The 1978Harley - DavidsonFXS Low Rider motorcycle was Harley ’s liberal vendor during its first full year of output .
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Harley - Davidson ’s first " manufactory customs duty " was put out in 1971 , setting the microscope stage for many more to follow . Called the FX Super Glide , it combined the skeletal frame and locomotive from the big FL - serial twins with the front forks and other trimness art object from the XL Sportster – hence the FX appointment .
In the midriff of 1977 , Harley roll out the FXS Low Rider . Like the Super Glide , it was based on the giving FL series physical body with a 74 - three-dimensional - column inch V - twin . With a posterior height of only 27 inch , the FXS fit almost any rider .
In feeling and construct , it contrasted precipitously with Harley ’s other new debut for 1977 , the XLCR . While the Sportster - base XLCR was square and sporty , the FXS had a low , muscular flow to its profile .
In 1978 , the Low Rider ’s first full year of product , it outsold all other models in Harley ’s line , accounting for most 20 percent of full sales . The FXS was ab initio sell only in metallic gray with orange script , but black and white were offered of late in the example class .
On the FXS , fuel is stored in the split " Fat Bob " cooler , which give the cycle a substantial smell . The 1978 version still hold both bang and galvanising starters , and the final drive was handle with a multi - row chain .
Though it was the first full year for the Low Rider , 1978 reverse out to be the last year for the venerable 74 - cubic - inch V - counterpart , as Harley increased the displacement to 80 cubic inches for 1979 .
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A " factory usance " that combine elements of existing Harley exemplar , the humble and brawny 1978Harley - DavidsonFXS motorcycle have a seat superlative of just 27 inches , which fit almost any rider .
