KHR and XLR the myth
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 11:50 am
Many times one sees Harley competition models listed that were never produced. Two good examples would be the KHR and XLR which were only produced as KHRTTs and XLRTTs. The home page of this website lists both the KHR and XLR as flattrackers. The rules of the period prevented any bike larger than a 500 OHV or 750 SV from competing in track racing (flattrack). The KHRTT and XLRTT were specifically built for TT racing where the rules permitted motors of up to 80 cu. in. Harley was a huge supporter of the AMA and it's rules and did not offer motorcycles for "outlaw" racing. Many riders with factory support were told not to ride the Badger outlaw series in the 1970s or risk losing factory support. All the KHR and XLR motors do not have TT in the serial number (same for KR, WR, CR...) which contributes to the confusion. Sometimes people offer the Pohlman pictures of an XLR motor in a brakeless rigid chassis as proof of the "XLR"s existence. Those photos are of the proposed 1969 XR 750 dirt tracker which was never approved by the AMA because Harley could not show 200 examples as required by the rules. Those photos along with photos of the "TT" version were used in the 1969 XR750 brochure which is one of the rarest of Harley brochures.