Harley Davidson VR1000

[TK4]

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The bike H-D built to go superbike racing.
Porsche Design did the motor, which later morphed into the V-Rod.
50 of them were built, then approved for road use in Poland because they couldn't pass any of the standards in North America.
There is a big debate over how many actually got sold or just kept at the factory to be later crushed. Needless to say, not many.
If you could find one now, I imagine it would be worth a pretty penny....

 

[bigpoppa]

My spidey senses tell me this thread will be another harley dumpster fire

Im in.

 

[TK4]

My spidey senses tell me this thread will be another harley dumpster fire

Im in.

I hope not, personally I think its the coolest bike they ever built.

 

[GreyGhost]

I hope not, personally I think its the coolest bike they ever built.

I'm not a fan of the looks, but the story and the rarity make it something special.

Can you imagine trying to restore one of these? That seat would be a hell of a job to hand fabricate.

 

[Delboy]

Didn't Miguel Duhamel ride one?

It was definitely a bit of a departure for Harley at the time... Fuel Injection, Overhead Cam. Dry Clutch, Watercooled, Alloy Perimeter Frame, Ohlins... Its actually pretty cool

 

[bitzz]

Porsche Design did the motor,

Did the motor? I was under the impression Porsche "consulted" on the heads.

And Miguel DuHamel rode one in the Daytona

 

[TK4]

Didn't Miguel Duhamel ride one?

Duhamel, Crevier and Picotte all rode it, along with Scott Russell, Jay Springsteen and who knows who else.

 

[TK4]

Did the motor? I was under the impression Porsche "consulted" on the heads.

I believe they did the whole motor start to finish, but am open to more information ?

 

[mimico_polak]

Yay Poland! Shoddy safety standards for the win!

 

[TK4]

With the bodywork off -

 

[GreyGhost]

Surprisingly some have changed hands in the last few years and are not stratospherically expensive (less than six figures). Lots of people put that much into their normal harleys.

VR1000 Archives - Rare SportBikesForSale

 

[backmarkerducati]

I always thought it was cool. I was also disappointed with what could have been with respect to Buell.

 

[bitzz]

According to this site: It is a Buell motor with Cogsworth consulting

Harley-Davidson VR1000 - God's Own Voice

An OddBike exclusive: the true story behind the Harley-Davidson VR1000, HD's luckless attempt at conquering road racing in the 1990s.

www.odd-bike.com

According to this site; It was done mostly "in house" with input from Roush.
Harley Davidson VR 1000 (Which I think makes more sense. What does Eric Beull know about motors?)
And Porsche did the heads for the V Rod

Harley-Davidson V-Rod - Porsche Engineering

www.porscheengineering.com

 

[Priller]

I'm not a fan of the looks, but the story and the rarity make it something special.

Can you imagine trying to restore one of these? That seat would be a hell of a job to hand fabricate.

It looked a bit better as a racer. That headlight just bodged into the fairing shows how little they actually cared about the street version. It was just enough to get homologation, nothing more...



Picotte spent a lot of years trying to make it work. I have to wonder what he might have done with his career on less of a dog. I'm sure he was well compensated by HD, though, so not a total loss...

 

[Pro 6 Cycle]

Duhamel, Crevier and Picotte all rode it, along with Scott Russell, Jay Springsteen and who knows who else.

Jordan Szoke and Chris Carr too, but I think.....Pascal had the best finish in the bike's brief history with a 2nd. It took a Canadian to go fast on a Harley.

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