Shown In Cologne (Germany) — A month and a half ago, Harley got some eyes poppin’ when they pulled the covers off a new Euro-Sportster (prototype) at the Cologne motorcycle show. Before you say, “Who cares?” you need to take a peek at this bad-ass bike. Cycle World Online summed it up for me:

Real Harley he-men ride Big Twins, right? Okay, maybe a V-Rod if you’re a modern-thinking…. But a Sportster? Never! A chick’s bike. A beginner bike. A dirt bike. Let’s move on. Not so fast, Mr. Macho Man. Harley-Davidson has just pulled the wraps off a “prototype” (wink-wink, nudge-nudge) Sportster that promises to rip the conchos right off your Village People chaps as it buzzes past and peels into the next corner. Using tricks learned in Buell’s upgrading of the Sportster motor, the XR1200 is shooting for 85-90 horsepower at the crank, about 10 hp more than the current Twin Cam 96 makes. Factor in at least 100 pounds less weight, modern suspension (43mm inverted Showa) and brakes (four-piston Nissin) and sticky rubber (120/70-18 front, 180/55-17 rear), and you’ve got the makings of the latter-day Sporty street-tracker that many of us have been asking for. For years.

I’d add that it looks cool too. I’ve got my name on one, do you?

Source: www.cycleworld.com, 10/18/06

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