Knowing they needed to be competitive in the bike market, they developed the K-Model, which was in production from 1952 to 1956. At the time, Harley was making bikes that were just a bit too heavy for street riding. Origin of the SportsterĮven though Harley-Davidson had technically been in business since 1903, the market for leisure motorcycle riding didn’t become too popular until the British made it ‘cool’ in the early fifties.
Well, little did the world know that Harley had unleashed a bike on the world that was destined to not only be around for a long time to come, but would also give the freedom to ride to anyone who wanted to the legend had unknowingly given us another. With a V-2 four-stroke engine that boasted forty horses of power, many simply couldn’t wait to get their rear ends on one, and the retail price, brand new, wasn’t too bad at $1100. The XL Sportster, as it was originally called, seemed to be the answer motorcycle-lovers had been looking for. In fact we’ve rated this among the very best Sportsters in Harley Davidson history. We’re talking about the 1957 Sportster XL Ironhead, which was the very first Sportster, the granddaddy of them all, you might say. The new model looked similar to other models they offered, but this one was a bit faster, and it would prove to be preferred by countless people in the years to come. The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company had been in business for fifty-four years when they designed, manufactured, and released the bike model that would change the face of riding forever.
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