Harley V Rod Cafe Racer

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Harley v rod cafe racer. A forum community dedicated to harley davidson v rod motorcycle owners and enthusiasts. 1978 harley davidson xlcr engine bonhams. Harley davidson v rod café racer built to perform. So lay back make it loud and enjoy this short cut of a pure.

Harley davidson v rod cafe racer reloaded well known magazines worldwide are fascinated because of the cafe racer that we built. But this is something completely different and completely over the top. As if 76 cubic inches of milwaukee muscle wasn t enough poke for a cafe racer max ripped a donor v rod frame to pieces and managed to remove a staggering 12kgs from this alone. So willie g decided to take the sportster in a new cafe racer direction.

First v rod as a cafe racer at least what left from the. Jul 14 2012 explore fbgthai s board v rod custom on pinterest. A cruiser with a porsche engine the harley davidson xlcr s engine is pulled directly from the sportster motorcycle classics reports. The flat tracker and café racer expand the future lineup on.

But by the mid 70s the company s hot rod image had taken a beating from the likes of honda s cb750 and kawasaki s z1. Harley davidson works earnestly on its 100 new bikes promise with two prototype models built on new platforms that aren t even out yet. It was built by a company called dr mechanik in stuttgart the capitol of baden württemberg and the home city of porsche daimler and bosch at the behest of georg friedrich an austrian actor. Cafe racer fairing for a night rod.

It s a 998cc v twin rated at 61 hp and 52 lb ft linked to a 4 speed transmission revivaler reports. Come join the discussion about modifications troubleshooting maintenance performance classifieds and more. Aluminium replaced steel wherever possible on the chassis even employing a spindly ducati side stand to prop up the svelte new figure. Harley s own sportster line had started life in a similar performance oriented role when it was introduced with the xlch in 1957.

But although the xlcr s front section is from the sportster the rear.