Is there a true Harley after the Knuckle Head series?
Is there a true Harley after the Pan Head series?
Is there a true Harley after the Shovel Head series?
No one is ever happy that the Mo Co is building reliable, easy to get along with bikes.
I think the XR1200 is the only Sporty, sportster ever built. But that is my opinion, and everyone has a different take on what's there ideal bike.
And that is what owning a Harley is all about, What you believe to be the ideal ride.
Regards Lofty
I think with their latest offerings in the Sporty range the MoCo has tried to market them more towards men as well. It probably started with the intro of the Nightster. They're very blokey looking bikes compared to the old Sportster standard and customs.
LOVE my Iron...took it in for it's first service this morning but can't keep away from the showroom. Can't afford two but gosh those Heritage Softails look nice...somebody hold me back!
Yep i did join the line up to enquire about the (@#$%) after seeing the add on SBS
Yep i always wanted a sporty. And thats what i did, now waiting till may and very happy to do so.
I must admit to a lot of my mates think nightsters are nice but the new 883 with the mags puts it firmly in the affordability bucket and practical range. and a big plus to me is it has Aussie content yep the wheels are made in adelaide.
A new triumph is some 14.4K at the moment and you know what it doesent even come close in terms of finish.
PS i lined up one morning at stevos in the city Melb and there was three of us one had an R1 me on my old Jota and one with a new 800 bm twin all looking to confirm the price and availability and see one in the flesh, so it might seem that a little bit of advertising on the sporty line has stirred a lot of general interest.
Brucey
i like sportsters with lots of shiny stuff on them...top bike the sportster series...i love having a ride on my wife's 883 sportster Low..when i am given permission....
I am not a harley man I am a MOTORCYCLIST and I reckon that sportsters are the only true motorcycles HD make , since they canned Buell. I cant see the fun in riding a 2 wheeled lounge chair or a pose mobile with 6 foot long forks and ape hangers that make you scared of corners or riding in the rain
sportsters are fun thats why I wear a full face helmet so no one gets to see the smirk on my face
I chose my xr1200 over triumph thruxton and a honda fireblade
Saw a good observation in a review of the Iron where the writer admitted that HWT were certainly not influenced by their peers. The good news about this is that when you've been making the same model for 50 years you start to get it right - also unlike the new generation of retro bikes (and not just jappas) the Iron is not retro at all - it's just a bit of fiddling with the same old girl that people simply won't stop buying. A genuine classic.
