1996 XL 1200 Sport

96_XL1200sport.jpg (14026 bytes) French Sportster

This 1200 Sportster comes to us from Bertrand Ruhmann in France. Not everyone in Paris drives a Renault and drinks wine. There are bikers there, and they they tinker with their scoots just like any good Harley rider.

What do you do if you ride the best handling bike bearing the Harley-Davidson logo? You go to the sister company and get a set of heads that are guaranteed to improve the horsepower. Betrand's bike is producing 82.2 HP at the rear wheels. That's a very respectable number for a street Sportster. You can be sure that 'many a crotch rocket' have been surprised to find this bike passing them on the narrow, twisting roads of the French countryside.

General Information
Owner:  Bertrand Ruhmann, France
Year: 1996
Model: XL 1200 Sport
Built by:
Frame
Year: 1996
Type: XL
Modifications: Chin Spoiler
Engine and Performance
Year: 1996
Model: EVO
Displacement: 1200 CC
Cases: 1996 H-D
Assembly:
Ignition: Dyna
Coil:
Heads: Buell White Lightning
Porting: None
Pistons: H-D
Cam: Screamin' Eagle Stage II
Pushrods: H-D
Carburetor: CV w/DynoJet Kit
Manifold: H-D
Air Cleaner: Kuryakn Hypercharger
Pipes: SuperTrapp 2-1
Accessories

Transmission
Type: Stock HD 5 Speed
Transmission Sprocket: 
Wheel Sprocket: 
Suspension
Front Forks:
Rear Suspension:
Ride Height:
Wheels
Front:
Rear:
Tires
Front:
Rear:
Paint
Color:
Graphics
DYNO Results
96_XL1200sportdyno1.jpg (20527 bytes)

Last modified March 26, 2009