Yeah, you missed one. Number one thing a sportster guy says is......... "Hey guys, is there a gas station around here? Gonna need to stop reeeal soon."
I'll judge a dude that rides a motorcycle no more than 30 minutes at a time but feels the need to have a full front fairing, backrest, heated bars, and radio long before I'll judge a sporty rider. Especially if he's the sort of dude that makes jokes about Sporty's being 'girls bikes.' Bruh, you literally spent 20,000 dollars in extras just to pamper yourself, you don't have a leg to stand on here.
Right?! If you need all these little farkles to put on your 600 miles this year, then the kid on his 883 that uses his bike daily is way more of a REEAAAAL rider.
Wait YOU judge smarter people with more money, nicer bikes, and actual luxury cars who would rather take the long trips in cool comfort? Cant judge me, begrudge me unless your'e above me.
@@rockylee7328 you assume that the bike someone rides is any measure of their intelligence? That's rich. You also completely missed my point because you appear be very self conscious about your ride... just enjoy it and move on but anyone that thinks their ride is more manly because it's more comfortable has a much different idea of what it means to be manly than I.
Well in keeping with my first remark, I have no shame with any comparison to a woman either. They're tougher than most men I know. And speaking of, riding a Sportster is not for the weak... spent a day on a Sporty and you know you've been riding. You tough guys can keep your mobile Barco loungers!
@@rockylee7328 dude, you follow my little pony and some other little kid channels so nobody is taking anything you say serious😂 That being said, how does someone spending more money on a bike make them smart? Then I ask you this, How do you know the person buying the Sportster can't afford a larger Harley? Maybe, just maybe, they don't want a massive bike with a bunch of stuff some of us will never use or care to use. You seem very insecure about your purchase😀
Hey um with ya man, got a 91 XL1200 crossover pipe under the S&S teardrop, forwards, a battery that has close to 7 yrs cuz I use a battery tender, rewired rear dir. sigs as tail lites an direction sigs, I can change my oil an filter in a breeze. Don't need a radio heated grips, seat or windscreen, bike has 4 plugs so she burns clean, great for practicing u-turns an low speed tekneeks , bot her 11/22 2013 w 43,800 and have over 20 k on her now, gets 48 or a bit more a gallon, 3 gal tank and a 1.5 gal jerry jug on back porch of sissy bar.
That just makes it even cooler, like a bodybuilder in a VW Bug type of thing. Look up Kali Muscle, he's a MASSIVE bodybuilder and he got an Iron 883 and it's just pure joy to watch
The only conspiracy theory I'll ever believe is that Harley bigwigs astroturfed the anti-sportster culture to incentivize buyers toward the other, higher profit margin bikes
The excuse that they couldn’t make the air cool pass emissions is Bull. If BMW can get the R9T series to pass world wide emissions so could Harley if they wanted to.
I'm 6' 3" and 240 pounds, I ride a Sportster. The rest of my club say they're embarrassed to ride with me. One day I'm going to turn up on a Honda 90, I'll show them embarrassing!
Hey @Derek Cole I had a Honda CB-100 when I was 16 years old .. I bought the bike for the engine to put in a motocross bike frame which I did .. bored and stroked ported head cam 24 MM carb 160 CC's now Anyway I was riding down the Highway on my way to the Muskegeon MI Pro Hill Climb. Joined up with the Ghost Riders Biker gang "Club" and rode down the highway with them .. My feet and wrtist went to sleep from the vibrations .. no Rubber motor mounts I guess
@@RoadRashHD Hahah nice! I have seen Surrey BC come up in searches before. Thanks for the sub, I sent one your way too :) Enjoy the sporty my Surrey friend 👍
I have a 1979 Skirtster, and the only phrase I need is "Look man, that oil was there before I parked it." If pressed I say a big Triumph did it and ran away.
My dad had a 79 Sportster for several years, and absolutely loved the bike. And then the motor blew up and he traded it to his brother straight-across for a mint 1969 Yamaha DT1 Enduro. I liked that Harley too, but there's no denying that NOTHING gets as much attention at a gas station as that Yammie. It's insane. People have walked right past a hot rod with tunnel-ram and zoomies in order to rave about how they "used to have one just like it!!"
@@shadetreesurgeon we used to have some fun sportsters but sportster haters killed the sales and now harley ships the xr1200 to japan www.motorcycle.com/events/racing-the-harleydavidson-xr1200-series-91081.html
Sometimes... its just your wallet telling you... "a Sportster it iiissss!" And it could still be worse than riding a Sportster.... just imagine not riding a Harley at all
I can afford a Harley, but choose not to because they are not made well and are extremely overpriced. I own a sport bike and a Kawasaki bagger. My next purchase will be a chopper. I don't give any rider shit over what they ride and I wave to every other brother or sister on twos.
or not riding anything at all, as I always say, "The breeze onya kneez doesn't care what ya riding." Besides that though, a Sporty is easy ta work on. no 1 hour spent taking off all the fiberglass, fairings an what-evuh. easy to do oil changes. Viking, when I bot my first Harley nov 22 2013, New Port Richie Harley, she had forwards, man I could stretch out and not be cramped. the bike is easy to work on. I swapped out my rear dir sigz an changed them to tail lites an dir sigs easy enough. Not sure but I think the S&S super G carb has a bigger jet than the stock, but I never had any trouble with it and was told carbs for the sporty's or harleys in general are a bit on the finicky side. shes got a 3 gallon tank as compared to the 2 anna qtr peanut tank, like wtf is one gonna do with THAT ride cross town to auntie Gerts an spen' the day drinking tea instead o riding? sissy bar has a back porch for holding a gal an a half o bugjuice for longer rides. If I did not learn a lot of low speed skills on the Snorty as it snorts like my pug, I'd've dropped the wide glide. I road that sporty to the tune of 3,000 miles b4 I got my bikers ticket to ride as the Beatles would say. reason was that the MSF would not b around till March of 2014 to give the tests. When I bot the bike it came w a legal temp. plate and I got the new plate a few weeks ltr. Wife asks me, "u sposed to have a license to ride? YUP. u have one? NOPE. an ur still riding? YUP. she looks at me ova the tops of her half-moon style glasses and sez "you think that's right?" I tell her ,"Sure its o.k. cuz when MSF comes around in Spring to give the test for the license, I'll have had enough practice to pass the test! I conveniently sed nothing about MSF teaching ppl how to ride. Yup it is a nice bike to ride. anyone getting a bike tho, get a battery tender. i have a battery in that sporty now for over 6 years now. and Sporty's can be so customized I have 2 plugs per cylinder and she run clean.
My favorite is when I show up at a bike event on one of my Sportys, and some insecure know it all tells me that someday I will buy a real bike. Then I ask what a real bike is. Like my softails back in the garage? Then they ask why I'm on the Sportster. The look on their face when I tell them I like the Sportsters better because they're more fun on our roads is priceless.
@@derrellnichols8598 Sportster is the 1st Oem chopper. Chopper was a bike you cut everything you didn't need to ride off , then race it. Hence the name Chopper . Sportster [ XLCH ] Xtra Lean Competition Hot . Shifter was on right side in the beginning so when you were circle track racing you could change gears in corners since all tracks go counter clockwise. Big Harley's brag about Twin Cam, sportster has 4 cams and is gear driven . TWIN CAM has 2 timing chains ! Who's brain - storm was that? I have a neighbor who spent 32,000 dollars on his harley. LOL I went out and spent 10,000 on a like new looking sportster and a glide. The glide is nice on trips but is like a Model T Ford performance wise to the sportster. When I have errands to run I always take the sportster it's just so much fun!
