XLCR 1000 Specifications
(a short list)
| MISC. | |
| List price | $3,595 / $3,623 |
| Years of manufacture | 1977-78 NOTE: A few bikes were made in 1979 with left over parts from 1978. One source says there were 9 of these 1979 bikes and another says there were 10. |
| Number of bikes produced | 1,923 in 1977, 1,201 in 1978 and either 9 or 10 in 1979 (see above) for a total number produced of 3,133 or 3,134 depending on who you ask. |
| ENGINE | |
| Engine type | air cooled ohv four-stroke V-twin |
| Bore x stroke, in mm. | 3.188 x 3.8125; 81 x 96.8 |
| Piston displacement | 60.9 cu.in. 997.5 cc / 60.81 cu.in 996.54 cc |
| Compression ratio | 9:1 |
| Miles per gallon | 43.8 |
| Carb. | 38mm Keihin |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Claimed bhp @ rpm | 68bhp @ 6200 / 61hp |
| Torque | 52 lb-ft at 3,800 R.P.M. |
| Engine rpm @ 60 mph | 3554 |
| Standing 1/4 mile | 13.08 sec (note: this is the Cycle World time. The folks from HD, on a different track got it down to 12.79 sec.) Terminal speed, mph 99.66 |
| Top Speed (actual @ 6277 rpm) | 106 / 110 |
| Braking distance | From 30 mph, ft. 42 From 60 mph, ft. 201 |
Some of these specs were taken from the May 1977 Cycle World Magazine. (thanks John)
Some were taken from Ride Free Forever by Oluf F. Zierl
Some were from other sources.
You will note some serious discrepancies in the data (separated by a "/")
I have no idea why there are such large differences in stats between sources. As in everything I guess it all comes down to who you ask and who looked it up and... At this point I have no idea which stats are the correct ones.
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