Sportster

models from 04-19. A perfect match for Kodlin tailends and

Sportster swingarms!

CCE #894346 Racing Spoiler Steel

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Cult Werk Frame Cover „Racing“

for „Breakout“

Cool styled spoiler from the

Austrian Specialists of advanced

bodywork!

CCE #895500 Paintable Black

CCE #895501 Gloss Black

Cult Werk Frame Cover „Scoop“

for Sportster 04-19

CNC machined spoiler from the

Austrian Specialists!

CCE #893771 Glossy Black

CCE #893744 Raw version,

paintable

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Custom Cross & Beyond

CCE Sales Manager Marc Strieffler

was excited by the performance of

„Custom Cross“ by Independent

Choppers / Duesseldorf that he subsequently

built his own belt-driven

version of the 2013 „Bolt On And

Ride“ bike, here seen in the „raw“

finished version.

Marc Strieffler‘s Off-road Sporty.


Jammer Gas Tank Knee Pads

Retro-style your Café Racer or Dirt

Track ride with these universal fit

rubber kneepads! Available in two

sizes to match almost any tank!

CCE #632040 small (bottom)

CCE #632041 large

TOP: „Custom Crawler“ frame remained stock, with new RevTech wheels and Café Racer style accessories added

to a basically„Tracker“ performance Sportster. Base is a 883 of 2002 origin, upgraded to 1200 cc, using the

S&S kit. The covers aere one complete EMD kit. Ready for all roads – wide Lucas „Streetfighter“ handlebar on

Biltwell „Tunder“ risers offers good handling on all road surfaces! The Burly “Café Racer” seat is hard but not

too hard for the distances offered by the fuel consumption. Made from high strenght GFK it is lightweight and

Racing stayed on the other side of the Atlantic for a

long time – and following the „Buyback“ from AMF

in 1981, Harley-Davidson finally tried to „cash in“

on the Flat Track fame by introducing the XR 1000

„Sportster“. In 1982, Harley-Davidson had swept the

places 1-2-3 in the Grand National Championship,

Jay Springsteen (in 2nd) won 32 races!

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Basically a XLX rolling chassis with XR-style heads,

the bike shared many design characteristics with

the racer, including two 36 mm Dell‘Orto carbs on

the right and the exhaust system at the left engine

side. It shared with the XLCR, which it may have

met still waiting for riders in some sales rooms, the

disapointing sales numbers which took the models

out of the model line after two years. Rumors are

Easyriders Japan Front Fender with Cowl and Visor

Flat Track? Moto Cross? Enduro? Or Venetian Carnival face

mask? Decide for yourself and create a unique ride!

CCE #893067 Front Fender



Axel Scherer blasts away at Faak

Axel Scherer demonstrates „Sporty Spice“ off-road capabilities for the Studio-1 Biker Lifestyle Faak Video.


Rick‘s Motorcycles Sportster „48“ windshield

Not just for the „48“ Sportster models, but a great addition to

Flat Track and Café Racer style Sportster models!

CCE #607982 Sportster „48“ windshield

CCE #15356

Lightweight and quick in all riding situations, the fun factor for riding the „Sporty Spice“ is huge! The limited

angle of the front fork makes it difficult to turn the bike on narrow roads, but is neglected when riding fast. And

on the Heidenau tires, this Sporty can go fast on all surfaces! Re-styling the modern Sportster motor looks easy

with the available EMD covers, ready to bolt-on for Rocker covers, cam cover and primary. Performance Machine

“Jet” air cleaner Kit and BSL „Bomb“ V2 Outline with Raw Hole heat shields do a great job on the 883 motor.

that only 1.000 were built, making it one of the more

„collectable“ Harley-models. CCE „Bolt On And Rider“

Customizer Harley-Factory Frankfurt, creator of

„Coffee Racer“ have a fully functionable XR 1000 in

stock condition.

Following the repeated flop, it came as a surprise

that Harley‘s next attempt to introduce a Flat Track

themed Sportster was even weirder: At Intermot

2006, Flat Track Racing legend Scott Parker rode

the pre-series bikes on to stage, announcing that

the XR 1200 would be exclusively for the European

market. By then, American style „Flat Track“ was

still unknown outside European Insider circles and

Speedway-Racing, be it Sand Track, Short Track,

Grass Track or Ice-Speedway a far cry from being

CCE #895513

National Cycles

„Flyscreen Kits“

National Cycles offers a

great variety of excellent

windshield, some of which

also are stylish and small to

serve as Dirt Track or Café

Racer windscreens. Additional

to the examples presented

here, Section 2 of the new

CCE catalogue shows the full

variety of NC windshields of

all sizes. Check them out!

