Advantages: It's HD Disadvantages: None if you love it
I always wanted to ride a motorcycle. An old fashion one, not a plastic rocket but one which looks like motorbike. So I bought HD. And I love it soo much!
My HarleySportsterXLH883 is 2003 anniversary model. I bought it a year ago, with 8k miles on clock and stage 1 fitted in (Screaming Eagle air filter plus Screaming Eagle mufflers).
I use it mainly to commute to work. 25 miles everyday, Monday to Friday. It is the only reason which make me get up at six o'clock from bed. And after long and busy day at work riding it home is so much better than best massage to relax.
Harley make five different families of motorbikes. The best one to start with, specially if you have no previous experience with motorcycles, is Sportster. It's fairly light (about 250kg), have enough, easy to handle power, low center of gravity, good ...
Advantages: Low cost upgrade from 883 to 1200cc's Disadvantages: none
I purchased a used 1996 H-D 883cc Sporster for $6,000.00 (USD) I then had the engine upgraded to 1200cc's and added a few other relatively inexpensive modifications (hi-flow air breather) for a total cost of less than $900.00 (USD), I then added a larger gas tank (previous 2.2 gal to 3.4 gal), and put metal HarleyDavidson lettering on tank (no decals). For all relative purchases I now have a 1996 frame on a brand new engine. A used 1996 1200cc Sporster would have cost at least $9,000.00--so I saved alot of money and got a much faster and better running custom engine, and was able to add a few more custom modifications with all of the money I saved.My bike is much faster and sounds better than any new or used stock factory direct 1200cc Sporster. The bike looks great via the no decals work on the tank. If you have a new tank put ...
Advantages: Great fun, make lots of friends, good re-sale value Disadvantages: brakes, lots of cleaning especialy in winter
I bought my Sportster about 18 months ago now and just love riding it.
It may not be able to do 160 miles a hour but so what. It can cruise all day long at 80+ mph and still have a little bit in reserve if needed.
Lots of people stop to talk to me when I'm parked and admire the great paint and chrome finish. Also the sound is what a motorbike sound should be.
Overall I am really pleased with the bike and have just had a 1200cc conversion put on to give me a little more power.
Handling is better than I expected. Around town the bike has plenty of low down torque and it's great fun watching the traffic part like your name's Moses as you roar up the middle of traffic jams(in fact I don't take my quiter short cut anymore as traffics more fun - I'm love being a holigan).
Petrol wize I do about 130-140 miles before I hit reserve ...
