Wouldn't mind adding one to my toy list. 
is an 883 custom enough?
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
ORIGINAL: Hitechluddite
As someone who just went from a 1200 Goldwing to a 883XLH let me tell you one thing the bike feels SMALL!
As someone who just went from a 1200 Goldwing to a 883XLH let me tell you one thing the bike feels SMALL!
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
ORIGINAL: steve marshall
I ride a 96 ultra. ok let me rephrase that, i own a 96 ultra. due to my work i have put less than 400 miles on it this year. Im thinking of trading for a smaller bike. I go about 205lbs and was wondering if an 883 custom is enogh bike for just around town.
I ride a 96 ultra. ok let me rephrase that, i own a 96 ultra. due to my work i have put less than 400 miles on it this year. Im thinking of trading for a smaller bike. I go about 205lbs and was wondering if an 883 custom is enogh bike for just around town.
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
My wife owned one of those.... and I had to ride it once in awhile.. the power was just ok (I'm 200 lbs @ 6' 0"). The thing that bothered me was that even with the bike set up with the forward controls, I still felt like one of those circus clowns on those tiny tri-cycles... Way too cramped.
If you are wanting a around town bike, I suggest a wide glide.
If you are wanting a around town bike, I suggest a wide glide.
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
I was going to trade for payoff of around 6400 cause it has a miss after about an hour of riding. it has 36000 miles on it. my local used harley dealer sold it to me a couple a years ago when he was still with the new harley dealer. said he would give me payoff.
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
Im 6'1 260# and my 1200 cutom w/ext.controls, hauls my **** but good and it don't feel small at all to me. But then again, i have not gone from a bigger bike to a smaller one. As far as long distance, its a blast on long trips, Granted the seat suck's but a stop here and there along the way, works out perfect. Quick and agile for sure.
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
883 is more than enough bike for any highway riding. Seriously, it's just the trend in recent years for larger engines that have changed customer perceptions about motorcycle engine sizes.
A Sportster 883 engine can do 99% of what a Road King Engine can do. The best people can come up with is, "but what about when I'm riding two up and I have to pass somebody on the freeway quickly with a headwind." Okay, that's the 1% difference. Not to say that I wouldn't like a Road King, but my reasons wouldn't be topped off by a more powerful engine.
I lived in India for a year and had a 135cc scooter. I had four adults on it and we went uphill! Yes, it was slow, but if a 135cc scooter can pull four adults uphill at 7,000 ft elevation, an 883 Sportster won't have problems with a heavy rider or 2-up riding.
A Sportster 883 engine can do 99% of what a Road King Engine can do. The best people can come up with is, "but what about when I'm riding two up and I have to pass somebody on the freeway quickly with a headwind." Okay, that's the 1% difference. Not to say that I wouldn't like a Road King, but my reasons wouldn't be topped off by a more powerful engine.
I lived in India for a year and had a 135cc scooter. I had four adults on it and we went uphill! Yes, it was slow, but if a 135cc scooter can pull four adults uphill at 7,000 ft elevation, an 883 Sportster won't have problems with a heavy rider or 2-up riding.
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
ORIGINAL: steve marshall
I ride a 96 ultra. ok let me rephrase that, i own a 96 ultra. due to my work i have put less than 400 miles on it this year. Im thinking of trading for a smaller bike. I go about205lbs and was wondering if an 883 custom is enogh bike for just around town.
I ride a 96 ultra. ok let me rephrase that, i own a 96 ultra. due to my work i have put less than 400 miles on it this year. Im thinking of trading for a smaller bike. I go about205lbs and was wondering if an 883 custom is enogh bike for just around town.
If you are tall I would really suggest you look at a Wide Glide. It's the Harley tall mans bike. The seat is further back in the frame then a softail and the foward controls extend past the frame. Much further reach than the Sporsters fowards also.
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RE: is an 883 custom enough?
ORIGINAL: steve marshall
I was going to trade for payoff of around 6400 cause it has a miss after about an hour of riding. it has 36000 miles on it.
I was going to trade for payoff of around 6400 cause it has a miss after about an hour of riding. it has 36000 miles on it.
Just curious...