Have a bud named James that did that on the "jesus bike," a goldwing from the eighties with some jesus christ decals and a car battery hidden in one of the bags (stock battery was past bad) Safe to say i laughed my ass off
I love my Sportster because it still looks like a classic bike with gloss paint, not some Road Glide with black Denim “hey look at me I’m a Son of Anarchy “ wannabe.
Well I bought the latest iron 883 and it comes with black denim :). But I don’t care if I look like a Sons of Anarchy wannabe. That show got be me into custom mortocycles an motorcycle riding. Started with a 125cc (Hyosung bobber), as in France it’s quite hard to get the motorcycle driving license but you can drive a 125cc with the car driving license (doesn’t make sense).
@@FolieAdrien good for you. Personally I don't like all these soa clone bikes showing up everywhere as I ride older bikes and they keep their value stock...but...it got you riding so cest bonne. A bientot
David Beside even in black denim, the Iron 883 is not a Dyna. And almost everyone customize it. Sporsters are very popular in Europe, especially in cities with a lot of traffic like Paris. In France new riders have to wait two years before having an unrestricted bike (engines have to be downsized to 47 horsepower) which makes sporsters the default beginners bike.
Yep...if you’re riding and enjoying life on two wheels then heck....you got to be happier than the other half already. If you’re riding and cutting on someone else and or their ride.....you obviously don’t get it...!! ✌🏼 Thanks for sharing another outstanding show 🍺🥓🍺cheers.
Robert Martinez I bought a dyna lowrider recently and started realizing how many there are in my are. At least 3 guys I’ve met have the same bike as me. To the point where we get on each other’s bikes. But the whole dyna douche thing is a real thing and I’m glad I don’t wear the van and kaki pants or shorts and all the other stereotypes. But the people ik who ride them are the stereotype
I say the same thing when my Harley buddies rag on my VTX..course I give them hell when driving them to or picking them up from the shop to get their bikes fixed again!
Dudes who tell me that they have a girlfriend that rides a sporster, I tell them that's cool you should give me your girls number so we can "talk about sportsters".
Ha! I am a 76 year old female, who has ridden my Sporty 883L, since I bought him new in 2008. His name is "Li'l Beast!" I have no windshield, but never had any problems being "in the wind," especially on my trips upstate N.Y., to the Catskill mountains, from my home in the Jersey Shore! Never had the need to "upgrade" to a 1200cc. Motor! Sadly, I have him for sale now, due to medical "stuff." However, I MAY purchase a Trike, but cannot imagine giving up being on 2 wheels! 💁😊🏍🏍🏍🏍🇺🇸❤️
I don't care what anybody says or has to say about Sportsters and or their riders. I have always seen the Sportster as stylish and simply a cool ride. I have to wonder about those who have the need to denigrate anybody's ride and Sportsters in particular, what is it they lack... ohhh a Sportster!! I'm loving mine, both of them!
"It’s the only air cooled 45° single pinned Vtwin left" Except for the hundreds of thousands of them on the used market. As if modern retro design is something to brag about, especially when Harley charges modern motorcycle prices for them.
I agree 100% on everything you say and your views. I've got an 883 and love it. I have never had any desire to raise the tank, upsize the heads to 1200, convert it to anything that it isn't. I've been riding for over 56 years on all sizes, styles and country origins of motorcycles. Loved them all. The only mod's I've ever done have been for durability, reliability and comfort. I have never, ever worried about what someone else thinks of my bike. It's mine. They can do their thing and I can do mine. I will also admit that I have no false illusions of acceleration or handling. My riding buddy can leave me sitting in the mountain twisties on his old Road King because of his bike's superior cornering ability. I have no problem with that. We never compare the size of our ...bikes. We go for the ride. Period. Great video!!!!
Enjoyed the video! I ride a Roadster and I'm happy to say that I've never said or done any of these. I respect everyone on 2 wheels. Ride your own way, brothers and sisters!
I enjoyed your video. Thanks for making it. I'm one of those riders who goes back to the pre-CB750 days when the Sportster was the Superbike of motorcycling. I actually remember when a Sportster was the hottest thing on 2 wheels. Around 1990 Harley finally perfected the Sportster with the all steel frame and Evo motor. Before they cut the suspension down and destroyed cornering clearance to make it lady friendly, and rubber mounted the engine (ruining the handling), it was a great bike. My 2002 883 weighs under 500 lbs, has a 1250 kit putting out around 85 hp and has progressive shocks and fork springs. And by the time you drag a peg in a corner, your knee is about to hit the pavement. Best of all, it LOOKS like an everyday old 883 Sportster. Nobody can believe what just smoked 'em.
I beg to differ with some of what you've said here. I own a 2005 1200 Roadster and I don't think that the rubber mounts did anything but allow the rider to enjoy the full capabilities of the motorcycle. I previously owned a 1982 Suzuki GS850G and the Roadster is its equivalent in every way. 83,000 miles later I still love it and am happy with my investment. I did upgrade the suspension with progressive suspension to compensate for my 290 pounds.
I have an 06 (last of the carberators) Sportster and I love how it looks and wouldn't even think of changing it to a 1200. Thank you for your vote on the Sportster. Good report.
risky limits i did some headwork when i converted my 883 it shocked many a 600 cc sport bike owners for the first 100 feet off the line. Lol i had to get a new seat because the first time i took off on it after the conversion i almost slid off the back of the bike.
Had a Sportster. Had fun with it. Changed when it stopped fitting my needs. Simple. If I have the financial capability and possibility I will buy that bike again.
I watched this the other day and chuckled about the tank lift thing. I was driving today and passed a guy tinkering with his Harley on the shoulder. I turned around and to check on him, and he was a young guy with a brand new Sporty. I asked if he was ok and he said, “Yeah, the fuel pump came loose. I did the tank lift the other day and I didn’t put it back in right, I think.” His dad pulled up to follow him home so I took off, but I had a second good chuckle thinking about this video as I pulled away. Remember to stop and help our fellow riders if they are having trouble!
Hey all. I am a Japanese girl living in Scotland. As a former bosozoku girl I have always ridden custom rides. Currently on a personally customised 96ci HD Dyna Street Bob (FXDB), sorry Sportster bro but the Sportster was too bland and meh for me. I have become increasingly disillusioned with Harley's build quality and innovation. So once lockdown is over I am getting rid of the Bob and replacing it with a Yamaha XV1900 and doing a full strip down bobber job on it.
Haha I have started something here. The bike I loved most was my Honda CB750Four. It had oversized fairings, 4x air horns and a paint job like a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane from WW2. Yeah I was a classy bitch haha
It's funny with the wheelies thing. I did rad wheelies when I had my sporty buy my wheelies on my gsxr are garbage... I think it's the torque thing, makes okay wheelies easy for novice wheelie guys. You should definitely make this a series, you can pick on the owners of just about every type of bike and they are all hilarious.
Only half true about the torq thing. The torq is most likely more on you sport bike it's just up higher in the Rev range so fortune favors the bold give that sport bikes some revs and let that clutch fly.
@@coltonwancho6571 Touge on an HD is ready right now at Low RPMS and very ready to do a wheelie.. If you don't have torque you have to rev the motor and pop the clutch .. The Indian FTR-1200 has more torque than my Yamaha FZ-07 but my Yamaha FZ-07 does wheelies way easeier bcause it has a much shorter wheel base and it's 100# lighter.. I am going to make my swing arm 6" longer before I put a Turbo on the bike
@@mikeskidmore6754 that's why I said it's only half true. Anything can wheelie but torq is not the only reason that makes a bike easy or hard to wheelie but if you have two bike with different engine set ups knowing your max torq at given rpm will eliminate one variable to y it's harder or easier.
