A superb and rare photo of the extremely rare Harley-Davidson XS sidecar combination, photographed during
World War II in the 1940s.
The Harley-Davidson
XS (Experimental Sidecar) was a flat-twin shaft drive motorcycle made
by Harley-Davidson for the US Army during World War II. During WWII, the Army
produced a specification for a motorcycle much like the BMWs used by German
forces. That meant shaft drive, a boxer engine, and several other features that
made the BMWs exceptionally reliable and low-maintenance machines.
Harley-Davidson produced the XA based closely on the BMW. Though an excellent
machine, only about 1,000 were produced. Harley also designed a sidecar version
of the XA, called the XS. Interestingly, the sidecar wheel was driven by shaft
drive, similar to the Moto Guzzi Trialce of the same era.
Due to its new features and low production, the XA and
the XS were expensive, and by that time it was clear that the Jeep was the
Army's general purpose vehicle of choice; the less advanced but cheaper WLA was
considered sufficient for its limited roles. According to the American
Motorcyclist Association's Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, regarding the
World-War-II-vintage HD XA and XS, which both have an opposed twin engine —
"Mechanically, the large cooling fins stuck straight out in the breeze,
reportedly keeping the XA’s oil temperature
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It is a superb and rare non period photo, and this is your rare
chance to own it! It reflects a very interesting and historic piece of
motorcycling history in a great way! The size is perfectly suited for framing
as it is large: ca. 8 x
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