Harley-Davidson XR1200 race bike

A month before Harley Davidson’s international Race of Stars at Silverstone, MCN has tested the XR1200 they’ll be riding. 

• Read the Harley-Davidson XR1200 review

The XR1200 race bike has been developed in conjunction with suspension and race experts Harris Performance for a one-make race series due to be launched next year.     

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As a result the XR has had an Ohlins makeover c/o new fork internals and new, fully-adjustable twin shocks at the rear, these are also longer than stock to increase ride height and thus ground clearance.

Also improving ground clearance are new Harris race pegs and a full 2:2 titanium race exhaust by Termignoni.

All of the modifications – of which there are many – will be available to XR customers.

So, to find out all the new specs and to get a foretaste of what kind of racing we can expect read the road test in the July 15 issue of MCN.