1983 XR 1000 feature bike

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Mar 1, 2018 | 09:44 AM

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AJSHOVEL

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I think both.

Mar 1, 2018 | 09:48 AM

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Sierra977

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Thanks guys.

Jerry Branch did a set of shovel heads for my 1984 Wide-Glide chop. They really woke that engine up.

I consider him the best.

Mar 1, 2018 | 11:54 AM

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hd4evr2008

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I think you mean it looked like an XLX Sportster with XR like heads and barrels and exhaust.

Looked like both I guess, but more like an 883 to me.

883 Sportster:

The XLX was an ironhead:

Mar 1, 2018 | 12:00 PM

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YeOldeStonecat

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I remember getting the mail each day after walking home from the schoolbus drop off, back in high school, reaching in and getting that months edition of Cycle World magazine...and reading that whole review soon as I walked in the door, when that XL was the cover story bike.

Mar 1, 2018 | 12:47 PM

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Bubba Zanetti

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Its amazing how little the Sportster has changed from the 60s to the present day. Visually speaking.

Mar 1, 2018 | 01:41 PM

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AJSHOVEL

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Originally Posted by hd4evr2008

Looked like both I guess, but more like an 883 to me.

883 Sportster:

The XLX was an ironhead:

Well, not to beat ya up, but there were no 883s in 1983. Yes, it does look somewhat like it 'cause it's a Sportster, but it was exactly like the XLX save the engine top end, exhaust and a few cosmetics. It's all good.

I'd have a hard time believing that a bike like that wouldn't sell well today.