{"id":54494,"date":"2019-01-31T15:58:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T14:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/harley-davidson-1989-xl-883-h-paradise\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T12:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T10:34:27","slug":"harley-davidson-1989-xl-883-h-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/harley-davidson-1989-xl-883-h-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"Harley-Davidson, 1989, XL 883 Sportster “H-Paradise”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harley-Davidson, XL 883 Sportster “H-Paradise”, 1989, USA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Harley-Davidson Sportster <\/strong>is one of the most famous and long-running models of the Milwaukee company, introduced in 1957<\/strong> to fight the increasing influence of British sports bikes in the US market. In 1986<\/strong> the Sporty<\/em> will be updated with the new Evolution engine with two displacements, the famous 883cc<\/strong> and the 1200cc. The powerplant is still being used on the Sportster range, with a small upgrade in 2007 when electronic ignition was fitted.
\nThe Sportster<\/strong> is the entry-level model of Harley-Davidson and also the most sporty of the range; racing models are usually named XR to distinguish from the road-going models, named XL<\/strong>.
\nMuseo’s XL 883 is a wonderful customized special<\/strong>. The displacement was raised to 1200cc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Curiosities:
\n<\/strong>The first Harley Davidson\u2019s carburetor, produced in the early 1900s, was made from a can.
\nEven though, a few years later the brand became so prestigious that nowadays it is the symbol of the \u201cAmerican motorcycle\u201d.
\nThe Italian band \u201d883<\/strong>\u201c took its name from the capacity of this model because the members (Max Pezzali<\/strong>\u00a0e\u00a0Mauro Repetto<\/strong>\u00a0) were really passionate of Harley.
\nIn one of the scene of 1996<\/strong> \u201cEscape from L.A<\/strong>.\u201d movie, directed by John Carpenter<\/strong>, the main character, played by Kurt Russell<\/strong>, is running away on a Harley Davidson Sportster.
\nCredits: Hugo Wilson,\u00a0Enciclopedia della motocicletta,\u00a0<\/em>Mondadori, 1997; 2ruote – enciclopedia illustrata della moto<\/em>, Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1978.<\/p>\n

Shooting, video Andrea Bocelli with Ed Sheeran<\/a><\/strong>, Harley Davidson.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n