Love this machine. The blue one is its older, bigger sister.
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First 1000 miles on the Sportster
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That's a sweet bike.
Is that an XR-1200? What year? Stock?
I saw that model bike in the Harley parking lot, except it was...raped. That's how I described it to my brother. Decals on every available inch of the frame and body work. A windshield. A raccoon's tail hanging from...somewhere. Tassels. Leather saddlebags and front fork bag. Forward foot controls.
I mean, if this was any motorcycle, I would have described it as raped, but I was trying to impress upon my brother the historical importance of this model, going back to the XR-750. The owner showed up and I held my tongue. "Nice bike," I said.
As we walked away, I told my brother that man should be behind bars.
It's an XL883R.
It's still beautiful. Evokes the (non street legal) 1972 XR-750. I can see Evil Knievel pulling sky-high wheelies on it before doing something that will break most of his bones.
And to plagiarize the Grateful Dead, I'm assuming (hoping) that beauty never spends a night out in the "Cold Rain and Snow."
Oh, absolutely. I love the 883 displacement's history.