UPDATE:
Well everytime new information is found it's great as the "HISTORY" becomes MORE ACCURATE!!!
I just discovered that there was actually a 1987 FXRC CUSTOM BIKE AS WELL, if you recall:
in 1985 there were two FXR LIMITED EDITIONS one was official the other was unoffical both to gain extra sales and to help perfect the production line process for supplying more chrome. The "OFFICIAL" one was the [/color] FXRC Low Glide Custom , which in some locales was unoffically dubbed the " Candy Glide " in honor of the color scheme of the paint which was Candy Orange and Root Beer , paint that made the whole motorcyle seem to glow in full sunlight like a "radioactive pumpkin". The 1985 "Candy Glide" FXRC Low Glide Custom , wasn't for everyone, and in some parts of the country they were a tough sell. Why? The price was higher, for one, the biggest reason, though was that bright bold color that was too "pretty" to be seen on. The new black T-shirt crowd just wasn't fully ready for the Candy Orange and Root Beer bikes with orange-brown seats. Only 1,084 were built in 1985. The "UNOFFICAL" FXRS special was a version offered with the chrome covers of the FXRC, but without the candy paint.
There appears to be some further evidence that indeed HD carried the FXRC Low Glide Custom into 1986, Hardluk1 sent me a note and has informed me that he owns one, #933 of 1250 on the speedo/tac cluster, black with some gold finishes on the lower tree and console also rear rail covers. All stickon 's. He Was told by a person that the custom stuff was left over from 85 and to be a fugal company, HD kept it up in 86 till the stuff was gone . It is back'd up in the vin#.
REDFXR2 then added this statement:
From Illustrated Buyer's Guide Harley Davidson since 1965
[Chapter 8. Talking about changes and models for 1985] ...The second half model for 1985 was the FXRC Low Glide, the C standing for Custom....The factory said the plan was to only make 1075 examples of the Custom while offering the chrome plating package as an option for the FLT and FLHT. There's something of a puzzle here, because the Custom was reported as a good seller, while years later the package, as in the chrome plating and paint scheme, turned up on some 1986 FXRC Customs. The model wasn't in the 1986 catalog so we can guess that selling the scheduled number of Customs took longer than expected.
REDFXR2 further added, "......So, it appears that you could have bought new/owned a 1986 FXRC that, to HD, was sort of "off the books", since apparently HD regarded all FXRC's as 1985 models......"
Next, in 1987 here are a few photos of a 1987 FXRC CUSTOM which happens to be #679 out of 750 that were built. Once Again It Apppears HD Continues To Work Towards The Completion of This Previous Offering From 1985 With The Conclusion Of 750 Units However These Units Featured For The First Time A Painted Frame Matching the Painted Body Work Of The Bike. These Units Were Also Identified By Their Numerical Order With A Inscribed Plate At The Location Of The Handlebars And For The Very First Time The USA FLAG Was Placed On An Actual Bike, "OLD GLORY" Had Arrived And Was Proudly Displayed. It ONCE AGAIN Should Be Noted That HD Never Placed This Particular Model In Any Of It's Sales/Brochure Literature For 1987.
So while it could be said that HD was not satisfied with the amount of "CUSTOM" units that were selling they even went ONE STEP further by "painting" the frame the same color....seems to me they weren't simply "rushing" to get these out the door 2 years later....perhaps they were marketing these in specific areas checking out how the market would react to different items on the FXR.....
1985 FXRC Low Glide Custom 1,084 in 1985 were built.
1986 FXRC CUSTOM 1,250 in 1986 were built.
1987 FXRC CUSTOM 750 in 1987 were built.
PHOTO: 1987 FXRSC CUSTOM PHOTO BELOW:
[NOTE: Please remember that putting your curser next to the paper clip icon below the photo will allow you to enlarge the photo plus save it to your computer if you desire OR if you merely wish to see it enlarged simply put your curser on the photo and "LEFT" click and it will enlarge]
Author
Topic: FXR HISTORY (Read 290178 times)