Firestarter is my first custom project based on a brand new 2008 HD Sportster XL883R. I – along with my brother – form the duo venture known as Rider Cult. At present it’s more so a visionary joint than a full-fledged garage/chop shop. The way it all started was through an article featured in a Hot Bike issue on a $1,000 budget-built Sportster custom. I wanted to have a custom bike that was unpretentious; I don’t like pretentious. I’m a bare, down-to-the-essentials guy. I wanted it to be unique, yet simple. Most important, was that I wanted to maintain the true spirit of the R. This wasn’t preconceived, no. It was the result of a fond attachment to the R that grew through nearly more than a year of intermittently riding it. Every ride fed me back with the same great taste, only each time with a different allure: sweet, free, thrilling, but mostly, fun, fun, fun! Added to that was fellow bikers’ comments time and again on the beautiful classical essence of the bike…
Built In: Saudi ArabiaBike Style: Rat Bikes
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Firestarter Bike Specifications – Rider Cult
| FEATURE | SPECS |
|---|---|
| Class Styling | Rat Bikes |
| Featured Parts | Jockey / Suicide Shift, Frisco Mount Gastank |
| Frame | Harley Davidson Frame |
| Gastank | Sportster Peanut Gastank |
| Handlebars / Risers | Ape Hangers |
| Intake Cover | Chopper Dave |
| Motor Brand | Harley Davidson |
| Motor Size (metric) | 0883cc |
| Paint Color(s) | Bare Metal, Black |
| Paint Theme | Mural – Graffiti Collage |
| Rear Wheel Drive | Belt Drive |
| Seat | Solo Sprung, Leather / Handtooled |
| Suspension Front | Conventional – Standard |
| Suspension Rear | Rigid / Hardtail |
| Tires | Whitewalls |
| Wheels | 5 Spoke |