Post-Sale Update: After 48 bids on eBay, this Sportster sold for $7,200.
Here’s an impressively preserved example of a XLH Sportster from back in the AMF days of Harley-Davidson. Despite being 41 years old and having some (as the seller calls it) ‘beauty marks’ like a crack in the speedo and some scratches on the tank, this is a beautiful original bike that’s claimed to be perfectly running.
This specific Sportster is all original with the exception of the battery, the oil, and the gas”. Not bad. The original battery is included if you want, and the bike even comes with the factory alarm. Find this XLH for sale in Eastern Wisconsin with bidding up to $4,050 here on eBay.
Post-Sale Update: After being relisted several times with slightly lower opening bids, this Harley-Davidson Sportster XLH sold for $8,000. 1-15 Update: 4 months later, this Harley-Davidson Sportster XLH is back with an opening bid of $8,995. Find it here on eBay. Post-Sale Update: Well, that didn't last long. This Harley-Davidson…
Post-Listing Update: The sale of this bike did not go through. It was relisted several times, eventually dropping to $12,000, until finally the bike was pulled off without a sale. In 1957, HD introduced the world to its Sporster. The next year, they released only 711 copies of the Harley-Davidson…
Quick refresher on the Harley-Davidson naming structure - XL basically translates to a non-race Sportster (as opposed to the XR you know of from the XR750, for example). Back in the day, the H meant this was packing a high compression engine. No, it's still not fast, but at least…
