Harley-Davidson XG750R
Harley-Davidson has pulled the cover off
an all-new flat-track race bike, its first new pro model since the early 1970s.
Over the past 44 years Harley-Davidson
has relied upon the venerable XR750 to help sustain the sport of flat-track
racing. But with the sport now regaining popular attention (and now that Indian
has perhaps announced plans for its own race-only 750 cc twin), it appears
Harley-Davidson is eager to push things forward.
The new XG750R is powered by a sexier
version of the liquid-cooled V-twin found in Harley-Davidson's Street 750
motorcycles. The bike will make its official competition debut this weekend at
the AMA Pro Flat Track Springfield Mile in Illinois.
Harley-Davidson says the new XG750R
motorcycle is strictly for race competition and will not be offered for sale
"at this time." Those of us wishing for an American upright/standard
will be pinning our hopes to the last part of that sentence. After all,
"not for sale at this time" doesn't mean never.
The race-modified "Revolution
X" engine and racing frame for the XG750R were developed by longtime
Harley-Davidson partner Vance Hines Motorsports.
The XG750R will be raced this weekend by
Harley-Davidson Factory Team rider Davis Fisher. In his first season racing
with the team, the 18-year-old racer from Warren, Oregon, won the 2015 AMA Pro
GNC2 championship.
