Sportster XL

New Harley XL883 Sporster 2007 Model

Advantages: A dream of a bike
Disadvantages: None that i have found

...button, which means you precious Harley is safe. If anyone tries to tamper with it it gives of two small warning before it goes into complete siren mode. The bike is a dream to ride, pulls well in any gear and is solid. You are able to throw this bike around a bit which you can not do with the larger Harleys. The 2007 models are a little quieter to meet the EU regs on noise polution but this is easily remedied with after market pipes. Great fun ...

mandilou66 21.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Harley Davidson Sportster XL883C

Owning a 1200XLH Sport

Advantages: Less chance of speeding ticket or visit to a&e.
Disadvantages: Clonky gearbox,?price and availability of parts

...height a problem(highest in the Harley range)And it is unwieldy at low speeds and when manouvering. It is a Harley(the oldest model still made)and this gets a few glances from passersby if the sound does not.Big and shiny my Sporty looks good and sounds good!I am enjoying it a lot. ...

harleysporty 18.09.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Harley Davidson Sportster XL1200S

XLH883 anniversary edition

Advantages: It's HD
Disadvantages: None if you love it

...it soo much! My Harley Sportster XLH883 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 ...
...modified. Personalized. Improved. Dressed up. Harley itself sell lots of accessories and parts. Theoretically you can change anything, from handlebars, pegs, sit and lights to wheels, mudguards, exhausts even engine. I have a big plan for mine. At the moment its black and chrome. It's going to be black and black. I am going to improve its performance too. First by upgrading it from 883cc to 1200cc. Later bigger carb and another cams. Does it sound ...

koobra 25.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Harley Davidson Sportster XLH883

Poseurs delight

Advantages: Poseurs delight
Disadvantages: slow as a dumper truck

I have owned two Sportsters one 1000 cc and one 1200 both were excellent bikes and a pleasure to ride both were purchased second hand .For posers this brand is the dogs B*****ks and will turn heads wherever you go especially from the old grimmits who cruise the high street on a Saturday ,I fitted both bikes with screaming Eagle carbs and straight through drap pipes ( for the MOT a pair of VW beetle baffles fit perfectly)to improve performance .(note ...
...with a steel bar bends the restrictive flap which makes the bike sound like a controlled fart)The sportster handles pretty well but the side stand scrapes too easily the clutch is like a bullworker and the indicators are a pain in the arse The brakes are pull and prey type and could do with a set of nissins as standard they really are crap Tyre changing can be a pain as the Sportster has no centre stand and a very narrow cradle frame - very hard ...

jaffa38 25.04.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Harley Davidson Sportster XLH1200

Falling out of love with my Harley

Advantages: Comfortable and Cool to ride
Disadvantages: Under powered, expensive to run and unreliable

...had all it's services (by Harley Dearlers) and has been been well cared for this seems a tad too much trouble for what is an expensive bike, when compared to it's peers. I agree with the former reviewer in that the bike is underpowered in it's off the shelf incarnation and am dissapointed that having shelled out over £5K you have to spend more to get what should be standard. Some 'customisations' I would have done if I hadn't had to spend £4K on ...

Borizman 05.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Harley Davidson Sportster XL883C