Harley Davidson Cafe Racer 1977
Some say that designer willie g.
Harley davidson cafe racer 1977. Here's a classic if there ever was one. Davidson created it from the existing xlch sportster, initially as his personal vehicle. Davidson's one and only brush with the cafe racer set, and it created a classic for all time! Harley made 1923 in 1977 and 1201 in 1978.
Behold, in all its glory, the bike that didn’t save the motor company. Davidson, the xlcr was made for only two years, 1977 and 1978. These have become the one of the most sought after harley davidson's on the vintage market, and we would like to preserve the future of the xlcr cafe racer by. The bike was actually designed by a committee of three people:
Hello, up for sale is my 1977 harley davidson xlcr cafe racer. 1977 harley davidson xlcr 1000 cafe racer. Over in europe, brands were releasing successful production cafe models like norton’s commando production racer and john player special, laverda’s jota, ducati’s. Additional photos of this xlcr are available here for your perusal.
Up for auction today i have my totally restored 1977 1000cc harley xlcr café racer #7f00842h7. It still runs, rides and goes. 61bhp @ 6,200rpm top speed: Harley davidson cafe racer 1977, replacement diaphragm by biker's choice®.
I can’t verify that the miles are original, but i don’t have a good amount of service records from the harley dealer it was taken to. 1977 harley davidson xlcr 1000 cafe racer. Very nice condition with 5371 miles, runs great.features original paint,has not been restored.sets on a pair of avon tires mounted on nos wheels.the original goodyear tires and wheels come with the bike as shown in the picture.the windshield has been replaced, seat has the front left side snap pulled loose and there is a scratch on the rear fender. Davidson, was particularly inspired by the latter, motorcyclist reports.
The bike was actually designed by a committee of three. Some say that designer willie g. 234kg (515lb) wet price then: Only 4381 miles on the clock.
The bike was basically an xlh sportster dressed in a new cafe racer style outfit and painted bible black. Harley davidson xlcr cafe racer 1977 sold, £12750 on behalf of one off our clients we offer a 1977 xlcr. See prices, photos and find dealers near you. At the time, mecum explains, the most popular trends in motorcycling were choppers/bobbers, flat trackers, and café racers.harley’s design chief, willie g.
This is 1 of about 3100 of these café racers that were made in 1977 and 1978. Bob modero (an engineer at harley) jim haubert (jim haubert engineering) hired as an. Very nice condition with 5371mis, runs well.features original paint,has not been restored.sets. 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.
This was harleys first ever factory custom bike with many rare parts used only for these 2 years. Bikes like the ducati super sport, norton john player special and moto guzzi lemans were gaining market share.