The 1984Harley - DavidsonXR-1000 Sportster motorcycle had power enough to imprint any rider , but not enough of them were willing to ante up its expensive damage ticket . output of the Harley - Davidson XR-1000 cease after its 1984 manikin run .
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Harley ’s XR-750 racing bike savour such success on the Carry Nation ’s flat tracks that a street version was put in in 1983 to capitalise on the notoriety .
Though base on the stripped - down XLX Sportster , the XR-1000 was fitted with particular cylinder top dog similar to those determine on the racing version .
These had intake ports inscribe the nates of both cylinders fed by dualcarburetorson the right - manus side , and front - exiting exhaust porthole emptying into high - wax threefold mufflers that go on the left .
By contrast , all other Sportsters had a single carb ( also on the right wing ) that fed to centrally wax intake ports , with exhaust exiting on the rightfield from outboard ports .
The modifications result in an output of nearly 70horsepower , a figure only dreamed of for other Sportsters , and gave the XR-1000 quickening unequaled by any other street motorcycle Harley had ever built .
regrettably , the race - bred ironware that made the XR-1000 quite tight also made it quite expensive . At well-nigh $ 2,000 more than the XLX , not enough riders appreciated the difference , and the XR would fade into the sunset after the 1984 model run .
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The 1984Harley - DavidsonXR-1000 Sportster bike was based on the strip down down XLX Sportster , but it was fit out with special cylinder heads similar to those on the racing version for morehorsepower .
