Cohn Racers’ Harley XR1200X is ready to play dirty

If you love the wall of torque delivered by a Harley V-twin but not the laidback handling, the Sportster XR1200X is the bike you need. The XR1200X was the sportiest of Sportsters, with over 90 hp on tap from a high-compression engine, and supple Showa ‘big piston’ forks. At the start of this decade, it was sold in Europe for a couple of years—then filtered through to the US, where it won plaudits from road testers and owners alike. The rarity of the XR1200X means we don’t see many in custom shops. But Cohn Racers managed to find one, and...