HD Buys US Rights to "XR1200" Trademark

[SockMonkey]

... The HD XR1200 is coming to the US. (Wishful thinking on my part but please, please, please let it be so.) I'm calling the local HD shop to put my name on a list just in case.

Link to article: HD Buys US Rights to XR1200 Trademark

 

[FJRMGM]

the review in Motorcyclist mag was very good - they even liked the handling!!

I was just telling someone last evening "its too bad HD finally makes a bike I would be interested in buying - and then won't sell it in America".

I could ride that HD.

 

[Auburn]

Spec class for DMG/AMA racing in the future????

 

[TCMike]

Not bad, but only 90 horse!?!?

 

[PapaUtah]

Would be better with a Rotax in it and not the slug Sportster motor. We can only hope.

 

[SouthernCruizer]

Not bad, but only 90 horse!?!?

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Here's just 1 small reason HD holds zero interest for some:

<<<...To make it more powerful than the rest, the XR1200 features a larger air-box, downdraft fuel injection and a performance-biased exhaust system. The result is a claimed 90 horsepower at 7.000 rpm and 73.8 ft-lbs of torque maxing at a low 3.700 rpm.

The enlightened will know that a Buell makes more horsepower than this with similar technology. The reason the XR1200 doesn’t make a full 100 horsepower was explained to me by one of the Milwaukee engineers as being down to a lower volume airbox and different exhaust system. Harley-Davidson would never ever sacrifice style completely over performance and that is the reason...>>>

Jay

'04 FJR 1300

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

Would be better with a Rotax in it and not the slug Sportster motor. We can only hope.

Way too sophisicated for their clientele with that 'Lederhosen Lump' installed.

Actually, the 'Sporty' motor makes almost twice the HP as anything else from "The Motor Co." (Porsche motors excepted...).

A friend said, "H-D/Buells have high HP figures -- but, try to find it when you ride one."