Harley-Davidson XR 750 1980 press photo racing department motorcycle photograph

Description

A superb and rare photo of the magnificent
Harley-Davidson
XR 750
factory racing bike at the
racing department of the H-D factory in
Milwaukee
in
1980
.
The Harley XR750 is without doubt Harley-Davidsons most successful racing motorcycle ever. Its 45 c.i. (748cc) engine had a bore and stroke of
3.00
x
3.219”
and initially delivered a power output of 62 bhp. Later, this grew to 70-80 bhp! It still is an all-conquering dirt track race bike. The H-D XR 750 first raced in the
United States
national series in 1970. The bike has achieved phenomenal success on the
US
oval dirt track race circuit including three successive national victories from 1976 to 1978 for Jay Springsteen and five in a row for Scott Parker from 1994 to 1998. The H-D XR 750 was made even more famous by Evel Knievel. Evel not only raced the bikes, it was an XR750 that he used for most of his spectacular record breaking jumps.
The bike is still going strong today, in the year 2000 the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) championship was again won on a Harley-Davidson XR750, this time the winning racer was Joe Kopp. A shake-up in the sport for 2001, which allowed 1000cc entries, presented a new challenge for the standard setting XR750, but its superior handling ability and proven reliability was often enough to beat the competition.
This is a very nice and very rare
non period
photo that reflects a wonderful era of Harley ‘s motorcycle history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 11" (ca. 20 x 28 cm). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing!
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and board backed envelopes.
We have photographs that came from professional collections and/or were bought from the original photographer or press studio! They are all of professional and excellent quality.
After many decades of professionally collecting photographs and posters we are clearing out our archives. They make the perfect gift and are perfectly suited for framing. They will look gorgeous unframed and will be a true asset nicely framed with a border. They are a gorgeous and great asset in every home, workshop, workplace, restaurant, bar or club!
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