Inspired by Harley-Davidson's “forever” dirt tracker, the XR 750, the XR 1000 debuted in 1983 as the original "street tracker" looking as though you should be able to power slide around a mile dirt track. Based heavily on the XLX Sportster chassis, the XR 1000 featured iron cylinders with a pair of Jerry Branch aluminum XR style cylinder heads. Like the racer, the XR 1000 wore two 36mm (Italian) Dell'Orto carburetors on the right side distinctively paired with dirt-track-style upswept exhausts high on the left side. With lightweight aluminum pushrods and a 9:1 compression, the motorcycle was rated at about 70 horsepower at 5600rpm, and would propel its 490lb dry weight to over 120mph. It is believed that less than 1800 units were produced in total, production ending in 1984, and thus the XR 1000 is a very rare motorcycle today.

This XR 1000 – build date 07/83 - represents the last of the breed, as Harley was about to introduce the new Evolution engine, as the old iron barrel Shovelhead motor was destined for the bin. This one-owner-from-new (thru mid-2016) motorcycle is original and shows only 685 miles on the odometer – which is believed accurate. It is finished in the optional scheme of metallic black/gray with red line rims. It is in truly excellent condition requiring only mild re-commissioning to make it fully functional again, having been kept, covered, in climate-controlled storage for some years. The factory-original air filters are available with the bike having been removed for safe storage and transportation. Blue masking tape protects the carburetor intakes.

Beautiful, isn’t it?