CCE #15357



#889599 #889604

Highway Hawk Beach Bar with Cross-Over Tube

CCE Catalogue Section 4, available in multiple variations!

#889594

5 3/4’’ Headlights by Performance Machine

#889597 #889603

Performance Machine‘s stylish headlights occupy a major part

of section 5 in the new CCE catalogue! For Flat Track, Dirt Track

and accompanying styles, these product lines stand out and

are well received by customizers all over Europe. Each design

line is also available in „Chrome“, „Black Ops“ and „Contrast

Cut“ surface option, multiplying the variations even further.

Easyriders Japan MX Bars

CCE #893089 Pre-82 Polished

CCE #893087 Pre-82 Black

CCE #893090 82-up Polished

CCE #893088 82-up Black

RSD „Moto Crossbar“ 32 1/2’’ wide handlebar

CCE #896270

F.Kodlin Cross-Bar

CCE #894331

RSD „Moto Crossbar“ 23,5’’ wide handlebar

CCE #896271

F.Kodlin X-Bar

CCE #894330

Arlen Ness Flat Track Handlebars

CCE #05892

Fehling Cross Road Solo Handlebar

CCE #910841


Fehling 1’’ „Superbike“ Handlebar

CCE #86954

Biltwell „Tracker“ Handlebars

Available in multiple variations, „mid“ and „high“ style designs

for many stock and custom applications. See CCE Catalogue

Section 4!

Image shows CCE #899877 Tracker Mid Handlebar 7/8’’ black

Easyriders Japan

Dart Track Seat

Cowl Kit

CCE #91449 Dart Track Mesh

CCE #91450 Dart Track Smooth

(And Yes, its „DART“.

However: No Darts included, but mounting hardware)

Rick‘s Rear Fender Dirt Track

Super strong glass reinforced plastic Dirt Track style

fender and seat base plate. for Sportster 09-19, except XR

1200 models

Easyriders Japan Frame Under Guards

CCE #890945 Rear Fender, Dirt Track

Rick‘s Rear Sportster

Fender

Super strong glass

reinforced plastic,

fits many styles

CCE #607978 Bobber

Fender, long

CCE #607979 Bobber

Fender, short

(Image)

CCE #893066 Dyna 06-17 (right)

CCE #893086 XL 04-19 (left)

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Cult Werk Old School Cover

CCE #893748 All Sportster Models



Tractor Factor by Zassels

CCE steel MX bar

Unique: Easyriders Japan headlight mask...

... and Kustom Tech Rubber Grips.

Close to stock kept the budget at bay. Add a Scrambler style exhaust system and you may have a great Off-Road V-Twin!


Quick & Dirty: The CCE Bike you (Probably) never saw

Built by Zassel‘s Custom Bikes in Steinweiler/Germany

in late 2016 to promote the quite unique (and still available!)

Easyriders Japan front mask/front fender combination

and Shinko‘s then new M/C tires, Zassel converted a

stock Evo-Sportster into a cool and extremely handy offroad

„daily rider“ in almost Scrambler-Fashion. Since the

bike used many modified stock parts (e.g. a „Deuce“ rear

wheel, it was a „budget bike“ with all custom components

from the CCE warehouse. Since the „Tractor Factor“ has

never been shown on any events or fairs, this true „Bolt

On And Ride“ job was not as widespread published as

other CCE promotion bikes.



Get Dirty with Rick‘s „48 Bigfoot“

Rick‘s Fender and Headlight Mask

Rick‘s short tail end & side mount plate.

A super-cool and ridable Forty-Eight conversion: Rick‘s „Bigfoot“ conversion parts are available from Custom Chrome Europe.


Get Dirty and Off-Road with Rick‘s „48 Bigfoot“

Rick‘s Motorcycles part running wild: Recognizing the

„Tracker“ style and „Café Racer“ adaptions of Sportster

Motorcycles, Rick‘s team has developed a new range of

products and services than can convert any Sportster,

but in particular the popular „Forty Eight“ into a true allterrain

vehicle, ready to hit grave roads all over the planet

– or in the neighborhood.

Several „Bigfoot“ Sportsters have already been build,

Custom Chrome Europe is performing the distribution.

Rick himself is not just an experienced Street-rider, he often

hones his skills off-road and on a Trial bike. Convert

your „Forty Eight“ into a „Dirty Eight“...


The March 1970 „Enthusiast“

introduced the first

production batch of XR

750 Racers.


Harley-Davidson

XR 750

Flat Track Racer

F.H. Warrs of London owns and operates a genuine XR 750 Flat Track Racer.


