Hey guys,

HD users from Sydney , pls advice !

Welcome to forum. Couple quick q’s to assist members to help you. How old r u. How tall. How much do you weigh. How long have you been riding. What types of bikes. What type of riding / roads do you spend your time. What is your budget. What licence do you have. Why now a Harley. 

I am 36 yrs old, been ridding since I was 20 ish ? 5 9  and 80 kgs. I have  had the Royal Enfield 500 before and wanted to upgrade to a HD for the highways. I ride on Borge highways and within city

That helps. So you have an unrestricted licence? What is budget

I have an unrrestriced license . Being my first Harley I wanted to go for the 883 as I already had a 500 cc RE. Budget around 15 k and I wanted some feedback on the Vance and Haines exhaust - is that something that the epa is cracking down on aggressively ? 

Few more questions.
sexual preferences ?
what colour underwear ?
no,  just kidding
I saw your question earlier but didn't answer because I don't know anything about Sydney's cops and their attitude to 'Not legal for road use' exhausts.
(except that they are probably arseholes like they are everywhere else)
I assume you are capable of picking the right bike at the right price for you, and an Iron 883 would be a good first Harley.
My concern would be that the bike has a tuner (SE or otherwise) and a calibration to suit the exhaust has been loaded.

If you are going for a sporty I would consider going to a 1200 as after a short while of riding the 883 you will want the extra power 

15 k, why a sporty?

As Chriso said. 

Sporsters make a lot of sense in Sydney metro.

Definitely go a 1200, they are better in every way (besides CTP costs) can be lugged around and surprisingly rapid with the right mods.

However, if you do highway miles, the sporty will hurt after a while and the small tank (in particular the 7.9L on a 48) will mean 100km fuel stops and leg stretches.

I have a 130hp Fatbob and I am happy as Larry.
I couldn't see myself riding a Sporty now but my first Harley was a '92 883 that I had about 15 years ago and I enjoyed the time I had on it.
I'm 6'1" and about 105 kgs and I had to get fwd controls on it pretty quick.
(might have been 95 kgs when I had it)
I had no problems keeping up with the group but sometimes had to stop for fuel earlier on the longer rides.
I took it out to 1200 and then I decided to go bigger .
Harleys are generally heavier than other bikes and some may have to get used to that.
Parking and slow speed manoeuvres and small residential roundabouts can be a trap for anyone not used to the weight of a Big Twin.
I have seen women on Big Twins too; they drop them more often than the blokes do and then have to look around for someone to help pick them up.
Buy any bike at the right price and you won't lose money when its time to sell and move up.

I'm 6'2" and ride a Sporty 883 every day of the week.  It my go-to bike for motorway riding as its light, nimble and stops on a dime (needed all that this morning when some dick in a Peugeot slide into my lane with no indicators and actually started to push me into the next lane - he had no idea I was there at all). 

1200 will pull like a bat out of hell and lay waste to the majority of stock Big Twins so if your cashed up then go that route.  and you really should be in the $10k region for cost rather than $15k ($15 will get you an older big twin, which will be heavier and a lot slower, but better suited for cruising)