Harley-Davidson XL Sportster 883L

Motorcycle

1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Harley-Davidson XL Sportster 883L on record.

Netherlands
2004โ€“2010
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2005โ€“2017
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands Spain

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

1 register with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Registration history

2004: 1 vehicle 2005: 37 vehicles 2006: 24 vehicles 2007: 44 vehicles 44 2008: 37 vehicles 2009: 29 vehicles 2010: 21 vehicles 2004 2010
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2005: 3 vehicles 2006: 19 vehicles 2007: 45 vehicles 2008: 51 vehicles 51 2009: 26 vehicles 2010: 21 vehicles 2011: 3 vehicles 2014: 1 vehicle 2017: 1 vehicle 2005 2017
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2004 1
2005 37
2006 24
2007 44
2008 37
2009 29
2010 21
Finland
2005 3
2006 19
2007 45
2008 51
2009 26
2010 21
2011 3
2014 1
2017 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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  ],
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    "rarity": "average"
  },
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  ],
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    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
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  }
}

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