XLHR 1200

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Specifications:

1990 Harley-Davidson XLH 1200 Sportster 4 speed
1960's Harley-Davidson touring tank ("turtle tank")
2007 Harley-Davidson rear fender, chopped and narrowed
1970's Harley-Davidson aluminum rims (18" rear, 19" front)
1970's Harley-Davidson speedometer
1990's Harley-Davidson drag handlebars and controls
2000 Harley-Davidson Softail fender struts (modified)
Stock forks (lowered), stock rear shocks, stock brakes
Weight: 468 lbs / 212 kg

Custom designed parts:

Rear-set foot peg mounting bracket
Rear brake mounting bracket
Shifter mechanism
2 into 1 exhaust
Tail light bracket
Speedometer bracket
Custom two-up seat
Fork brace

Engine modifications:

Screaming Eagle air cleaner kit
1988 XL 883 jet needle & #45 slow jet

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Background

The XLHR-1200 was built from an original 1990 XLH Sportster, the last of the rigid-mount 4-speeds. The tank, fender and wheels are all Harley-Davidson parts.

The tank is a Sportster touring tank option from the '60's. The wheels are modern disc hubs laced to '70s Harley-Davidson aluminum rims. The rear fender is a 2007 Harley-Davidson Wideglide part, chopped and narrowed for the Sportster frame. The custom 2 into 1 pipe was fabricated from drag pipes and a big twin muffler.

I fabricated a mounting bracket to move the foot pegs up and back. The original rear brake master cylinder was repositioned with a custom bracket, with the brake lever flipped upside down. The shift lever is also flipped, with a custom gear mechanism to maintain the street shift pattern.

New paint scheme 2011

Original paint scheme 2009

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