kscarbel2 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Autoblog / May 26, 2016 The new, liquid-cooled XG750R replaces a 40-plus-year-old design. When a design really works, it tends to stick around a while. It's why Land Rover spent decades building the Defender, or why the original Mini and Volkswagen Beetle stuck around for so long. And it's why Harley-Davidson's flat-track team still uses a design pioneered in the early 1970s. But for Harley, the days of iconic XR750 are over. All hail the new XG750R. The motorcycle maker is introducing its all-new racer with the Screaming Eagle factory team this weekend. Besides ditching a 40-plus-year-old design, the XG750R is based on a completely different bike. It's built up from the liquid-cooled 750 Street, rather than the old-school, air-cooled Sportster. The XG750R takes that muscular look, combines it with that of a steroid-fed dirt bike, and slaps a big number on the side. It looks absolutely spectacular. "After decades of flat-track racing success behind the Harley-Davidson XR750 flat track motorcycle, we knew it was time to develop the next-generation Harley-Davidson to compete in one of the best spectator racing sports out there today," says Harley-Davidson's racing manager Kris Schoonover. Photo gallery - http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/26/harley-davidson-new-flat-track-racing-bike/ . 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45386-harley-davidson-introduces-new-flat-track-racing-bike/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 About time! Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/45386-harley-davidson-introduces-new-flat-track-racing-bike/#findComment-334630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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