Tony Long’s Harley Café Racer


| 2/21/2011 4:56:15 PM


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Tony Long with his Harley Café Racer. 

Bike: Harley-Davidson XLCR
Owner:
Tony Long
Hometown: Woodland Hills, Calif.
Occupation: Owner of Iron Head Motors, an XLCR parts supply/restoration business.
Etc: Bought his first XLCR in 1979. Now owns three.

Tony Long readily admits to a love-hate relationship with the Harley-Davidson XLCR, but it's clear he leans more heavily toward the former than the latter. ā€œThe strength of the motorcycle is that no matter where you go on it, it draws a crowd,ā€' Long says. ā€œBut they're very, very difficult to ride for a long period of time. They vibrate so badly, they'll put your hands to sleep.ā€

Long knows plenty about theĀ good and bad sides of the Harley CafĆ© Racer, having helped restore hundreds through his business, Iron Head Motors of Woodland Hills, Calif. He is president and co-founder of the XLCR Club, which aims to ā€œassure a place in history for these unique motorcycles.ā€

ā€œThey came out of a place where nobody wanted them, but now they generate a lot of interest,'' Long says. ā€œYou've got an older crowd who recognize and realize the historical value in these motorcycles, then you've got a new crowd who see something so unique that it captures their imagination.ā€



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Tony's love for the Harley-Davidson XLCR spans 26 years.Ā 



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