Have a look at the video on the HD UK site of a guy stuntriding on it.

 

There was a rider test in the MCN (UK motorcycle paper ) this week.It gives out 90 bhp and 74ftlb torque.They give it a good write up.

 

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I've seen it, I hate the psuedo crotch rocket tail section.If I could put a nightster rear fender on it I'd buy it.

 

Why wouldn't you be able to put a NightSter fender on it ED??

And I think you have it bass ackwards as to who is psuedo -

1954 fender on a racer my friend is restoring



The motor from that 54 KH frame above (next two pix)
these FlatHeads ruled Flat Track Racing from 1954 through 1967





From the moment the AMA’s Grand National Series began in 1954,
the Harley wrecking crew had dominated it.

In the first 13 years of the series,
Harley-mounted riders won the championship 12 times.

But then came the late ’60s, and the competition from Great Britain got a lot tougher.

From 1967 through 1971, Harley won the title just once,
while Triumph and BSA combined for four victories.

The engineers from Milwaukee were scrambling.

The company introduced one new racing machine, designated the XR750, in 1970.
Based on the company’s Sportster streetbike engine, it was clearly a stopgap measure.

By 1972, its successor was ready.
And although it was also called the XR750, it was another animal entirely.

This machine, which became known as the “alloy XR”
to differentiate it from the previous iron-barrel XRs,
was an instant success.

That season, Harley factory racer Mark Brelsford rode his XR in 15 dirt-track races,
winning three and finishing in the top five 11 times.

By the end of the year,
Brelsford won the Grand National Championship going away
over a rookie by the name of Gary Scott.

But that’s only the beginning of the story.

In the 27 seasons since then,
alloy XR engines have powered championship-winning motorcycles 20 times,
leaving only seven titles for the rest of the world.

And if you go to a Grand National Dirt Track Series race today,
chances are the winner will be riding an XR Harley.

Twenty-seven years is an incredible lifespan for a racing engine,
and this is the bike that started it all.

72 XR750 .......................

 

Now if they could just bring THAT bike back to the line-up!

Great history lesson mud - thanks!

Anyone know if the engine is a stock 1200cc on the new XR1200?

 

The videos of the vintage dirt track races are real good as well, but short -

130 MPH in the dirt.

mud

 

Looks like it would be fun to ride ... but that tail section is hideous !!!

 

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Anyone know if the engine is a stock 1200cc on the new XR1200?
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I think this engine has Buell parts in it to boost the power output.