Harley Davidson is an American motorcycle manufacturing company that was established way back in 1903, and is now boasting a market capital of 8.8 billion US Dollars. Since that time, the company has faced many ups and downs due to reasons such as the Great Depression. The company is known for manufacturing heavy bikes of over 750 cc as well as cruiser bikes. All the Harley Davidson offerings are known for their luxury and price, as well as their style and sleek design. Lately, the company has also begun manufacturing bikes in the sporting category as well. However, they are perhaps best known for their 'hog' reputation - which resembles the sounds of a Harley roaring down the highway. This roar is what sets people's spines tingling and hearts racing, even those who adamantly deny having any affection towards two-wheeled transport. There are five main model families available from the house of Harley Davidson. These are the Sportster, Dyna, Softail, VRSC, and Touring, as well as customised bikes. The Sportster family is considered to be the racing category; these bikes were very popularly used in dirt bike races back in the 70's and 80's. Dyna features the traditional designs, and offer a larger range of bikes. The Softail category offers the design that was very popular in the 70's, in which the rear …show more content…
Like any other Harley bike, the XR 1200 is a heavy bike with a displacement of 1202 cc. The bike is priced at £7655 for the black and £7755 for the other colours, which are mirage, orange, pearl, and pewter denim. The dry weight of the bike is about 250 kgs and it even offers an electronic sequential port fuel injection system (ESPFI). In addition to this it also has single piston floating rear and dual four piston, fixed front braking system. The main attractions of the bike are the heavy engine, sport front fender as well as the 2 - 1 - 2 straight shot