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16th July 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 17 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1995
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Whats the difference?
Ive tried searching online for the answer and really cant find the same answer twice, whats the difference between a XLH1200 and a XL1200? Is there one or is it just a difference in time period?
My bikes fork label shows it as a XLH1200, the title shows as an XL1200.
Of what Ive read, this is normal with HD, but Im just curious what, if anything I could learn about my bike by deciphering the letter nomenclature.
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16th July 2012
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XL FORUM LIFE MEMBER
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 13,175 Sportster/Buell Model: XL50 0596 Black Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: E-Glide Other Motorcycle Year: 2003
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Go to the Harley web site, under Parts, select 1995 and you'll see all Sportys have a XLH prefix. http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...d.hd!7005!8005
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Sportys tend to keep getting faster the longer you own them.
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16th July 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 195 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
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Title probably should read XLH1200, but it's not a material error. XL is the basic model line. The XL has been followed by a variety of suffixes over the years. XLH, XLCH, XLR, XLS, etc.
Bob
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1992 XL883
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16th July 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 17 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1995
Reputation: 10
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After looking through the parts years in the link above, just seems they decided to drop the H around 03. Hmm. A big whooptido I guess. Mystery solved.
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16th July 2012
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Land Speed Record
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains
Posts: 737 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH1200 Sportster/Buell Year: 1995 Sportster/Buell Model #2: S3T Thunderbolt Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2000
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I thought the "H" meant "Hugger" which is lower to the ground. Mine is also a 95 1200 XLH. Or used to be...
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17th July 2012
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Senior Chief Harley Engineer
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Allentown PA Area
Posts: 1,033 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster XLH1100 Sportster/Buell Year: 1986 Other Motorcycle Model: Rupp Roadster Other Motorcycle Year: 1971
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In the 80's EVO's, the H was high performance. But..... the regular 883's were H's too.....
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17th July 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 195 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 1992
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In the beginning, there was the XLH, then a year later, the XLCH. The "Sportster H", as it was called, was a road model with battery ignition, larger tank and fenders. Then along came the "Sportster CH" with smaller tank and fenders and magneto ignition intended for sport and competition. That pretty much stayed the same until the electric starter came along, at which time the electric start models carried the XLH label and the kick only models retaining the XLCH label. After that, it really doesn't matter because there hasn't been any real Sportsters built since the late 60's. 
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17th July 2012
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Ride That F'N Sportster!!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Carolina Coast
Posts: 12,352 Sportster/Buell Model: Highly modified 1200 c Sportster/Buell Year: 01 Other Motorcycle Model: FLHX H-D Street glide Other Motorcycle Year: 2013
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1995 H==HUGGER...  |
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