If pushed to pick a golden age for flat track, most folks would suggest the late 60s to the early 70s. It was a time when Harley was facing a tough challenge from Triumph, and the Japanese manufacturers were on the rise too.
The racing was fierce and the bikes were good looking. This (almost) period-correct Harley is a nod to those glory days, and still looks breathtaking half a century later.
It comes from Paul Hartman, who lives in San Diego County and tickled our fancy a couple of months ago with a lovely Triumph TR6 desert sled.
“I built this Harley for vintage flat track racing,” says Paul. “In the 50s and 60s, Harley’s race bike was the KR model, and in 1970 it became the XR.…