Frame Covers and Air Dams

The other day, in Sweden: “How in frozen Starköl can I protect my Sportster, when love sick Moose keep populating the roads, forcing riders to take offroad detours around them?“
Swedes who entertain such thoughts just take a piece of steel sheet metal and mold it into a „helmet for the nether parts“, using laser cutters and old fashioned hydraulic presses.
That’s roughly how this exclusive accessory for Sportsters came into being. In cooperation with LeBeef Metalworks, Vargön, Sweden we’re proud to offer the LeBeef Skid Plate Baja Heavy Duty for Sportsters.
It’s easy to install even by left handed wrenchers and the 3D design multiplies the strength of the 1mm sheet steel. Making your Sportster not only look as if you could take the gravel road to work if you wanted, you might actually do it.
If you’re into weight reduction, this skid plate is also available in lightweight aluminium construction, by the name of Bates Skid Plate Baja.

Leaving the road on your Sporty you risk the underbody of your bike being rock blasted by nasty gravel particles. There are ruts and potholes just waiting to scrape your frame. Fallen tree branches, beetles, manure – many dangers for the nether parts of your bike are lurking out there. Good for the motorcyclist who can defy them with the BATES Skid Plate for Sportsters. Easy to install, this beauty protects frame and engine from encounters of the unexpected kind. If you see a certain similarity between this skid plate and the LeBeef skid plate we can tell you: they are not only similar, they’re virtually identical and are designed to the same level of toughness, but they’re made of lightweight aluminium. LeBeef keeps supplying us with his handmade steel skid plates; by agreement with LeBeef we source the aluminium version where it is being made to our high quality standards to earn the right to bear the BATES name.
For adventurous Sportster riders who keep an eye on the weight of things (usually that of their bike), this skid plate could be a welcome alternative. Friends of steely stuff will continue to find the original version from Sweden in our catalog.

In the 1970s motorcycle designers became more and more spirited and the familiar lines and appearance of two-wheelers were radically remodeled. Daring tank and seat combinations, mostly realized in fiber glass, soon freshened the bike scene and some ideas were even picked up by large manufacturers. The Beefy Body derives from a design by the legendary Californian company Tracy, which was an industry leader in this field back then. Gas tank, seat, side panels and rear fender form a single unit and completely transform the bike. Just add a fancy paint job and your scoot will stand out in the crowd, guaranteed. The whole body is made from fiber glass covered with a VE Flex gelcoat, which provides a smooth and clean surface for painting. The original fender struts can be omitted and the Beefy Body bolts directly to the frame. A seat base plate for building your own custom seat comes with it.

These air dams mount at the lower front tubes of your frame for a sporting look and improved aerodynamics. Come without mounting hardware.

Perfect in conjunction with our Old Style Solo Seats and mounting kit WW 40-092 are these upper frame covers made from chrome-plated steel. Fit all Softail models from 1986 to 1999.

These decorative self-adhesive, chrome-plated steel frame inserts fit perfectly into the rear frame castings on FXST models up to 1999. Installation is easy and takes only a few minutes.

Custom ABS plastic side cover set for all FXR models. Replacement for the bulky plastic OEM  parts. Once installed they cover the complete triangular frame area.