1980 Harley-Davidson XR750 Looks Ready to Race Again 11 Apr 2021, 15:11 UTC ·
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Back in 1969, the AMA Grand National Championship rules changed enough that the dominant force of the time, Harley-Davidson, had to come up with something new to replace the KR750 it was fielding back then. It ended up unleashing into the world was to become the series’ most successful motorcycle in history. 11 photos
XR750 is how it’s called, and it was introduced in 1970 in both flat track and road racing variants. Several big names of the competition rode the model, and managed to earn it 28 of 37 AMA Grand National Championships ran from 1972 to 2008.