Every Sportster guy has a dream of having a Bagger. I had a 750cc shadow as my first bike, sold it and bought a 1200 custom sportster and sold it 2 weeks ago. Now I'm shopping for a Road King. Its a process one must take when they on a tight budget. Sportsters will always be a fun bike to ride. Especially a carbed with straight piped shortshots
I've ridden sportbikes for 27 yrs. I bought a 1200 sportster model 72 back in 2014. It's one of my most loved motorcycles. It's easy to work on, fun to ride and it looks beautiful.
I laughed my ass off through the whole thing and yes I ride a sportster in fact I've owned several including a 58 hardtail all the way to my current 1200
Nailed it!! I gave my 2007 883 Sportster to my son when I got my 2011 Road King. I love both bikes, but, I still smile REAL BIG when he lets me ride it.........Which aint often : )
I have a 09’ 1200c that I purchased 2 years ago. My first Harley and I love it! I don’t care what people say, I love Sportsters! Mine was the color I wanted and it fit my budget! Got the bike with only 4300 miles on it!
The amount I resemble these comments is hilarious, often when confronted with the Sportsters are not as good as X bike I drop the yeah well both Evil Knievel and Sonny Barger road Sportsters so what about them, lol!
Hmmmmm...choices 🤔 While option D) “Death by AIDS fire” does seem tempting, I’m going to have to take option A) Thank you for your tireless dedication to this channel. The hard work you put into these is definitely appreciated.
Everyone told us not to get a Sportster for my wife (it's been featured on my channel), BUT, she is 5 foot nothing and wasn't strong enough to stand my Deluxe up on her own. But she ended up picking up a 2014 Forty Eight Hard Candy Custom XL1200 and it's extremely fun to ride. Since then, I've sold my Deluxe but still have the Road Glide, and I like them all. Not a big fan of the power of the Street models, but they're comfortable for 1 rider in short trips around town and backroads. So I respect this video because I heard people say "If they can't pick it up, they shouldn't be riding it." And that's simply not true. The truth is "If they can't stand it up all the way and still be flat footed, it either needs to be adjusted/lowered, or choose something they can comfortably be flat footed with for stability and safety!"
I laughed for a solid 15 minutes at “It’s better than a Dyna” because I’ve said the same thing so many times yet still want a Dyna or an FXR. Thanks fir the much needed laugh brother.
Said all of these things as a sportster owner. The MOMENT my bank account said I could afford a dyna, guess who did a complete 180 on everything they said about sportsters being the go to....LOL
Here's the deal...I wanted a new Harley to replace the 1982 GS850G and chose the 2005 1200 Roadster. 83,000 miles later, I still love it. Everything you need, nothing you don't. The belt broke at 74 thousand miles. It took an hour to replace it, but much of the time was invested in being anal about the belt tension and the wheel alignment. It gets 60 mpg, back tires typically last 10K miles, fronts last 15K. It has Progressive suspension, a Super Sport windshield, Sundowner seat, and a luggage rack for my lunchbox. I ride as much as I can. The lone "shortcoming" is the lack of a sixth gear, but that doesn't affect my riding. At $9700 out the door, it was the best value for the money in Harley's lineup.
I knew I was getting a Sportster and I wanted a 48 but I hated that I’d have to trade range for aesthetics. In the end I went for the bigger tank on the “less stylish” 1200C model and I’ve had no regrets. I’ve had a lot of fun learning with this bike. I’ll eventually trade it for something bigger but until then I enjoy ripping around on this little Sportster.
Had a '69 XLCH that I stripped everything unnecessary off of, put some cams in it and shoved what was left into a light hardtail frame. Didn't have a high mph top speed, but it got there super fast. It was definitely "Sporty."
someone said a guy can't ride a Sportster if he's not in drag, a few things wrong about that. 2 half-slips don't equal a full slip, patent black heels might look good but not gr8 for wearing when getting on or off the bike. . .
Great video bro! Sportsters are great. I don’t have mine anymore as i ride a garage built crusty evo chopper now but i wish i still had it. Good enough for Evil Kenevil, good enough for me. Your videos are rad. Next time I’m in Ybor city , I will stop by the bar you work at for sure! Keeping it weird.
My first Harley was an 80's vintage 1200. Loved the way I could throw that bike around while I was riding it. My '19 Road Glide handles at least as well. I don't hate Sportsters at all, but I really love my Road Glide.
@@westcoast3595 I know more than your wanna be shade tree mechanic @ss. Did you go to state 4 times and get sponsored by a harley dealer? No i didn't think so. So stfu and think before you make moronic accusations. But obviously you are severely emotionally invested in a machine because your life is sad. So you wanna lap or strip gears while significantly increasing your parts costs when not if you break off a gear tooth? As well as all of the extra time (or labor costs cause I'm sure you can't do it yourself) you have to put into it when not if your timing goes out. Occasional, easy, cheap routine belt or chain swap or rebuild the entire cam WHEN it blows. Yeah ok you OBVIOUSLY know what you are talking about. 🙄. Its ok I'm sure you will steal someone's comment on a forum of how one specific model of chain or belt drive was recalled and use that as a feeble attempt to justify your incorrect opinion. Oil pump? What about it? You can't just state a random part you looked up for 2 seconds on Google to seem intelligent and not explian why you like it? Carb? Oh God it all makes sense now you are one of those who would still have the industry standards be carbs, hard tails, halogen bulbs, tube tires and spoked wheels. Just the fact that you claimed carbs proves you know nothing. Like i said its your lie you live it. Go ahead leave more misinformative dribble i don't have the patience to educate you over and over.
Supersonic2747 So you are a projectionist. You have no clue of me. I have built a lot of machines including tractors. Going to school doesnt mean you are smart. VRod was cool. Baggers are amazing. Softail frame was ingenious. But I guess your emotional self cant have a conversation. Sportsters were one of the beat things to come out. AMF fixed harleys lower end leaks. But hey what do I know? According to you I am an idiot. Thank you. Have a great test of your day.
I grew up not riding a dirt bike or any kind of motorized 2 wheeled anything. I bought by first motorcycle in 2014 and it was a sportster superlow 1200T and I still love it! Further down the road I will get a bigger motorcycle but for now it works!
I've got a 1992 1200 sportster that lived with me for the last 5 years, it's a brilliant, brilliant machine, I had a twin cap Mustang, 4 gallon tank fitted, (I don't pretend to enjoy mechaniching) when the time arrives for a rebore, I'm having 883 barrels fitted, it's still nigh-on a 900cc machine, plenty big enough; Thank you for the videos, sometimes funny, some times daft, always entertaining
Great video, I collect Sportsters. Great bikes, come in the cafe, cruiser and bobber styling straight from Davidson since their creation. Just a great bike with tons of mods and customization options.
my first licensed street bike was a xlch. i barely had the body mass to kick it over on cold mornings back then lol a future bosozoku ironhead hardtail chopper is still on my list
Even though I ride an 18 Fat Bob 114 and love the shit out of it, I think the Roadster is the best of all sportsters currently available. It is the best balance of all. Better of everything IMO.
I own a 2017 Street Glide and a 2018 1200 Iron. I bought the Iron because it reminded me so much of the 77 sportster that I had, which was a peace of junk. I ride the Iron a lot more then the Street Glide because I do a lot more short distance riding then long distance riding. I love riding the Street Glide when I need to get on the interstate or if the wind is too bad. The joy of riding the Iron, like most people that ride Harley's, is it reminds me feel like a bad ass. The sportster is Harley in the raw. Not for the faint of heart. If I would have to get rid of one of them, it would probably be the Street Glide. It's just more of an accomplishment to ride a Sportster 800 miles then a Street Glide. I'm 66 now and still enjoy the Sportster.
