FXRS, FXRS-CONV, FXRS-SP... are you confused? References

Sources

1. Kip Woodring, "Motorhead Memo: The Gentleman's Express", Rider Magazine, September 20, 2017 (year-by-year FXR history and VIN model codes). Link
2. Cycle World, "Harley-Davidson FXRS Low Rider Sport", June 1987 (part of a cruiser comparison; short spec box). Link
3. Cycle World, "Harley-Davidson Convertible" road test, September 1989. Link
4. Cycle World, "Harley-Davidson FXRS-SP" road test, July 1990. Link
5. Harley-Davidson Motor Co., 1987 All Models Owner's Manual (FXRT specifications page 12, FXR, FXRS, FXRS Sport Edition and FXLR specifications page 34, tire pressures pages 14 and 36). Scanned copy hosted by Ratbike Service. Link
6. Harley-Davidson Motor Co., 1990 All Models Owner's Manual (FXRT specifications page 18, FXR, FXRS, FXRS-SP, FXRS-CON and FXLR specifications pages 50 to 51, tire pressures page 52). Scanned copy hosted by Ratbike Service. Link
7. Hot Bike, "Separating the Men From the Boys: The History of the FXR" (photos from the Harley-Davidson Archives; interviews Bob LeRoy). Link
8. Wikipedia, "Harley-Davidson Super Glide" (FXR section), and the sources it cites, including Andy Hornsby, "A Potted History of Harley-Davidson", American-V. Link
9. Production totals derived from The Bazar Book of FXRs by Nick Hinzo (FXR Archive added the book's numbers to get each model total).
10. Side-view drawings and timeline by FXR Archive, October 2026. Not to scale; stance differences are exaggerated so they read at phone size. No free-licensed photo of a stock FXRS-SP or FXRS-CONV was found on Wikimedia Commons or Openverse (searched October 7, 2026).
11. Photo: Maggi1109, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized).

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