Highlights

• The XLCR was Harley Davidson's first and last Cafe Racer
• It was built for image rather than performance yet it had a 120 mph top speed
• It is pronounced Excelsior
• It was designed by Harley Davidson's design chief Willie G. Davidson
• The engine is a 998cc twin with 61 HP (same as the Sportster)
• The frame consists of a Sportster front section matched with rear tubes and a box section steel rear swing arm based on the XR750 race bike
• "As a motorcycle, the XLCR has not much merit. As an adventure, the XLCR has no equal" Cycle World, May 1977