Segment: Custom/Cruiser
Production years: 1982, 1983
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If you're on the market for a powerful cruiser, that also boasts a low seat height, and trademark American looks, then the 1983 MY Harley Davidson XLH 1000 Sportster may be the right choice for you. It comes with a chromed, staggered, dual shorty exhaust system, an one-piece, two-up seat, laced wheels, a 35mm Showa telescopic fork, dual adjustable Showa shock absorbers as a rear suspension, front and rear disc brakes, a blacked-out, steel frame, analogue instrumentation dials, beach handlebars and a small, round headlight.
It is also powered by an air-cooled, four-stroke, 997cc, 45-degree V-Twin powerhouse, mated to a four-speed manual transmission with a chain final drive, that can produce a claimed 55 horsepower at 5800 rpm.