Not every man is blessed with a shop full of tools and the skill that is required to build a completely custom motorcycle. If that’s your problem, and you want to customize a motorcycle of your own, need not worry. There are literally millions of bolt-on aftermarket parts available that only require basic skills to install. This build is an example of how those parts can be used to create a sweet ride.

When a 1998 Harley Sportster 883 came into the life of our friend Stephen, he knew changes were in order right from the start. Although Stephen had plenty of experience turning wrenches, he was limited on tools and space. These limitations weren’t going to stop Stephen from making the bike custom to his own style.

My garage is pretty small and it’s also my home office, so I only have room for the basic tools, and I’m pretty limited in what I can do, but it was important to me that I do all the wrenching on this bike myself so that’s what I’ve done.”

Stephen Started with a stock 883, and stripped off all of the cosmetics. If the part didn’t help the bike stop or go, it was gone.

The bike is a hodgepodge of parts. It has parts that are meant for a café. It has parts that belong on a bobber. It has a set of handlebars that should go on a tracker, and amazingly the style works.

I’m really happy with the way this bike turned out, and I think it’s a pretty drastic transformation from stock despite my only having access to fairly limited resources. It runs and rides great, and it gets compliments all the time. It’s really fortunate for me that there are so many people making such rad parts for bikes, and I’m happy to support them.”

We would have never thought to combine these parts on a bike, but somehow they come together to complete a truly unique gorgeous motorcycle.