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11th February 2023
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 4,509 Sportster/Buell Model: 1250 Sportster/Buell Year: 1991
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Congratulations!
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11th February 2023
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Emilia, Italy
Posts: 2,969 Sportster/Buell Model: xl883n Iron (2019 engine) Sportster/Buell Year: 2017 Sportster/Buell Model #2: xl Hugger (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2001
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Originally Posted by decman
Many areas including Europe have tiered MC license and insurance levels,
900cc being one of the steps.
It wasn't till '86 that you had a choice of engine sizes on a new bike.
Also many people forget that the whole SE line of performance parts were originally for Sportster only, they did not make SE parts for BTs until later.
I can't find it now but isn't there a MC racing that requires the MFG to sell bikes of that class and size?
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Overhere between 883 and 1200 more differences in taxes than in performances
When totalled my engine... chose to rebuild to 883 size... rectified and honed with stringent tolerances... maybe now is a 890 cc  |
11th February 2023
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 3,589 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200X Turbo 48 Sportster/Buell Year: 2011 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL1200 Roadster Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2008
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Who Would Know?
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Originally Posted by Nibelungen
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Overhere between 883 and 1200 more differences in taxes than in performances
When totalled my engine... chose to rebuild to 883 size... rectified and honed with stringent tolerances... maybe now is a 890 cc |
This is not NASCAR or F1, are goobermints doing teardowns to measure size?
Thought about getting a 883, probably should have. |
11th February 2023
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Loxahatchee, FL (S. FL)
Posts: 2,187 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 2003 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1981 Other Motorcycle Model: FXDC Other Motorcycle Year: 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibelungen
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Overhere between 883 and 1200 more differences in taxes than in performances
When totalled my engine... chose to rebuild to 883 size... rectified and honed with stringent tolerances... maybe now is a 890 cc |
I won't not tell nobody...
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11th February 2023
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Emilia, Italy
Posts: 2,969 Sportster/Buell Model: xl883n Iron (2019 engine) Sportster/Buell Year: 2017 Sportster/Buell Model #2: xl Hugger (sold) Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2001
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oh
that was done with papers regular by the book 
P.S. I know every bolt and nut of my Sporty... so I will keep it... forever
for my retirement though... I will buy a superbike... again...
no need to do performance mods on these... they are good as they are...
the best of two worlds
a Sporty...
and a Sportbike... |
4th April 2023
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Mar 2023
Posts: 103 Sportster/Buell Model: Super Low Sportster/Buell Year: 2016
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When guys like Hammer Performance say don't mess with the jugs on newer Sportsters I'm taking their word over Joe Blow backyard mechanic. I want my shit to stay together.
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4th April 2023
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Mar 2023
Posts: 103 Sportster/Buell Model: Super Low Sportster/Buell Year: 2016
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Hammer and places like that have a thing called integrity and they'll tell you like it is they're not just trying to cram new jugs down your throat.
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4th April 2023
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Pottstown PA.
Posts: 16,082 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH stroker Sportster/Buell Year: 1960 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 883 C Sportster/Buell Year #2: '03
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??? post #23 mention's they're still boring XL cylinders.883-1200 on site.
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4th April 2023
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Dazed & Confused
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Never Never Land
Posts: 3,458 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2017 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R9T Other Motorcycle Year: 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brucstoudt
??? post #23 mention's they're still boring XL cylinders.883-1200 on site.
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The older (pre 2008?) 883 cylinders that have thick enough liners. The newer 883 cylinders can't be bored to the 3.500" 1200 bore size.
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4th April 2023
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A Million Facts & Figures
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Famous Potatoes
Posts: 10,485 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Sportster/Buell Model #2: Buell Cyclone Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1999
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