Surprise: A French XLCR

conversion kit for the XR

1200!

Flat Track: XR 1200

No other than legendary Flat Track Racer Scott Parker

rode the XR 1200 onto the Intermot stage in September

2006. It took almost two years to bring the XR 1200 to the

dealerships, first in Europe, then in the US. As with the

XR 1000 of 1983, Harley-Davidson had over-estimated

the demand for a „stock“ XR lookalike – the XR 1200 has

very little in common with the race bike it depicts – and

despite good performance on the curvy roads of Europe,

more like Super Moto than Flat Track, the XR 1200 never

reached the sales numbers that were expected. Too

many compromises had been made in the styling – and

few customizers „radicalized“ the bike as it should have.



Back to the Track: Street 750

750 Street racer line-up. Hot race action in Faak 2017 as...

...the press members fought hard.

Harley-Davidson „Street Rod“ in stock version and the „Flat Track“ version in Faak 2017.


Back to the track with the Street Rod

With the Harley-Davidson „Street“ and „Street Rod“ now

acting Flat Track racers in the AMA series, the „entry

class“ Harley‘s are now entering the focus of the customizers,

especially in Europe, where customizers are

more open to embrace water-cooled and metric Harley‘s.

At the 20th Anniversary of Faak, HD Europe held a much

published press- and dealer-race event that was a lot of

fun! Stylish „Flat Track“ customs have been introduced

by „Frankfurt Customs“ (BOTTOM LEFT) and Harley-

Davidson Wuerzburg Village (BOTTOM RIGHT), but the

potential of the „small“ Harley‘s has yet to be explored to

its full extend.



Kuryakyn Riot Sportster

Kuryakyn „Mesh“ parts all over the bike

Headlight upgraded with Kuryakyn‘s LED ring.

All Kuryakyn products are available by Custom Chrome Europe, converting your bike almost „Bolt On“.


Kuryakyn Riot!

Daytona 2017 saw the premiere of Kuryakyn‘s new „Riot“

product line for Sportster model line motorcycles. Quite a

step beside the „bling“ image of Kuryakyn‘s shiny chrome

parts, this is „something completely different“, also signaled

by the look of the ride: raw metal surface rather

than metal-flake / candy apple paintjob – a Sportster

„Forty-Eight“ that signals a rough-tough approach to customizing,

as common with today‘s young and wild customizers,

those which would hardly think twice about

even opening the Kuryakyn catalogue. Now is the time

to attack, pardon me, RIOT around a little bit. Custom

Chrome Europe continues to distribute the full line of Kuryakyn

products – and this works quite well in the rough,

as well as on Café Racer applications! And new design

lines premiered in Daytona 2019!



Top Secret: The AMF water-cooled

MX Revolution

Few of todays Harley-riders have an idea how widespread

the program of lightweight and 2-stroke Harley‘s was in

the Sixties and Seventies, thanks to the cooperation with

Aermacchi in Varese/Italy. This prototype of a 1977 water-cooled

Moto Crosser, planned to substitute the aircooled

MX 250 Racer – which was only in production for

one year – never made it into production. well, not as a

Harley-Davidson! When Harley/AMF sold Aermacchi, the

design was the resulting new motorcycle manufacturer

Cagiva which had great success with water-cooled Moto

Cross racers. But it was AMF money that boosted this

development: Before, water-cooling for Moto Cross racers

was thought to be impractical, if not impossible.

„Sporty Spice“ in the sunset above the Meuse river south of Saint Mihiel/France.


the third most popular SPORT, as it has been in the

Eighties. It took Harley more than a year from introduction

to delivering the first XR‘s updated again in

2010 to XR 1200 X, but sales of the model remained

shallow, forcing its discontinuation after the 2013

model year. Which made it last longer than XLCR

and XR 1000 combined...

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Of course, the XR 1200 did compete with Eric Buells

sportbikes with which it shared the almost identical

powerful motor – and Eric was not shy to introduce

his own „Enduro/Touring“ offspring, the „Ulysses“. All

Buell models, the XR 1200 and a huge number of

Sportsters of all model years form a huge base of

potential (and powerful!) „Flat Track“ style custombikes,

as CCE‘s dealers have proved over and over

again in the last two decades – and certainly will

continue to do from the pages of catalogue #«48.

