If you love the wall of torque delivered by a Harley V-twin but not the laidback handling, the Sportster XR1200 X is the bike you need. The XR1200X was the sportiest of Sportsters, with over 90 hp on tap from a high-compression engine, and supple Showa ‘big piston’ forks. At the start of this decade,…
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Back in 2008, the Harley XR 1200 had everything going for it. Launched in Europe but styled with an American flat track vibe, it was a nod to the much-loved XR750. American magazines went gaga over the XR1200, citing the 91-horsepower engine and quality suspension. They clamored for the bike to be released in the…
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Jason Wonder’s Rev-2 was one of my favorite Harley customs last year. It was also a big hit with Chris Ronan of design company RD2, so Chris commissioned Jason to build a sequel. And here it is, but this time based on an XR1200 rather than a V-Rod. It’s also 120 lbs lighter than a…
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Sundance is one of the top Japanese custom motorcycle builders, but it’s a name unknown to a surprising number of westerners. Zak Shibazaki’s company focuses on performance as much as looks, with a range of high-tech, go-fast goodies designed to eke more horsepower out of stock Harleys. Sundance custom bikes always have the ‘go’ to…
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If you’ve got a stock Harley XR1200 and you want to give it the look of the classic late-seventies XLCR, this French-made…
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