Harley-Davidson XL53C

Motorcycle

2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Harley-Davidson XL53C on record.

Netherlands
1998โ€“2018
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2008โ€“2024
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 Switzerland

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

Powertrains on record

2 registers with powertrain counts

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

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Registration history

1998: 30 vehicles 1999: 65 vehicles 2000: 97 vehicles 97 2001: 79 vehicles 2002: 73 vehicles 2003: 92 vehicles 2004: 12 vehicles 2005: 8 vehicles 2006: 2 vehicles 2018: 1 vehicle 1998 2018
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2008: 1 vehicle 1 2011: 1 vehicle 2024: 1 vehicle 2008 2024
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1998 30
1999 65
2000 97
2001 79
2002 73
2003 92
2004 12
2005 8
2006 2
2018 1
Finland
2008 1
2011 1
2024 1

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

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  "id": "motorcycle/harley-davidson/xl53c",
  "name": "XL53C",
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  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
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    "fi",
    "nl"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
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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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