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LOT 187 ¤

1969 Harley-Davidson 883cc XLCH Frame no. 69XLCH1241 Engine no. 16581-57

Sold for US$4,600 inc. premium
Lot 187¤

1969 Harley-Davidson 883cc XLCH
Frame no. 69XLCH1241 Engine no. 16581-57

1969 Harley-Davidson 883cc XLCH
Frame no. 69XLCH1241
Engine no. 16581-57

From the early K models of 1952, through the KH and KHK which followed, the next step in the Sportster evolution was the addition of the overhead valve XL engine in 1957, and officially adding the name Sportster. The line expanded in 1958 with the addition of the XL and the XLCH, the latter fulfilling hot rodders' requests for higher performance versions. The XLCH remained the street rod rendition of the Sportster, and by 1964 was about the fastest machine on the road, capable of 14 second quarter mile times, and touching 60 mph in six seconds. By 1968 the Sportster benefited from even more radical cam and head work and produced 60hp.

'During the years that the AMF corporation owned Harley-Davidson, from 1969 to 1981, the company produced a respectable lineup of Sportster models. Some motorcycle enthusiasts and collectors think that the Sportsters produced under AMF's ownership were the most attractive of all Sportster models.'

The bike presented here is in original condition with its brown paint and sandy seat. As in the TV series Then Came Bronson, which featured a Sportster of the same vintage, this machine is a neat time capsule a transitional period in the Motor Company's history.

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As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.

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