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6 years later and just today they installed a more worthy route 66 sign infront of the art museum

I believe the suspension adjustments referred to is for the AT ES DCT...correct?

Idk about all that but all I know is I have three deposits on 3 bikes and I have yet to receive one. I don't even think I would want them even if they did show up by the end of 2024 I think I'd rather just wait for the 2025 at this point

Not cactus, it’s a goat head.

How many miles are you up to now? Looking at a used 883 with 30k. Thanks

I rode 2500 mile road trip on a 680cc vtwin honda. It was great!

The main reason why you had so many issues is because the 21 and the 22s were the trouble bikes out of the Pan America lineup they have constantly been making improvements and working all the bugs out of them and the 23s and the 24s are a lot better just don't buy first or second gen pan America's I am actually planning on getting a 24 Pan America later this year and also plan to attempt an iron butt challenge on it but I fully understand that you had a lot of issues with your 22 Pan America but as I said before the 2021 and 2022 we're very problematic because they were the first of the new bikes

!!! WHY low engine bars is so required for upper bars installation!? (You said). Do you mistaked? Do you mean black mount guard attachment? Please please answer to me immediately!

how do you set the Trip A and Trip B odometer back to zero before a ride?

Useless video for 80% of the viewers including me as u don't use the metric system

Wow...Was thinking of getting a Pan American...i'm 69, owned Harley's since i was 15ys old...(with the exception of a 1986 Suzuki Calvacade and 1979 Suzuki GS850...dam i miss those!)...but after hearing of all the issues of this bike, and i sure don't want to be stranded in the middle of nowhere, i might as well pay ⅓ the price and buy the new Royal Enfield...Low tech, simple to work on, now water cooled and it's 450cc now, light and nimble to safely navigate the backroads...i think it would be a better and cheaper way to enter this ADV Touring...

harley with their head up their ass as usual. Bring out the frickin bronx and smaller pan am and i might actually buy a harley for once. I have no use for all their dinosaur bikes. Far better options from other brands at better prices to boot.

The iron is one of Harley best bikes mainly because of its size it’s compact fits into my basement carport and is just easy to move around. The other is it’s a true town bike that can go on trips well if you’re not too busy and can take the time to actually ride normally not race around. I own a 2017 Iron and it’s pretty good

Did you mean small horsepower bike? My dad crossed this country a few times on a Honda 450 Hawk.

I've been more than comprehensive with HD and new stuff with my 2018 Softail ... I really like this bike but I'm not going through this again. Maybe in a few years if the 2024 are really ironed out (I call BS on the Moco saying this to discourage the used market)

Looks amazing but at 583 €

Listen to me. They elect to use a chain drive because the gear ratio is easily changed. With a shaft drive, you can’t change the gear ratio. Racing off-road bikes use chain drive so you can easily change the gear ratio. So there’s a method to the madness.

When they first came out in 2021 I wanted one so bad but I knew not to buy one so I didn’t. I bought a Triumph tiger instead which I didn’t like but I kept it for a couple years and then just recently bought a 2023 and that seems to be holding up just fine for now, I love riding it. I love looking at it. I love everything about it. It sucks though like you said the front end is crooked. They welded the fairing mount to the head tube and there is absolutely no way to fix it. Eventually you get used to it being crooked, and the only problem I have is that the keyless ignition doesn’t work. I’m any of the 2023s and Harley can’t fix it. I did find it back door, though that if you activate the left turn signal upon initial start up of the dash that the key code will appear on the screen and allow you to start the bike without the key. I learned that from someone on Facebook. Otherwise the bike fits me great I’m 6 foot one and it is the most comfortable bike and I love it and for me I think it off road really well. The right height is higher than you think. Remember, it has the adaptive height when you stopped bike low but when you get moving the bike raises and it raises to a point where it has plenty of height to do whatever you wanna do off-road.

Thanks for the video. Wondering whats the quality of the sensor you bought. Was it OEM/aftermarket? If OEM, new/used? Im asking because I can't find any OEM front wheel sensor for my bike.

So at 5'5" all adventure bikes are no go for me.

I have a 2000 Sportster. It was my first bike (but now not my only bike). It is the bike I ride the most because it is a lot of fun on the backroads. What I wish the bike had the most is a 6th gear. Being a 2000, it is pre-rubber engine mounts, and a 6th gear would be helpful in reducing vibration on the highway.

Here in NC we have the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Dragon, and numerous other routes that the Sportster rules and the Road King looses it's crown.

I had an 883 low with a hammer kit and now ride a roadster 1200 Sportster FTW!

I preferred the Industrial yellow they offered in 2023. I'm over black bikes. Still, at this price, I'd never get one. I'd never have bought my Goldwing new, either. I've bought a couple bikes that approached $20k but I think that's my limit. I just looked up at Versys 650 and they start at over $10k now. I might just be grumpy in my old age but the cost to play in this world is getting out of hand.

I love my sportster....tho I did slap a 117 twin cam on it lol

These Harleys are getting frequent to see here in Argentina. We aren't used to Harleys. They aren't that big and sound really good!

I’ve got a 48 special and it’s perfect for me. It’s light, has a 1200cc motor, and easy to modify. I love everything about it. I might buy a Low Rider at some point in the future for longer rides and rides with a passenger, but if it’s just me I’m jumping on my sporty.

It's tough to justify when there are so many other options in the segment. Glad you enjoy it!

Nice video. Do you have the link of the led turn signals? Or the name of the model. Thanks.

