Harley Davidson Racing Xr750 Boots
For those who are not dirt track motorcycle racing enthusiasts the Harley-Davidson XR-750 is without doubt most famous as the stunt bike favored by the king of motorcycle jumping Evel Knievel.
Harley davidson racing xr750 boots. The AMA Grand National Championship Class C rules which governed flat track racing for countless decades carefully stipulated that flathead and side-valve engines could have a swept capacity of up to 750cc whereas overhead valve and overhead cam engines were limited to 500cc. Harley Davidson XR750TT Replika rolling chassis complete except engine Forcella Italia fork Koni. This stunning Harley-Davidson XR750TT is one of only 10 made in 1972 Harley used the bikes to race and win on both sides of the Atlantic in fact Clay Rayborn used an XR750TT to win 3 out of 6 races in 1972s Trans-Atlantic Match Races.
The XR750 engine was bought new in boxes from Harley and built by Carl Patrick in Ohio. The new overhead valve XR750 dirt track racer was released in 1970. It is a time capsule in the purest sense of the word.
The XR750 was the mocos answer to the machines coming from Europe and Japan around the dawn of the 70s. News - Celebrating 50 Years of the Harley-Davidson XR750. Fairing partly new painted new windshield very good condition runs great race ready.
This engine has done a practice session at Barber but no races. Enough were built to satisfy AMA homologation rules plus about ten complete road racers the XRTT ready-to-race by factory team riders and others Harley selected. 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.
The Harley Davidson XR750 is an Icon. Which isnt to say cameras wont be involved in the party. Harley-Davidson XRTT Road Racer Ridden by George Roeder.
Although relatively primitive by the standards of the data with its simple pushrods and two valves per cylinder the XRTT enjoyed a number of David vs Goliath moments against much more advanced foreign machines. The Harley-Davidson XRTT was developed as the road racing sibling to the dominant XR750 flat track racer. This 1972 Harley-Davidson XR750 was raced by Mike Boyes in the 1970s and 1980s.