Harley Davison XR 1200 gets first official outing in Birmingham
Cheerful Harley
23 October 2006 17:37 GMT / By Jonathan Goddard
Harley-Davidsons are for fat, grizzled, middle-aged weirdy beardies, right? Hogs may have their Hell’s Angels image, but that hasn’t stopped the world’s most famous motorbike manufacturer having a go at something different.
The high-performance XR 1200 gets its first official outing at the NEC in Birmingham. Bosses at Harley will keep a close eye on public opinion of the new machine, which purports to be a real sports bike. Harley already manufactures crazy sports two-wheelers under the Buell marque, but this is the Harley brand’s first real go at this kind of bike.
The XR 1200, which could be in showrooms as early as next year, is designed specifically for European riders’ proportions and tastes, and has a 1200cc engine, specially developed tyres, and a design based on the Harley XR 750 dirt-track bike.
With around 90bhp expected from the powertrain, coupled with plenty of lean angle, the XR 1200 Prototype is likely to be the best handling Harley yet.
PHONES
Nokia N900 mobile phone Will this revive Nokia's fortunes?
PHONES
PHOTOS: First ELSE hands-on Up close and personal
AUDIO
Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards date confirmed and tickets on sale Get your tickets today
Comments