Funny thing is I have a 2001 sportster and love it. I'm currently rebuilding a 89 fxsts and my wife rides a street 750 . We love watching the videos hope to get back to Tampa one day would be killer to ride with you guys and grab a beer.
top 10 things I say about my Sportster: 10: it's paid for 9: I bought it new in 1993 8: it's still an 883 7: it does corner like a sport bike, but only to the left 6: it's louder than my Electra Glide 5: it's slow but it's pretty 4: no, it doesn't do wheelies 3: that's a CCI SportBob tank with an FL dash 2: who did all the custom work? I did, with help of good friends after a wreck in '96 1: girls bike? maybe, but it's mine... where's yours? really enjoyed the video, just wanted to put my 2 cents in :) Sportsters for life!!!
My feelings are hurt. You have offended me for the last time! I'm sick of being insulted! It pains me......... Oh, wait.. Nevermind, it was just gas. Carry on, my good man. 😂
One of my buddies used to have a mid 70’s Sportster that he got on a trade. It had unbaffled zoomies on it and it sounded like a Gatling gun when it idled. It never ran right but it was a great party trick because it shot flames out the exhaust so at parties we’d get drunk, pull it out of his shed and wake up his neighbors by making loud fireballs with it.
@@michaelxwhite It was but he could never get it tuned right. And it wasn't for lack of skill or effort. It was just a particularly cantankerous beast.
me and my wife bought a sportster 883 to learn on, and we both love the bike. our plan was to see if it was too much or not enough and make a second bike purchase when we both get our endorsement. the 883 does not lack power like so many people have told me... maybe in comparison to much bigger or lighter bikes it does, but by itself its a solid performer. i may concede the bike to my wife and get another 883 or move up to the 1200, but as of right now i fel very comfortable with the sportster.. im 6'1" and my wife is 5'7".
If they don't get your sarcasm they're not weird enough man! Love your content. I have a 73 hardtail chopper and an 04 sportser... I ride the sportser more 😂
The highest placed finisher on the Iron Butt Rally was a Sportster, 3rd place 2007. 11 days, 11,283 miles. Except for the first year of the rally back in 1984, when only 10 riders competed, it's the only time a Harley has cracked the top 10.
Love 5 speed 1200 pre 03 rubber mounted Sportsters. Once sorted, carb and pipes, shocks & brakes, they are a fast, reliable do it all motorcycle. Little known fact, the stock 883 taken out with just the 1200 big bore kit from Wiseco et al, is a faster street motor than a stock 1200. Reason; smaller valves and faster port velocity. I've done a few. First time you have a 1200 piston on a bench, and an 883 barrel in the lathe, as you start removing cast iron, you will be shocked, i repeat shocked on how much metal is coming off. Great vlog.
Yeah, you missed one. Number one thing a sportster guy says is.........
"Hey guys, is there a gas station around here? Gonna need to stop reeeal soon."
Dude!! 😂😂😂
Not true, the 1997 xlh1200c comes with a 3 gallon + tank.
Hahahaha
@@michaelxwhite not all some are 2.5 some are 4.2 and 4.5 depends on year and model
Learn the stereotype. Live the stereotype. LOOOVE the stereotype!
I'll judge a dude that rides a motorcycle no more than 30 minutes at a time but feels the need to have a full front fairing, backrest, heated bars, and radio long before I'll judge a sporty rider.
Especially if he's the sort of dude that makes jokes about Sporty's being 'girls bikes.' Bruh, you literally spent 20,000 dollars in extras just to pamper yourself, you don't have a leg to stand on here.
Right?! If you need all these little farkles to put on your 600 miles this year, then the kid on his 883 that uses his bike daily is way more of a REEAAAAL rider.
Wait YOU judge smarter people with more money, nicer bikes, and actual luxury cars who would rather take the long trips in cool comfort? Cant judge me, begrudge me unless your'e above me.
@@rockylee7328 you assume that the bike someone rides is any measure of their intelligence? That's rich. You also completely missed my point because you appear be very self conscious about your ride... just enjoy it and move on but anyone that thinks their ride is more manly because it's more comfortable has a much different idea of what it means to be manly than I.
Well in keeping with my first remark, I have no shame with any comparison to a woman either. They're tougher than most men I know. And speaking of, riding a Sportster is not for the weak... spent a day on a Sporty and you know you've been riding. You tough guys can keep your mobile Barco loungers!
@@rockylee7328 dude, you follow my little pony and some other little kid channels so nobody is taking anything you say serious😂
That being said, how does someone spending more money on a bike make them smart? Then I ask you this, How do you know the person buying the Sportster can't afford a larger Harley? Maybe, just maybe, they don't want a massive bike with a bunch of stuff some of us will never use or care to use. You seem very insecure about your purchase😀
I love my sporty to death. Sure, I look like a circus bear on a balance bike, but it is MY balance bike 🤘
love it bro.
Show this video to people who are shaming sportster, even the other harley riders: czcams.com/video/oUPysiWA8Uk/video.html
Case closed.
Hey um with ya man, got a 91 XL1200 crossover pipe under the S&S teardrop, forwards,
a battery that has close to 7 yrs cuz I use a battery tender, rewired rear dir. sigs as tail lites
an direction sigs, I can change my oil an filter in a breeze. Don't need a radio heated grips, seat or windscreen, bike has 4 plugs so she burns clean, great for practicing u-turns an
low speed tekneeks , bot her 11/22 2013 w 43,800 and have over 20 k on her now, gets 48
or a bit more a gallon, 3 gal tank and a 1.5 gal jerry jug on back porch of sissy bar.
@@raymondgarafano8604 i went full hipster. Now I have my sporty and just got a Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe.
That just makes it even cooler, like a bodybuilder in a VW Bug type of thing. Look up Kali Muscle, he's a MASSIVE bodybuilder and he got an Iron 883 and it's just pure joy to watch
The only conspiracy theory I'll ever believe is that Harley bigwigs astroturfed the anti-sportster culture to incentivize buyers toward the other, higher profit margin bikes
Harley's priorities is money first and riding last.
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The excuse that they couldn’t make the air cool pass emissions is Bull. If BMW can get the R9T series to pass world wide emissions so could Harley if they wanted to.
I'm 6' 3" and 240 pounds, I ride a Sportster. The rest of my club say they're embarrassed to ride with me.
One day I'm going to turn up on a Honda 90, I'll show them embarrassing!
You are my kind of person! That made me laugh way too hard!
Now THAT is funny!
Whatever happened to “at least you’re in the wind”?!
Hey @Derek Cole I had a Honda CB-100 when I was 16 years old .. I bought the bike for the engine to put in a motocross bike frame which I did .. bored and stroked ported head cam 24 MM carb 160 CC's now
Anyway I was riding down the Highway on my way to the Muskegeon MI Pro Hill Climb. Joined up with the Ghost Riders Biker gang "Club" and rode down the highway with them .. My feet and wrtist went to sleep from the vibrations .. no Rubber motor mounts I guess
@@davypig571 Club humour, my friend. They call me 'Roadblock' because there's no wind behind me.
😁
Okay, you talked me into it, I'm getting a sportser!
Just do it...
Get a v rod. Pops wheelies looks bad ass 1250cc 0-60 in 3.5sec reliable & can easily get one under 10k with few miles
My first Harley was an Iron 883. Three weeks later, I traded it for a Low Rider.
Desert Dawg Why would you say that? i ride the piss outta my sportster and its got 18K onnit
Best Harley to learn stunts on! But if your looking for long cruises and comfort then consider dyna/ bagger
Sold my dyna and bought a sportster. Love it.
