A real Harley .
A real Harley .
Right then folks , as some of you may be aware I have left this section and bought myself a 96cu Super Glide . However I felt compelled to return here to tell those of you who have only experienced a Sportster that you are riding a damn fine motorcycle . I can tell you , having now experienced both worlds , that all this talk about Sportsters being girls bikes and not being a real Harley , is such a contemptible load of nonsense that it is not even worth arguing about . Sportsters are GREAT bikes and don't let any Big Twin riding snob tell you any different . Have a great weekend in the wind whatever you ride !
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I agree. I also ride a Road King and my Sporty still pulls better from a start. Matter of fact my Sporty gets more looks from girls than the King, so I guess in that sense it is a "girls bike".
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Sporty name has been around from 1957 so I assume it is a Harley. As for the Girls bike BS that is some new thing people find to bitch about.
Sportster fills a need as does softail, touring ect. We all have our likes and dislikes. Personal I think the RK is joke.
Sportster fills a need as does softail, touring ect. We all have our likes and dislikes. Personal I think the RK is joke.
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I rode just about everything Harley made at a dealer demo day in 2014. While they were all nice and the larger ones were more comfortable, the Sportster was the only one that put a big grin on my face when I rode it. It still does 8 years later.
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Right then folks , as some of you may be aware I have left this section and bought myself a 96cu Super Glide . However I felt compelled to return here to tell those of you who have only experienced a Sportster that you are riding a damn fine motorcycle . I can tell you , having now experienced both worlds , that all this talk about Sportsters being girls bikes and not being a real Harley , is such a contemptible load of nonsense that it is not even worth arguing about . Sportsters are GREAT bikes and don't let any Big Twin riding snob tell you any different . Have a great weekend in the wind whatever you ride !
