1977 Harley Davidson XLCR
Miles: 3,800
Clean Texas Title
Bid at post: $7,200
Auction ends: Today! June 17
No Reserve
Straight from BaT
This 1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR is said to have spent time in a Wyoming collection before its 2021 acquisition by the seller. Finished in gloss black, the motorcycle is powered by an air-cooled 998cc Ironhead V-twin paired with a four-speed transmission. It also has an electric starter, a Keihin carburetor, a matte black-finished exhaust system, a Showa 35mm fork, Gabriel rear shocks, triple disc brakes, Morris cast alloy wheels, rear-set foot controls, a molded tail section, a solo seat with a Naugahyde cover, and a side stand. This XLCR-1000 is offered on dealer consignment with a Texas title.
- Chassis: 7F00418H7
- 3,800 Miles Shown
- Air-Cooled 998cc Ironhead V-Twin
- Four-Speed Transmission
- Electric Starter
- Keihin Carburetor
- Matte Black Exhaust System
- Gloss Black Paint
- Morris Cast Alloy Wheels
- Showa 35mm Fork
- Gabriel Rear SHocks
- Triple Disc Brakes
- Rear-Set Foot Controls
- Molded Tail Section
- Solo Seat w/Naugahyde Cover
- Side Stand
RSBFS
The XLCR was Harley’s black sheep, and it knew it. Willie G. designed a café racer in 1977, Harley built it, and the market shrugged. Dealers couldn’t move them. Production lasted two years, and then it was gone. Four decades later, the shrug turned into a bidding war.
This one has 3,800 miles on it. For a 47-year-old Harley that nobody wanted in period, that’s a remarkable survival. Someone bought it, someone kept it, and now here we are on BaT with a few hours left on the clock.
GLewisJohnson in the comments put it better than most: the XLCR pulls you back to a time before everything got loud in a different way. And Pchmotoho nailed something that’s worth saying plainly: if your Harley knowledge begins and ends at twin-cam V-twins and chrome, this bike might confuse you. That’s the point. The XLCR was built for a different kind of Harley customer, one who maybe had a BSA in the garage and appreciated that someone in Milwaukee was trying something new.
They were right, just early.
3,800 miles. Black. Café stance. The kind of bike that rewards knowing what you’re looking at.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
