Comments on: New Harley XR 1200. Is It Coming To The US?

By: Will

Will — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:27:37 +0000

Try Phil Little for a nice conversion kit for the 1200 Sportster.
Here is the link: http://www.phillittleracing.com/SXR.html

By: speedfer

speedfer — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:58:31 +0000

the american hate speed or be cool… they prefer crome… alot of crome….

By: Stefan

Stefan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:02:19 +0000

Hello,

I’m a happy Belgian owner of the XR1200, it drives wonderfull! Much torque, good brakes, much better suspension than the other XL’s…
Some customisation has to be done; other mufflers, handlebar, floating disks for the look…
It is my second bike for everyday.
[IMG]http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2358/img1402b1lu0.jpg[/IMG]

Hope you Americans can enjoy it soon 2.

Best regards.

By: Nicker

Nicker — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:55:03 +0000

Cos-

OK, so tell me again, why is it i’m supposed to be impressed with different forks, calipers, aluminum swing arm, and a tire change….(???)

Even fuel injection….. Seems to me, this is off-the-shelf stuff that any competent builder can add.

But we’re talking about the factory here.
If ya get a chance, take a good look at an 84 XR1000, then look at a stock 84 sporty.

All i’m saying is that for all the hoofrah about the XR1200, i expected more. Much more.

If that’s “ignorance”… OK i’m guilty.

-nicker-

PS:
RE:
“….Outperforming any HD in the current lineup…”
Wow! (not)

By: CosmicHD

CosmicHD — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:54:43 +0000

Sorry Nicker, but you are wrong.

The XR is not just a sporty with a tank and tail swap.

The XR has 43m inverted Showa forks and Showa shocks. It has dual caliper Nissin brakes up front. Compare this to the 39mm forks and bland brakes of the current XL. The XR1200 achieves a 40 degree lean angle vs. the 32 degrees of the current XL.

The XR has a newly designed aluminum swingarm and specially designed Dunlop tires.

The engine is down draft fuel injected and oil cooled. It puts out 90hp stock (way more than the stock XL). The bike will go 0-60 in 4 seconds flat according to the recent Cycle World test.

It is not what you claim. It outperforms any HD in the current lineup, and from what I can tell, any HD street bike that came off the line.

Suggesting what you did is just plain ignorance.

By: Nicker

Nicker — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:27:26 +0000

xr-

RE:
“…OK, if I can’t get the whole bike, can I get the tank and seat to put on my ‘06 Sporty?…”

That’s exactly my point.

All HD have given ya is a sporty with a tank & tail section swap.
Whereas the original XR1000 was a far more unique [better, in my opinion] bike.

As you say, make your own swap and save some bux.
HD calls this one an XR…???
Based on the 84 XR1000, this one is a fraud.

-nicker-

By: xr1200yes

xr1200yes — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:11:14 +0000

OK, if I can’t get the whole bike, can I get the tank and seat to put on my ‘06 Sporty?

By: Nicker

Nicker — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:58:10 +0000

Gotta love the Internet………..

See:
Duel front head conversion for a 1000cc – Page 2 – The Sportster …Duel front head conversion for a 1000cc Ironhead Sportster Motorcycle Talk … Go Back, The Sportster and Buell Motorcycle Forum > SPORTSTER MOTORCYCLE ZONE …
xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/showthread.php?p=1266583 – 89k – Cached – Similar pages

Go get-me A1 (can ya do it with a new generation motor?)

-nicker-

By: Nicker

Nicker — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:45:57 +0000

A1,

RE:
“… so different and not production…”

You guys are onto something.
So, what would it take to do the front-head swap to get the pipes facing forward and the carbs facing backward….???

That would be WAY DIFFERENT…………

-nicker-

By: Antone

Antone — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:43:47 +0000

A 1 Cycles
You guys did a great job on that sporty,I’d do what you guys did before buying a new one.

By: a 1 cycles

a 1 cycles — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:45:42 +0000

we did one recently, a crusty 1996 sporster right out of a storage bay it turned out really good and turns a lot of heads with performance and looks for under 5k. it could be done for less without the real dirttrack wheels and tires. the guy wanted a real look to it. we evenhid the headlight. he gets pulled over by the police frequently becuase of the number plates and hidden headlight. wheelies like mad and runs strong. and is so different and not production, it may not be what you want but i think people can appreciate it.

http://www.a1cycles.net/shop/showcaseproductdetail.htm?ID=-104558&Brand=-79&Type=-1203

By: Nicker

Nicker — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:28:45 +0000

Kiri,

Well, how much would it cost to modify a used sportster yourself….????

Wouldn’t that be more “Custom” than buying a “manufactured” bike…????

Just a thought.

-nicker-

By: kiri

kiri — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:38:03 +0000

hey, here in germany this really cool bike costs 17,100.00 US-$

to get a xr1000 or xr750 is nearly impossible .. or you pay around 25,000 US-$

By: Nicker

Nicker — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:29:37 +0000

Kephs,

Getting a bit long in the tooth, so the memory isn’t as good as it was.
As i recall, there were a few hopped up sporties around here that had a front cylinder on the rear barrel, with the appropriate exhaust and carb mods.

Don’t know how well they ran but they sure looked cool.

But the real standouts were a few “streeted” xr750 racers.

-nicker-

By: burnout

burnout — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:38:26 +0000

Bet MSRP is way over 10k! peace

By: John

John — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:07:54 +0000

Yes, only Europeans can understand performance braking and handling. That’s why the younger generation buy sport bikes in the US.

By: Hondo Cat

Hondo Cat — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:12:52 +0000

I can understand why the H-D went to Europe with this bike first. European riders understand a bike that actually performs; brakes, handles, corners, accelerates, has proper suspension……in other words a bike one can actually ride in a performance mode. On the other hand, it is unconscionable to me that this bike, based on the XR750 with such a dominating racing pedigree in the American flat track racing series, will not be released in the USA! I hope it is. It is the ONLY Harley I would consider buying. Sweet!

By: Kephas

Kephas — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:05:32 +0000

I hadn’t thought about the XR-1000 for a long time. Thanks for the memory. All the guys in my neighborhood dreamed of having an XR-1000 when we were kids. We were had to ride the old KZ1000’s or the Suzuki 550. That’s what we could steal (I mean afford). One of the neighborhood guys got sponsored by a Harley dealer and had the XR-1000. Next thing ya know, we’re all jealous and trying to look and act like a racer to get sponsored. It didn’t work.

By: rodent

rodent — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:44:25 +0000

Is it built by the people that got laid off?

By: Nicker

Nicker — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:30:47 +0000

Close, but no cigar.

HD made a far better go of this concept in the earily 1980s.
Called an XR1000, it even had special heads, far closer to the real XR705 racer than this.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1984-harley-davidson-xr-1000-sportster1.htm

This one appears to be a “too-little, too-late.”

-nicker-

By: Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:33:39 +0000

Under $10,000 I buy one.

By: xr1200yes

xr1200yes — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:18:19 +0000

Man! I hope the XR1200 DOES come to the US. The trademark issue with Storz might explain why it wasn’t initially released in the US. I’ll be at the front of the line when they start releasing them to American riders.

By: J

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:11:16 +0000

Wow- hope that’s just a bad picture;

What’s so tough about taking the Stortz version and just cloning it?

Sheesh….