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I am assuming the xr1200being sold in Europe is built with the rest of the sportsters in Wisconsin.
Aren't they more or less an XR883 with the 1200 engine?
So I don't understand why they are not being sold here.Who's the marketing genius behind this one? I guess they figured the bike would not sell well enough to have the dealers stock them.
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Aren't they more or less an XR883 with the 1200 engine?
So I don't understand why they are not being sold here.Who's the marketing genius behind this one? I guess they figured the bike would not sell well enough to have the dealers stock them.
Any insite?
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RE: I don't understand?
Never heard of an XR883. It's a completely different bike than any Sportster made. Their marketing researchers have determined at this time there is no market for this beast here in America, simple a s that.
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They aren't here because(going back to another thread) they are eurotrash gay looking. Boom how ya like me now. PS this is in relation to another thread about the nightster so don't get all pissed off, cuz I am not talking about anyone in particular. Their were several people that didn't like the nightster but loved the xr1200, in my opinion they are living on the wrong side of the pond.[:'(]
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Right, it is not just an 883R with a 1200 engine, that would be cool. They crapped it all up with that sport bike rear fender.
If you want something that looks like that, just go to your local Yamaha dealer, probably faster and cheaper too...
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...1/0/image.aspx
If you want something that looks like that, just go to your local Yamaha dealer, probably faster and cheaper too...
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/pr...1/0/image.aspx
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the xr 1200 is made in kansas city along with the rest of the sportster line , it is more than a stock 1200 motor and putting out around 90 hp and 85 ft-lbs of torque , its harleys way to try and reel in the younger crowd. personally I like the looks of the nightster but I feel like im dragging my *** on the ground, its not the sportster for me , but im not going to slam anybody else for wanting one .
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To me it doesn't look like a ricer....it looks more like a flat-track replica racer. Same dual upswept pipes, rear fender shape and color.
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