2013 Custom
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2013 Custom
I just came across a clean , low mile 2013 Custom. Looking for around town bike, to work etc, bike for when I don't need the Sport Glide. If I remember Sportsters got a bunch of updates in '14 or '15. Any thing to watch out for or should I go a couple years newer?
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The 2014 and up has CAN bus. Everything works by communication versus a physical switch turning something on.
The electronics feature a body control module BCM that is the heart of the CAN bus and also pretty much replaces all the fuses and relays from earlier models. You now get a DTC when a bulb is blown.
The speedo lcd display shows trip A and B, clock, odometer and tachometer with gear selected. The 2013 you have to press a button on the back of the speedo. With the 2014 there is a toggle switch on the left hand side to rotate the display.
Fitting slip on mufflers is a bit easier as the connecting pipe is moved to the headers. The O2 sensors are 12mm heated so you have to look for correct year when changing out exhaust systems.
I have a 2008 and a 2017 here and the engine is as strong in both of them so nothing is changed there.
The electronics feature a body control module BCM that is the heart of the CAN bus and also pretty much replaces all the fuses and relays from earlier models. You now get a DTC when a bulb is blown.
The speedo lcd display shows trip A and B, clock, odometer and tachometer with gear selected. The 2013 you have to press a button on the back of the speedo. With the 2014 there is a toggle switch on the left hand side to rotate the display.
Fitting slip on mufflers is a bit easier as the connecting pipe is moved to the headers. The O2 sensors are 12mm heated so you have to look for correct year when changing out exhaust systems.
I have a 2008 and a 2017 here and the engine is as strong in both of them so nothing is changed there.
Last edited by Andy from Sandy; Apr 3, 2022 at 03:38 AM.
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They pretty much are discontinued.
I think dealers will take all the good ones they can get so if you can find what you are looking for get it.
No new Custom and other models.
I think dealers will take all the good ones they can get so if you can find what you are looking for get it.
No new Custom and other models.
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The H-D in the US only sells the 883 Iron and 48 now in the traditional Sporster models. Most other countries no longer have the Sportsters.
'14 and up would be a good choice but there's nothing wrong with earlier models either. Main difference is the electrical as mentioned. If you want the '13 and concerned about the tach, H-D sells this speedo/tach combo. I have one on my '11 Custom. It has the features mentioned above and miles-to-empty and fuel gauge with an optional fuel sending unit.
'14 and up would be a good choice but there's nothing wrong with earlier models either. Main difference is the electrical as mentioned. If you want the '13 and concerned about the tach, H-D sells this speedo/tach combo. I have one on my '11 Custom. It has the features mentioned above and miles-to-empty and fuel gauge with an optional fuel sending unit.
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I looked up specs and hope it's wrong : 2.1 inches of rear suspension travel. Front is great at 5.6 inches, but 2 inches is not good for this old man with fused cervical vertebrae. Rear suspension tolerable or not ? Rode an Indian Scout a couple years ago at a demo and could not wait to get off it. It had the same rear travel.
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I got Progressive 444 rear shocks on mine. They gave a big improvement over stock. They are 12.5 inch shocks. I have a bad back as well.
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