Production and Notable Sportster Models
- XL900 the original mid compression version
- XLH900 same as the standard XL but with the "H" denoting the high compression engine
- XLC900 off-road version of the XL, The XLC has magneto ignition and kickstart only (as well as several other changes to eliminate weight).
- XLCH900 off-road version of the XLH - or the XLC with the high compression engine! - the "CH" denoting "competition/high-compression". after a year lights, speedo and full road legal specification arrived.
- XLX-61 an entry level "Ironhead" era Sportster, available with sparse trim, in black only.
- XLS1000
- XLT1000 "Tourer" 1977 special model featured a Superglide tank, screen, bigger seat and panniers
- XLCH, XLH and XT models of the 1977 Harley-Davidson Confederate Edition that featured commemorative paint and tank and fender decals. Very low volume production of only 45 XLCH, 229 XLH and 15 XT models.
- XLCR1000 "Cafe Racer" is the Cafe Racer model, available in 1977 and 1978.
- XR1000, two high rise flat track style exhausts on the left and two staggered K&N type filters poking out on the right. Featured a 1,000cc engine and a combination of XLX Sportster and modified XR-750 parts.
- XLH883 -
- XLH1100
- XLH1200
- XLH883 "Deluxe", twin seat, tachometer, buckhorn bars, and spoke wheels (vs single seat, speedometer only, low bars and cast wheels for the XLH883 standard model)
- XLH883 "Hugger", with reduced single seat height and reduced suspension, the precursor to the "XL low" models
- XL53C "Custom 53" (EU) XL883C "Custom" (US) '98 - '03 (883 cc/54 cu in), Forward-controls, duelseat, solid rear wheel and drag bars mounted on a riser. This became the XL883C "Custom" worldwide with the '04 rubbermount version
- XL883 "Sportster 883" single seat standard model, mid-controls, 13-spoke mags or wires
- XL883C "Custom" has wider, flatter "custom" tank, forward-controls, duelseat and 21-inch wire and 16-inch solid disc wheels
- XL1200C "Custom" Frame mount models had a chunkier duelseat and normal tank, rubber mounts get smoother seat and flatter wider "custom" tank, all have 21-inch wire and 16-inch slotted disc wheels and forward-controls
- XL883L "Low"; Single seat, very low shocks, mid-controls, 13-spoke mags or wires
- XL1200L "Low"; Dualseat, mid shocks, mid-controls, wider flatter "Custom" tank, 13-spoke mags or wires
- XL1200S "Sport" – this Sportster has adjustable suspension with piggyback shox, dual disc front brakes, hotter cams and 13-spoke mags, later models get dual plug cylinder heads with single fire ignition
- XL883R "Roadster" Frame mount models have a 2-1 exhaust, 13-spoke mags, black engine and are available in orange with 'R' grapics, rubber mounts get 2-2 exhaust, slightly different dualseat, wire wheel option and more 'R' colors, all have triple discs and rev-counter. In 2010, the XL883R officially gets the "Roadster" suffix
- XL1200R "Roadster" Black engine with highlighted fins, triple discs, rev-counter, orange paint available but no 'R' graphics and '08 models get the wider flatter "custom" tank which distance it further from the 883R
- XL50 1200 "50th Anniversary" 2007 limited production of 2,000 models
- XL1200N "Nightster" first of the Dark Customs, combined LED tail/brake/indicator lights, 13.5-inch shocks, and tapered silencers (EU) and side mounted LED lit licence plate, 11-inch shocks, and baloney cut silencers (US), mid-controls and wire wheels
- XL883N "Iron 883", blacked out 883 similar to the Nightster with more black and 13-spoke mags, mid-controls.
- XR1200 More sports orientated "Euro" style bike, upside down forks, reworked sportster engine, new chassis, four-pot double discs, 120/70-18 and 180/55-17 split 3-spoke mags, rear-controls - has its own race series
- XL1200X "Forty-Eight", in the "Dark" Nightster style but has the classic 1948 style small peanut tank, wire wheels, forward-controls, a whole new 130 mm front tire, and super small single seat
- XR1200X Blacked out XR1200 with piggyback shox
- XL883L "SuperLow", new for 2011 has black split 5-spoke mags with polished rims and 120/70-18 and 150/60-17 tires, wider flatter "Custom" tank, mid-controls
- XL1200C "1200 Custom" As of 2011 has a 130/90B16 front tyre, wide front end, 5-spoke mags (UK gets wires), new shape eyebrow, wider flatter "Custom" tank and introduces "H-D1".
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