2011 Harley-Davidson XR1200X First Ride Photo Gallery

A host a small updates grace the 2011 XR1200X, including two new colors - Hot White Denim featured here.

The new X1200X gets the blacked-out treatment to its engine and exhaust for a more sinister look.

Fully-adjustable Showa 36mm dual shocks are part of the suspension upgrades that grace the 2011 H-D XR.

Showa's new Big Piston Fork sits up front on the updated 2011 XR1200X.

Cranked over through Road America's Turn 6 on the XR. We were quickly surprised by the Harley's handling.

It didn't take long before parts were dragging on the XR.

Knee on the deck and tucked in on a 580-lb standard. Who would have thought?

Denim Black is the second color available for the 2011 XR1200X, which features a semi-gloss final coating.

With bikes evenly matched and only capable of so much speed, a Journalist GP of sorts quickly ensued. Loads of fun was the result!

Never judge a book by its cover. Case in point: Harley-Davidson's 2011 XR1200X.