Until the resurgence of a non-HD powered Buell (such as this awesome 1190RS), this was The Motor Company’s sharpest racetrack weapon ever offered. Given that EBR is now an independent, this may remain the very pinnacle of homologation in a Harley-Davidson world. But don’t let the turn signals and headlight fool you – AMA homologation…
Ring A Ding HD: 1976 Harley Davidson 250RR (Aermacchi) Volley balls and two strokes: the 70’s were an interesting time for AMF Harley Davidson. It is kind of easy to joke and poke fun but at least HD was dabbling in racing/sport bikes which is more than can be said nowadays. Buell barely survived…
American Racing History: Harley-Davidson 750 XRTT I did not expect to find less information on a Harley than I did on the Derbi I wrote up but that is exactly what happened when I sat down at the plush RSBFS offices to begin my search for info. This post will be filled with, “I think”, “I don’t know” and…
For Sale: 1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR Behold, in all its glory, the bike that didn’t save The Motor Company. Although originally designed by Willie G to cash in on the cafe racer craze, the XLCR did not appeal to the core Harley Davidson crowd, and failed to sell. Fortunately, H-D was able to reverse their downward…
For sale: 1977 Harley-Davidson Sportster XLCR Cafe Racer! 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…
VR 1000 Harley Davidson Factory Superbike – You may never see this again! This is is almost unbelievable to see one of these for sale. I found this on ebay, but was a bit too late to get it posted before the auction ended. I decided to post it anyway since it…