Did Harley Davidson Ever Make A Dirt Bike

The 350 CC SX-350 Model in 1971.

Did harley davidson ever make a dirt bike. This was a period in the companys timeline that featured much experimentation when it came to motorcycles. Bill Werners Retirement Bike This factory assembled XR750 Dirt Tracker was given to Bill Werner upon his retirement from the Harley-Davidson Factory. In Kitchener Ontario the dealership can be found on Kingsway drive their phone number is 519-893-0493.

1971 HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAJA 100 FACTS. Its a perfect blend of high-performance and custom styling that later became a benchmark in the world of motorcycling. The Road Glide Ultra was one of many Harley-Davidson models to be recalled from the market due to bad brakes.

Youve seen this bike before made in England as the BSA Bantam in the USSR as the Minsk others were produced in Poland. The 2 stroke engine we used is not a normal engine its out of the legendary Ho. In 1960 Harley bought a 50 percent stake in the cash-strapped Italian motorcycle company Aermacchi.

Harley-Davidson tried to enter the dirt bike market twice after that once in 1976 with the rear-forked 250 and again in 1978 with the ill-fated MX250. The 70s was an odd time for the world let alone Harley Davidson. Harley made plenty of other bikes in the 1970s that had some dirt focus but these werent race bikes.

Unfortunately for Harley-Davidson the Road Glide Ultra falls into the latter case. As one of the fastest Harley-Davidson motorcycles ever made the V-Rod is the motorcycle that opened doors for drag racing and always reminds us of Harleys drag racing past. This was the era when we saw H-D diving in to dirt bike and motocross racing with the Baja model.

Jeff goldstein yes they did the aermacchi series they were awesome had one 250 ala verde used to get 100 mpg imperial on long rides have never came across another bike that could top that wahip. When the lightweight offroad bike craze hit the US. But H-Ds dirt diggers didnt hail from Milwaukee or anywhere else in the US.