The Sportster is the longest-running Harley-Davidson ... incorporating hand-crafted bodywork and even chassis mods. The engine receives a significant upgrade as well. This build may look simple ...

It's not really possible to explain these Sportster mods in a short article; Joe Minton himself did a bang-up job in the December '86 issue ofMotorcyclistMagazine, and the back issues are available.

Expectations were high and Ziga hasn’t failed to deliver, kicking things off with a Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight ... is just as catchy as the other mods, executed by Erik Smrdel ...