The sportster is a good bike that’s why they haven’t changed it too much, just ride
I disagree. They don't really come into their own unless they have some mods done.
As a snowflake generation sportster owner I don't know if I can take much more of these hurt feelings 😭
(Great video, thanks for the laughs ) 👍
Dude the name The Surrey Rider,thats funny,cause i live in Surrey BC Canada,and just bought a sportster
@@RoadRashHD Hahah nice! I have seen Surrey BC come up in searches before. Thanks for the sub, I sent one your way too :) Enjoy the sporty my Surrey friend 👍
Sportster is a fantastic bike!
I have a 1979 Skirtster, and the only phrase I need is "Look man, that oil was there before I parked it." If pressed I say a big Triumph did it and ran away.
LOL 😂😂😂
Triumphs mark their territory to keep the Harleys away.
"It's not leaking, that's oil trying to get in." Frank Servetti, 1967
My dad had a 79 Sportster for several years, and absolutely loved the bike. And then the motor blew up and he traded it to his brother straight-across for a mint 1969 Yamaha DT1 Enduro. I liked that Harley too, but there's no denying that NOTHING gets as much attention at a gas station as that Yammie. It's insane. People have walked right past a hot rod with tunnel-ram and zoomies in order to rave about how they "used to have one just like it!!"
@@shadetreesurgeon we used to have some fun sportsters but sportster haters killed the sales and now harley ships the xr1200 to japan
www.motorcycle.com/events/racing-the-harleydavidson-xr1200-series-91081.html
Sometimes... its just your wallet telling you... "a Sportster it iiissss!"
And it could still be worse than riding a Sportster.... just imagine not riding a Harley at all
For me the sportster was all about budget. I'd buy something that's not a Harley if that's what I could afford tho. I just wanna ride
I can afford a Harley, but choose not to because they are not made well and are extremely overpriced. I own a sport bike and a Kawasaki bagger. My next purchase will be a chopper. I don't give any rider shit over what they ride and I wave to every other brother or sister on twos.
This is the kinda dude who would spit talk on you at a bar while you’re trying to escape the conversation
or not riding anything at all, as I always say, "The breeze onya kneez doesn't care
what ya riding." Besides that though, a Sporty is easy ta work on. no 1 hour spent
taking off all the fiberglass, fairings an what-evuh. easy to do oil changes. Viking,
when I bot my first Harley nov 22 2013, New Port Richie Harley, she had forwards,
man I could stretch out and not be cramped. the bike is easy to work on. I swapped
out my rear dir sigz an changed them to tail lites an dir sigs easy enough. Not sure
but I think the S&S super G carb has a bigger jet than the stock, but I never had any
trouble with it and was told carbs for the sporty's or harleys in general are a bit on
the finicky side. shes got a 3 gallon tank as compared to the 2 anna qtr peanut tank,
like wtf is one gonna do with THAT ride cross town to auntie Gerts an spen' the day
drinking tea instead o riding? sissy bar has a back porch for holding a gal an a half o
bugjuice for longer rides. If I did not learn a lot of low speed skills on the Snorty as
it snorts like my pug, I'd've dropped the wide glide. I road that sporty to the tune of
3,000 miles b4 I got my bikers ticket to ride as the Beatles would say. reason was
that the MSF would not b around till March of 2014 to give the tests. When I bot the
bike it came w a legal temp. plate and I got the new plate a few weeks ltr. Wife asks
me, "u sposed to have a license to ride? YUP. u have one? NOPE. an ur still riding?
YUP. she looks at me ova the tops of her half-moon style glasses and sez "you think
that's right?" I tell her ,"Sure its o.k. cuz when MSF comes around in Spring to give the
test for the license, I'll have had enough practice to pass the test! I conveniently sed
nothing about MSF teaching ppl how to ride. Yup it is a nice bike to ride. anyone getting
a bike tho, get a battery tender. i have a battery in that sporty now for over 6 years now.
and Sporty's can be so customized I have 2 plugs per cylinder and she run clean.
My favorite is when I show up at a bike event on one of my Sportys, and some insecure know it all tells me that someday I will buy a real bike. Then I ask what a real bike is. Like my softails back in the garage? Then they ask why I'm on the Sportster. The look on their face when I tell them I like the Sportsters better because they're more fun on our roads is priceless.
“He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.”
-Epictetus
Love it, man. I’ll ride my 48 bobber til I die 🤘
Well said bro...
Love my 48!! It’s my chopper project!
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@@derrellnichols8598 Sportster is the 1st Oem chopper. Chopper was a bike you cut everything you didn't need to ride off , then race it. Hence the name Chopper . Sportster [ XLCH ] Xtra Lean Competition Hot . Shifter was on right side in the beginning so when you were circle track racing you could change gears in corners since all tracks go counter clockwise. Big Harley's brag about Twin Cam, sportster has 4 cams and is gear driven . TWIN CAM has 2 timing chains ! Who's brain - storm was that? I have a neighbor who spent 32,000 dollars on his harley. LOL I went out and spent 10,000 on a like new looking sportster and a glide. The glide is nice on trips but is like a Model T Ford performance wise to the sportster. When I have errands to run I always take the sportster it's just so much fun!
Me to!
As a viola player, I'm starting to think that the Sportster is precisely the bike for me.
I love your comment. As a fellow viola player, I feel your pain! LOL!!! I also own a Sportster and love it. I guess we're a strange breed
As a sportster rider myself, I died laughing at this entire video, weather it was just relatable, or funny or both 😂😂. Needed this vid lol
I still like Sportsters lol. No tank lifts tho, I hate the look of those.
I have a REAL "tank lift" on my sportster.. its called a flat bottom tank lol
* runs outside to try a wheelie on my GL1500 goldwing......hold my beer *
they'll do it, i've seen it
Have a bud named James that did that on the "jesus bike," a goldwing from the eighties with some jesus christ decals and a car battery hidden in one of the bags (stock battery was past bad)
Safe to say i laughed my ass off
matt sez ... Ok, My turn. Now you hold my beer while this GIRL does a wheelie on MY 750+ lbs Heritage Soft Tail Classic.
snif snif wiping away a tear I still love my 48
I've NEVER seen a woman ride a Sportster. They're always on Street Glides or Dynas.
I have a Sportster!
Great video bud! I’m a new rider and just found your channel a couple of weeks ago and absolutely dig the variety of content!
Right same!!
"Bowl of cereal / knife analogy" that was brilliant.....lol
My favorite is. It's payed for. I spent my 20 k on beer.
I love my Sportster because it still looks like a classic bike with gloss paint, not some Road Glide with black Denim “hey look at me I’m a Son of Anarchy “ wannabe.
No doubt
Well I bought the latest iron 883 and it comes with black denim :). But I don’t care if I look like a Sons of Anarchy wannabe. That show got be me into custom mortocycles an motorcycle riding. Started with a 125cc (Hyosung bobber), as in France it’s quite hard to get the motorcycle driving license but you can drive a 125cc with the car driving license (doesn’t make sense).
Hahahahahaha!!! Wanna be SOA 😭
@@FolieAdrien good for you. Personally I don't like all these soa clone bikes showing up everywhere as I ride older bikes and they keep their value stock...but...it got you riding so cest bonne. A bientot
David Beside even in black denim, the Iron 883 is not a Dyna. And almost everyone customize it. Sporsters are very popular in Europe, especially in cities with a lot of traffic like Paris.
In France new riders have to wait two years before having an unrestricted bike (engines have to be downsized to 47 horsepower) which makes sporsters the default beginners bike.
