The only thing better than a street-eater is a custom street-eater, like the Sportster 883 Custom you see here. We begin by giving it the smooth-operating, rubber-mounted Evolution engine and 4.5-gallon tank. Then we go to work from there. We raise the handlebar, lower the suspension, and give it easy-to-reach forward foot controls. It all makes the riding position feel right. The custom look wouldn’t be complete without a 150mm rear tire. Chrome Profile Laced wheel options available for both front and rear. And for the finishing touch, we even gave this ride a sleek two-up seat. Because the only thing better than eating up miles of endless asphalt is sharing the experience. DIMENSIONS Length 90.3 in. (2293.6 mm) Seat Height: Laden2 26.5 in. (673.1 mm) Unladen 28.3 in. (718.8 mm) Ground Clearance 4.4 in. (111.8 mm) Rake (steering head) 30.1° Fork Angle 30.1° Trail 4.7 in. (119.4 mm) Wheelbase 60.4 in. (1534.2 mm) Tires (Dunlop Harley-Davidson Series): Front – D402F MH90-21 54H Rear – D401 150/80B16 71H Fuel Capacity3 (includes 1.0-gallon reserve) 4.5 gal. (17.0 L) Reserve Fuel Capacity 1.0 gal. (3.8 L) Oil Capacity 3.6 qts. (3.4 L) Weight: Dry Weight 558 lbs. (253 kg) Vehicle Weight in Running Order 579 lbs. (263 kg) Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 1000 lbs. (454 kg) ENGINE Engine4 Air-cooled, Evolution Bore x Stroke 3.00 in. x 3.81 in. (76.20 mm x 96.82 mm) Displacement 53.86 cu. in. (883 cu. cm) Compression Ratio 8.9:1 Fuel System3 Carburetor DRIVETRAIN Primary Drive Chain, 57/34 ratio (57/38 ratio) Final Drive Belt, 68/28 ratio Clutch 9-plate, wet Transmission 5-speed Overall Ratio: U.S. HDI JPN 1st 10.782 10.410 10.063 2nd 7.702 7.436 7.188 3rd 5.728 5.531 5.346 4th 4.748 4.584 4.431 5th 4.071 3.931 3.800 CHASSIS Frame Mild steel, tubular frame, circular sections, cast junctions Swingarm Mild steel, rectangular tube sections, stamped junctions, MIG welded Front Fork 39 mm Rear Shocks Coil-over, dual-adjustable preload Wheels5 (Chrome Aluminum Profile Laced option): Front Steel laced 21 in. x 2.15 in. (533.4 mm x 54.61 mm) Rear Custom silver, cast aluminum alloy disc 16 in. x 3.0 in. (406.4 mm x 76.2 mm) Brakes: Caliper Type Dual-piston front, single-piston rear Rotor Type (diameter x width): Patented, uniform expansion rotors Front 11.5 in. x .20 in. (292.1 mm x 5.08 mm) Rear 11.5 in. x .23 in. (292.1 mm x 5.84 mm) Suspension Travel: Front Wheel 5.6 in. (141.00 mm) Rear Wheel 2.4 in. (61.00 mm) PERFORMANCE Engine Torque (per SAE J607)6: North America 51 ft. lbs. @ 4300 rpm (69 NM @ 4300 rpm) Lean Angle (per SAE J1168): Right 29° Left 31° MPG (EPA urban/highway test)7 48/57 mpg (4.9/4.1 L/100 km) ELECTRIC Battery Sealed, maintenance-free, 12V, 12-amp/hour, 200 cca (per Battery Council International Rating) Charging Single-phase, 22-amp system (259W @ 13V, 2000 rpm, 283W max power @ 13V) Starting 1.2 kW electric w/solenoid shift starter motor engagement Lights (as per country regulation): Headlamp (quartz halogen) 55-watt low beam, 60-watt high beam Tail/Stop Lights 8W/28W (5W/21W) Turn Signal Lights 28W (21W) self-canceling Indicator Lamps High beam, neutral, low oil pressure, turn signals, engine diagnostics, security system5 (optional) STYLING/CONVENIENCE Engine Trim Silver powder-coated Exhaust System Chrome, staggered shorty duals Brake and Shift Levers Forward-mounted controls Handlebars Stainless steel, low-rise Seat Two-up Instruments Speedometer w/odometer, dual resettable tripmeter, diagnostic readout COLORS9 Vivid Black, Brilliant Silver Pearl, Black Pearl, Fire Red Pearl, Glacier White Pearl, Rich Sunglo Blue, Two-Tone Rich Sunglo Blue/ Chopper Blue Pearl, Two-Tone Chopper Blue Pearl/Brilliant Silver Pearl, Two-Tone Fire Red Pearl/Vivid Black