Hot and dirty
Harley-Davidson presents the new XG750R racing machine
• First new development for the flat track in more than four decades
• Racing engine based on the “Revolution X” engine from the Street 750
• Designed exclusively for racing use
(Neu-Isenburg, June 3, 2016) Brutal engine thunder, endless speed and a huge dose of adrenaline - in short: pure goosebumps.
This is what flat track racing promises. The sport, which has been popular in the USA for around a century, takes place on oval courses with loose surfaces, dirty and dusty! When the straight ends, the bike is driven across the curve in a drift. Since 1970, Harley-Davidson the scene with the XR750 Riders like Cal Rayborn and Jay Springsteen as well as danger freaks like Evel Knievel achieved fame with it, and no other machine has won more races on any other machine in the history of the US motorcycle sports association AMA.
Until now - at the end of May, the Harley Davidson Screamin' Eagle Factory Team the first all-new Harley-Davidson flat-track racing machine in over four decades: the XG750R. Its engine is based on the liquid-cooled “Revolution X” engine from the Street 750. Its further development into a veritable racing engine was carried out in cooperation with Vance & Hines Motorsports, as was the development of the slim racing chassis. Finally, the US performance professionals also act as partners in the Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Drag Racing factory racing team, whose V-Rod racers have won eight of the last twelve NHRA Pro Stock Drag Racing Championships.
The new Harley-Davidson Flat-Tracker will be piloted by Davis Fisher in the 2016 season. The 18-year-old is considered a shooting star in the scene and will use his experience to help perfect XG750R “Our new racing machine impressively demonstrated its potential in in-house tests and in its first use in 2016,” explains Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Kris Schoonover. “But as with any new race bike, there is still a lot of fine-tuning to be done. We look forward to seeing this machine compete and further improve its performance. And who knows, maybe even Brad Baker, our second factory rider, will switch from his XR750 to the new XG750R over the course of the season.” The only downer for Harley fans: The new offered.
Text & image credits: Copyright Harley-Davidson Germany GmbH
