Vance & Hines Series Bikes: What I’d Have Modeled the Street 750/500 After

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Don’t get me wrong, I think the new bikes look great, and I hope they’re smash hits.

But I do think that Harley should offer a cafe-style bike, and something modeled after the machines of the Vance & Hines XR1200 Series would be perfect. I spotted this baby while I was running between halls at SEMA last week, and even just parked in a nondescript corner on a patch of seriously God-awful carpet, it looked bad ass. The exhaust looks killer, and it’d be wicked if the factory integrated the classic Stars and Stripes #1 into the paint scheme. I imagine bikes like that’d make some buyers considering Triumph or Ducati think twice.

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John Coyle is a longtime auto journalist and editor who contributes to Corvette Forum, Ford Truck Enthusiasts and LS1Tech, among other auto sites.