![]() Anything you take off and you aren't going to use can be sold locally or on the internet. If you opt to keep this, it is cheaper and easier to deal with on a stretched frame and will easily handle any performance modifications you decide to make to your chopper.įinally, you can recoup some of your expenses by selling the take offs, and selling the completed bike. The Sportster comes equipped with a chain final drive. This shaves off weight and cost of the new frame. If you opt to buy a new frame, it is designed around the 1200cc Evo engine rather than the much heavier engine the big-boys Harley's have. Then there is the cost of obtaining parts for your Sportster conversion. Because you are starting with a cheaper bike, your conversion project is going to be geared around that. And if you buy from an individual you can easily knock five hundred to a thousand dollars off the price. Sportsters do not retain their value as their Road King and Dyna brethren and a three year old 1200cc Sportster has a retail price of well less than $8000. If you plan on doing a Sportster conversion and making it into a full-blown chopper though, you should look for a used Sportster. First of all, you can currently get into a Sportster new for less than ten thousand dollars. ![]() There are a number of cost advantages to choosing a
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