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! 

Custom Chrome Europe GmbH 

Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 8 

D-55459 Grolsheim 

Phone: +49 (0) 6721 - 4 007 - 0 

Fax: +49 (0) 6721 - 4 007 - 100 

e-mail: info@customchrome.de 

www.custom-chrome-europe.com

CUSTOM CHROME EUROPE NEWS 

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 


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. 


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 


Santee 24’’ wide Dragbar 


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. 


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 #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 

Café & DIRT – Special Trend & Product Feature


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 

Café & DIRT – Special Trend & Product Feature


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 


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 


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! 




#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 


F.Kodlin Cross-Bar 


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


F.Kodlin X-Bar 


Arlen Ness Flat Track Handlebars 


Fehling Cross Road Solo Handlebar 



Fehling 1’’ „Superbike“ Handlebar 


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 

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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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