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The next generation Harley-Davidson XG750R has been officially announced two days ago, which is the company's first all-new track race tourer in 44 years. With the sole purpose of preparing it as a competition bike, the auto manufacturer has introduced it as a race debut yesterday at the AMA Pro Springfield Mile in Illinois to be as a contestant in the AMA Pro Flat Track Series.
Under the hood, there's a liquid-cooled 750cc V-twin 'Revolution X' engine presented by Vance & Hines flat track series inherited from the Harley Street 750. The XG750R was raced by the Factory Team rider Davis Fisher on the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson GNC1. As aforementioned, the bike has been designed for the race competition and Harley affirmed that it won't be offered for sale 'at this time'. However, this could mean that the US automaker might make its move to the showrooms eventually.
Talking about the race-modified Revolution-X engine and the XG750R racing frame, the whole engineering has been done by Vance & Hines Motorsports. Besides, they also partnered for the Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines drag racing program in which V-Rod motorcycles were the 12 NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing champion.
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Kris Schoonover, Harley-Davidson racing manager said, “After decades of flat-track racing success behind the Harley-Davidson XR750 flat track motorcycle, we knew it was time to develop the next-generation Harley-Davidson to compete in one of the best spectator racing sports out there today. We wanted a young rider with plenty of raw ability for the XG750R program, and Davis proved himself in the GNC2 class.”
“The XG750R has shown great potential in testing and the first few races this season,” said Schoonover. “But as with any new racing motorcycle, there will be work to do. We’re excited to continue testing the XG750R in real world competition, and as we make our way through the season, we will evaluate the performance of the bike and our factory riders to see if Baker might switch to the new bike,” he added.
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