Harley ’ s Vance & Hines developed XG750R
At the end of January , Harley-Davidson confirmed that the new liquid-cooled Flat Track race bike - the XG750R - would replace the XR750 (“ the most successful flat track racing motorcycle of all time ”) as the only bike that Harley will campaign in the revamped AFTR 2017 series . “ There is extraordinary energy building behind the new American Flat Track series , and after decades of XR750 dominance , it ’ s time to bring a new level of performance and technology to the track with the Harley-Davidson XG750R ,” said Harley-Davidson Vice President and Managing Director U . S . Mike Kennedy . Featuring what is described as a custom chassis purpose-built for flat track racing , the XG750R is powered by a race-modified , liquid-cooled , fuelinjected 750cc Revolution X V-Twin engine – a development of the engine originally engineered for the Harley- Davidson Street 750 . In what was a thinly veiled side-swipe at Indian , Kennedy went on to say that : “ Unlike our competitors , we are going flat track racing behind an Americanmade production engine . The XG750R is a purebred racing motorcycle , but its modified engine is based on the same Revolution X V-Twin anyone can buy from a Harley-Davidson dealer in a Street 750 motorcycle , an engine designed by Harley-Davidson engineers and assembled at Harley-Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain Operations in Kansas City . There ’ s a direct link from the Street 750 to the XG750R flat tracker the Factory Team will be racing for a championship , and that link is our passion for performance .” The XG750R raced through a development season in 2016 , alongside their air-cooled Harley- Davidson Factory Team XR750 motorcycles . Harley says they were able to race-tune the Revolution X engine and racing chassis that were developed in collaboration with Vance & Hines Motorsports by doing so . The XG750R flat tracker motorcycle is not a production model , however the 750cc XG Revolution X V-Twin engine is available as a crate motor for sale through Harley-Davidson dealers today and can be modified for racing use by aspiring dealers and privateers . Now in its 64th consecutive season , the 2017 American Flat Track series features 18 rounds of racing , headlined by twin-cylinder motorcycles in the AFT Twins class .
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