Five years ago, the maniacs at Biltwell Inc. did something completely unhinged, by racing a Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 in the NORRA 1000 desert race across Baja California. And why not? The Californian parts and gear company knows their way around a Sportster—and they’re usually up for just about anything.
They’re also not stupid, which is why they took a second Sportster 883 along for the ride. Stripped down to its parts, the second Sporty rode in Biltwell’s chase van just in case something broke. But as it turns out, most of those parts were still sitting in the van by the end of the race.
In true Biltwell fashion, the entire smorgasbord of spare and ex-race parts was then gathered into a pile and massaged into another fully functioning dirt bike, courtesy of regular Biltwell collaborator, Rob ‘Rouser’ Galan.…