Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight
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An iconic V-Twin engine that is renowned for its massive low-end torque and soul-satisfying sound. Lightweight aluminum heads and cylinders improve air-cooling efficiency.
Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight History
Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight History & Generations Source: Wikipedia
1978 and 1979. XR1000, two high rise flat track style exhausts on the left and two staggered K&N type filters feeding Dell'Orto carburetors on the right.
. The first road-going Harley to be factory equipped with full-on adjustable sporting suspension, adjustable in compression, rebound and preload.
The XL1200N Nightster included (then) unique elements such as a bobbed rear fender, front fork gaiters, and a side mount license plate. The riding position and 25.3-inch (640 mm) seat height of the Nightster are the same as those of the XL883L Sportster Low - UK version (along with Iron 883 and Fort…
As a smaller-displacement version of the Nightster. The major differences are blacked-out engine, cast wheels instead of laced; narrower handlebars; and of course the smaller 883 cc engine displacement compared to the Nightster's 1200 cc.
The XL883R officially gets the "Roadster" suffix XL883N "Iron 883", blacked-out 883 similar to the Nightster with more black and 13-spoke mags, mid-controls. XL883L "SuperLow", new
Has black split 5-spoke mags with polished rims and 120/70-18 and 150/60-17 tires, wider flatter "Custom" tank, mid-controls XL900 the original mid compression version XLH900 same as the standard XL but with the "H" denoting the high compression engine XLC900 off-road version of the XL, The XLC has…
. The Nightster name returned
) Nightster Harley-Davidson manufactured the last Evolution Sportster, a Gunship Gray 883, on November 18, 2022.
With a 975cc engine. In the 2010 model year, Harley-Davidson introduced the XL1200X "Forty-Eight" model.
History text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA.
Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Technical specs
Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight market reference value
Reference values from the monthly insurance value list published by the Insurance Association of Türkiye. New vehicles use the authorised distributor’s non-campaign list price; used ones use market averages.
Values are nominal Turkish lira; much of the rise reflects inflation. Switch to dollars or euros to see the real trend.
Source: Insurance Association of Türkiye, Kasko Değer Listesi, August 2026. These are reference values for insurers and carry no mileage, damage or condition breakdown.
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