Harley-Davidson XR 750 assembly in H-D racing department motorcycle photo

Description

A superb and rare photo, made from what we believe is the original negative, of the assembly of the magnificent
Harley-Davidson
XR
750
factory racing bike in the
racing department of the H-D factory in
Milwaukee
. The negative is dated
1970
, so it is a most historic photo as it is the first production year.
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.
The negative comes from the collection of one of the worlds oldest
Harley
Davidson
dealers that was in business from the early 1910’s until the end of the 1970’s. We recently took over the old inventory from the grandson of the owner. There was a lot of literature amongst the inventory, mostly very old, and amongst the
Harley
literature was also quite a bit of Indian and other American motorcycle literature. There are a lot of old negatives, both on celluloid as glass plates, in the files we took over, we consider this material very historic.
This is a very nice and very rare 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 9.8" (ca.
20 x 25
cm). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing!
Shipping costs will only be $ 7.00 regardless of how many photos you buy.   For 5 or more photos, shipping is free!
All our photos are modern photos that are traditionally made from what we believe are the original negatives and are copyright protected.
(Note: A. Herl, Inc. does not appear on photo, for ebay purposes only)
No copyright expressed or implied. Sold as collectable item only. We are clearing out our archives that we have gathered from various sources.
All items always sent well protected in PVC clear files and board backed envelopes.
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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