Harley cafe racer

[Wired1]

Hi guys and guyettes, take a look at this little treasure on Turdeme at the moment. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=115346709
It looks to me like the original frame, front end including twin disks, back end, guard etc and possibly the engine. Unfortunately it has lost the original tank but you should be able to pick one up on ebay or find a good copy at least. It has to be a bargain at $6K
I read that they only made these for 1977, 78 and 79 so if this is a 1980 it would have to be one of only 10 made in 1979 - a very small production run according to this link - http://www.allenmotorsports.com/xlcr.htm
Here's another link: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...racer%2077.htm

[T.W.R]

That isn't an XLCR 1000

It'd be criminal to chop one up like that in the 1st place

[Wired1]

The frame is right and so are the disks and front guard. Don't the irons heads normally have a kick start? It'd make a neat project to turn it into a cafe racer even if it isn't 100% right, you'd be starting with a lot of the right bits.

[popelli]

it is most certainly not a XLCR cafe racer, its either a 1980 XLS or 1980 XLH

1980 & 81 had the oil filter behind the rear cylinder as this bike has got

cafe racers did not have any oil filters fitted as they left the factory

198O was the last year of the prestolite starter that this bike has got

Oil tank on this bike is as fitted to 1980 / 81

forks look to be 2" over so it is probably an XLS

frame on cafe racer is similar but completely different at the rear to support the fibreglass seat unit

you could modify this bike to build a buls**t cafe racer but the 79 would be an easier bodge as the oil tank is a lot closer, it had originally the cafe racer header pipes and it had the P cams, 1980 had q cams

have done a ground up rebuild on my bike and know it inside out

used to own a 1980 XLS and knew that bike inside out as well the bike on turd me is not and never will be a genuine cafe racer

[Conquiztador]

She is an ironhead bitsa. Tidy and customised by owner. Sadly he will never get his money back. But thats the reality of the old sportsters. But she is worth $6K. Probably even $8K if the info is correct.

[scumdog]

Wot popelli sed.

If you've owned/worked on an iron-head Sporty these differences stand out.

But still a nice scoot and should get his price - i/h Sporties are starting to get 'trendy' nowadays.

PS Got $6,500 for mine about 4-5 years ago - and could have got more.

[Wired1]

Thanks Pop, I don't know enough about these to spot the difference, I guess it's reassuring that nobody would try to build a sportster out of an XLCR. The frame numbers would give it away in any case.

[T.W.R]

Told you lols. See I actually was a hare's breath away from buying one back in 1992 from ChCh motorcycles for $10g wish I had looking back now. About the only Harley of the era apart from the likes XR1000s that had any real appeal even they were built under AMF quality issues.

[The Lone Rider]

I like it!

Pity I keep missing out on nice bikes when Im not quite in the market for buying one! Damn my timing... damn it damn it

[popelli]

I guess it's reassuring that nobody would try to build a sportster out of an XLCR. The frame numbers would give it away in any case.

wrong it was done big time in late 70's early 80-'s as they couldn't sell them

saw a bastardised one at a rally in france, still had the CR1000 transfer on the primary case, pissed me off big time as I had to source that decal off fleabay

[Wired1]

Here's a real one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harle...mZ160155523171

only US$5100 at the moment I write this, what a bargain.

[popelli]

not quite a bargain

has not hit reserve price and missing some expensive almost unobtainable original parts

silencers are wrong

mirrors are wrong

CR1000 decal on the primary case is missing and is not available new

gear lever is wrong and also unobtainable - has this bike been crashed on the primary side - these parts do not wear out

other details, handle bar controls, indicators are not correct but easily obtained

the number of non standard parts /parts missing would indicate that the bike has been built from parts or repaired at some stage in the past using what parts are available

[Wired1]

The mufflers are ugly too, not sure about those indicators.