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2000 Excelsior Henderson Super X, Only Available At SWEETWATER HARLEY-DAVIDSON Where We Offer Easy Finance Options ~ No Down Payment Options ~ and Affordable Extended Service Plans.*(O.A.C., qualifying models, subject to certain terms and conditions, see dealer for details.)The initial design parameters of the 1999 Super X were crafted during 1993 before the formal incorporation of the company. The goal was to have a design inspired by the original Excelsior-Henderson motorcycles of the pre-1931 era, and then updated as though the company had never ceased business. The Henderson DeluXe Four and Excelsior Super X motorcycle series produced by the Chicago-based Schwinn motorcycle factory of the late 1920s--were credited with being among the originators of what became known as the American cruisers look. Wherein for the first time, frames were designed with a low-slung look and the seats lowered into the frame providing a lower center of gravity, and the fuel tanks became the round-curved style (bulbous) all in part creating a low, sleek and powerful look. Other manufacturers of the time adopted this modern style, and today's motorcycles still mimic this--it has stood the test of time. The newly produced OEM production series 1999-2000 Excelsior-Henderson Super X motorcycles all had the same proprietary engine, transmission, fuel tank, frame, and fork/fender configurations. Variations occurred in the color schemes, accessories, electronic fuel mapping, tires, etc As with all new OEM products--based on engineering and production input--sometimes changes were made in real time on the assembly line in order to incorporate knowledge learned; whether from those assembling, riding, testing, or vendors supplying parts. In addition, during part number transitions, sometimes there are overlaps in part quantities so there may be a few bikes with part assembly and serial number variances. All this is typical in a manufacturing environment. The new engine was designed both in part as a clean slate, and as an update to an engine design that was purchased from the Weslake Engine Company of England in 1994. The Weslake company had a lot of fame for modern engine designs, and had previously designed a high-performance dual-overhead cam, four-valve V-twin, air-cooled motorcycle engine that they had run very successfully on the race circuit, and then moth-balled it. It was this design that was purchased, then re-designed to a larger bore and stroke engine--renamed to X-twin--to ultimately become the modern day Super X motorcycle engine, which the factory in Belle Plaine, MN tooled up and stepped into production. This effort short-circuited the development timeframe and greatly reduced the financial and technological risk to the business of developing a proprietary drivetrain platform. The dual-overhead cam, four-valve, fuel injected (closed loop), X-twin motorcycle engine. Even though this design originated in the late 1980s, it is still among
