One of our readers sends in these photos of a Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 built for off road duty and this one looks very well done. He took these shots just as the owner was ready to go so details are limited.
The little he was told was this was a build done either by or for the factory supposedly for the purpose of exploring production possibilities and was one of only two made. Ohlins shocks, Marzocchi forks and Piaa lights give it a professional look, though whether the factory bit is real or not, I have no way of knowing. When this was built is also unknown.
Anyone out there have any more info on this bike?
Thanks for the photos, Karl!
Dorzok says
Paul,
you seen this one?
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=661573
it’s a lengthy forum build thread. dude is on his way to AK on it right now.
Dorzok says
OH!! and the guys that build’m call the DualSportsters
Sportster Mike says
That is nice –
I sold my Honda Baja before I brought my latest Sportster but if I had kept it the garage and the two had mated this is what the baby would have looked like!!
mike says
I sincerely doubt it’s factory. It’s too gaudy, even for a prototype.
todd says
yeah, for some reason I can’t picture Harley using a Honda XR650 front end on their factory prototype.
-todd
Growler says
Any way you skin it, it’s still chicarones…..hog fat.
VMX1000 says
These guys (http://www.mcm.se/mcm_in_english.htm) made a 3-4 page review of this bike when it was freshly built back in 1992-94 if I recall correctly, I have the mag somewhere. Cool bike, apparently the guy worked at Progressive Suspension at the time of the build and needed something to take him through a short desert type area, perhaps he’s changed jobs considering the PS shocks have been replaced by Öhlins units :o)