I’ve owned three Sportsters, and currently have a 2020 Iron 883 in the garage. I’ve also owned Electra Glides, Softails and Dynas, but I truly think the Evo Sportster is the best bike Harley ever built. I ride my Sportster more than my other motorcycle, a Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro. The simplicity, ease of maintenance and reliability can’t be beat. Plus, they’re just fun to ride.

10000 miles i put on my first bike it was a sporster took me all year

Joe, calling any motorcycle a girls or boys bike is stupid. The only reason I don't ride a Sportster is my size. At 6"4" and 280lbs with a 33inch inseam it just doesn't fit right. However, I have friends of both sexes who do fit them that love them and rightly so. I used to ride a Victory Vision, a great highway bike but cumbersome in town and 2 lane twisties. I also have to ride dirt to get to my farmer friends, ergo I sold the Vic and purchased a BMW R1200 GSA. It fits better, is faster, handles both Highway and 2 lanes with ease and I can flat foot it at a stop. It is good off pavement as long as you don't climb boulders with it. It is my Swiss Army knife. I only have room for one motorcycle, so this is a good alternative. You buy the motorcycle that scratches the itch you need scratched.

Sold my 48. That bike was like riding on the back of a winged demon! Raw in every way!! I think of her from time to time but I do not regret my decision to replace her with a fxlrs. Everyone has a love and I’m glad I’ve found mine. FTW👍🏻

I am not a fan of the Iron 883. But it has nothing to do with the engine size, performance, handling, or comfort of it. Those are all fine. It's ugly. And that is an unpardonable sin for a motorcycle. I also ride a Sportster, though mine is a 1200. But the big difference between mine and the Iron 883 is not the displacement. Mine is beautiful. It has beautiful shiny blue paint, silver wheels, a chrome engine, and chrome all over it. Some of which I added. Sportsters have been good looking bikes since the very first one in 1957. Up until they started dipping them in whatever flat black substance they dip them in. Yes, they did make the 883/1200 SuperLow right up close to the end. And it looked infinitely better than the Iron, despite its huge and very un Sportster like 4.5 gallon tank.

Sportsters are NOT girl bikes. They have a higher seat height than most Harleys, they have a high center of gravity which actually makes them FEEL heavier than even a Softail "go sit on them back to back, you will see", they vibrate, their suspension is absolutely BRUTAL, and, the 1200 Sporties are actually FASTER than big twins.

37yot? Really? Not older? What’s the current Suzuki Hayabusa? 30? What’s the current R1250GS? It carries architecture with it from the 30s of last century, the R1300 partly, too. What’s the Ducati holding? Yep, to a fraction it keeps on holding to race technology of the 20s. More videos to come? Of “does it make sense to fart on bikes”? Sure it does, best way to vent them while riding. And on a sportster it may even help on performance.

08 nightster Vance hines pipes And map tuner R/S air box Forward controls Taylor ignition Lith battery She barks like a pissed off pogo stick. Love/hate❤

Glad I passed on it and bought a Triumph Tiger for half the price.

I bought a new Sportster in 2007, worst ergonomics of any bike I have owned since 1971. Very uncomfortable. At least it didn't vibrate like my old 1973 Ironhead Sporty, gladly traded my Sportster for a Buell when Harley had the fire sale in 2009.

If you're a girl

I knew my FTR Sport is the right bike. Ive owned it for over a year and I still look back at it every time I park it. The FTR was my dream bike and I still love it to death. My first bike was an FZ6 and it was too much for me as a beginner.

The Sportster is fine for cruising on the highway, especially if you do a stage 1. This video makes me miss my old Iron 883 even though it was not at all set up for distance riding. My old sporty had Clubman style bars, a cafe racer style seat, 2-1 exhaust, and a quarter turn throttle... That thing was a blast to ride.

The Evo Sportster is the most true to form bike in HD's lineup for sure.

I miss my sporty 72. Lots of great memories. But I love my low rider s. This bisch is a badmammajamma.

The sportster is the most under rated bike of all time.

I miss my Sporty. I got rid of it because I daily commute on NYC highways in the Bronx and Queens which are horrendous when it comes to potholes and road imperfections. Going just 60mph on the Sporty and hitting a really bad pothole would send my a$$ up and off the seat which was scary AF! Who knows, maybe someday I'll pick up another one and put some money into taller rear shocks to allow for more travel. I really miss it at slower speeds on windy roads or even on decently paved highways cruising at around 70mph.

The unique "VISCERAL" feeling of riding a motorcycle...

Now you've inspired me to get back to the twisties in my backyard! And recording just for the helluvit (ancient GoPro...). Thanks Joe, always a good watch.

My sporty could not do long distance. Its a 96 completely modded so it does not even look like one. Even with a mustang seat 30 mins is about it. I have a 1200 model with a stage 4 screaming eagle kit and a bolt on 10 over chopper front end. More stable on the highway because of the extended wheelbase but still. Its windy all spring and fall where I live on Vancouver Island so I mostly ride my Honda Valkyrie Interstate full dresser. The sporty is a breeze to lane filter at stop lights. I do it also on my Interstate but with a bunch more care because its so wide. Sportys are exactly what the name says.

I’m a follower from Libya, a year back I was fascinated by your route 66 trip Vlog with Rocinante, now some Weeks ago I got myself a scooter as a first step of learning how to ride these two wheel machines but I’m certain that my first real bike will be sportster Ride safe and good luck 👍