Is it common......
Tourer
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I find guys on Dyna's poking way more fun than the ones who ride the softail or touring. What do expect from a bunch of bikers. They're all a bunch of savages. I don't need anything soft when riding a bike. I certainly don't need and want cruise control and a radio when I want to escape.
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Road Warrior
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From: SW OREGON
Is it common......
Never a HD rider, but had a kid at a gas station say he thought it was a "nice Sportster".
Road Master
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had a guy and his girlfriend ask me if mine was a sportster once (even with a 103" and V&H BR). I just politely told them no and tried to explain some of the obvious differences between the two (they genuinely seemed interested). They weren't bikers either. You can generally figure out if someone is just being an @$$ or genuinely interested. I never take it to heart anyway. If they make a comment that means they are looking at the bike and people usually only look at what they like so I take it all as a compliment.
Ultimate HDF Member
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From: Ozark Country
Yeah but you have to realize that the majority of people (especially those that don't know a lot about Harley's) know what a Harley V-Twin engine looks like, but they wouldn't be able to tell a 883 from a 103" just by glancing at a bike.
Even some 'Harley Guys' might be confused because of the look of the front end, especially when meeting one on the road.
Cruiser
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From: new jersey
to this day, when i go to the harley shop its the sportys that make me turn my head. they are pretty bikes.
its a lean, mean riding machine. i like the k.i.s.s. theory, and i think the dyna's have their roots there too. i would take that as a compliment (while thinking to myself 'mines bigger')
its a lean, mean riding machine. i like the k.i.s.s. theory, and i think the dyna's have their roots there too. i would take that as a compliment (while thinking to myself 'mines bigger')
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I like Sporty's as well....good horsepower to weight ratio, and unlike most entry level metrics, the components are very well finished, and like most HD models they don't have a bunch of plastic covers to hide poorly finished stuff. Clean looking bikes....which is probably why I've always liked the Super Glide. I already have the ultimate bagger (the Valkyrie Interstate) so I wanted something light, powerful, and agile. But a sportster was never a possibility, even when I started riding years ago....I'm way too big to fit on one comfortably, and the poor thing would definitely have suffered, hauling my fat *** around.
Cruiser
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From: northern WI.
its a glorified sportster
A freind of mine has a fx somthing or other & a Road king, He says he wishes he never bought the fx, because it is just a glorified sporster. I dont mean to **** you guys off, this is just coming from sombody that I know who owns one. That is probaly way they mistake it for a sportster.
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