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The 2013 „Custom Cross“ by Independent Choppers

of Duesseldorf was one of the most trend-setting and

radical custombikes of the 2013 BOAR year. The

bike would have qualified as Dirt-Bike as well as Flat

Track style, with a touch of „Old School“: Sportster

„Knucklehead“ style covers and Kustom Tech controls

with wrapped exhaust competed with spoke

wheels and off-road tires. „Custom Cross“ was able

to master „heavy dirt“ sections and did so several

times when touring with the CCE staff: In the countryside

behind Saint Tropez, the Grand Canyon du

Verdon and Czech Republic.

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In 2014, the „Custom Crawler“ marked a stylish Enduro/Super

Moto/Flat Track/Café Racer hybrid that

combined these often contrary styles very good in

one motorcycle that also was great fun to ride. As

with so many cool Custom Sporties, the stock „Peanut“

tank limited range and fun time for the ride, but

Benno‘s Custom Road did even trick the stock tank

into an NSU-lookalike!

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Exchange the JW Speaker headlight against a more

„Flat Track“ style headlight/Number plate combination,

add a skid plate under the engine and CCE‘s

BOAR Scout „Spyke“ would certainly qualify as a

little Flat Track Bobber: It‘s performance certainly

did! And the BSL „Drag Race Bomb“ with „outline“

welding seems style subsequently became a topseller.

But in 2017, Harley-Davidson Wuerzburg

blew everybody´s mind with the stylish „Sporty Spice“

which again crossed several design lines and

broke rules: Partially Super Moto, part Flat Tracker,

the 883 Iron utilized the latest in EMD and Roland

Sands parts, the „Flat Track“ touch added by Rick‘s

Motorcycles tail end and Cult Werk spoiler and fender.

The riding performance was upgraded by ODC‘s

„Roma“ upside-down fork. Recently put up for sale by

Harley-Davidson Wuerzburg Village, „Sporty Spice“

was a Sportster published in almost every European

Country, also with many touring related features that

boosted the popularity of the style.

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Probably the closest „Flat Track“ replica ever followed

for the 2018 BOAR year: The „H9 Sporty“ by

Danny Schneider was a success from the premiere

at Motor Bike Expo 2018 and a great ride too. Swissbased

„Hard Nine Choppers“ modified the cool „Flat

Track“ Sporty from a 883 „Iron“ by Swiss top-dealer

Baechli Harley-Heaven. This time, a CCE 3.3 Gallon

tank would provide sufficient range and „fun time“

and RevTech wheels added a lot of style. Again, Fred

Kodlin‘s sheet metal „Café Racer“ tailed would serve

the „Flat Track“ style, so did the BSL „Drager Drag“

stainless steel pipes and several RSD components.

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With the new parts added in the 2018/19 winter season

– plus the added popularity of the AMA „Flat

Track Racing“ series where Harley-Davidson and Indian

battle it out again, both manufacturers came up

with new models that with fuel both „Café Racer“ and

„Flat Track“ styles: The 500/750 „Street“ and „Street

Rod“ models by Harley-Davidson and the 2018 premiere

FT 1200 by Indian, introduced in Cologne,

then expanded with already three different FT style

options at EICMA 2018, both themes are here to

stay – and likely to increase in popularity! Often forgotten

is the fact that not just Harley and Indian race

for trophies in the AMA Flat Track Series: Japanese

and European manufacturers always played a part

in this series – and they certainly do in „Flat Track“

and Café Racer customizing. The first events this

year have approved that – and who has any doubts

should open the new Custom Chrome Europe catalogue:

You will find what you need to build a great

Flat Tracker of Café Racer – and more!

omponents.

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www.motographer.de

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE

PRESS RELEASE

EVENT FEATURE

Dipl.-Ing. Horst Rösler

Werrastraße 26

60486 Frankfurt/Main - Germany

Tel./Fax ++49 - (0)69 - 77 22 87

Mobile ++49 - (0)172 - 69 56 338

e-mail: Motographer@GMX.de

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Café & Dirt: CCE‘s new catalogue offers multiple options!

Tips and trends from the 2018/19 show season, already integrated in CCE‘s catalogue #48!

In 2018/19, Custom Chrome Europe celebrates the 10th riding season of the theme and slogan that has somewhat revolutionized the

European custom scene: „Bolt On And Ride“. With the new catalogue #48, a massive introduction of more than 4.000 parts has been performed.

This „Special Feature“ reminisces on the history of the Café Racer and „Dirt Track“ styles and its recent popularity, especially with

the younger builders all over Europe. The products from the current CCE catalogue represent only a small fraction of typical „Café Racer“

or „Dirt Track“ components available, but they represent those that are essential for creating the style. And surprising number of them has

already been „road-tested“ by the CCE team.

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