Harley-Davidson XL1200 Sportster

Motorcycle

1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Harley-Davidson XL1200 Sportster on record.

Netherlands
1996โ€“2019
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2009โ€“2011
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 70% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands New Zealand

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

1996: 1 vehicle 1997: 1 vehicle 1998: 1 vehicle 2001: 2 vehicles 2 2002: 1 vehicle 2003: 2 vehicles 2004: 1 vehicle 2005: 1 vehicle 2007: 1 vehicle 2011: 1 vehicle 2013: 1 vehicle 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 1996 2019
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2009: 1 vehicle 1 2011: 1 vehicle 2009 2011
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 1
2007 1
2011 1
2013 1
2014 2
2015 1
2019 1
Finland
2009 1
2011 1

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

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  "name": "XL1200 Sportster",
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  },
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    "nz"
  ],
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    "oc"
  ],
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    "mass_decile": 7,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
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  "era": null,
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    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
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  }
}

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