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Old 03-28-2018, 08:36 PM
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Just curious if there is any one from Houston here...
just moved from Miami and there was a Sportster riding group
there, not an MC but just a bunch of sportsters rode out on
Thursday (bike night).

 
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I cannot ride with you I'am here in Western PA and I really believe I have the only Sporster in the State . All I have ever seen on the road here are seniors riding their Geezer Glides ! Bought my 883 Iron new in 2016 . There is a Sporster group in England called Sporster sickness they have a website also . Do a search on UK Sporster sickness and you will see their Facebook pages and the different sites and events, they even sell T-Shirts . They have thousands of members . Also do a search on YouTube and you can see one of their get togethers, it is amazing ! The Europeans have a different mind set about the Sporster, they love them, here in the US it is all about the $30,00- Billet Barges . I would love to start a Sporster riding group here in PA but I'am not joking in three years of riding here I have never , never seen another Sporster on the road . Nice looking bike also .
 

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I stay here in Houston area.
 
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I cannot ride with you I'am here in Western PA and I really believe I have the only Sporster in the State . All I have ever seen on the road here are seniors riding their Geezer Glides ! Bought my 883 Iron new in 2016 . There is a Sporster group in England called Sporster sickness they have a website also . Do a search on UK Sporster sickness and you will see their Facebook pages and the different sites and events, they even sell T-Shirts . They have thousands of members . Also do a search on YouTube and you can see one of their get togethers, it is amazing ! The Europeans have a different mind set about the Sporster, they love them, here in the US it is all about the $30,00- Billet Barges . I would love to start a Sporster riding group here in PA but I'am not joking in three years of riding here I have never , never seen another Sporster on the road . Nice looking bike also .
try the xlforum. There are some real serious Sportster riders from PA over there. Read some of Parrothead's ride reports.
 
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Sportsters in Houston? Nope, not a one... (Just kidding) but really folks I see alot of guys in Pa , they buy the big FLH bikes to go bar hopping, its a dick swinging contest and they look down their nose at ya when ya ride up on a Sporty. It's ok though, for the most part I ride alone, my time, my schedule...
 
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Not much of a bar guy , but anyone who lives in Western PA knows that our roads are some of the worse in the country . With all the hills , bends and cuves I never understood the Big Billet Barge motorcycles making any sense at all in this State . If I lived out West then yes I would have one . Thanks
 

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Agreed, there's no need for a Touring bike when you ride local. A Sporty is fine local, a Dyna or Softail for when two up. Its about status people fronting like they have money. You can buy a ten year old FLH for the price of a new Sporty.
 
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rr/hr in houston had some pretty decent bike nights with a good mix of size/styles of motos. But that place closed a few months ago and will reopen when the new shop is built. Think it won't be until next year though. The only other bike night type stuff that I know of are more MC related as opposed to recreational riders. Just find people on the forums and make friends




edit: I also don't have my sporty anymore, but I'm on a dyna now. Nothing wrong with sportys though; I miss mine occasionally
 

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Also, bikes on the bayou is in two weeks. Eleanor Tinsley Park next to downtown. Good chance to ride and meet new people. Decent music lineup as well.
 
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