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HARLEY-DAVIDSON Sportster Streamliner Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

Generations: 1
First production year: 1970
HARLEY-DAVIDSON Sportster Streamliner photo gallery

In 1970, renowned racer Calvin Rayborn II, or Cal Rayborn, behind the bars of the Harley Davidson Sportster Streamliner, set a new land speed record of 265.492 mph on the Utah Bonneville salt flats, a record that remained unbroken until 1975. The streamlined, stiletto-shaped machine was equipped with a Sportster engine that ran on 70% nitro-methane, had a 23" diameter and a wheelbase of just over 10 feet.

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