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Old tale from a Canadian magazine 13 years ago, but I just saw it this morning.

https://cdnbkr.ca/vintage-motorcycle...idson-xlcr-xr/
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very cool... Makes me wanna get back on the XR-1000RX project...
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Neat article. That bike sure fit right in with other production bikes that were tricked out for AMA Production racing. It's no more "crude" than those Japanese wobble monsters of the same era.





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