Harley Davidson Baja Dirt Bike
Larry is still racing in Baja albeit Trophy Trucks and hes still winning.
Harley davidson baja dirt bike. This Baja sold for 9500 after 44 bids on eBay. In the 70s Harley-Davidson wanted to enter the fast-growing motocross market. Enduro legends Larry Roeseler and Bruce Ogilvie used a highly modified SX250 to win the motorcycle class in the 1975 Baja 500 recording Harley-Davidsons only win ever in.
They worked with their Italian branch Aermacchi to build the MX250 a 233-lb Harley-Davidson motocrosser with a 32-horsepower 2-stroke motor and chromoly frame Only 65 were ever produced. 1971 HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAJA 100 FACTS. That said these werent known to be terrific off-road bikes.
The STR 125 is powered by a 4 speed engine ith auto clutch transmission that rips through the trails 4 wheel hydraulic brakes gives. When it comes to interesting Harley Davidsons the Aermacchi Baja 100 could be one of the most intriguing. We happened to come across this V-twin dirtbike video on Discy12345s YouTube channel and we couldnt help but be impressed because it was and wasnt what we thought it was going to be.
The Baja 100 was available as a roadster or a racer and production began in the 1970 model year. The MX1000 a 1000cc Harley-Davidson dirt bike. Featuring over 1657 other HARLEY-DAVIDSON items too.
Additional equipment that comes with bike. Off-road and scrambler motorcycles meant for both dirt and street were selling like hotcakes but the smallest motorcycle Harley offered was the heavy Sportster a nice bike but in no way suited to the kind of punishment a bike withstood off-road. The Baja storm 125 was built with performance in mind.
The result was a machine that could be made competitive in offroad events with the right upgrades. See more ideas about harley dirt bike harley harley davidson. At the time Harleys cheapest bike was the Sportster so they thought they should get a slice of the small MX market by.