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Teeps
| | Posted on Friday, April 22, 2016 - 11:48 am: | 
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Henshao Posted on Friday, April 22, 2016 -
I'd love to see a list of things a sportster is better at than a Buell
They are still being made. |
Court
| | Posted on Friday, April 22, 2016 - 11:57 am: |
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I like the looks of it. . . . |
Elsinore74
| | Posted on Friday, April 22, 2016 - 05:28 pm: |
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Looks good, and if it fits your inseam/dimensions, it's a great ride no doubt.
Put a bigger fuel tank on an XR1200X and you're really getting close to my roundhouse, though. Seeing XR750s roar around the half mile in Columbus, OH as a kid made a lasting impression. |
Henshao
| | Posted on Friday, April 22, 2016 - 09:58 pm: |
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It does look kinda cool I guess, in a sort of V-Max without the power kind of way |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Friday, April 22, 2016 - 10:24 pm: |
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If the chassis is sorted, we can double the power, for a small fee....
:-D
Z |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 05:27 pm: |
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Pics of the wheels on this new Sporty lifted from a Facebook post. Does something about them look familiar?
(Message edited by Hughlysses on April 29, 2016) |
Swampy
| | Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 09:56 pm: |
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THAT...is gonna be a pain to keep clean |
Crusty
| | Posted on Friday, April 29, 2016 - 06:00 am: |
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Not as bad as steel wheels with 40 spokes. |
Tq_freak
| | Posted on Friday, April 29, 2016 - 09:10 am: |
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I think your missing the point
That design looks like its lifted right off the Buell drafting table.
Open hub design
Very Similar to the XB and even RX wheels
It looks to be a more robust casting since the rotor is still in the traditional spot
And yes Crusty, Steel wheels with spokes SUCK to clean.
I spent many hours helping my dad clean the 100 twisted stainless spokes on his heritage softail |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Friday, April 29, 2016 - 09:52 am: |
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^ There you go!
Like Court said on the previous page: "Easy to tell where all the Buell folks went to work." |
Ffbuell1
| | Posted on Friday, April 29, 2016 - 11:10 am: |
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Hi Hughlysses, actually that front end looks like the Harley XR1200 fork( non adjustable) |
Johnod
| | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2016 - 10:53 pm: |
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Guess I'm in the minority, I think that may be the ugliest factory Sporty ever. |
86129squids
| | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2016 - 11:09 pm: |
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Curious about that rear fender- I'd like a straight-on look from the rear. Out of the crate, looks like all the stupid reflector dingleberries they legislated we should all have back in the 70's are on there...
OK, and here's this- how did that bike get a "stinkbug" looking rear end, and about every other sportbike made has to have some kind of retarded stick-contraption/subfender to hang a license plate?
Meh- I'm certainly not a designer. |
Figorvonbuellingham
| | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2016 - 11:22 pm: |
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Looks like they took the interdictory 883 that sold for $3495 in 1984 and bobbed the tail a bit. Never liked em. Had one. Sold it the week after I rode a big twin. The big twin makes the sporty feel like a rickety old banana seat woman's bicycle....lol. |
Jaimec
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2016 - 12:01 pm: |
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They need to bring back the XLCR with updated technology... |
Crusty
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2016 - 01:30 pm: |
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Nobody would buy it if they did; just like with the original XLCR. Or the XR 1000. Or the XR 1200.
The "Faithful" don't want any kind of improved performance. They want it to look and perform like it was made in 1957. |
Strokizator
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2016 - 02:19 pm: |
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In that case, I'll take a '56 KH. |
Crusty
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2016 - 02:22 pm: |
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I have a friend who has a '56 KHK. It's a very pretty bike. For something that's 60 years old. |
Jaimec
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2016 - 06:00 pm: |
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It wouldn't be targeted at "The Faithful." They're dying off... they need to attract NEW riders, whose idea of nostalgia would be a Honda CB750K or a Kawasaki Z900. |
Generalcuz
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 04, 2016 - 10:03 am: |
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I have seen a big influx of hipsters and millenials buying sportsters lately here in Denver. I think it's the result of buying a CB750 or other vintage bike, getting frustrated with it, and looking for something more reliable, yet can be easily customized. HD hits the nail on the head these days, especially with this model.The faithful aren't dying off, they're evolving.
As for the bike, it looks good to me. Can't wait to see one in real life. Love sportsters and their ability to maneuver the urban realm of my domain. Sucks having a big bike like a road king to run errands around town, where 75% of my driving is done. But alas, my cyclone and 1125 do an exceptional job for me on all fronts.  |
Cityxslicker
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 04, 2016 - 01:12 pm: |
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Barnett in El Paso has a Very Rough KH on their floor....have for decades, saw it first in 2004 when deployed out of Ft Bliss...and it was still there when I worked there in 2013 |
