Not my bike and I don't personally know anything about it, but it's a crate-fresh 1980 XR750 that I think it has never had any gas in it!


Item# 220195329704 if my link does'nt work. (Rats! Found out I can't post links until I have 15 posts here...)

Hello from Pittsburgh and welcome to the forum.

Hi Bob! I'm 50, and have loved the whole XR thing since I was 14 years old. OK... it was the EK thing :tour
What a beautiful pure performance bike! Adding a bit to another thread on here, I went to my Local Harley dealer and asked when the new XR1200 would hit his showroom. He told me "late spring", with pricing right around 11-12 Grand.

If it is crate fresh most normal people wont be able to pay for it.Bikes like that are a rare find and very expensive.

If it is crate fresh most normal people wont be able to pay for it.Bikes like that are a rare find and very expensive.

I can't afford it now.:(

Hi Bob! I'm 50, and have loved the whole XR thing since I was 14 years old. OK... it was the EK thing :tour
What a beautiful pure performance bike! Adding a bit to another thread on here, I went to my Local Harley dealer and asked when the new XR1200 would hit his showroom. He told me "late spring", with pricing right around 11-12 Grand.
me too and i,m 49 now thats why i ordered now an xr1200 by the Harley dealer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Harley-Davidson-XR750-1980-HARLEY-DAVIDSON-XR750-NEW-OLD-STOCK-FACTORY-RACER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6707QQihZ012QQite mZ220195329704QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW


gr xr1200

WOW! $22,600.00 and the reserve is not met yet........

Here's a couple photos from 1981 I took at Rocky Mountain HD on a cross country bike trip:

http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/XR750.JPG

http://xlforum.net/photopost/data/500/medium/XR750a.JPG

As an interesting side note, I've been studying the vent systems used on these XR's. VERY interesting. Notice that both head breathers are tied together with a "T" going back into the crankcase. Also has a breather outlet on the cam cover. I have seen some with a large, maybe 1/2 or 3/4" hose from the cam cover.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb205/cootertwo/102_3974.jpg

Looks like the cam cover was polished or cleaned or something. That's the only thing that strikes me as odd about this bike. Still a sweet ride.

Where are the brakes??? Just kidding, great find, any guesses on how high it will go? Maybe would should start a poll.

No brakes! and I don't see a kicker, either. Guess that's why it's only got 10 miles on it. the guy had to wait for some friends to push him to get it started, and then it scared the s**t outa him when he couldn't get it stopped.:D

I would guess it is in the $30k+ regions.
There is also an Ex-Nicky Hayden XR750 for sale right now. Interestíng, eh?

We´ll see what happens....

Martin

It ended at 26 Grand + change, and still "reserve not met".

I was going to bid but got home too late. :dohYeah right!!!

The "T" in the line is rocker arm oil supply. That is pressurized oil from the oil galley. The large hose from the cam cover is the breather. The larger portion of that breather hose si a baffle or seperator.

OH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap:clap:clap:cla p:clap

Very neat to find one in that condition. Definitely a collectors piece. You can buy a XR750 motor from HD. But then you have to assemble it...and then find someone who can tune it up.

I don't know enough to speak intelligently about the 750's, I do know they are a breed all to themselves. They are a professional piece of racing equipment purpose built and designed to excell at flat track racing--accelerate, turn left and go flat out.

Before a racer can climb aboard a 750, they have to prove themselves with time and wins in lower classes. The men and woman riding side by side, handlebar to handlebar through a rutted corner at 100+ MPH are world class athletes trusting their lives to their fellow riders and the dependability of their machines.

I have seen a few XR's fitted for street use. It would take a lot of work and a lot of professional mechanical skill to make one workable.

I wonder who bought that bike and what their intentions are?

I bought that one - will keep it as a piece of art in my garage. Also I bought another 1980 XR with a title for occassional street-rides.

An XR750 was always my vision of a dream bike - a light, powerful V2 with looks & sound. My Evo-sporties were modified trying to resemble the look and match the performance. They turned out to be big fun and best of all they were reliable. But an original XR750 is the real thing!

That is way cool. Congrats on the purchase, post some pics of it after it is positioned as your "art work".




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I will and of cours will also keep my beloved Sporty!

Martin

Congrats Streetpro! You have great taste in art! Beautiful machine.

Good on you. How does the licensed 750 run - like a raped ape??

Looks to me like it has seen the track before a long time ago and was restored in the nineties. Also Cootertwo, the lines with the tee going to the rocker boxes are oil supply lines.

I don't know how it runs since I haven't ridden it yet.
Surely I will let you know when I got back (alive) from my first ride.