You have no idea how much i don't care about what others think about my choice of bike. I have a iron 883. Love it
My kid was eavesdropping while I watched the video and said, “this is the weirdest guy I have ever seen”... I guess, mission accomplished... right?
Lol l love weird this guy is, its amazin'
Yep...if you’re riding and enjoying life on two wheels then heck....you got to be happier than the other half already. If you’re riding and cutting on someone else and or their ride.....you obviously don’t get it...!! ✌🏼
Thanks for sharing another outstanding show 🍺🥓🍺cheers.
I’d love to see one of these videos for “Things Dyna Bros Say”
Robert Martinez I bought a dyna lowrider recently and started realizing how many there are in my are. At least 3 guys I’ve met have the same bike as me. To the point where we get on each other’s bikes. But the whole dyna douche thing is a real thing and I’m glad I don’t wear the van and kaki pants or shorts and all the other stereotypes. But the people ik who ride them are the stereotype
When someone buys me a new bike I’ll listen to what they have to say , until then ride safe , ride smart and most of all enjoy life
I say the same thing when my Harley buddies rag on my VTX..course I give them hell when driving them to or picking them up from the shop to get their bikes fixed again!
Dudes who tell me that they have a girlfriend that rides a sporster, I tell them that's cool you should give me your girls number so we can "talk about sportsters".
One reason I want a Sportster is so I can say, "it's not a girl's bike, it's mine."
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Ha! I am a 76 year old female, who has ridden my Sporty 883L, since I bought him new in 2008. His name is "Li'l Beast!" I have no windshield, but never had any problems being "in the wind," especially on my trips upstate N.Y., to the Catskill mountains, from my home in the Jersey Shore! Never had the need to "upgrade" to a 1200cc. Motor! Sadly, I have him for sale now, due to medical "stuff." However, I MAY purchase a Trike, but cannot imagine giving up being on 2 wheels!
💁😊🏍🏍🏍🏍🇺🇸❤️
@@Bikergal68 Thanks for sharing your story. It gives me hope as I'm just now at 45, learning to ride a sportster.
A lovely reminder for me to just do my own thing on my Sportster and ignore the world!😂 Loved the video👌🏼
I traded my Roadglide for one. Never looking back either love it
I don't care what anybody says or has to say about Sportsters and or their riders. I have always seen the Sportster as stylish and simply a cool ride. I have to wonder about those who have the need to denigrate anybody's ride and Sportsters in particular, what is it they lack... ohhh a Sportster!! I'm loving mine, both of them!
Damn if sportsters are taking this kind of heat i aint saying shit about having a yamaha bolt.
I wouldn't worry about it, Yamaha Bolt beats the sportster on almost every level.
Yamahas are good bikes mine. I have a sporty 48 and vintage 79’ Yamaha Xs650 chopper. Both kick ass bikes
All bikes are good, I have 8 of the damn things and they are all different brands
LOL i have a Bolt too and i wish they at least gave it a "manlier" name...like "thunder"
You forgot, “It’s the only air cooled 45° single pinned Vtwin left.” Coworker uses that as a talking point for about a year now. 😜
“The others were so shitty they all broke down? “
;)
@Bunnyshooter 223 They do,for a Honda.
is this true.
"It’s the only air cooled 45° single pinned Vtwin left" Except for the hundreds of thousands of them on the used market. As if modern retro design is something to brag about, especially when Harley charges modern motorcycle prices for them.
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I agree 100% on everything you say and your views. I've got an 883 and love it. I have never had any desire to raise the tank, upsize the heads to 1200, convert it to anything that it isn't. I've been riding for over 56 years on all sizes, styles and country origins of motorcycles. Loved them all. The only mod's I've ever done have been for durability, reliability and comfort. I have never, ever worried about what someone else thinks of my bike. It's mine. They can do their thing and I can do mine. I will also admit that I have no false illusions of acceleration or handling. My riding buddy can leave me sitting in the mountain twisties on his old Road King because of his bike's superior cornering ability. I have no problem with that. We never compare the size of our ...bikes. We go for the ride. Period.
Great video!!!!
Enjoyed the video! I ride a Roadster and I'm happy to say that I've never said or done any of these. I respect everyone on 2 wheels. Ride your own way, brothers and sisters!
Best one I heard was,
“I wanted to buy a bike I knew my old lady could handle in case I drank too much and had to cab it....”
Keep
@@jameskerrigan2612 Dude that is epic smart.
And at the end of the day I’m still 17 with my very own motorcycle so none of this matters 🤣
Yesir, gotta start somewhere and you're starting early.
If your seventeen on a Sportster none of this applies to you .Your good.
I enjoyed your video. Thanks for making it. I'm one of those riders who goes back to the pre-CB750 days when the Sportster was the Superbike of motorcycling. I actually remember when a Sportster was the hottest thing on 2 wheels. Around 1990 Harley finally perfected the Sportster with the all steel frame and Evo motor. Before they cut the suspension down and destroyed cornering clearance to make it lady friendly, and rubber mounted the engine (ruining the handling), it was a great bike. My 2002 883 weighs under 500 lbs, has a 1250 kit putting out around 85 hp and has progressive shocks and fork springs. And by the time you drag a peg in a corner, your knee is about to hit the pavement. Best of all, it LOOKS like an everyday old 883 Sportster. Nobody can believe what just smoked 'em.
I beg to differ with some of what you've said here. I own a 2005 1200 Roadster and I don't think that the rubber mounts did anything but allow the rider to enjoy the full capabilities of the motorcycle. I previously owned a 1982 Suzuki GS850G and the Roadster is its equivalent in every way. 83,000 miles later I still love it and am happy with my investment. I did upgrade the suspension with progressive suspension to compensate for my 290 pounds.
I have an 06 (last of the carberators) Sportster and I love how it looks and wouldn't even think of changing it to a 1200. Thank you for your vote on the Sportster. Good report.
Haha I was definitely the 1200 kit guy until march when I actually installed my S&S kit on my super low. Now I’m the race your bagger guy lol
risky limits i did some headwork when i converted my 883 it shocked many a 600 cc sport bike owners for the first 100 feet off the line. Lol i had to get a new seat because the first time i took off on it after the conversion i almost slid off the back of the bike.
Had a Sportster. Had fun with it. Changed when it stopped fitting my needs. Simple. If I have the financial capability and possibility I will buy that bike again.
I love these.
Thanks for making me laugh, especially the voice overs on the 'category ' titles...crack me up!
I watched this the other day and chuckled about the tank lift thing. I was driving today and passed a guy tinkering with his Harley on the shoulder. I turned around and to check on him, and he was a young guy with a brand new Sporty. I asked if he was ok and he said, “Yeah, the fuel pump came loose. I did the tank lift the other day and I didn’t put it back in right, I think.” His dad pulled up to follow him home so I took off, but I had a second good chuckle thinking about this video as I pulled away. Remember to stop and help our fellow riders if they are having trouble!
Hey all.
I am a Japanese girl living in Scotland.
As a former bosozoku girl I have always ridden custom rides.
Currently on a personally customised 96ci HD Dyna Street Bob (FXDB), sorry Sportster bro but the Sportster was too bland and meh for me.
I have become increasingly disillusioned with Harley's build quality and innovation. So once lockdown is over I am getting rid of the Bob and replacing it with a Yamaha XV1900 and doing a full strip down bobber job on it.
Damn! I actually want to try to build a bosozoku style bike really badly! I’d really like to find a old 80s v65 magna to do it on.
YES!!!!
Japanese girl living in Scotland.......shade tree was all over that comment, lol
shadetree surgeon just make that the next phase of the Yamaha chopper’s life.
Haha I have started something here.
