

The fiberglass seat and tail section, known as the 'boat-tail' was available for the second and last year. The distributor was moved from the right-side engine case to inside the gear-case, now employing an automatic advance mechanism to aid starting. On the other end were the customizers, who embraced the clean, integrated symmetry of the compact V-twin engine.Ī unique year for Sportsters 1971 was the last year of the 900cc and first year of the new engine cases. On one end were the racers, who loved its tourquey power and the endless ways to squeeze out more.

And in that time, the Ironhead's fan-base had widened deeply. His recorded speed of 265.492 mph would stand for fifteen years.īy 1971, Harley-Davidson was selling an average of 6,500 Sportsters annually, which was triple the amount from a decade ago. Owned by Manning/Riley/Riveria, the pilot was famed Harley-Davidson factory rider Cal Rayborn. The engine ran on 70 percent nitro-methane.

Inside was a small cockpit and a modified XLR motor, bored and stroked to 1,480cc (89-cubic inches). The streamliner body was a 15-foot-long aluminum tube, with a cross-section of only 23 inches. It was here that a Sportster-powered streamliner motorcycle broke the world speed record in 1970. The Bonneville Salt Flats in northwestern Utah have long been a mecca for high-speed competition. Sportster-Powered Bonneville Record-Holder

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