i like the paint a lot but thats pretty much it.

I agree with Blackacre that they need a six speed. The Scout has a six speed and makes it much better when i you want to head out of town for a while. I've ridden a few of them.

What about LED headlights and tail lights like the bigger HD models?

I've put enough into my '05 to make it just as good as one of these if not better.

 

So much for 2/20

 

I actually like what they did....maybe only partial credit, such that they don't get to count this as a "new" bike, but half credit. The Iron 1200 is way less money than what it cost me to get my Iron w/ABS to the 1200. And to put those handle bars on would be another $1300, since I am considering that now too. Seriously considering a trade and starting with a new canvas.

 

jeezus! really. that's insane... dealers charge that to install $100 bars?

no way i'd pay that

 

Seriously, 2 gallon tanks. Wow.

 

That's what I was quoted by two different dealers. requires new cables, apparently there is a lot of labor involved. I am not sure how much ABS contributes to the effort. I buy to ride, not wrench, so its not a DIY kind of thing for me. It is an around town bike for me, so unlikely to pull the trigger

 

I have a Scout to complement my Iron and while I definitely like the 6th gear, I don't really miss it on the Iron. Both bikes are used for local riding and each scratches a different itch. It's like having two kids with different personalities, but not too different. And they get more saddle time than any of the others in the stable because they are just fun to ride

 

I’m a fan. I would like to have the 1200 iron. Easy swap for 12” or 14” t bars. Swap the shocks with 13.5 or 14” rear shocks, and 2 into 1 and you got a nic club style sporty

 

IDK. The new gear ratios on the Roadtster keep me in 4th for the most part until the expressway opens up. I wouldn't do any sustained riding on an XL frame for more than about 80 MPH anyway. As with any, I will reserve judgement until I see the bikes in person. For those of us who spent our motorcycle formative years watching AMF bikes (My parents had one) I kind of like the idea that they haven't forgotten that part of their history.

The XL refuses to die. Gotta love it. Price pojnt for the Iron 12 is less than 10 grand.

 

I watched Matt Laidlaw did on the new bikes. He mentioned that current Sporties are built in the KC plant, which as you probably all know is closing in '19. He suggested that the '19s might be the last year of the Sporties as we know 'em. When they bring the new line up in York, it just may be a whole new design. Interesting.