Harley Davidson's XL SPORTSTER FORTY-EIGHT™ is one raw and radical street bike. A factory made custom street bike that was introduced by Harley-Davidson in 2010. HD Dark Custom Sportster line is a collection of unique styled motorcycles with bold radical hot rod design. This special group of custom bikes consist of Nightster, Cross Bone, Fat Bob, Street Bob and Iron 883.
Dark Custom Sportster styled in a minimalist approach that combined the muscular drag-style design with look of classic road bike. A bike filled with bad ass attitude that can only come from Harley-Davidson. "The Forty-Eight model has a collective past life experience and broken-in look that is raw and authentic." said Ray Drea, the HD Senior Director of Styling. "With its classic bulldog shoulders stance, the Forty-Eight strikes a distinctive look and low profile that could only come from Harley-Davidson."
The signature look of the Sporster 48 is the small 2.1 gallon "peanut" fuel tank. It was a design first made available through Harley-Davidson's back in 1948. Hence the name Forty-Eight. Forty-Eight is loaded with style and radical attitude. A low riding bike with slammed suspension with blacked-out and polished rubber-mounted Evolution 1200 cc V-twin engine.
The Forty-Eight features more than edgy rebellion styling and smooth comfortable ride. It comes with an Air-cooled blacked out rubber-mounted ESPFI (Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection ) Evolution V-twin engine with 1200cc of raw power. The chrome chopped dual exhaust produce the trade marked "potato, potato " sound. Distinctive design includes the classic 2.1 gallon "peanut" gas tank, one-piece solo seat, under-mounted mirrors, side-mounted license plate, bobbed rear fender, black out engine and meaty thick wheels. Chopped front fender mounted on fork brace with lightening holes with tall and fat front tire and 130mm Dunlop MT90 front tire and slammed tail suspension. The 26 inches lone rider low-profile look is achieve through a custom handlebar, forward-foot controls, under-mounted rear view mirror, fork-mounted short turn signal and chopped rear fender and slammed speedometer. Ultra wide tires are fitted the 150mm rear tire and 16 x 3 inches Black Steel Laced Wheels. The custom blacked-out details includes the air cleaner cover, engine cover, chain guard, frame, clutch, brake levers and turn signal lights.
