Sportster stigma
#21
01-04-2017, 07:03 PM
#22
01-04-2017, 07:07 PM
Road Master
#23
01-04-2017, 07:52 PM
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#24
01-04-2017, 07:57 PM
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I use to ride a 96 f/b until I outed it nearly two years ago.
I bought a royal enfield as I only ride on mostly shortish journeys and wanted a small bike to sit in the corner of my garage this is a very nice bike but due to reliability I bought a 883r sportster.
OK I'm not a girl and it's a baby Harley thought to be gutless and good for street only,lacking anything over 65 therefore motorway's are no goes.
I will only keep it a couple months and want to up grade due to lack of power and the valves will burn out as it's got short shots and no other mod and o yeh
The small tank is useless as I will only do 60 uk miles out of it and will be constantly filling it up.
Well in reality it rides a lot better than I expected,it doesn't like 5 gear under 55mph
And sits at 70 purring along with no effort at all.
Not as comfortable in legs as my old fatboy and the seat in low all in Which can be adjusted to suit my 29'' legs in time.
it's not heavy it's more retro (what I wanted) than laid back cruiser and hopefully have better tyre choice.
Overhaul I'm not disappointed, I'm please with it and glad to be back to HD
Even thro it's not a big bore softail or glide.
It's horses for courses and suits my needs and the twin stoppers work really well.
I ask why is it frowned upon to own an 883 sportster ?
I bought a royal enfield as I only ride on mostly shortish journeys and wanted a small bike to sit in the corner of my garage this is a very nice bike but due to reliability I bought a 883r sportster.
OK I'm not a girl and it's a baby Harley thought to be gutless and good for street only,lacking anything over 65 therefore motorway's are no goes.
I will only keep it a couple months and want to up grade due to lack of power and the valves will burn out as it's got short shots and no other mod and o yeh
The small tank is useless as I will only do 60 uk miles out of it and will be constantly filling it up.
Well in reality it rides a lot better than I expected,it doesn't like 5 gear under 55mph
And sits at 70 purring along with no effort at all.
Not as comfortable in legs as my old fatboy and the seat in low all in Which can be adjusted to suit my 29'' legs in time.
it's not heavy it's more retro (what I wanted) than laid back cruiser and hopefully have better tyre choice.
Overhaul I'm not disappointed, I'm please with it and glad to be back to HD
Even thro it's not a big bore softail or glide.
It's horses for courses and suits my needs and the twin stoppers work really well.
I ask why is it frowned upon to own an 883 sportster ?
Last edited by Switchback12; 01-04-2017 at 08:00 PM.
#26
01-04-2017, 08:14 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
#27
01-04-2017, 08:24 PM
I've had three, the last an '06. Loved them all, wish I had a nice 1200 to go along with my Road Glide.
Eagle15, unless it's really just friendly teasing, only twits and ******* make fun of other people's bikes.
(Twits and ******* are UK words, right? I want to make sure I use the right ones.
)
Eagle15, unless it's really just friendly teasing, only twits and ******* make fun of other people's bikes.
(Twits and ******* are UK words, right? I want to make sure I use the right ones.
)
#29
01-04-2017, 08:45 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
Anytime I hear someone on a bagger teasing someone on a Sportster with comments like "Skirtster" or "girls bike", I like to point out that his bagger is more of a girls bike than the Sportster is. After all, it has everything a woman wants in a bike. Big comfy seat so her tushie doesn't get sore, upper and lower fairings to keep the elements and icky bugs off her, navigation because she has no sense of direction and can't read a map, and ample amounts of luggage room so she can bring along **** she doesn't need and will never use. 
Sportsters are great bikes. You can do anything on one that you can on a larger bike. There are dudes out there that put some serious miles on Sportsters.
Sportsters are great bikes. You can do anything on one that you can on a larger bike. There are dudes out there that put some serious miles on Sportsters.
Last edited by JekyllnHyde; 01-04-2017 at 08:53 PM.
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#30
01-04-2017, 09:05 PM
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