The bike I loved most was my Honda CB750Four.
It had oversized fairings, 4x air horns and a paint job like a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane from WW2.
Yeah I was a classy bitch haha
It's funny with the wheelies thing. I did rad wheelies when I had my sporty buy my wheelies on my gsxr are garbage... I think it's the torque thing, makes okay wheelies easy for novice wheelie guys.
You should definitely make this a series, you can pick on the owners of just about every type of bike and they are all hilarious.
I second the series idea. We all need abuse 😂😂
lol i literally wheelie a cut-down Vespa p200e, its amazing what will go up and what won't
Only half true about the torq thing. The torq is most likely more on you sport bike it's just up higher in the Rev range so fortune favors the bold give that sport bikes some revs and let that clutch fly.
@@coltonwancho6571 Touge on an HD is ready right now at Low RPMS and very ready to do a wheelie.. If you don't have torque you have to rev the motor and pop the clutch ..
The Indian FTR-1200 has more torque than my Yamaha FZ-07 but my Yamaha FZ-07 does wheelies way easeier bcause it has a much shorter wheel base and it's 100# lighter.. I am going to make my swing arm 6" longer before I put a Turbo on the bike
@@mikeskidmore6754 that's why I said it's only half true. Anything can wheelie but torq is not the only reason that makes a bike easy or hard to wheelie but if you have two bike with different engine set ups knowing your max torq at given rpm will eliminate one variable to y it's harder or easier.
Every Sportster guy has a dream of having a Bagger. I had a 750cc shadow as my first bike, sold it and bought a 1200 custom sportster and sold it 2 weeks ago. Now I'm shopping for a Road King. Its a process one must take when they on a tight budget.
Sportsters will always be a fun bike to ride. Especially a carbed with straight piped shortshots
I've ridden sportbikes for 27 yrs. I bought a 1200 sportster model 72 back in 2014. It's one of my most loved motorcycles. It's easy to work on, fun to ride and it looks beautiful.
I laughed my ass off through the whole thing and yes I ride a sportster in fact I've owned several including a 58 hardtail all the way to my current 1200
Had a 59 hardtail
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You forgot to mention when Sportster owners say "Yeah! Well, Sonny Barger owned a Sportster!!"
Well it is a good bike for a midget.
Nailed it!! I gave my 2007 883 Sportster to my son when I got my 2011 Road King. I love both bikes, but, I still smile REAL BIG when he lets me ride it.........Which aint often : )
My first Harley was a 1200 Sportster and I loved that bike.
I got it for a steal and rode it for 2 years before selling it. Never regretted it.
“sportsters vs the world” - ya god dang right!
Hilarious! Actually I have a Sportster and a land barge. When I want to have fun I ride the Sporty and when I want to tour I ride my land barge.
I have a 2020 Sportster 48, and a 2004 Monte Carlo.... and I gotta say that this video was absolutely hilarious! Loved the content!
I have a 09’ 1200c that I purchased 2 years ago. My first Harley and I love it! I don’t care what people say, I love Sportsters! Mine was the color I wanted and it fit my budget! Got the bike with only 4300 miles on it!
The amount I resemble these comments is hilarious, often when confronted with the Sportsters are not as good as X bike I drop the yeah well both Evil Knievel and Sonny Barger road Sportsters so what about them, lol!
Hey, so did Willie G. :)
Hmmmmm...choices 🤔
While option D) “Death by AIDS fire” does seem tempting, I’m going to have to take option A) Thank you for your tireless dedication to this channel. The hard work you put into these is definitely appreciated.
Hard choice! Haha thanks my man :)
Everyone told us not to get a Sportster for my wife (it's been featured on my channel), BUT, she is 5 foot nothing and wasn't strong enough to stand my Deluxe up on her own. But she ended up picking up a 2014 Forty Eight Hard Candy Custom XL1200 and it's extremely fun to ride. Since then, I've sold my Deluxe but still have the Road Glide, and I like them all. Not a big fan of the power of the Street models, but they're comfortable for 1 rider in short trips around town and backroads. So I respect this video because I heard people say "If they can't pick it up, they shouldn't be riding it." And that's simply not true. The truth is "If they can't stand it up all the way and still be flat footed, it either needs to be adjusted/lowered, or choose something they can comfortably be flat footed with for stability and safety!"
Just picked up an 09 1200XL C last week. I don't see myself getting rid of this bike anytime soon. Keep up the good content!
First Harley I ever fell in love with was a '92 Sportster Hugger. The seat height was perfect for my stumpy little legs.
Drunk History - Shadetree edition: Evil Knievel once jumped a fire made of AIDS on a Sportster.
Thanks! I was having a bit of a rough day and you made me laugh (in a good way)! Love my Sportys!
I laughed for a solid 15 minutes at “It’s better than a Dyna” because I’ve said the same thing so many times yet still want a Dyna or an FXR. Thanks fir the much needed laugh brother.
Said all of these things as a sportster owner. The MOMENT my bank account said I could afford a dyna, guess who did a complete 180 on everything they said about sportsters being the go to....LOL
i have a sporty i am tricking out now, hoping to sell. REally want a Dyna Super Glide :(
"The Esperanto of motorcycles" may be the greatest analogy I've ever heard.
Here's the deal...I wanted a new Harley to replace the 1982 GS850G and chose the 2005 1200 Roadster. 83,000 miles later, I still love it. Everything you need, nothing you don't. The belt broke at 74 thousand miles. It took an hour to replace it, but much of the time was invested in being anal about the belt tension and the wheel alignment.
It gets 60 mpg, back tires typically last 10K miles, fronts last 15K.
It has Progressive suspension, a Super Sport windshield, Sundowner seat, and a luggage rack for my lunchbox. I ride as much as I can. The lone "shortcoming" is the lack of a sixth gear, but that doesn't affect my riding.
At $9700 out the door, it was the best value for the money in Harley's lineup.
I knew I was getting a Sportster and I wanted a 48 but I hated that I’d have to trade range for aesthetics. In the end I went for the bigger tank on the “less stylish” 1200C model and I’ve had no regrets. I’ve had a lot of fun learning with this bike. I’ll eventually trade it for something bigger but until then I enjoy ripping around on this little Sportster.
Had a '69 XLCH that I stripped everything unnecessary off of, put some cams in it and shoved what was left into a light hardtail frame. Didn't have a high mph top speed, but it got there super fast. It was definitely "Sporty."
I got one because I am a beginner, don’t know shit, don’t ride that often, and it was affordable so 🖕🏿
don't ride that often? fix your shit, bro
Didn't think to see a picture of Roy Boy in this video but I'm glad I did.
As a girl who rides a sportster, this is spot on 😂
Hell as a guy it's me to a T!🤣
That’s hooot!!
I wonder if anyone would call u a bitch when u pull up on a sporty with 81 patch 😉
someone said a guy can't ride a Sportster if he's not in drag, a few things wrong about
that. 2 half-slips don't equal a full slip, patent black heels might look good but not gr8
for wearing when getting on or off the bike. . .
I am the proud owner of a '78 Sportster. So there.
Great video bro! Sportsters are great. I don’t have mine anymore as i ride a garage built crusty evo chopper now but i wish i still had it. Good enough for Evil Kenevil, good enough for me. Your videos are rad. Next time I’m in Ybor city , I will stop by the bar you work at for sure! Keeping it weird.
I don't know where a lot of people come from but when someone trashes your ride, it says more about them than anything else.
My first Harley was an 80's vintage 1200. Loved the way I could throw that bike around while I was riding it. My '19 Road Glide handles at least as well. I don't hate Sportsters at all, but I really love my Road Glide.
