1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR
Miles: 8k
Clean Montana Title
Bid at post: $5,000
Auction ends: July 9
No Reserve
Currently located in CA
Straight from BaT
This 1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR is powered by a 998cc Ironhead V-Twin paired with a four-speed transmission and is finished in black. Equipment includes an electric starter, triple-disc brakes, cast alloy wheels, a quarter fairing, a drag-style handlebar, a solo seat, rear-set foot controls, and a molded tail section. Acquired by the current owner in 2020, this XLCR is now offered at no reserve on dealer consignment in California with a clean Montana title.
Harley-Davidson produced the cafe racer-inspired XLCR from 1977 to 1979, and all of the approximately 3k examples are finished in gloss black with Harley-Davidson and AMF badging over a black frame. Features include an angular 4.0-gallon fuel tank, a quarter fairing, a smoked windscreen, a black vinyl solo seat, rear-set foot controls, a molded tail section, and a side stand.
Listing Details
- Chassis: 7F01043H7
- 8k Miles Shown
- 998cc Ironhead V-Twin
- Merged X-Pipe Header
- Electric Starter
- Four-Speed Transmission
- Black Paint
- Kelsey-Hayes Triple Disc Brakes
- Seven-Spoke Cast-Alloy Wheels
- Quarter Fairing w/Smoked Windscreen
- Black Vinyl Solo Seat
- Rear-Set Foot Controls
- Molded Tail Section
RSBFS
Mike covered an XLCR back in 2010 aptly titled Brilliant or Blasphemy, “In the mid-1970s, the cafe racer craze was in full swing. Bikes like the Ducati Super Sport, Norton John Player Special and Moto Guzzi LeMans were gaining market share. Willie G Davidson, then Vice President of Styling for Harley-Davidson, decided the cafe racer scene could help grow the fortunes of AMF-controlled H-D. He was wrong.
You can almost see the mental checklist used to create this unusual bike: Sporty bikini fairing (check), blacked-out paint (check), cast “mag” wheels (check), triple disk brakes (check) tachometer (check). In all, these features led to the creation of a unique motorcycle that simply didn’t sell. H-D produced but an estimated 3,123 units during a limited, 2-year run.
As it turns out, the Harley crowed wasn’t very interested in sportbikes, and the sportbike crowd wasn’t very interested in Harleys. This perfect storm created a rare collectable.”
A quick search on BaT shows that over the past 3 years this make/model has sold from $10,000 with 16k miles to $30,000 with 680 miles.
I’m curious to see how this one goes. For sure it looks slick.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
