1958 Sportster

Engine: 883cc air-cooled OHV 45-degree V-twin.¹⁾

• Bore: 76.2 mm
• Stroke 96.85 mm
• Compression ratio: 9:1
• Horsepower: 55
• Weight (wet): 480 lb / 218 kg
• Fuel capacity: 1.9 gal / 7.2 l
• Fuel Economy: 40mpg

Original Price then/now: $1,265

• XL - Number Produced: 579²⁾
• XLH - Number Produced: 711³⁾
• XLCH - Number Produced: 239⁴⁾
• XLRTT - Number Produced: 26⁵⁾

• Skyline Blue / Birch White⁶⁾
• Calypso Red / Birch White⁷⁾
• Sabre Gray Metallic / Birch White⁸⁾
• Black / Birch White⁹⁾

1958 Parts Manual¹⁰⁾

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