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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 11:52 AM
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Nice bike! What shocks are that? Ohlins?
 
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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 12:05 PM
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I love my xr, it's my most fave Harley that I've ever owned
 
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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 12:07 PM
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That's flat-out factory race bike workmanship on that machine shrini. I've been an 'XR' fan going back to the San Jose mile races back in the late '70s and that bike is probably the sharpest late model XR I've ever seen (and that includes viewing hundreds and hundreds of online photos). You should consider having a large poster printed out on that one.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by FMB42
That's flat-out factory race bike workmanship on that machine shrini. I've been an 'XR' fan going back to the San Jose mile races back in the late '70s and that bike is probably the sharpest late model XR I've ever seen (and that includes viewing hundreds and hundreds of online photos). You should consider having a large poster printed out on that one.
Will do that & thanks for the lovely words
Need to do a professional photoshoot
 
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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 06:45 PM
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Beautiful, did you mod the tank or is that an aftermarket one?
 
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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 08:19 PM
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Hey, I got one of those! :-)
I wonder if they'll be worth anything in like, say, 30 years.


 
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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Switchback12
Beautiful, did you mod the tank or is that an aftermarket one?
got the tank cover from frank parts of germany.
You can also buy from twinmotorcycles.nl from netherlands
They make bunch of stuff for XR.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2017 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by halfmt1
Hey, I got one of those! :-)
I wonder if they'll be worth anything in like, say, 30 years.
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I hope it will be
I have seen quite a few XLCR goes around price of 20-25k which was a limited run between 1977-79
 
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These bikes are as rare as it gets. Turns head wherever I go and folks ask me if it's a H-D for real.
MoCo made less than 11000 motorcycles ever.
Truly one of the best ever HD made but the production was cut short unfortunately coz it never fit the cruiser bill or sports bike coz of top end heavy.
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Originally Posted by halfmt1
Hey, I got one of those! :-)
I wonder if they'll be worth anything in like, say, 30 years.


Do you have headlights from a Ulysses on yours?
Vrod headlights look pretty good on an xr also

 
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