Can't forget the internal monologue of every 883 jockey (myself included): "I look like a bear on a tricycle"
Sportsters are one of the best thing harley ever built.
John Eder And are the number one best selling motorcycle.
Ok bro, its your lie you live it.
Supersonic2747 you are an idiot. You have zero mechanical knowledge.
@@westcoast3595 I know more than your wanna be shade tree mechanic @ss. Did you go to state 4 times and get sponsored by a harley dealer? No i didn't think so. So stfu and think before you make moronic accusations. But obviously you are severely emotionally invested in a machine because your life is sad. So you wanna lap or strip gears while significantly increasing your parts costs when not if you break off a gear tooth? As well as all of the extra time (or labor costs cause I'm sure you can't do it yourself) you have to put into it when not if your timing goes out. Occasional, easy, cheap routine belt or chain swap or rebuild the entire cam WHEN it blows. Yeah ok you OBVIOUSLY know what you are talking about. 🙄. Its ok I'm sure you will steal someone's comment on a forum of how one specific model of chain or belt drive was recalled and use that as a feeble attempt to justify your incorrect opinion. Oil pump? What about it? You can't just state a random part you looked up for 2 seconds on Google to seem intelligent and not explian why you like it? Carb? Oh God it all makes sense now you are one of those who would still have the industry standards be carbs, hard tails, halogen bulbs, tube tires and spoked wheels. Just the fact that you claimed carbs proves you know nothing. Like i said its your lie you live it. Go ahead leave more misinformative dribble i don't have the patience to educate you over and over.
Supersonic2747
So you are a projectionist. You have no clue of me. I have built a lot of machines including tractors. Going to school doesnt mean you are smart. VRod was cool. Baggers are amazing. Softail frame was ingenious. But I guess your emotional self cant have a conversation. Sportsters were one of the beat things to come out. AMF fixed harleys lower end leaks. But hey what do I know? According to you I am an idiot. Thank you. Have a great test of your day.
I grew up not riding a dirt bike or any kind of motorized 2 wheeled anything. I bought by first motorcycle in 2014 and it was a sportster superlow 1200T and I still love it! Further down the road I will get a bigger motorcycle but for now it works!
I've got a 1992 1200 sportster that lived with me for the last 5 years, it's a brilliant, brilliant machine, I had a twin cap Mustang, 4 gallon tank fitted, (I don't pretend to enjoy mechaniching) when the time arrives for a rebore, I'm having 883 barrels fitted, it's still nigh-on a 900cc machine, plenty big enough;
Thank you for the videos, sometimes funny, some times daft, always entertaining
Great video, I collect Sportsters. Great bikes, come in the cafe, cruiser and bobber styling straight from Davidson since their creation. Just a great bike with tons of mods and customization options.
Exactly, the ultimate bike if you like to tinker
Blahha. Every vid you do is awsome . Always a little bit better , better .
That makes me feel good, thanks man!
my first licensed street bike was a xlch. i barely had the body mass to kick it over on cold mornings back then lol a future bosozoku ironhead hardtail chopper is still on my list
No....please don't do the bozuzoko fairing chopper with your iron head. Lived in japan too and those things are just ....omoshiroi?
I have a sportster, I love it, it’s heavily customized. However, I accept it all... ALL!
Even though I ride an 18 Fat Bob 114 and love the shit out of it, I think the Roadster is the best of all sportsters currently available. It is the best balance of all. Better of everything IMO.
Roadster is awesome!
I can get down w this.
I still love my old ironhead...
It does nothing well, but sounds great when it's running
Damn straight bro!
Right!! My Honda’s give me a lot less grief than the ironhead does and more comfortable but that sound
I own a 2017 Street Glide and a 2018 1200 Iron. I bought the Iron because it reminded me so much of the 77 sportster that I had, which was a peace of junk. I ride the Iron a lot more then the Street Glide because I do a lot more short distance riding then long distance riding. I love riding the Street Glide when I need to get on the interstate or if the wind is too bad. The joy of riding the Iron, like most people that ride Harley's, is it reminds me feel like a bad ass. The sportster is Harley in the raw. Not for the faint of heart. If I would have to get rid of one of them, it would probably be the Street Glide. It's just more of an accomplishment to ride a Sportster 800 miles then a Street Glide. I'm 66 now and still enjoy the Sportster.
ive owned my sporty for 30 years and will never let her go , ive riden every harley and nothing makes me happier then a sporty .
Nailed it ShadeTree 😎👍👍
Lose the ego issues, buy what ya like, ride whatcha like.....and the douchebags can go pound sand
personally I think the sportster is a beautiful bike, my favorite
Funny thing is I have a 2001 sportster and love it. I'm currently rebuilding a 89 fxsts and my wife rides a street 750 .
We love watching the videos hope to get back to Tampa one day would be killer to ride with you guys and grab a beer.
top 10 things I say about my Sportster:
10: it's paid for
9: I bought it new in 1993
8: it's still an 883
7: it does corner like a sport bike, but only to the left
6: it's louder than my Electra Glide
5: it's slow but it's pretty
4: no, it doesn't do wheelies
3: that's a CCI SportBob tank with an FL dash
2: who did all the custom work? I did, with help of good friends after a wreck in '96
1: girls bike? maybe, but it's mine... where's yours?
really enjoyed the video, just wanted to put my 2 cents in :) Sportsters for life!!!
My feelings are hurt. You have offended me for the last time! I'm sick of being insulted! It pains me......... Oh, wait.. Nevermind, it was just gas. Carry on, my good man. 😂
One of my buddies used to have a mid 70’s Sportster that he got on a trade. It had unbaffled zoomies on it and it sounded like a Gatling gun when it idled. It never ran right but it was a great party trick because it shot flames out the exhaust so at parties we’d get drunk, pull it out of his shed and wake up his neighbors by making loud fireballs with it.
Sounds like it needed a carb tune. Running to rich and perhaps timing was off a hair.
Agreed, that is a great party trick!
@@michaelxwhite It was but he could never get it tuned right. And it wasn't for lack of skill or effort. It was just a particularly cantankerous beast.
@@Chris-hq7nl for sure lack of skill
@@thatsmrharley2u2 sure 👍
I dont know how I just found this. But can I just say the term "dank nooners" is just fantastic and makes me chuckle every time someone says it
me and my wife bought a sportster 883 to learn on, and we both love the bike. our plan was to see if it was too much or not enough and make a second bike purchase when we both get our endorsement. the 883 does not lack power like so many people have told me... maybe in comparison to much bigger or lighter bikes it does, but by itself its a solid performer. i may concede the bike to my wife and get another 883 or move up to the 1200, but as of right now i fel very comfortable with the sportster.. im 6'1" and my wife is 5'7".
If they don't get your sarcasm they're not weird enough man! Love your content. I have a 73 hardtail chopper and an 04 sportser... I ride the sportser more 😂
Two words for you: Eric Buell
The highest placed finisher on the Iron Butt Rally was a Sportster, 3rd place 2007. 11 days, 11,283 miles. Except for the first year of the rally back in 1984, when only 10 riders competed, it's the only time a Harley has cracked the top 10.
Love 5 speed 1200 pre 03 rubber mounted Sportsters. Once sorted, carb and pipes, shocks & brakes, they are a fast, reliable do it all motorcycle.
Little known fact, the stock 883 taken out with just the 1200 big bore kit from Wiseco et al, is a faster street motor than a stock 1200. Reason; smaller valves and faster port velocity. I've done a few.
First time you have a 1200 piston on a bench, and an 883 barrel in the lathe, as you start removing cast iron, you will be shocked, i repeat shocked on how much metal is coming off.
Great vlog.