A Harley-Davidson with sport bike goodies either trips your trigger or crosses your wires, but in our case, it’s almost always the former. If it’s done right, there’s something plain badass about a Milwaukee missile that looks like 100 mph standing still, all without losing its leaky old iron character.
In terms of doing it right, it’s impossible to argue with this 1983 Harley-Davidson XR1000 with competition history in the Battle of the Twins. This rare racer is set to go across the block this week, as part of the Mecum Glendale auction.
Getting up to speed on this XR1000, you have to go all the way back to Harley’s sensational XR750 flat tracker, arguably one of the most successful race bikes ever built.…