Did Harley Davidson Make A Dirt Bike

This bike was raced by Scott Parker Rich King and others over the years.

Did harley davidson make a dirt bike. 1999 Custom HERITAGE SPRINGER CUSTOM Harley Davidson motor trans frameOriginal Harley Davidson TitleCustomized by Empty Tomb Choppers featured in many magazinesThis is a show bike with 2 dozen 1st trophysToo many custom features to list Call for Details386-257-626520000 or Best Reasonable Offer 50k investedYou wont be disappointed. The XR-750 was designed in response to a 1969 change in AMA Grand National Championship rules that leveled the playing field for makes other than Harley-Davidson allowing Japanese and British motorcycles to outperform the previously dominant Harley-Davidson KR race bike. The Pan America is set to make its dirt trail debut on February 22.

The design was given to the world as part of German war reparations. Youve seen this bike before made in England as the BSA Bantam in the USSR as the Minsk others were produced in Poland. From early in the companys conception a few have tricked through but the most prolific attempts to break into the dirt bike and racing markets were made in the late 1960s through the entire decade of the 1970s.

The Street Rod 750 or Street Rod XG750A is a hot-rodded version of the Street 750 with a High Output version of the liquid-cooled Revolution motor making 69 hp 18 more than the original. Since Harley owned the Italian Aermacchi factory they had them build an Italian-sourced Harley dirt bike. It was called the Harley Baja 100 and was hopelessly tall short wheel-based.

The crew at RD Custombikes thought their idea of a Harley-Davidson dirt bike was a pipe dream until they heard whispers of the Street Rod 750 being launched. Photo courtesy Hodaka. But H-Ds dirt diggers didnt hail from Milwaukee or anywhere else in the US.

It was given to Bill and he had it in is personal collection for years. Harley-Davidson Motorcycles - Harley-Davidson USA - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles for sale. Harley-Davidson becomes the first to win a motorcycle race at an average speed of more than 100 mph.

Harley-Davidson is not famous for winning anything much in Aussie racing but they have a history in American flat track racing that will take some beating. Through the years since the first motorcycles were produced by Harley-Davidson in 1903 there have been a few dirt bikes designed and marketed. You can also sell and buy motorcylces through our efficient motorcycle classifieds.